TEMPERANCE MEETING
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| Agreeably to previous public notice.


meeting of the friends Of Temperance WA


holden at the Lecture Room in the town O


Rodney, on THURSDAY evening, March 2sth


1889; which mee,ingwa opened with pray


er by Rev. j. T. Russell, and organized by


the appointment of Gustavus H. Wilcox
Chairman, and Thomas w. Garnett, Secre.
tary. :


The following Constitution was submitted


to the meeting:


The undersigned, desirous Of suppressine,
as far as may be. ssthe odious vice of drum
kenness," form ourselves into an association
tor that purpose: and for our better govern.
ment, do adopt the following Constitution !:


Article lst. This Society shall be called
"The Rodney Temperance Society.''


I'd The Officers of this Society shall
be President, two Vice Presidnts. a Sec.
retary, and Treasurer.


81. The members Of this Society, and
the subscribers to this Constitution. volun-
tar'iy pledge themselves, to abstain from
the habltual use Of ardent spirits, and to use
them, if at all, only in cases Of necessity.
and as medicines.


4th. Any person may become men,
ber OF his Society, by subscribing to this
Constitution; and any member may with
1raw from the same, by signifying to the
Secretary, his desire to Go so.


9th. Any member Of this Society. who
hall violate the Constitution thereof. NAV
'e expelled, by the vote Of majority Of the |
members present at any regular meeting.


9th The meetings Of this Society. shall
e held quarterly in Rodney, that is to cay,
n the FIRST Mondays of June, September,
December. and March, Of each year; and
pec'al meetings Of the Society, may at any
me called BY the President, or 10 his alb
ence, by eitherof the Vice Presidents.


7th. The duties Of the officers of this
ociety, shall b such as the titles of the;-
fices Indicate


0th' This Society, shall take such stems
extend : kaowlsdge, and encourage the
actice Of its principles, as shall from time |
time, be deemed xpedient-whetber bv | i
'blic addresses-the circulation of suitable
'oks and psmphlets, Of otherwise.
The foregoing drsff Of a Constitu,;on
wing been read. was, on motion Of Green
Martin, unanimously adopted.


At the suggestion Of the Rev. ]. r. Rms
4, number Of persons now came forward !, 4
q subscribed the Constitution, thereby -
coming members Of the Society. n
The Society then went into the elect;on =