The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-10


The following delegates were in attendance;
Seattle Lodge. No. e-J. ]. Brown, F. G. Harris.
Bethel Lodge, No. 3, OF slsughter-L D. Frank
Rev. Richard BusheiI, Miss Alice Rae Pacific
Lodge. No 2, Of seattle-Mr. and Mrs. c. A. sal
yer. Mrs. George T. Cotterill, Miss N. J. King, =
Munson n o. Rosieaf g + Knutson = Lake Union
Lodge. No. lie. of Fremont-Oscar Easton.
Perseverance, Lodge. No: i2l, of Ballard-W
Lodge, No. III, of Seatfle-John Frazier, John
Bushell Diamond Lodge, No. 10, of Black
Diamond. T. Davis.
The following honorary members were also
A. L westover and G. NJ Blakeney, OF Pacific
Lodge, No. %: Miss Eugenia Moore, of Ken
lucky; W. c; Cole and A. Vernon, OF Perseyer,
ance Lodge, No. 12l, Ballard; Charles Easton and
Miss Thursa Scribner, of Lake Union Lodge,
Fremont; o. De Castro and Z. W. Thurlow, OF
Seattle Lodge, No s; 4. Peterson, y. h. Eikoos
and District Secretary Newman Lien, of Baltic
Lodge, Seattle; 6. c. I. Jonas Bushnell, of Lake
Washington Lodge; ID. c. L. G. Z. Give, OF
lynden, Whatcom county, and q. C. T. George
F. Cotterill, OF Seattle.
Grand Chief Templar Bushell made an ad-
dress. He spoke of the prosperity and growth
Of the order throughout the state and congratu-
lated the district on its zeal and earnestness. He
advised some action in the way OF calling upon
the officials to enforce the laws with reference
to the sale of liquor on Sundays, particularly at
the pavilions at the end of the Lake Washington
car lines.
D. C. T. Charles Z. Cline, OF Lynden, re-
sponded with a few well-chosen remarks, which
were duly appreciated.
Messrs Newman Lien, Charles Easton and Nc
MILAN were appointed a press committee, and a
reception committee Of ten members was ap-
pointed to arrange for the entertainment of the
visiting members. recess was then taken
until p. IN.
After the recess the credentials of the follow
ing additional members and deiegats were pre-
sented and accepted
Baltic, No. 100, Seattie-Miss Laura Nelson,
Miss Nettie Nelson, Miss Julia Hultgren; South
seattle, No. 52-Mr Thomas Owens; Monitor,
No. 81, seattle-Miss Helen opliger, Miss Clara
Anderson. J. G. Rosenberg, c. A. smith; Pacific,
No. "a. Seattle-S. L. Dawson; Lake Union, No.
ll6, Fremont-siiss Bertha Easton. The follow
ing honorary members were admitted: Arm ;.
Allen, grand secretary, Tacoma; Mrs. $. g.
Macklin, Dauntless, No. %, Tacoma; c. Q. Void,
Pacific, No. 81, Seattle; H. j. Wold Baltic, No.
100, Seattle; Miss Lily Durham and NJ. f. Dur
ham, Perseverance. No. 121, Seattle; Anton Nor
dale, Monitor, No. 81, Seattle: Miss Lucy Pratt,
D. : Q. t., Lake Washington, No. Ill; Miss Lila
A. Moore, district lecturer, of Kentucky.
The degree was then conferred on those who
had not previously taken it, and committees
appointed as follows:
State of the order-I. Van Antwerp, Slaughter;
Thomas Owens, South Seattle Miss Cora Cot
terill, IL. I. Rosenberg and Miss Lucy Pratt,
Htersture-c. A. salyer, Seattle; Rev. John
Mcmillan, Slaughter, and John Bushell, Seattle.
short address was made by Mrs. Moore, of
Kentucky. ]. A. Carmen presented to each del
egate copy of his Seattle Guide" and vote
OF thanks was rendered in appreciation thereof
The officers reports were then read. ID. C. L
George A. Cotterills report told of the general
growth of the order in this district, and advised
plans for the future. The order has been in
creased from thirteen lodges and 500 members
last October to twenty seven lodges and 1850
members at the present time. The report was
well received.
The report of the district secretary, the treas
urer and the superintendent of education were
deferred until tomorrow's session.
ID. 5. j. I. Mrs. Lucy Pratt read her report,
which was replete with good advice and timely
hints concerning the important juvenile work
OF the order. The report of the executive COM
mittee was read and together with the other re-
ports. referred to the proper committee.
By request OF ID. c. I. Cotterill, Mr.. Charles E.
Cline, of Lynden, took the chair and presided
during the balance of the afternoon session.
Verbal reports were made of the progress of
the various lodges represented on the floor,
showing growth and enthusiasm all along the
line An opportunity was here presented and
many availed themselves of it to take the ju-
yenile obligation.
greetings to the w. C. T. U. state convention at
Centralia, Mrs. l.. A. Moore to convey them
Also the following resolutions
Resolved, That we, the members of District
Lodge, No. q, representing 1855 Good Templars
IN King county, of which 600 are within the
city limits OF Seattle, are in full sympathy with
the efforts of the people on the north side of
Lake Union to rid their community of the un-
licensed saloons at present running there.
Resotrcd That we hereby ask the mayor and
common council OF the city of Seattle to give
Just and favorable recognition to the demands
OF an immense majority of the residents of that
community, as voiced by their petition TO your
body.
RcsolUod, That copy of these resolutions be
engrossed and forwarded to the city authorities
rising vote of thanks was extended to Mr.. C.
r. Cine Tor his able services as presiding officer,
and fraternal greetings were sent by him to the
session OF the Whatcom county Good Templars
which is to assemble at LINDEN next THURSDAY
The convention adjourned until o'clock this
morning
Two hours III the evening were devoted to
speech making and entertainment at Freed's
man, as guests OF Swedish Lodge, No ST. Mon
ltor. The first thing was an orpou solo nv Miss
Hattie Olson, and Grand Treasurer C. A Salyer
mace the address of welcome to which Rev
John Mcmillan responded. Messrs J. p
Nordlle ana e. hnutson gave cornet duet
Martha, and very small girl, Jennie Olson
recited to great applause Mr. l. I FrsntIir
provoked filters by recitieg "a Greenhorn ;,
whispering Hope" was sung by Mrs lila A
Moore, OF Kentucky, assisted by her daughter
Miss Eugene Moore. They were eneored
after which District Chief Templar Charles r
Cline, of Whatcom, made an eloquent speecb
Little Jennie Olson sang, "Gather the Chill
dren in,' and Miss Bertha Mccarthy. of Ere.
mont, gave whistling solo, and was cordially
encored.
Grand Secretary Allen then read q paner IN
the educational and social features of the order.
The Washingtonian and kindred movements. in
1852, he said, resulted in the organization OF the
Good Templars, Rev. John Quigley, p. c, r. of
Minnesota. drawing up the platform which was
adopted at the Right Worthy Grand Lodge at
indianapolis, in 1859, with the shibboleth
Total abstinence for the individual, prohibit
ton for the state to which 100000 people in
this country now adhere.
Another cornet duet by Messrs Nordlie and
knutson, Montana" and then District Chief
Templar Cotterill illustrated the worldwide
mission OF the order by the fact that at the
Right Worthy Grand Lodge gathering at Edin-
burgh, Scotland, two weeks ago. the four highest
offices were divided against q Mohawk descend
ant, Swedish statesman, a South African lady
and an American. He announced today's pro-
gramme, the Barn Sunday lectures, and the
Thursday excursion TO SnoQualmie.
Mr.. John Bushell sang 1.-THE Blind Bow" and
'Maria" as an encore, after which Rev Richard
Bushel made strong temperance speech.
There can be no compromise" he said: s'the
man who is not for God and home is for the ss
loon "Fontenoy." recitation by Mr.. Cline:
THE Pictures in the Glass" one by Mrs. George
+. Cotterill; ''Just 10 Please the Boys" song bv
Miss kugenia Moore, and a Norwegian song.
Gentle Spring." by Messrs. Knutson and r
Peterson, completed the evenings entertain
meat. similar occasion will occur topigb,
but at q. A. +. hall
Following is the entertainment committee
O. NJ. Biakeney. Mrs George F. Cnt.crjI NJ :,