Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-12-14
Good Templars, Union.

The Washington county Good Templars' Union
held Its annual meeting in the Congregational
church at Mortified, December 7th. The morn
ing session, held for the transaction Of the BUSH
ness OF the union, was private, the afternoon
| and evening sessions being open to the public.
Theunion was called to order and formally opened
at ten o'clock by the worthy chief templar, F. R.
Bates, Esq, OF Mortified. An address Of well
come was delivered by worthy chief templar Gil.
bert OF Mortified Lodge and replied to by 7. r.
Gordon, Esq, of Montpelier. The following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year: worthy
| chief templar, j. d. Clough OF Montpelier; worthy
vice tempar, Mrs. c. A. Seabury, Waterbury
worthy secretary, Z. E. Bancroft, Montpelier
worthy financial secretary, Mrs. Helen Rich,
Gouldsville; worthy treasurer, A. II. Sellech,
waterbury; worthy chaplain, Rev. |. P. Booth,
Mortified; worthy marshal, Marshall Bailey,
Worcester; worthy inside guard, Addie Long,
Waitsfield; worthy outside guard, Clark Flint,
| Roxbury. Eight of the lodges OF the county
were represented, and reports were received from
all and show the membership to be some over
| one thousand. The afternoon and evening
meetings were presided over by Worthy Chief
| Templar Clough. The executive committee re-
ported new lodge at Plainfeld and the revival
of the lodge at Barre. F. Plumley, Esq, A. II.
Selleck and o. d. Edgerton were appointed exec
utive committee for ensuing year. For the good
| oil the order song was given by Will Pratt OF
Montpelier. An essay on Juvenile Work was
read by Mrs. Carrie Persons and followed by ex-
ercises by members of the Mortified Juvenil Q
Temple, as follows: instrumental music by Gertie
Smith; declarations by Walter Huntley, julius
Houghton and Forrest Nichols; reading by Kat Q
Robbins; Rotations by Alma Marston Maggie
Houston, Emma Stone Mertie Shortridge, Ma
mic Whitmarsh, and Nellie Braley. These exer-
cises were very creditable to the juveniles and
well received by the audience. Then followed
Rotations by +. A. Mutt Of Montpelier and Miss
Jennie j. Wimot of Mortified, both finely rem
dered, and song by members of Roxbury Lodge
The following resolutions, introduced by Mr. Du-
rant, were unanimously adopted.
Whereas 1t has bsen known 10 us that our worthy
brother, j. s. Batcheder IA to our imnedat
vicinity therefore
hSofted' Ihat as union we part with estimable
efficient worthy working memberone whose long connec-
ton with the order presence has been so much with
US and whose words and been OF so much value to
us In our discharge of duty;
ResoIred That what is loss gain Others and with
feelings Of submit knowing as we do that the
terna bonds which bind boundess the cloudy
canopy heads and feeling we do that whereve
he goes he will unsuled of total abst-
hence from all that can intoxcate -"
Resolved That to our brother extend the parting grip
as county union, commencing him to all with whom
shall In any wise beassociaed in the good which
has been so long and 30 faithfully engaged.
In the evening an address on the subject Of tenn
perance was delivered by Rev. l. p Booth of
Mortified Mr.. Booth claimed that the grea test
apr att tlsn
perance makes men brutes. lie deprecated the
usual practice of venting most our curses Oh the
rumseller and claiming that the chief devil OF the
whole business is appetite. He advocated very
strongly more care in the education and training
of the young. The address was quite long, was
well delivered, and listened to with great atten-
ton About one hundred and twenty-five per-
sons were present from out OF town. The rain
doubtless kept many at home
Music for the evening session was furnished by
the Congregational choir,-Mr. W. +. Baker, Miss
Abbie Rimball, Miss LA Marsh and Mr. Walter
Morse, and was most delightful treat, and to
those who do not attend the Congregational
church very agreeable surprise The selections
were good and the execution all through just per-
feet. Dinner and supper, free to ALL furnish ed
by committees Of the lodge at Mortified, under
charge OF Mrs. f. Huntey. Tables were set in
Howes hall to accommodate about one hundred
and fifty persons, which were well loaded with
provisions contributed by the people OF the vii
lage,to whom and, last but not least to the wait
ers at the table, much credit is due. Notwith-
standing the unfavorable weather, this meeting
was Of the most pleasant and successful Of the
meetings OF the union. The next quarterly
meeting OF the union will be with Capital Lodge
at Montpelier, in February next