River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-15

Pursuant to call the Good Templars
of Pierce county met at the Court
House in Ellsworth, March I, at 10
O'Clock A. NJ.
L. D. Kanouse, G. w. c. I. of Wis
consin, called the Convention to order
and appointed the following organiza-
ton:
w. V. T., Miss Robinson; p. W. G.
T., Mr.. Hutchinson; Sec, j. II. Will
kinson; F. s., A. Gray; T., Lottie
Newell; NJ, Frank Ross; ID. NJ, Hat
tie Newell o. c., G. L. Bowman; c.,
Miss Hood. B. F. Parker, J. L.
McCIeary and Miss Genie Nash were
appointed committee on programme.
The committee reported on order of
business as follows:
|. Opening ceremony.
,. Appointment of committee on
permanent organization.
3. Remarks by Mr.. Kanouse, G. W.
CT.
4. Closing informally at II, N.
AFTERNOON.
l. Call to order at Pm.
.. Report of Committee on perma-
nent organization.
3. Appointment of Committees.
4. Call of lodges and report there
from.
5. Good of the order.
The following committee was APP
pointed on permanent organization
Parker, Bowman, Gray, Cornelison,
and McCleary.
Il. ID. Kanouse delivered short ad
dress.
Committee on permanent organlza-
ton reported IA constitution which was
adopted. A special session of the
Ellsworth lodge was held, at which
two candidates were initiated.
The following named persons were
elected officers of the County Con-
vention under permanent organization
and duly installed
w. G. T., j. L. McCleary; P. w. c.
T., J. b. Meehan; w. V. T., Mrs. G.
Ii. Nero; Sec, Anris Beatty; F. s.,
A. Gray; T., A. p. Merrill c., NJ. b.
Williams; NJ, Frank Ross; |. g.,
Susie wilkinson; o. G., g. l.. Bow
man. George Williams was selected
Assistant Sec, and Miss Hattie New
ell, ID. NJ. d,
Committee on resolutions reported
the following:
Resolred, That the proceedings of
this Convention be prepared by the
Secretary and Chief, and furnished
for publication to the WISCONSIN TEM-
PERAxcE Journal, Mineral Point, Wis,
The RIVER FALLS JOURNAL and the
PIERCE COUNTY HERALD.
ResoLred, That the thanks of this
Convention be,and are hereby extend
ed to the RIVER FALLS JOURNAL and the
PIERCE COUNTY HERALD for their aid ex-
tended to Sister Nash in her organic
ing work in the county, by publishing
favorable notices of her meetings.
ResoLred, That the thanks of the
visiting members in attendance on
the Convention be, and are hereby eX-
tended to the citizens of Ellsworth for
their hospitality during our stay with
them.
A committee appointed for the pur-
pose selected Prescott as the place to
hold the next County Convention.
Under the ''good OF the order was
a song by Frank Ross and a recitation
by Miss Clara Butts.
Reports from different lodges show
ed Is lodges in the county all in good
working order, with membership of
about $50. About 100 Good Templars
werefin attendance from all parts of
the county. Short lectures were CIV
en- Wednesday evening by Misses Rob-
inson and Hood, and Messrs. Parker,
Hutchinson and Kanouse. Music was
furnished by the Prescott and Els
worth lodges. A vote OF thanks was
rendered to the officers of the Grand
Lodges of Minnesota and Wisconsin
for their attendance.
Thursday afternoon Miss Robinson
organized Juvenile Temple, num-
boring about one hundred
j. Ill. WILKINSON, Secretary.
L. ID. KANoUsE, Worthy Chief.