The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1889-05-16

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EDiToR BIC SANDY NEws -
/ hope you wiliurnish me with small
space in your Invaluable pager, while
/, In a very imperfect manner, attempt
to give you short sketch Of my visit "a
a delegate from my Lodge Of good Tenn
plarsto the district Lodge or convention
of-Good Templars, held at Germantown
on May 9Th and 9Th.
left home on Monday lncrning, the
9Th, by way of the Chattaroi X. 4. to
Catlettsburg, then by the G. q O.. river
side to MayssilEe, Ky., where ] met y
number of my old friends and acquaint-
ances, I remained in that beautiful and
histories old town until Tuesday morning,
cared forby the kind hearted and oblig-
ing proprietor of the European Hotel,
who granted me fayors for which | re-
turn him many thanks From this point
on Tuesday morning was coached over
the beautiful Maysyille and Germantown
pike to Germantown, distance of IL
miles, by my friend Mr.. Newell, County
Attorney of Mason county. / found Mr..
Newell to be an intelligent, and ~ /
learned from some Of the good people Of
Mason, an efficient public servant.
On arriving IN Germantown, which Is
one OF the Oldest towns in the State, and
takes its name from an cid German who
settled there In anearly day, | found in
waiting committee on reception to re-
ceive me as well as other members OF our
beloved order, and furnish II. homes
among the kind aud hospitable people OF
the town; and / want TO say here before
| forget IL that Germantown Is replete
with kind hearted christian people who
are in sympathy II not active workers in
temperance reform, and am sorry can
not remember all their names, but prom
inent among them are Mr.. and Mrs. Dug.
Rigdon, Mr.. and Mrs Dora aud Mr.. and
Burlington. These l remember because
of my association with them at their
homes.
On Tuesday morning our convention
was organized, of which organization
will not speak in detail, as its proceedings
will be furnished your paper for publica-
tor. But | want to say that my heart
gait ladies and gentlemen who were there
as delegates or visiting members of our
order; among them Col Tom Demries,
Grand Chief Templar; Mrs. Lila A..
Moore, Vice Teinplar Of the Grand
Lodge; Mrs. Rosa A. Winstead, one of
Our State Lecturers, and Miss Lizzie
Hoffman, our District Lecturer, and 9TH
ers whose names can not now call up.
The work in the Lodge room was very
interesting, and much was done for the
good of the order CIR open meetings
ir the church 1t light were grand. The
Lectures were good and the music by
Yrs, Moore, Mrs. Winstead and others
helped TO make the occasion the success
that 1t was. | would not ask for suffi-
ciett space in your paper to give all the
details OF the oEcaslon, but will say it was
a grand time for temperance reform.
1 Now in conclusion | want to appeal to
the individual members OF each Lodge
composing this district to be prompt in
their attendance at their respective Lodge
meetings., and be faithful and diligent IN
| their work for God, home and friends at
ali times striving to reclaim the victims
of strong drink, and save the boys OF our
land from that communicating influence
thqt has and Is dragging so many OF the
young men of our land down to shame
and ruin; and remember when you meet
one of these unfortunate wrecks, dom
pass them by, but stop and speak to them
kindly, for they are some mothers son,
possibly dead mothers son, May God
bless all who are workers in the cause OIL
Temperance w. w. MARcUM.