The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-05-25

Miss Mollie Daniels, James. Tomlinsen, T.
zB. Williamson, R. W. Williamson.
Rescue Lodge No. 3s7 I. o. G. T., Wells
E. N, Stewart, Kinman Vanderpool, Ben
Childers, Geo. II. Rugg, j. R. Scraford,
B.J. Pickens, Miss Nellie Carter, Miss
Lucy Holman, Miss Fannie Bryant.
Evangelical Church Wells.-Wm. Cauth-
orn, Walter Wiles..
M. E. Church North Corvallis w.
Bennett, Mary A. Starr, Mrs. Rachael
Burnett.
Union S. S., Newton school house. ID. C.
Sherwin, G: @. Newton, VIM. Bithers, Miss
Rosa Wood, Miss Diana Newton, Margaret
Newton:
Bethel S. s. Wells.-A. A. Williamson,
Miss Matte Cauthorn.
North M. E. s. s., Corvallis. B.
Starr, Mrs. j: W. Williams, Mrs. Huelin,
Mrs. VIM. Groves, Mrs. Pratt. VIM. Pratt
Band of Hope Corvallis. Miss Lille
Groves, Alma Pratt, Bertha Blatchley,
Dora Newton, Jessie Groves Eureka Shurg-
rem, Efie Kennedy, Lucinda Allen, johnson
Moore, F. S. Mattoon, Johnnie. Woodward.
M. E. Church Corvallis Mr.. Shegren.
The committee on constitution submitted
the following for the Alliance. which was
read and.adopted, section by section:
Art l; Name-This organization shall be
known as the Benton County Temperance
Alliance.
Art 2; Membership. Alliance shall
be composed of delegates elected annually
and duly accredited from temperance socie-
ties and other organizations in harmony
with. the temperance cause. The basis of
representation being ore delegate for the
organization, one for every ten members
and one for each fraction Of ten members
Provided also that any person of known
temperance principals may become men,
Der by the payment of fifty cents annually
Art. 8; Officers.-The officers of this ALI
ance shall be a president, four vice presi-
dents, a recording secretary, treasurer, an
assistant recording secretary, a correspond
ing secretary, sergeant at arms and an
executive committee of five members. All
delegates at the first meeting of each year.
Art. 4.--The duties of the officers of this
Alliance shall be the same as are discharged
by those occupying similar positions in
other deliberative bodies, =.
Art. 5; Committees.-The President shall
appoint at each half yearly session of the
Alliance the following standing committees:
Credentials, Order of Business, Music, Res
olutions and Finance.
Art. 6; Meetings and Ex. Com.-Regular
meetings of this Alliance shall be held half
yearly, but the executive committee shall
have power to call extra sessions of the AL
superintend and perform such other duties
as the Alliance may from time to time
direct.
Art. THE Alliance may at any regular
session adopt such bylaws. rules of order,
or order of business as may be necessary,
provided they do not conflict with this
constitution.
Art. s.-Any article Of this constitution
may be suspended, annulled, or amended at
any regular session, by a two-thlrds vote of
the members present.
The Alliance then proceeded to the elec.
tion of officers with the following result:
President, Wallis Nash.
Vice Presidents, T. T. B. Embree, w. T.
Bryan, Mrs. Lewis Wilson, and Mrs: Tbps.
Graham.
Recording Secretary, c. H. Whitney.
Asst Recording Secretary, Walter Wiles.
Corresponding Secretary, Geo. Brock:
Treasurer; Emery Allen.
Sergeant at Arms; A: S: Buchanan:
Executive Committee, Hon. Tolhert Car:
ter, Jacob Henkle, Miss Dora Newton, Mrs.
Wallis Nash, Mrs. W: 4. Wyatt.
On motion the Alliance voted to instruct
the executive committee to issue Call for a
special meeting of the iAliance to be held
in Philomath on the coming 4th of July.
On motion it was voted that this Alliance
extend to DR.. Watts, an invitation to be
present and address the Alliance, following
the address of Rev. Joseph Emery. at this
evenings session.
On motion it was also voted that the pro-
gramme as prepared by the committee of
arrangements shall be the order of business
for this evenings session.
On motion adjourned to meet at 1880 this
evening.
CHAs. Fl. WHITNEY, Secy.