Nebraska advertiser., 1878-01-24
Our Visit to the Grand Lodge.

| sOclatloD, lougee etc., cOufeueu Ia 1he
city at the same time. We would
like to have attended the meeting oi
the agricultural and horticultural
lights, and the editorial association,
but as we couldn't be at half dozen
places at the same time-even Rice
Eaton acknowledges that he couldn't
do that-we attended strictly to the
business we were sent to do-repre-
sented Brownville Lodge No. SO In
the Grand Lodge of Good Templars.
This was new business for Us. which
fact hindered our efficiency, we fear,
as representative and promoter of
the good cause, yet we learned good
many things, saw and made the ac-
quaintance OF many conscientious and
jealous temperance people, and en-
joyed our visit among them i'm mmense-
ly.
There were about seventy. five Rep
resentatives in attendance, sent up
from various lodges through the state.
This number was not large, consider
ing the number of lodges in the estate.
Nemaba County, while it should
have had at least twenty representa-
tives. had only four lodges represent
ed, viz: Nemaha City by Philip
Crother and D. A. Morton Security.
by A. J. Skeen and ]. w. Ritchey;
Brownville, by B. NJ. Bailey and G..
w. Fairbrother, Sr., and some lodge
in the southwest part of the county
represented by B. H. Bailey and an
other gentleman whose name we did
not get.
Whether this was a an average as
emblage for Grand Lodge of G. rs
in this state or not, we do not know,
nevertheless we doubt if ever there
was a meeting of intelligent temper
ance advocates more in earnest in the
work or more enthusiastic in the
faith of ultimate victory over old king
whisky.
Good tidings came from all parts of
the State of the spread of total absti- !
nenoe reformation, and the deepening |
f.the principles in the hearts of the
people.
Lincoln's temperance people have |
become numerous, are of the best and |
most intelligent in the city. and to
pee a red ribbon or some other temper
ance emblem displayed conspicuously |
upon about every other man we met |
OH the street, many of whom but re-
Gently we knew to be whisky bloats, |
but in high social, official, political
and professional standing. was a
source of agreeable astonishment.
speaking in immeasurable praise of
the efforts of temperance reformers
and the good sense OF the people.
The Good Templars of Lincoln re-
,eived the members Of the Ora /
Lodge in most cordial manner 10y
of a most sumptuous charac-
.er. This took place on Tuesday
evening in Library Hall, after huge
public temperance meeting in the
opera house.
That which conduced more, perhaps.
o our happiness in the Grand Lodge.
han any other feature, was the meet
ng and re-association with several
I'D very highly esteemed friends.
There was Judge Metcalfe, whom the
5rand Lodge elected to the high and
very honorable position of Worthy
4rand Counselor; and our good old
scotch friend of Helena, John Will
ION. Our last meeting before this,
with these gentlemen was in saloon
a Tecumseh. We did not imagine
when We parted then that our next
meeting would be Grand Lodge of
Good Templars. But fortunately so
{ was, and the better 1t was for all of
Is. And there were Dan. H. Wheel
ar, and Windham, of Plattsmouth,
VIM. Swan and John Albright of Te.
and Foster, Superintendent
II Schools in Johnson county, aud
others whom we always esteemed and
were gratified to meet ss co-workers
in laudab!e cause. Then it was mott
nnly a relief of curiosity but pleasure
to see and hear those great apostles OF
Temperance. John B. Finch, of New
n IS
,orsin, Right Worthy Grand Tenn
Dlar of the world. They ere the right
men in the right place. Finch will
be in BrOwnviile in a few weeks 10 I
deliver a series of lectures-and the
people will be benefited if we mistake
not.
The Grand officers elected for this
year are as follows:
w. G. G. T.-Mrs. Ada Van Pelt,
Lincoln.
w. G. C.-E. w. Metcalfe. Tecum-
,eh.
w. G. V. T.-Mrs. L. F. Markell,
RivertoD.
w. G. Sec. p. G. Keens, Kearney.
w. g. Treas.-Miss Eva Ransom,
Falls City.
w. G. MA. j. Skeen, Brown
Vile.
w. G. Chap.-W. +. Warner, Ne
Draska City.
Mrs. A. A. White, was elected Su-
perintendent of Juvenile Templars,
and Ada Van Pelt and F. G. Keens
to the Right Worthy
Grand Lodge.
Notions and furnishing goods
OF cost, at Low
mans.
The wonderful success
Which has attended the use of
Browns Liver Pills has demonstrate