MAY Is, l645.
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According to adjournment, the Convention.
met, and was ca led to order at A 4o'cl' OK. Th''
minutes OF last meeting were read. Rev Y
WARD offered prayer Delegates were IN al.
tendance from the fol ewing Societies no, rep
resented at the first meeting:


Sens Of Temperance, Equal Division, No. D.
Anacostia Bpns fetal Totai Abstinence Ien'-
perance Socie'y. NAVY Yard.


Mr.. GEO SAVAGE, from the committee ap.
pointed tor the purpose, submitted for the con
sideration Of the Convention, constitution Tor
the government Of the Union, and, after several
amendments were made thereto, it WAS adopted
The Convention then proceeded to the elec.
ton Of officers. The following gentlemen were
elected for one year, viz:


Rev. u. WARD, President.


w. FowLE, jr. Of Alexandra, lst Vice Pres
w. H EpEs, of Georgetown, I'd do
Tbs. BLAeDRN, Navy Yard, Sd do


Edw OWEN Washington, 4th do


JOHN SExsMITH, Secretary.


ISAAC BEERS, Treasurer.


EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.


Washington-John C Harkness, chairman,
Geo Savage, ). Holmes, VIM. Lloyd, DR.. w alch,
and James A. TAFT


GeorgetoDn-W. Lang, Jos. Libby, and Jsn-
kins Thomas.


Alerondria-Thom N. Davy, Rev. Mr.,
Klngsford, and Robt Jameson.


The election Of officers having been ccm.
pleted. the Rev. u. WARD offered the following
resolutions, and they were unanimously adopted: