Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-28
FROM ALL PARTS OF THE STATE.

Delegates Attend the Annual Meet |
ing of the Connecticut Grand D1vis- |
lon Sons of TemPerance-Favora
bic Reports-The Annual Election
Semi-Centennial Celebration in the
Evening.
The grand division of the Sons of Tenn
perance in Connecticut began its forty
ninth annual session at 10 O'Clock yester-
day morning in the lecture room of the
Church of the Messiah. About two hun
dred members of the numerous divisions
around the state and their friends were
present.
In the absence of Mr.. Dimock Mr.. Bill
presided. The following officers were
present: g. W. A., Mrs. N. A. Soper of
Hartford; P. g. W. P, A. NJ. Kendrick of
West Haven; g. T., g. E. Hart of New
Haven; g. s., W. A. Kellogg of Norwalk;
g. O., Miss Jennie 8. Yeomans of Nor
witch; grand chaplain, Rev. Thomas E. Gill
bert of West Haven.
Temporary appointments were made as
follows: q. W. P, George r. Bill of New
Haven; q. scribe, A. w. Holmes of New
Haven.
The committee on elections and returns
reported twenty representatives elected to
| the session, who, being present, we're in
troduced and duly initiated as follows
George Swan Of Hartford, Rev. A. V. R.
Abbott of West Haven. William 81. Skin
ner of Bridgeport, Edward Freeman of
Stella A. Roberts of Milford, John John
son of New Haven, W. E. Bunnell of
New Haven. B. Il. Penwarden of South
| NorWalk. Fannie j, joyce of South
Norwalk, Frederick J. Smith of New
Haven, Smith o. Keller of Dsrien,
Anna Curtis of Bridgeport. Abbie Hubbell
of Bridgeport. @. W. Ksnahan of New Ha-
ven, Charles G. Clapp of Westville, Fer
nando g. Brotherton of South Norwalk,
Thomas J. Ferguson of Manchester, Rev.
L. 81. Squires of New Haven, Mrs. R. 8.
Strong and Miss Jennie Jones of West
Haven.
Letters were read from G. W. P. E. o.
Dimock of Holland and g. Scribe, E. L. G..
Hohenthal of South Manchester, regretting
their inability to attend on account of Of
fetal duty and family illness. The follow
ing telegram of sympathy offered by Rep
resentative Charles A. Baldwin of Har.
mony No. 5 of New Haven was unanimous
ly adopted by rising vote and ordered
transmitted.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. q, 1922.
| President Ben amin Harrison and Family, Wash
ington, D. c.:
! The grand division of the Sons of Temperate,
of the state of Connecticut now in session in thi
, city by unanimous vote extend our sincere sym
pathies to you in this your hour of sad bereave
| ment.
(Signed) GEORGE R. BILL,
Il Acting Grand Worthy Patriarch
Grand Treasurer O. E. Hart, of this city
] reported that at the last meeHing he had OF
. hand $670.7S and that since that time b
l has received $643.G4, making his receipt
t $1,313.92. Of this sum $654.S1 has beef
paid out and he has balance on hand o
9 $469.01. He reported also that of tn
D 1924. "a in the propagation fund he ha'
expended $11S.SS.
Grand Scribe E. L. g. Hohenthal of Man
chester recommended that the body be in
corporated so that it could receive an
hold money. He also recommended tina
t laws relating to local option should b
Y strengthened SO as to prohibit expires
: companies from delivering liquor in n
license towns, and 30 as provide Jail ser
tence upon a second conviction of inegf
: sale of liquors.
@ The following shows the work for tn
q six months ending September 30:
Number of divisions March 31............
Charters granted from March 81 to Septem-
Charters suspended from March 81 to Sep.
n Charters Surrendered from March 81 to Sep
i Numbor ' Of divisions September 50.
Number of members March 31............... 49,
/ Number of members September 3d.. .32
), Decreased during six months. ............... i
!, | Number admitted by card. ,...........,,,.,
:. Number initiated. ,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,.,,.,.,. 8
Number reinstated. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
: Number Withdrawn. Observation-Disclosures. i
= Mum Der expelled for violation Of pledge:
u Members violated the pledge. ................
O Receipts from fees and dues S15 42 IS
n | Receipts from other sources. ........ 1,O2 O3
Il Expenses. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1856 %
Cash on hand. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1873 "a