The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-10-19
Good Templars In Session.

The first session of the Grand Lodge Of Yer
mont, l. o. G. I. began at Mortified on We'd
nesday, Oct. 10. The Grand Chief Iemplar,
Chauncey ii. Hayden, announced the commit
tees on public meetings. rules and distributor
A class of forty-six received the degree OF the
Grand Lodge. Following the comforting OF the
degree the Grand Chief Templar made plea
for the establishment of more Juvenile lem
pies
Miss Jessie Forsyth of Boston, who is Grand
Superintendent of Juvenile Temples made an
address in which she outlined clearly the good
that is coming to the lodges where temples
have been established. The first object of the
Order, the reclamation of those who are fallen,
is attended with good results and the outlook
for more work in that line is ever an encourage
ing one. The second object, the keeping OF
the young from falling into the. habit OF
drinking, she considers vastly important
While the church is doing much work that IS
commendable, it does not do the SPECIFIC work
for the specific cause and effect as does the
Order of Good Templars. She would not go
on record as depreciating in the least the won
derful amount of good the church is doing in a
temperance way, but it has SO many depart,
ments to look after that the work OF the Good
Templars, being, specific is far greater ana
more reaching. In goes to those who never
come under the dTect influence OF the church.
The best way to make the Order grow Is to
have lots of Juvenile Temples, one connected
with every lodgeias a matter OF course. She
mem oued the atyenuoh paiu 10 th's oranch III
England and stated that over 900 trained lodge
workers had COME into the lodges last year
from the temples. When lodges die it is be-
cause the members, become indifferent and
lack interest. She suggested plenty of work
for all connected With a lodge as way to keep
It in a healthy condition. AS a speaker Miss
FORSYTH was listened to with close attention
DR.. d. IL. Mann. r. W. G. G. T., of Brook
lyn, N, Y. filled out the reminder of the
morning session with most interesting talk
He referred to the trip made by him and some
of the Grand Officers of Vermont to the con-
tinent, and by his illusions and funny remarks
created much amusement lie also gave
description of dudes and "dedees' the latter
being dudes of the female sex who smoke
cigarettes and otherwise conduct themselves IN
such a way as not to commend themselves. lie
drew a sharp contrast between young people OF
that class and those who had that morning adj
vanced still further in the Order of Good Tenn
plary.
Afternoon ession was of especial interest and
continued a little longer than the schedule
time. All the various officers made their
ports. That of Chief Tempar c. II. Hayden
took up the questions that are being urged
against the prohibitory law. The report of
the Grand Secretary, G. D. Edgerton showed
that some lodges had forfeited the charters,
but that all things considered there was slight
gain over last year. The floor work was eX-
emplifed at the evening session by DR.. ID. IL.
Mann of Brooklyn. n Y, after which the
alumni of the Good Templars course of study
enjoyed banquet at the Mortified house.
The thirty sixth annual session Of the
Grand Lodge Of Vermont, l. o. G. T., came
to a close Thursday evening Following
the public meeting, the lodge convened
which has been printed, the lodge convened
and finished up the business before it.
Greetings from The Christian Endeavor
convention at Bellows Falls were read and
ordered placed upon the records. 1t was
voted that the report of the Grand Chief
Templar, G. Ii. Hayden, be printed in all
the newspapers of the State 80 far as prac-
ticable. The propagation fund, which is a
donation of twenty-five cents from individ-
uals from each new lodge instituted during
the year, was quite generously subscribed
to- From this source last year there was
raised some $40 to help new lodges in places
where they need such help and assistance
to get upon their feet. The committee on
legislation consists of G. Fl. Hay den, Frank
Plumley and r. o. Sturtevant. The closing
was in the grand ledge degree and nearly a
hundred were present The session all the
way through has been remarkable for the
interest shown in it and the enthusiasm
aroused The Good Templars of Vermont
start out on another year with renewed
courage, with good membership and Off
GERS Of ability who will carefully look after
the best interests Of the Order.