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Committee of seven be appointed, of whom the M. W. Patriarch and the M. W.
Scribe shall be two. to represent this National Division, and we also recom-
mend mat cach Grand Division de also represented on taat occasion.
2. Resolved, That the M. W. Scribe ve authorired to prepare or cause 1o
de prepared, a Brief history of out Order, as invited by the National Temper-
ance Society.
3. Resolved, That a Committee of tive ve appointed, with power to secure
a day, some time durins the progress of the Exposition, to be knoun as Sons
of lemperance Day, and that they be empowered to prepare a programme
tor that occasion.
The tollowins Committees were appointed on Worlds Temperance Con.
gress:
Edward Crummey, Poughkeepsie, N. P. Benjamin R. Jewell, South-
ampton, N. H. J. N. Stearns, New Vork City, E. H. Clapp, Boston, Mass,
Thomas Mouldins, Chicago, Ill. B. F. Dennison, Philadelphia, Pa, and E. J.
Morris, Cincinnati, On1o.
The Annual Convention of the Non-Partisan National W. C. T. U. held
last month, adopted the tollowins:
3. Resolved, That we heartily approve of the Temperance Congress at
the Columbian Exposition, proposed by the National Temperance Society,
and we urge the appointment of some committee of this organiration to repre„
scnt us taere as requested by tie Soctety.
The tollowins Committees were chosen to cooperate with the National
Temperance Society in its proposed Congress:
Mrs. J. Ellen Poster, lowa, Mrs. E. J. Phinney, Ohio. Mrs. T. B. Walker,
Minnesota, Mrs. L. H. Tilton, District of Columbia, Mrs. Richard Darlington,
Pennsylvania, Mrs. A. C. Paul, Maine, Mrs. M. E. Walker, Illinois, Mrs. C. C.
Alford, New Vork, and Mrs. M. H. Ingham, Ohio.
This organiration proposes to hold a Congress of its oun, and will un-
doubtedly communicate with you on the subject.
The Supreme Council of the Templars of Honor and Temperance of
North America, at its recent annual session, adopted the tollowins resolution:
Resolved, That we most heartily endorse the action of the National Tem-
Friance o Ee fins et Aus cumhian Expogition, and that the Most Worthy
Templar appoint delexates thereto.
The tollowins Advisory Committee tor the Dominion of Canada nas been
appointed to cooperate with the National Temperance Societys Worlds
Temperance Consress Committee:
Sir Leonard Tilley, Governor of New Brunswick, Hon. Geo. W. Ross,
Minister of Finance, Dr. Oronhyatekha, Right Worthy Grand Templar of the
Good Templars of the world. Hon. W. H. Houland. Ex-Mayor of Toronto.
and Rev. A. M. Phillips, B. D. of the Royal Templars of Temperance.
T recently held a conference with this Committee in Toronto, and assur-
ances were given of hearty co operation trom the Dominion of Canada.
It is proposed to hold the Congress in tour General Divisions, durins the
days allotted, as foll0w5:
Scientifie and Medical.
Educational and Economical.
2.
3.
Legislative and Political.
Religious and Miscellancous.
Two evenins meetings are desired to be held under the auspices of the
Societys Worlds Temperance Congress Committee, with popular speakers;
and the Societys Committée will also cordially unite in the arrangements tor
the great popular Union meetings to be held under the auspices of the Gen-
eral Committee of the Wontus Covontss Auxiianr of the Worlds
Columbian Exposition. All desire to unite in makins these a great success.
The following is the Local Committee in Chicago of the National Tem-
perance Societys Worlds Temperance Congress Committee:
W. J. Mills, Rev. Dr. Herrick Johnson, Rev. Dr. P. S. Henson, Rev. Dr.
F. A. Noble, Rev. Dr. Arthur Edwards, Thos. Moulding, and Vriah Copp. It.
Vours truly.
J. N. SrEARNs.
Nartovat Trurenavcx Sociery aun Pouticarior Hoost,
58 Rxapr Sruter, Nuw Toux.
The call mentioned is as fo110w5:
rur woatns raupraarcx covcktss.
The celebration of the tour hundredth anniversary of the discovery of
America by a Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago, in 1893. under the
sanction and by invitation of the Governinent of the Onsted States, wilt bring
toxether a large number ot representatives ot many countries to participate
in the great historie commemoration. Besides the material exhibits of the
various nationalities, it is proposed that there shall be a series of Worlds
Congresses to commemorate also their achievements in science, literature,
education, jurisprudence, charity, philanthropy, religion, and in other depart-
ments AunalEr Moetdrd PoHunaa Axposrntov has been
officially authorized and organized to promote the holdins and success of such
Congresses.
In September, 1889. prior to the organiration of the Worlds Congress
Auxiliary, the Board of Managers of the National Temperance Society, hav-
ins had under consideration the subject of callins a Worlds Congress of
Temperance workers of all shades of opinion and ot all varieties of methods
opposed to strons drink and the drink traffic, that all might become more
familiar with the progress and needs of the work in all lands, adopted unani-
mously the tollowins resolution:
me.remie dendemer insetie voverelede
with this resolution, and in consultation and cooperation with the Wontos
Covourss Auxitianv, therefore calla Worlds Temperance Congress to meet