Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-08-20


The quarterly meeting Of the Washington
County Union Of Good Templars was held at this
place Wednesday. August 18th, at Trinity vestry,
and was called TO order at ten o'clock A. NJ, by
William Strong, past county Chief Templar After
the usual opening ceremonies John @. Wing Of
Capitol Lodge, In few well chosen and appro.
pirate remarks In behalf Of Capitol Lodge and the
people Of Montpelier, welcomed the union to
Montpelier. The address Of welcome was briefly
responded to by George o. Boyce OF Fayston.
Then came reports Of lodges. The reports showed
that there are twenty lodges in working order In
the county, with an aggregate membership Of a
little over twelve hundred. Then followed a
business hour in which business relating TO the
union was transacted committee was APP
pointed, consisting Of Y. r. Bates Of Mortified,
Mr. Kent OF Worcester and o. g. Fassett Of East
Warren, to receive invitations and decide where
the next union should be held. The union then
adjourned to the vestry Of the Baptist church to
partake Of bounteous dinner provided for the
visitors by Capitol Lodge Of Montpelier
At two o'clock 2. NJ the union was again called
to order. An excellently rendered quartette en-
titled cold Water Song" was sung by members
Of Plumley Lodge OF Worcester, followed by a
"oh Niitech orshy oh tht tuDJttb Vi ttmDtItuCt
by young lady from Diamond Star Lodge OF
Barre. Next on the programme was a discussion
OF the following question: Should Good Temp
lars Pledge forbid the Use Of Tobacco2" which
wasdscussed in a very spirited manner in the
affirmative by d. T. Averill Of Northfed Mr.
Bassett Of Barre and George o. Boyce OF Fayston
In the negative by J. s. Batcheder and A. II.
Selleck Of Waterbury, II. C. Lull and L. L. Du-
rant Of Montpelier. The committee on location
Of next union, through their chairman, reported
that they had received no invitation to go any
where. Then came the vexed and often discussed
question Of basket picnic style OF entertainment
for the union 1t has long been thought that the
present way OF entertainment was too heavy
tax on the lodge visited, they being expected to
furnish full entertainment for man and beast
After long discussion the union voted TO only
ask the entertaining lodge to furnish tables, table
ware, tea, coffee, sugar, milk and water, and a
place for teams, the visiting members to bring
their own food and pay for keeping their horses.
The committee on location reported In favor OF
Roxbury as the place for holding the next meet
ing, and the time the month of November, date
to be fixed by Roxbury Lodge. The report OF the
committee was adopted Then followed n decla-
nation, For What are we Battling" by a MEM
Der Of Marshfield Lodge, and a well rendered song
by several members Of Moscow Lodge. Resolu-
tons Of thanks were passed to Capitol Lodge and
the people of Montpelier for the cordial welcome
and sumptuous entertainment rendered by them
to the Central Vermont and Montpelier & Wells
River railroads for their courtesy in giving free
return checks to visiting members, and to the
Methodist and Baptist churches for the use Of their
vestries The union then adjourned to supper.
Before the evening session. at seven o clock the
Montpelier Cornet Band appeared before the
church and favored the audience with several
pieces Of music. The evening session was opened
with singing temperance hymn, followed by a
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Rogers. The address was delv-
cred by President c. b. Hubert of Middebury
College, subject: woman in the Temperance
Movement" The address was an exceedingly
able one, and we regret that we have no room for
a full abstract OF the same
The union was most successful one in all re-
spects 1t is estimated that there were three hun
dred and fifty Good Templars present from out Of
town, and over one hundred teams were cared for
by the home lodge To the Montpelier lodge, for
the admirable manner in which they conducted
the arduous duties imposed upon them, much
credit is due