Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-12-27

anu "oo Caiicu 10 OFdef Dy W. ~. ~. l.,
Chas. l.. Harper, at l0.45 a. m.
Committee on Credentials appointed
as follows r. A. Watkins, l.. ID.
Clifton, Emma Dixon, and Thos. Car
thew; which, after a recess taken by
the convention, reported the following
lodges entitled to representation in con-
vention by delegates
Wing, No. 95. Rockville, No. $50.
Gap Valley, No. 100. Excelsior, No.
1872. Boice Prairie, No. 495. Lancas-
ter, No. SO. Platteville, No. 1874. Mont
fort, No. 107. Hurricane, No. So
The following standing COMMITTEES
were appointed
State of Order and Plan of Work
ID. d. Utt, j. F. Cleghorn, Emma
Sprague, Lessie Munger. F. Z. Perry.
Finance. Prank Roach, w. N. Stone,
Annie Kilbourn.
Resoluttons.-R. A. Watkins, w. C.
Beers, Emma Dixon, NJ. L. Phillips.
l.. ID. Clifton.
Place of merit meeting. Chairman of
each delegation.
G. w. CT, j. F. Cleghorn, gave a
song, after which came reading and
discussion of papers as follows:
Paper. lis prohibition a failure or
notp WhyP" Read by w. C. Beers.
Discussion.
Paper. THE policy and Justice of
woman suffrage Read by Il. A..
Watkins, Lancaster Lodge. Discus
sion by j. T. Cleghorn. Beers, Watkins,
Harper, Sprague.
Paper. Methods of maintaining
good attendance at our lodge meet
ings." Lead by C. L. Harper. Dis
cussed by Harper, Cleghorn, Munger,
Beers and Watkins.
Adjourned to $50 next day.
SECOND DAY.
Convention called to order by C. j..
Harper. Opened with singing, and
prayer by Chaplin.
Reports of Committees called for.
Committee on State of Order and
Plan of Work reported as follows:
Number of Lodges reporting at this
convention. IL. Membership of said
lodges, 800.
Since last convention one lodge has
been reorganized at MartinsvilIe, one
instituted at Sitter. Six Juvenile
Temples are doing good work.
Lodges reporting in good condition.
Financially sound. Members energetic
in work IN fact, throughout the dis.
tlict, the order is in healthy condition.
| We recommend:
/. Systematic Lodge visitation unde,
direction of the w. d. C. T. He, to
sub-divide the District, and appoint q
time and place where the lodges in each
district shall visit, and carry this sys
tenn out until a thorough visitation has
been accomplished.
2. Frequent open lodge meetings
with carefully prepared programmes.
3. Increased care and effort in the
education of the children, by sustaining
Juvenile Temples wherever possible,
and where Temples cannot be, sus
tanned, such, other meetings fol
the children, uuder the superyis
ion OF lodge members, as may be
practicable. Systematic efforts to cir.
culate temperance literature. Raising
funds for purchase of such literature, BY
entertainments or by subscriptions from
those interested.
8. More general patronage of temper.
ance papers.
6. Insurance in Mutual Aid Associ
alton of |. 0. G. IT,
Report adopted.
Committee on Resolutions reported as
follows:
ResOtUed, That we make our obliga.
ton and officers initiatory charges more
of study.
Resolved, That the G. I. Organization
is found to be the most effectual basis
for real temperance work, and we pledge
ourselves as best we may, to advance its
work. and in so doing especially to ad.
vance the cause of prohibition, which we
recognize as the only practical way tc
Danish intemperance, to raise the fallen
and save the young from falling into the
snares of the tempter.
| Res0tUed, That the thanks of this con.
vention be rendered the members OF
Fennimore Lodge, for the hospitable
manner in which members have been
entertained. and that we also tender ouI
thanks TO the c. & N w. R'y Co. fol
returning members at reduced rates,
and to the newspapers Of the district fol
gratuitiously publishing notices of this
convention, and to the M. 4. church so.
ciety of Fennimore in granting use OF
church for public lecture of the G. w. G..
T.
Report adopted.
Committee on place of next meeting
reported in favor of Hazel Green.
Report adopted.
The convention then proceeded to the
election and installation of officers, ID.
ID. UT installing: w. ID. C. T., C. L.
Harper; w. ID. K. Fl. S., Ella Matthews:
w. d. l.. FL. S., Alice Hampton; w. ID.
V. T., Lessie Munger; w. ID. c., Rev.
ii. Goodsell; w. ID. S., w. N. Stone; w.
ID. A. s., Clara Barstow; w. d. F. S. and
w. ID. T., Thomas Carthew; w. d. M,
Frank Roach; W. d. A. NJ, Maggie
Phillips; w. ID. I. g., Emma Dixon; w.
ID. o. g., Emma Sprague.
The Juvenile Temple then entertained
the convention with carefully prepared
| programme.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On motion of r. A. Watkins, the
adoption of a new district constitution
was brought up and proposed constitu-
ton read, and after few slight changes
was adopted unanimously.
Paper.-Boice Prairie Lodge. Read
| by w. N. Stone. Subject, ssThe Tenn
perance Outlook" Discussion by Good
sell, Beers, Phelps, Watkins, Sprague
and UT.
Observation-Disclosures and Duties of
Our Order in Regard to Politics." by
Thayer, Goodsell, Brown, Arnold, Wat
kins and Stone.
Programme committee for next con-
yention appointed, as follows: w. N.
Stone, d. Mayne, Rev. j. M. Phelps.
After singing the .'Sweet Bye and
Bye the convention adjourned.
The public lecture given in the even
ing of the 10Th, by j. F. Cleg-
horn, was mastery argument,
and was listened to throughout
by large and appreciative audi
ence. The Captain is an earnest and
eloquent speaker, impressing his ideas
forcibly upon his hearers.
Throughout, the convention was q de-
cided success. W. N. STONE, ID. S.
Horse and Turf Notes.
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