The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-11
GOOD TEMPLARS AT WORK.
Second Days Session OF the Distric,
Lodge.

The second days session of the quarterly
meeting OF the district lodge for this county of
the Independent Order of Good Templars, was
opened with the customary ceremonies District
Chief Templar George F. Cotterill presiding,
yesterday morning, In G. A. Z. hall, corner of
Second and Columbia streets. Vacancies in
offices were filed pro tenn as follows Mrs
George +. Cotterill, assistant secretary; T. H.
Peterson, treasurer. The credentials committee
made supplementary report as follows, show
ing additional delegates present:
f. B. Ball. Pacific No. 81, Seattle; A. f. Kim
sey, Golden Star No. 2s, Snoqualmie; George
Evans, Oliver Dunstan and David Funk, Tualco
No. 20. Tualco; J. L. B. Snyder, Renton No. y;
IS, Tolt; J. A. Tosh, Kirkland Avenue Lodge
Redmond. Also the following honorary MEM
bers: II. 7. Rosenberg, Baltic No. 100. Seattle,
and r. A. Tosh, Tualco No.79, Tualco.
Thed egree was conferred on all above who had
not previously acquired it. The secretary then
read his financial report, and the convention
decided to refer the secretary's accounts to the
finance committee, with the request that the
district treasurer publish his report in the
Washington Temperance Adga=tne.
business was here temporarily suspended
while arrangements for today's excursion to
snoqualmie falls were announced by the CON-
mittee in charge. There will be special train
leaving Seattle, at Columbia street depot, at 9
O'Clock, arriving at Snoqualime falls at
li:S1 O'Clock. The party will remain there
until 80 o'clock, taking in the sights and enjoy
ing a general basket picnic. The train viii
then convey the party TO North Bend under the
shadow of old "Mount ST. Here will take
place the open-air meeting 10 be addressed by
Rev. Clark Davis. At $50 the train will
return to the falls, where o pleasant
hour will be given TO sightseeing before
starting on the homeward trip. Seattle
will be reached about p. m. Everybody and
their friends were invited to go. The people OF
shaE en- uolr 10 III ffr.ri
intending TO turn out en- masse to greet the
visitors.
The committee on literature made a report
recommending the more general reading OF tenn
peranee literature, and made a special appeal
and recommendation in favor of the Washington
Temperance HdcG-fnG
The afternoon session was opened in the
subordinate degree by Grand Secretary A. s.
Allen, presiding A memorial was presented
by Ii. A. Swift, of Fremont, with
reference TO the death of Miss Mary L. Goddard,
and IL was adopted. The finance committe ap-
proved the financial accounts OF the district
secretary.
The committee on state of the order made
report, co2gratulsting the members on the sub
stantial gains during the past year, and the
satisfactory condition OF the order, both
financially and materially. The years work
concluded with all debts paid and balance in
the treasury. The committee recommended
earnest, active work in the future The report
OF the district chief templar was approved and
the lodges were urged TO consider the questions
to be brought up before the Grand Lodge, which
meets at Spokane Fails in July, so that the dele
gates there might act intelligensly. They recon-
mended the adoption OF The report OF the execu-
tive committee. The report urged the appoint
ment of delegate 10 the Farmers Alliance con-
vention, which meets In North Yakima July IS,
a conference hay4nr been invited The report
was considered seFisti n and adopted.
The credeutizi cor mittee reported favorably
the names of tbs fo.lcw wing additional delegates:
John 3. Denny, Carrie V. Denny and Miss
Meta shoup, Seattle, No. 6; 7. b. MCMILLAN,