The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-17
I. o. G. T.
Organization of the Giles County Good
Templars Convention.

Pursuant to a call issued by Geo
B. Jordan, G. w. C. T., there was i
meeting of the good templars held
in their lodge room in Pulaski or
last Monday morning. MIR. Jordan
called the meeting to order and
Frank @. McCord was made TEN
porary secretary. R. j. Brunson
was elected permanent chairman
and w. j. Nance secretary. Nine
of the twelve lodges in the county
were represented in the meeting.
w. j. Nance, \. p. Brown, r. II.
Butler, L. @. Barlar, j. w. Tomlin,
D. L. Gordon, N. A. Young and
Clint Hannah were appointed com
mittee on resolutions. The chair
man of the meeting, r. j. Brunson,
and the G. w. c T., Geo. B. Jor-
dan were added to this committee.
r. Van Brown, j. c. Roller and
D. L. Gordon were appointed a
committee on organization.
A committee on state of the or
der was appointed as follows:
f. G. McCord, G. A Smith, j.
F. SHERIFF, w. M. Edwards, L. g.
Barlar, G. Hannah.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was called to order
at 2:l5 p. M, and the committee on
organization reported as follows:
We your committee recommend
permanent organization to be known
as the Giles County Good Templars
convention and suggest the election
of the following officers: r. j.
Brunson, president; II. NJ. Bugg,
Ist vice-president; A. 2. Brown, End
vice president; w. j. Nance, secre
tary. We further recommend that
the convention be held on the sec
ond Saturday in each month at
such places as the convention may
see proper. The report was adopted.
The report of the committee on
resolutions was read and adopted
as follows:
Whereas, Recognizing in the man u
facture and sale of Intoxicating liquors
one of the most potent factors OF suffer-
ing and crime, and believing that the
peace, happiness and prosperity of the
people depend in a great measure upon |
its prohibition, therefore
Resolved, That we are uncOnditiOn-
ally in favor of the absolute prohibi- |
ton of the manufacture, importation |
and sale OF all.intOXicants as beverage. I
Resolved, That we will support no !
man for the legislature who will not |
pledge himself, if elected to vote for the
of this question to the peo
pie.
The committee on state of order
reported as follows:
We find the general condition of the
lodges good and the prospect for effec-
tive work fattering All the lodges in
the county except Mt. Moriah and
are working well and increas-
ing in mem bership. The membership
in the county will approximate 200 and
we confidently expect rapid addi-
ion to our ranks. Never in the histo-
y of Good Templary was the order in
4 better condition and we have every
'eason to thank God and take courage.
AS a means ofsecuring signatures
10 a petition to the next general as
'embly Of Tennessee praying that
body to submit to the people the
uSoClOu vi pIOulUlGlOu, IL WAS uc- | ,
,ided to have the petition printed
md TO furnish each member of the
with copy of the same.
7. G. Roller, G. Hannah, J. w.
romlin, Ed. B. Jones and r. j.
3runson are the committee ap
pointed to attend to this matter. .
Mt, MQriah was selected as the
'lace for the next NESTING OF the
Il
A committee on bylaws and con- !
titution was appointed as follows: c
Z. Van Brown, j. A. Yokeley, L. G. S
Sarlar, C. A. Smith, j. ]. Phillips, '
4. A. Young, J. W. Fomlin, J. c. 7
Roller, NJ. S. Waters, s. G. Har- q
7ell.
The Pulaski CITIZEN and the
Nashville Chronicle were requested
o publish the proceedings. a
The convention adjourned to /
meet the second Saturday in Octo- 4
er, 1885. 4