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that regard. Prominent among the means employed, are the copious distribution
of Temperance literature, the efforts of lecturers (of whom six are employed), &c.
The city Alliance has about two thousand members.
The " Temperance Alliance" is the name of the official organ of the State Temperance
Alliance. It is published monthly in this city. Its editor is Kev. C. Mar-
tindale, Corresponding Secretary of the organization.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEMPLARS.
This is the most numerous and influential secret Temperance organization in
the State The Grand Lodge meets in Indianapolis once in each year.
la this city tdere are eight lodges, with a membership of about eight hundred.
Four of these Lodges meet at the " Good Templars' Hall," one at the " Temperance
Alliance Hall," and the others in different parts of the city. There about three
hundred Subordinate Lodges in the State, and about fifteen thousand members.
The present officers of the Grand Lodge are: E. B. Reynolds, Esq., G. W. C.
T.; Kev. S. B. Falkenburg, G. W. C.; Miss A. M. Way, G. W. V. T.; Sylvester
Johnson, G. W. S.; H. F. Underwood, G. W. T.; John W. Buttriss, G. W. M.; Miss
G. W. D. M Miss Sarah Beeves, G. W. I. G.; M. W. Jackson, G. W.
Ella Eex, ;
O. G. Rev. E. Gaskins, G. W. Chaplain.
The number of members "in good standing," in this city, is about one thou-
sand.
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
This order, considered as to North America, embraces in its organization
National, Grand and Subordinate Divisions.
The National Division of the Sons of Temperance was organized in the city of
New York on the 17th June, 1844. At the present time the order has been carried
into nearly all the States and Territories of the Union, and in all the British North
American Provinces. During the twenty-seven years of its existence there have
been admitted into the Order, in this country, more than two millions of members.
The Indiana Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance, of which this city is
the headquarters, was organized May 2d, 1846. In 1861, there were about four
hundred and ninety Subordinate Divisions in the State. Since then the order, considered
as to this city and State, has retrograded in numbers, owing to the war and
other causes, until now there are but forty Subordinate Divisions in the State. This
decline appears to have been arrested; and the membership in this city and State
is reported to be again increasing steadily.
The order in this city is represented by Washington Division No. 1 ; which has
a membership of about fifty.
TEMPLE OF HONOR.
The Subordinate bodies of this order are called Temples; the State body is
called the Grand Temple.
The order is represented in this city by one Temple, organized
March, 1870, and having about fifty members.
The Grand Temple meets annually, on the fourth Monday of May ;
fixed place of meeting.
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