New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-26
e0cD TENPLARS ~ COUNCIL.

THE GRAND LODGE now N SESSION ~ THIS CITY.
The Grand Lodge OF Good 1tmplars began
its tweriy-sx:h anAaal =cssion III Lyric Rail
in this city yesterday morning. Tne Worthy
Tenplar Colonel ]. J. Hickman, presiding
The following officers present Past TeDpIar.
Theodore N. Kanou-e, of Wisconsin; vice
Tenplar Miss A. WAY. Of Kansas; Cnuuclhor A. s.
Draper OF NcwYOrk; Treasurer i. Il. Scott OF Mis-
souri,; Marsha G. T. Hatzenstcin. OF California;; sccr-
tary W. s. Williams NapaLe" Ont. The ConfIoittee Oh
Credentials reported following delegates and past
Representatives rs presfHt:
AIlbama-M. II. Sweat.
Cah;O;ua-Wm. Mayhem, Gee. B. Katzcrs'ein.
"a l0radn-Ioin D0re
Co"r erficu:-Ths re- Barge and IN F. T. Lyon.
u IN" So. Cvpp, r., e. W. Bassctt. C. IL Hayman. Il.
m iiiI -Nrs. \. 4. Brookbsrk, Ii. L. Aud.c's.
S :nsa.jcnlco GRIMES T. F. e. Dodd te@sev IT, 8.
Krnack, Il or4e " Eain, r. r Deinasc, Captain K.
Ili,lsi na-ceorsc g. Reasu.
Nairc-A T. Chisc, & D. a'arii:d, NJ. 5. Prentice, the
'M4iyland-rEe BY. I. l. Poul,on. : Z. F her
Pcpnsy,vtnit--Irs. hien -" ~ h"o.ia, Dr. Hai-
creave, joseph Il. Brjsn., J. +. sa"eler
'Maryil1d-TnitIA r. stone fhoDa u. u. Ford
iIs,achusetts-2r..' i. Leonard, b. f. Roo, Joshua
Micnieau-D. p slgeudoIph. J. v. Lewis, II.
MinnesG'a-F f. Patttraon.
Brntana-Mis~ Carrie elicit.
NeGrasks-J +. Flact. r. Il. KrcGe, Air. Van Pet
Eeg.H irlpslntc-Wr ". " Breslov.
Neg.Yora-The Rev I. s. Parker, -. +. CHrie George
North Ciroina-W :. Bal. N. Il. Broughton.
Eew7Jrrsey-James stevenson.
Nova scotal-J. j. Iingiey. P. ]. Chisholm.
OhlO-ASs e.. l.. Cub man, j. &, TAYLOR.
OntdrO-JOhn OrlniStos. the Rev NJ L. Pearson, j. H.
Qarb1c-fbe R3y. Wa scott. D. D.. W. II. Lainblcy.
south Csrolna-w. II. Cutting Vim. G. E. Gilbert.
''% Te"nessee-w. F. Position, r. g. Flo,cner.
XerlnoniI,WT. T. s. Whi, g FrSaeia Punley
Wisconsii-B. r Parker, the Rev II sewan J. r.
reu. Miss Jennie Atwater Mrs J. A Brown Mrs r. d.
Kanouse. r. II. Briggs.
over $50 dsiegatps and visitors were present ard 1t Is
regarded as the algeSt session yet beld.
reception given to the Grand Lodge Monday
night by the Grand Lodge of this State. A. s.
Draper presided. In the OF the meeting
Samuel Capper stated that IN the new British Par!ia
ment 347 members pledged to restrict the liquor
traffic. and 236 support Sir Wilfred Lawson's Local
Option BILL About 100 are total abstainers
In the afternoon session Colonel j. ]. Hickman the
Chief Tempar read his report He said that during the
year good progress had been made the largest IN Maine
MTsou1 ana California. Grand lodges had been orGa-
nlzed in India, East and South Norway, and
Dual or COIpred Grand Lodges In Tennessee. Virginia
and Missouri. The leaders OF the great political parties
marshallnG their forces for the coming canpagn
He did not advocate the formation Of now party but
asked II patriots acting wisely supporting either
Of the existing ones with liquor attaehniens. The Or
der which they represented had proven Itself the right
OF The tempe rance reform.
A meeting OF welcome to the Grand Lodge was held
last might at the Cooger Institute. The hall was
about thret-fOrrths full. choir Of forty voices,
under the leadership OF Asa Hall, fnrnished
the mnsIc. 8. B. Chase. Of Prnnsylvnnia,
Past Worthy TcmpIar. presided. o. the platform were
William Z. Dcdge j. N Stearns. OF tie National Tenn
perance sOeety and Oiher prominent temperance Ioen
and mOs Of the delegates TO tie convention Session.
The Rev. j. D. Fulton, Of Broohlyn conducted the re-
ligOus exercises. TIE address OF Welcome was
made by A. s. Draper, Of Albany Chef Tenn
plar Of the Rew-YOrk jursdictiOn, and Colonel
Hickman responGed Samuel Cappcr, OF Manchester,
England In the course Gf speech which kept he au-
dience IL almost continual laughter said tat fOrtyve
years 0RO In BBgiaud they had seven Rb-
stainers. while they had 100000
The Unted States I'D once whipped
their mother hut II they not careful the mother
would in this subject whip them. Addresses were
also made by Miss A. 81. Way, OF Kansas often called
the Mother OF the Order" William f. Dodge ana
Or0nky ATTY kha, of Canada.