Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1884 — THE STAR TEMPERANCE UNION. [ARTICLE]

THE STAR TEMPERANCE UNION.

The Womens’ Temperance Union met at the Opera Hons last Sunday, at Si p. m., and called for ei reorganization, which is to be known as the “Star Temperance Union, of Rensselaer.” The object of the organization shall be to discourage drinking in ail its forms, and membership for the same to be solicited from all who will sign the following pledge: “I hereby promise, God helping me, to-abstain from ail distilled, fermented and malt liquors, as a beverage, to employ all proper means to discourage the use of, and the traffic in, the same, and to labor for the promotion of temperance” Forty-t wo persons gave their names to the pledge. The society elected the following officers and committees to s ;rve one quarter: President, Rev. T. C. Webster; Cor. Secretary, Rosa! Eaker; Rec. Secretary, H. J. Dextei; Treasurer, Mrs. F. J. Sears. mittees:-Executive-Miss Alice Irwin Mrs. Lillie Hyland, Mrs. M. J. Honan. Com. on Exercises—Miss A. W. Osborne, Mrs. A. Purcupile. M rs. T, L. Jones. The CommHtee appointed the following Teachers—Messrs J. H. Willey, A Thompson, B. F. Ferguson, F. J. Seats, and R. P. Benjamin: Mrs. R. S. I)Wiggins, Mrs. F. J. Sears, Mrs. Cal. Porter, -Misses Alice Irwin, May Miller, and Madge Osborne. T. C. WEBSTER, Pres’t. 11. J. Dexter, Sec’y.

The Committee on Exercise and Literature met on Mon day afternoon and decided to send for Temperance Lessons leaves and Teacher’s Manual, also samples of Singing Books. At the Sunday afternoon meeting there were 42 adults signed the pledge that formed the society, and 34 children joined the Band of Hope. Every one is invited to join the society, whether they wish to sign the pledge or not. An interesting question drawer will be opened before the close of each meeting to be answered by some one appoint ed each week. March 3d, in the U. S. Su preme Court, at Washington, m the long pending legal ten der case of Juillard vs. Greenman, the court held that the legal tender act of March 31, 1878, is valid and constitution al, and that treasury notes reissued under it are a good and legal tender in the payment of all debts. ■"’! 1 *" 1 +• Gen. Boynton was on the stand. Saturday, in the KeiferJ Boynton* investigation. He denied holding the conversation detailed by the ex-speaker ;in hi 3 testimony and charged Ketfer and his clerk with rank 1 perjury in their statements.