Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-06-25
LamciIIe County Good Templars, Union.

, LamcilIe County Good Templars' UniOI
The Lamoille County Good Templar
Union met with Phoenix Lodge. No. IA
a. Phoenix Lodge Hall, Jacksonville, Vi
, Tuesday. June 18th. at 10: 80 AN.
The union was called to order and opel
ed IN form In the subordinate lodge d.
gree, by W. C. T. Mckay Campbell (
Jacksonville.
The forenoon session was devoted
the appointment Of committees aud th
reports of lodges.
There are only four lodges in Lamoill
county in good working order, all I
which were well represented, and reporte
as follows: Pearl Lodge, No. 45-whol
number Of members at present tint
thirty-five; average attendance, fifteen
not much interest manifest at present; of
cers-W. c. T., j. NJ. Stafford; w. V. T
Effie Story; Sec.. A. L. Stienhour; Sig
j. NJ. Stafford, delegate. Watervilie Lodge
No. 4s-number of members at commence
ment of quarter, Twenty-Five; initiate
during the quarter, five; officers-T. n
Wilherell, w. c. T.; &c.,, Laura Wilbur
Sig, Luke Potter, delegate. Mt. Mans
field Lodge. No. 1l1-number of mem
bers at beginning Of the quarter, seventy
four; present number, seventy. seven
average attendance, forty-one; C. NJ
Watts, delegate. Phoenix Lodge. No. ID
number of members in good standing
fifty; average attendance, eighteen; off
GERS, W. c. T., G. X. Whitcomb; Sec, j
NJ. Wilcox; Sig, George r. Whitcomb
delegate.
The w. c. 7. appointed the following
standing committees: Luke Potter, Lodg
4S; J. M. Stafford, Lodge As; Abbie Bige
low, Lodge Ill, executive committee. A
r. Straw. r. S. Flagg. Hattie Savage
committee on resolutions. AL. Stienhour
Lodge As; J. Garland, Lodge 4S. G. X
Whitcomb, l45, literary committee.
At the opening of the afternoon session
the d. NJ. introduced Sister Mary A. Pome
roy, G. W. V. T. of Vermont. The
address of welcome was then given by DR.
r. L. Flagg of Phoenix Lodge, and the
response by Rev. Joseph Garland of Wa.
terville.
The literary exercises were next ir
order, and consisted Of selections, reeita
tons, essays, speeches and music, all o.
which were highly entertaining.
The executive committee reported tina,
the next union be held at Stowe. with Mt
Mansfield Lodge, September II, 1879.
The committee on resolutions presented
the following:
O RESOLVED, That the moderate drinker
is greater damage to the community than
the drunkard.
(2) Resolved, That the right of suffrage
on political questions relating to temper
ance should be extended to women.
(3) Resolved, That Good Templar can
consistently take some other than u radi
cal ground on the subject of temperance.
(4) Resolved, That one OF the greatest
ilnpedments to the progress of our order
and the advancement of the cause of
temperance, is selfi>hness within the order.
(5) Resolved, That Good Templary has
accomplished its mission in those towns in
this county where lodges once existed. but
have now surrendered their charter.
(6) Resolved, That the Lamoille County
pninn avtopIc Ito rnoct bnnrt, th,nI lie, a.,
our friends of Phoenix Lodge for their
cordial welcome and entertainment. and
especially to those sisters who sacrificed
their attendance at the meetings to their
hospitality.
% Resolved, That The Lamoille County
Union express to Sister Mary A. Pomeroy,
G. w. V. T., its gratitude for her presence
and assistance at this meeting.
(S) RESOLVED. That the officers of this
Union be elected at this meeting, and that
they be Immediately installed into office.
Signed by committee.
Resolution 1st, adopted; resolution 3D.,
discussed and adopted; resolution 3d.,
amended by striking out the word "some ~
and inserting the word "no;" adopted as
amended; resolution 4th, adopted; reso-
ton 9Th. amended by inserting the word
mot" before the word "has," and 20
adopted; resolutions Oh and 9TH, unani-
mously adopted by rising vote; resolu-
ton S,h, tabled.
The committee on Good of the Order "
reported verbally, after which the election
of said committee took place w. II.
Griswold, j. G. Morse, Hattie E Savage,
A. R. Straw, Grace Cheney, committee.
P. G. c. A. R. Straw was then called
upon to exemplify the unwritten work OF
the first degree, after which adjourned till
SP. NJ.
The evening session being public, it
was called to order by the W. G. T. of
Phoenix Lodge.
After music by the choir, prayer was
offered by Rev. j. c. Langford of Col
chester. The audience was then introduce
ed to Rev. DR.. Willard of Burlington,
who gave very able and instructive lee
ture. A. A. WARREN,
Secretary of Union.