Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1876-11-02
TEMPERANCE NOTES.
I. o. Of G. T.

.f,t;ou relative TO the employ IncHt vi d lee
...., bv the Grand Lodge was read and re-
ssrrrd TO the committee on finance, but not,
,sr,over. until an expression of the views
afthe representatives was had. Upon ahis
.u,iect. Bro. e. A Douglass, of Boulder
c+or Lodge. made some pointed remarks.
willie he felt favorable toward the employ
.o,t of q lecturer, he hoped and believed a
.nr;os of lectures delivered in the Territory,
u,o,,1d avail much in strengthening and
h,,ldino up the Temperance cause; he hoped
,,n Grand Lodge would be more careful and
.xercise better judgment than had been
aono heretofore. lie reviewed the past,
.ummed up the work of other lecturers, and
tbe hundreds of dollars paid them, for which
ua cot no value received; and remarked
.hot if better result cannot be had than
had been, it would be best to keep our
money. -
installation of the officers and the good of
the Order, under which head many good
words were appropriately spoken. a large
number of the brothers and sisters of Gem
Of the Mountain Lodge were in attendance,
which did much towards making the enjoy
ment of the evening complete in every re-
spect.
ness. Reports of committees were read,
resolutions and motions introduced and de-
bated upon. One of the most important
measures presented, was a memorial to the
Right Grand Lodge recommending an i'm
proyement in the degree work, by connect
inc the temple more closely with the subor-
dinate lodges. This does away with the
temple so far as the election OF officers is
hofeerG.Al The officers of the subordinate
lodges are made the degree officers. The
temples are allowed to retain their charters.
Separate books are to be kept, and reports
to the Grand Lodge are to be made at the
same time, and in the same as of the
subordinate lodges. The finance commit
tee having reported that the treasury was
not in a condition to pay for the lectures
proposed, a resolution was adopted, giving
the executive committee discretionary pow
er to employ a lecturer to deliver ten or
more lectures during the year. The lodge
was quite enthusiastic upon the subject Of
Temperance lectures, and when it was as
certained that the funds of the Grand Lodge
were insufficient to guarantee the lectures,
P. G. w. G. Il, Billiard and p. G.. Chaplain
Corwin came forward with a guarantee that
Gem ofthe Mountain Lodge would order at
least one lecture to be delivered at Helena,
at its own expense, and were followed by
the representatives of Grown Butte, Foun-
tain Of Hope, Valley Gem, Park City, Dia-
mond, st. Louis and Centennial lodges, who
made good promises in behalf of their re-
speetiye lodges, each asserting that his
lodge would be liberal in assisting in the
advancement Of the Temperance cause. Rev.
Bro. Clark Wright was the choice of the
lodge to deliver the lectures.
Another important measure which caused
much debate, was a resolution recommends
Ing that the Right Worthy Grand Lodge in
snlate a fourth or beneficiary degree, of full
qeeree male members. P, G. w. C. L. Billiard
seconded the motion to adopt and took the
lead IN the debate by explaining the objects
VI The degree to be for the better protec-
Won OF the sick and needy members of the
order. He was followed by Bros. Armitage,
frederick Chapman and G. G, Owings, each
u TURN, favoring the resolution. P. W. G.
Jockey objected to excluding the sisters,
a,u made a good argument in favor of their
.uhlsslon into all the workings of the Or
oer. Bro. Corwin moved to amend by
striking out the words, male member, and
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