The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08
Good Templars Convention.

The Giles Co., Good Templar's
convention having been called to
meet at Pulaski, held in first ses-
sion April "a and %. The delegates
whose names appear below met with
Pulaski Lodge in the Good Temp
lars hall, April n at 2 p. m. Rev.
L. K. True was called TO the chair.
After some routine of business, the
following delegates were enrolled:
Gillian Lodges. G. Harwell
DR.. G. D. Butter.
Minnehaha Lodge-Miss Dora
Smith, Miss Mamie Smith, S. T.
Gatlin and A. p. Brown.
Rev. t. K. True of Flynn's Lick
lodge and S. T. Parsons Of Rock
City lodge were present and eyer
ready to lend a helping hand to
the cause of temperance.
The following officers were cleo
ted for the present convention:
Chairman, DR.. @. c.. Alternately f;
w. V. T., Miss Mamie Smith
Sec'ty, A. P. Brown; Treas. S. G..
Harwell.
The officers having been installed
we proceeded to business. Upon
tue suggestion of Rev. T. X. True Il
committee was appointed to ar
range a programme for the evening.
L. K. True, S. g. Harwell, r. V.
Brown and Mrs. j. D. Pullen were
appointed. The committee repor
ted and thinking it best for the
good of the order, opposed a previ-
Gus suggestion to have public lee
ture and proposed a call-meeting of
Pulaski lodge. The report having
been submitted to a vote, the house
voted against the opinion of the
committee. Several talks having
been made and the cause of the
opinion of the committee having
been more fully explained, S. I.
Parsons moved to reconsider the ac-
tion taken. The motion carried
and all thinking a calI-meeting of
Pulaski lodge would be best for the
good of the order, it was adopted.
Rev. Mr.. True, S. T. Parsons, and
~ . DAOWA dS a OOAh4LI0OO W
draft resolutions. The meeting alb
journed until 8 q. NJ, 25th.
FRIDAY.-The house was called
to order by the chairman and bust
ness resumed. The same officers
were elected for the next conven-
ton which will be held at Bethel
the third Friday and Saturday in
July. The following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks are
due, and are hereby rendered the
citizens of Pulaski for the kind
and hospitable manner in VIII ich
they entertained the delegates of
this convention.
S. G. Harwell, DR.. ID. G. Butler,
S. T. Gatlin were appointed as
committee to draft bylaws for the
convention. A resolution was of
fered by S. G.. Haswell and met
with the approval of the conVen
tion, that we have a joint conven-
ton between the counties of Giles,
Lawrence and Maury, to meet
twice a year. The chairman or
.derod the secretary to furnish a
copy of the minutes of this conven
,tion to the CITIZEN and Good Tenn
plar. The meeting adjourned to
meet again in July.
A. p. BRowN.
Bethel, Tenn, April 2S, 1884.
SUPPLEMENT.
WHEREAS, That experience proves
the wisdom of our methods and the
righteousness of our principles;
Therefore,
Resolued, That we will put forth
renewed efforts for our noble cause.
Resozued, That we recognize the
great and pressing need of the work,
and relying upon the powerful aid
of just and righteous God, we will
90 forward.
ReSoIUed, That we are unaltera-
bly, opposed to the repeal or modi-
fication of the 4-mile-law. That
we favor the repeal of any and
all laws now on our statute books
that may have tendency TO pre-
vent the operation of said law.