Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-02
@. y. A. NJ.
MEETING vF THE STATE CuUNUlL.


the Court Bouse-Address BY Dr.
Piper-To-dsy's Session.
Tuesday Afternoon.- met at 2
o'clock, NJ. z. Senderling, state councillor,
presiding.
The reports of officers we're received and
| referred to a committee with instructions
| to report Wednesday morning.
The following nominations for state
officers were then made
State COnncilOr.-P. A. Friedman, Of
Freemansburg.
State Vice Councilor.-A. J. Slack, of
Philadelphia E. r. Rich, Of Easton; W.
Baker, of Philadelphia.
State C. Sec.-Walter Graham, of Phil
adelphia
State C. Treas.-John Krider, of Phila-
delphia.
State C. Ind.-N. Endress, of Dauphin
county G. w. Baxter, of Philadelphia.
State G. Exc. w. Baxter, OF Phila-
delphla.
State c. Pro.-James Schaeffer, of
Hazelton ; ]. w. Gerret, of Harrisburg.
| Meeting IN the Court House.
| The members Of ConestOga Council No.
8. o. U. "A. NJ. and of Conestoga Council
No. -, and Empire Council No. 12O, Jr.,
| o. U. A. M. assembled at their council
chamber last evening at 7:30, and with the
city cOrnet band at their head marched to
the Stevens house, the headquarters of the
council and escorted that body to the
court house, where a large audience as
sembled.
The exercises were opened by selec.
tion of the band, and the singing of the
hymn, "All hail the power of Jesus
name."
State Councillor Senderling delivered
short address, in which he spoke tlatter-
ingly of the city and people of Lancaster,
and briefly outlined the principles and OBJ
jects of the order of American Mechanics.
After another selection by the band DIR.
VIM Piper, of Philadelphia, was introduced
by the state councillor, and made an ad-
pies, objects and benefits of the order. He
said the great features Of the order are
honesty, industry and sobriety, aud that
if these three cardinal doctrines are ad-
hered to by Americans, they cannot fail to
improve the condition of the people. The
address of DR.. Piper was well written and
feryently delivered. 1t abounded in in
teresting historical facts, especially facts
relating to the skill and triumph of Ameri-
: can artisans in every field of labor to
which they had directed their energies.
lie regarded the American mechanics and
working men as constituting in the
broadest sense the nOblcst type of
manhood. He regarded it as prOvi-
j entail that out of all the Chris
tian countries of tho earth had been
gathered together in this country the best,
most worthy, liberty loving and progress
sive people, and that they, while each
cherished lovingly his own fatherlaDd,
with it's pleasant memories, when the
struggle for liberty came, the embryo
nation, a conglOmerate of all tongues and
peoples, were cemented into one hOmOge-
neous mass making a noble composite,
beautiful, original and enduring, constitu-
ting the most magnificent manhood in the
world.
DR.. Piper was listened to with the deep
est interest by the large audience, who
showed their apprOva! of his sentiments
and their appreciation of his clOquence by
repeated bursts Of applause.
At tho close of DR.. Pipers address DR..
Senderling made a few closing remarks,
the band played an enliveuing air and tho
audience was dismissed.
We understand that members of the
order are so we'll pleased with the result
of the public meeting last night, and SO
we'll convinced that great good will flow
from it. that it is determined to hold simi
lar meetings in every town and city in
which tho meetings Of the great council
are held.
This Mornings Session
At this mornings session tho following
places were nominated for the next session
of the council:
Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, WilliamspOrt,
Mechanicsburg, Altoona, Chambersburg,
and Norristown. A vote resulted rs fol-
lows: Harrisburg, 35; Pittsburgh, IL ;
Norristown, 16; Altoona, 5, Chambers
, burg, I, and Mechanicsburg, 3. Harris
burg was chosen, Nominations for rep,
resentatives to national council for three
years were made as follows ID. Hartman,
. ir., of Lancaster James Mentally. o
Philadelphia Chas. ]. Dittees, of Phia
delpha w. c. johnson, Philadelphia Ii
3. Walters, Philadelphia. Chas. j. Dit
tees, OF Philadelphia, an active member OF
the Junior order, an estimable young man
editor of The American Patriot, of Pbi'i
delphia, was elected by large vote.