, 1880-03-18
PUGET SOUND ARGUS.
HISTORY or THE INDEPENDENT Or
DER OF GOOD TEMPLARS
Written for The "Goop TEMPLAR GEM
by YREY. I. +, PARKER,
tContinued from March 4th.l

w. g. l.. convened at St. Louis,
Mo-, May "A, 1870, twenty-e'sht
Grand Lodges being represented.
New GrauG Lodges had been IN
stituted in New Brunswick, Georgia,
Texas, Washington Territory, Ala
bama, and Scotland. Charter and
books had been forwarded to Joseph
M.lins, of England. The R. W. &.
T. suggested that, on account of the
distance Of Great Britain from the
center of our Order, and the in
creased cost Of all books and sup
plies, and the difficulty Of legisIatlng
judiciously for both countries, K.
w. G. L. for Great Britain should
be instituted, which should control
everything but the travelling pass
word and card, these to DO retained
as bond of union. If the sugges'
ton had been adopted it would have
saved the disgraceIul secession OF
the British Good Templars which has
since transpired.
The vote on degrees resulted in
1881 majority in favor of retaining
them. During the year committee
of the Grand Lodge had made an
earnest effort to organize and put
into operation Temperance Life In
surance Society, but without success
principally because of the refusal
of the Legislature Of Connecticut to
charter it, and of friends of Temper.
auoe to subscribe the needed capital
when the act Of incorporation ~as
effected under the general law Of
New York.
Nearly all the Grand Officers were
reelected. Miss Lille j. Robinson,
of Wisconsin, was elected r. w. V.
Templar, (now Mrs. Lillis J. Disbrow
of Connecticut, Chief Superinteud,
ent of Juvenile Temples.
A ritual for Cold Water Temples
was adopted at this session. No
action was had that awakened any
controversy, and the session was ex-
cssdingly harmonious.
The Grand Lodge of New York
convened for its sixth annual session
at Twcddls Hall, Albany, September
20, 1870. Twenty county lodges,
l35 Subordinate Lodges, 200 degree
Temples, had been instituted. The
membership had increased to 75,046.
For the first time since the institu.
ton of the Grand Lodge o change
of the head of the Order was serious.
ly contemplated. Rev. s. Ball had
held the office aud done honor and
credit to the Grand Lodge, but it
was believed that the honor should
be given to others. On the first
ballot A. S. Draper received ll2
votes; Rev. S. Ball, 81; Rev. NJ. E.
Dundam, 81; r. E. Sutton, 30. The
second ballot resulted = Bail, 1903;
Draper, lo3; Durham, 76. On the
third ballot Ball received 1853; Ora.
per, Ill: and Dunham 25 Ball be.
ing elected.
A hard struggle was had in elect.
ing the Treasurer. On the first bal.
lot Ell. r. Ferria received 100 votes;
J. Fl. Sanderson, 83; @. G. Riggs, 6S;
R. F. Williams 13. On the second
ballot Ferrin received 1874 and San.
derson, l43. Sanderson was de-
clsred elected. Before installation
q question was raised as to the legal
qualifications of J. H. Anderson to
hold the Office of Grand Worthy
Treasurer, and the matter was re-
ferred to committee, consisting of
P. r. w. G. T. Chase, r. w. G. T..
Orne, and Judge Davis. This com.
mittes reported that there were no
legal disquali6cations, and Bro. San.
derson was installed.
MAINE.--In a postal card received