The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-23
THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE
DOiNGS or THE CONNECTICUT
GRAND DITISION

In Hartford Neutrality-suspicious. Camp ID
vision, New Haven, Made the Biggest
Gain in Membership Features oftho Re
port of Grand Scribe Dickinson of New
Haven.
The semi-annual session of the Grand
division, Connecticut Sons of Temper
ance, was held yesterday in Hartford
at Grand Army hall, beginning at II a.
m. The Grand division officers in at
tendance were: Grand worthy patri-
arch, George Y. Young of Rockville;
grand worthy associate, Mrs. Hattie NJ.
Barry Of Meriden; grand scribe, Will
liam C. def. Dickinson Of New Haven;
grand treasurer, Charles L. Hart Of
New Haven; grand conductor, Miss
Adelina A. Saunders of New Haven;
grand sentinel, Fred j. Smith of New
Haven; past grand worthy patriarch,
Dwight w. Tuttle of New Haven.
The session was opened as promptly
as practicable in order to give Senator
futile, the past grand worthy patriarch,
the opportunity to attend to his duties
in the senate. The state deputy, the
Rev. j. H. James of Rockville, was
present. The regular address was made
by Mr.. George Y. Young of Rockville,
He said the financial depression Of the
past year has somewhat interfered With
the progress of the order, and that it
has not increased in membership as sat
isfactorily as could have been desired.
The two divisions that have made the
most gains are Hiram Camp of New
Haven and Manchester of South Man
chester. The former has gained 35 and
the latter 80. Mr.. Young and hts depu-
ties have made the customary visits
to the subordinate divisions during the
quarter. Mr.. Young recommended that
two state grand divisions should unite
in supporting some good temperance
speaker and keep him at work for the
Sons of Temperance, and also carry out
the report submitted by Past Grand
Worthy Patriarch futile at the last an
nual meeting. He was positive that If
this is done the order will grow to such
an extent that there will be no trouble
in raising means for support.
Sherman Stearns of Concord, No. 2,
died January II, 1897. He was received
into the grand division at Bridgeport,
July 90, 1894.
Eunice Squires of Washington divi-
sion No. 1, died during the last quar-
ter of 1897. She was received into the
grand division in New Haven, October
90, 1894.
The report of the grand scribe, Will
liam C. Def Dickinson of New Haven,
showed that there are thirty-one divi-
sions in the state, with a total member
ship of 1885. The property of the grand
division is accommodating and some pro-
vision is needed to protect It against fire
and damage from other causes.
The worthy patriarchs of the state
are Danbury, Christian Quien; Nor
walk, Ella Worden; New Haven, Will
liam D. Mcclellan; New Haven, Mrs.
Marian f. Greene; Birmingham Joseph
Tomlinson; Waterbury, Peter Perlne;
New Canaan, c. w. Hodges; Walling-
ford, Burton H. Warner; New Haven,
Mrs Mary E. Pollard; South Norwalk,
Mrs. Kate A. Day; Branford, L. B.
Chaipel; Willimantic, Leon Weaver;
East Bridgeport, Mrs. Martha Beecher;
| Greenwich, f. Ebert Gale; East Ha-
ven, S. r. Chidsey; West Haven, Mrs.
Mary r. Gum; Westport, Samuel A.
Purdy; Jewett City, Mrs. Lucy J. JEFF
fers; Hartford, NJ. r. Colpitts; Man
chester, DR.. r. A. Sweete; Rowayton,
| Edwin H Beacon; South Manchester
Emil L. G. HOhenthal; Rockville, Fred
Bowling; Danielson, Mrs. f. j. Wilson;
Norwich, Joshua Yeomans; Silver Mine
Mrs. Cora B. Louden; New Haven, F
| Dibble Myres; New London, Mrs. An
ME Smith; New Haven, Frank Nicho-
las Meriden, Charles Chapman; South
ington, Harry f. Gladwin.
The most of these officers We're pres
ent owing to the Importance of tht
grand division session. f.
The meeting last evening was held il
the Zion Methodist Episcopal church
Pearl street, at o'clock. There were
addresses by the grand division officer!
and by the Rev. DR.. Simmons of the
| First Methodist church in Hartford
readings by Miss Adelina Saunders o
New Haven, the we'll known elocution
list, and pleasing musical selections.