, 1880-03-04
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
HISTORY oF THE INDEPENDENT Or
DER OF GOOD TEMPLARS
Written for The GOOD TEMPLAR GEM
BYREY. 7, +. PARKER.
rContinued from FeJ, Iytn.I


Grand Lodge OF New York WIS
held at Wstertown, n. V, Septem
Der Is, 1868. All of the officers le-
spondcd to their Eames. 4Sl repre-.
sentstives and 80 honorary we're
present, making the total attendance
53l. Rev. S. Ball, G. W. G. T.,
reported that during the year be had
issued commissions to ten Grand
District, thirty. -four State, thirty two
County, thirty.six Special, and seven
hundred Lodge Deputies. There
were ninety degree temples
working under charter and forty
Cold Water Temples. Eight county
lodges had been organized, of which
Oneida was the srss. The G. w. S.
reported the total membership to be
6l,393; increase, s9,474. Degrees
of Fidelity conferred, 1852; of
Charity, 12,l19; total degree msm
bers, 1885. The G. w. Treasurer
reported total receipts 20 be sl5,-
251,67.
II. L. Harlburt, G. W. c., had &C
complished great work in the in.
stitution OF lodges, probably organ
izing more lodges than any other
member of the Order has in the
same length Of time. This brother
was one of the most unfortunate
victims of drink | have ever known.
He took the pledge but did not for
sake the associations connected with
drink. Hence the numerous relap.
sss into his old habits, which have
panied aud discouraged his many
friends.
The officers elected we're:
G. W. g. Il. 80. -. -. /. Rev. S. Ball.
G. W. Co.. II. l.. Hurlburt.
G.. w. V. L. .... Anna L. Randall.
G. W. ST.. wv. j. Mckee.
G.. w. To-. III. +. Ferrin.
The County Lodge Constitution
was adopted at this session.
The r. w. G. L. convened at Os.
wsgo, N. Y, May rs, 1869. Thirty
one Grand Lodges were represented
by sixty.nine representatives. The
r. w. G. 7. reported net gain in
membership of 500 lodges and 30
600 members, with new Grand
Lodges in Montana and Virginia,
and the probable organization of
New Brunswick, tho report of which
had not come to hand. rsF
The election Of officers resulted as
follows: cg.
X. w. G. T....,...J. FL. Orne, of Mass.
X. w. G. CIV. S. Williams, OF Canada.
r. w. G. v. T. Fannie Woodbury., OF III.
II. w. G. S.... ~. A. Spencer, OF Ohio.
Il. W. G. T......John Campbell, of Mo.
AZ this session the Committee on
Degrees presented report propos.
ing to make the degrees a part Of
subordinate Lodge work. but the r.
w. G. T. decided that as it pre-
posed changes in the Constitution,
it must "lay". over for one year; and
it was finally decided that the ques.
tion of abolishing or retaining the
degrees should be submitted to the
vote of the several subordinate lodg
es OF the Order.
The members Of the body were
greatly chcered BY letter from Jo-
ssph Malins, of England, stating
that three subordinate lodges had
been instituted in that country.
The fifth annual session Of the
Grand Lodge of New York was
held in Corinthian Hall, Rochester,
commencing September 81, 1859.
The Grand officers were oil present
except the Vice Templar.
The G. w. @. T. reported that a7O
new lodges had been instituted dur.
ing the year, and that an improved
temperance sentiment had resulted.
Total membership, 72,s5s; receipts
by the Treasurer $23,502,47.
No legislation Of general interest