Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-10

TORONTO = OTHER BELLAIRE
NEWS.
The semi-annual convention of the
Independent Order of Good Templars
of the Third Ohio District, comprising
the counties of Belmont, Jefferson, Har-
rison, Monroe, Noble and Washington,
which was opened at the quarters OF
Good Will Lodge at Bellaire Wednes-
day afternoon, was brought to very
successful close yesterday with the
holding of a business meeting.
The meeting was called to order at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning by Dis
trict Chancellor E. V. Ault, of Bellaire,
in the absence of District Chief Temp
lar E. d. Salkeld, of Steubenville, with
a very large number of the delegates in
attendance Shortly after the call to
order, twelve different lodges in turn
submitted and read their respective re-
ports each of which showed consider
able increase in the membership during
the past sig months, and was favorably
received. Very favorable reports also
were received from the Financial, Good
of the Order, and Resolution Commit
tees, after which the delegates adjourn
ed to take a recess until 1870 o'clock in
the afternoon.
Immediately after the afternoon ses-
sion had been called to order the fol-
lowing new corps of officers were elect
ed to serve during the ensuing six
months:
District Chief Templar, E. D. Salkeld,
of Steubenville District Counsellor, E.
V. Ault, of Bellaire; District Vice Tenn
plar, Martha Mcclure, of Steubenville;
District Superintendent of Juvenile
Temple, Mary Phillips, of Bridgeport;
District Secretary, Margaret Moore, of
Martins Ferry; District Assistant Sec
rotary, Jean Burdette, of Martins Fer
ry; District Treasurer. j. p. LOe, OF
Bridgeport; District Marshal, G. w.
Ridgley of Irondale; District Chaplain,
Dora Criswell. of Bellaire; District
Guard, Ellis L. Windram; Of Wellsville;
District Sentinel, Carl Moore, of Quaker
City; District Deputy Marshal, Thomas
Moore, of Cambridge; District Messen-
ger, Hanna Thomas, of Irondale.
After the election of officers it was de-
cided by motion unanimously carried
that the next semi-annual convention
of the Independent Order of Good Tenn
plars of the Third Ohio District be held
at Toronto, O., on September 18th and
18th of the present year.
The election of delegates was then in
order and resulted in A. ]. McNabb of
Bellaire, being elected as delegate and
e. V. Ault, of Bellaire, as alternate to
the Grand Lodge, which meets at Cleve-
land, Ohio, in August.
The Committee on Resolutions then
submitted the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, first, That the good of the
order is dependent upon the Almighty
God. Therefore, be it resolved that the
opening invocation of the district ses-
sion be with devotional exercises.
Resolved, second. That hereafter in
the obituary reports the following
words be used: 1T has pleased God, in
His Divine Providence, to remove from
our midst beloved Brother or Sister"
Resolved, third. That we put forth
every effort to enlarge the subscription
list of our paper, called "The Ohio Good
Templar," and that we also contribute
LOWdruS us advancement, DOln morally
and spiritually.
Fourth, Resolved; That the subordi-
nate Lodge, who has the District Lodge
under the hospitality, be appointed
full charge of the goods of the order,
during each session.
Fifth. Realizing that upon the
children Of to-day, depend the future
Of our order, therefore, be it resolved:
That each lodge in the district, give
their Juvenile Temples, their proper
care and encouragement that they may
grow and prosper, for the Juvenile
Templars of the present will in a short
time be the active subordinate men,
bers.
Sixth. Resolved: That the presiding
officer, do all in his power to secure
order and interest, also that each men,
Der feel it his or her personal respon-
sibility to assist the chair in the
same.
Seventh. Resolved: That it is the
duty and obligation of each lodge, to
do all in their power to increase their
membership and to use their influence
to hold new lodges and visit them as
often as possible.
Eighth. Be it resolved; That we do
all we can to get ministers of the Cos