GOOD TEMPLARS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 6 December 1927, Page 10

GOOD TEMPLARS

NELSON AND TAHUNA LODGE

At the weekly Session of the Lpyal ‘Nelsop Lodge, held on Saturday evening liiithe Rechabites Hall, presided over by Cgief Templar Sis. Miss K. Moyes, it was - decided to arrange a picpic to be hold ion Boxing Day, the place and other arrangements to bo decided at next session. Attention was drawn to the Grind Lodge-: chief- officers’ quarterly ISjterslin the now “Guide.” The week- ' lyiifive minutes epitome was given under tiib, caption of “Some Off-shoots of Teetofcalism.” , It was shown that Joseph Livesey, one of the seven famous teetotallers of Preston, "-and founder of tlio TOpdern .temperance movement, was also founder -of the first Mechanics’ InstituMpii. andi library-■>, in that town from w^ich 1 'sprang the agitation for free libraries fought for and‘won by -the teeI tbtal'M.P. Mr Bj-otherton, whose efforts chiefly, won The passing of the Free Libfaties Act in 1050. Free elementary

education which followed the passing of the'. Education'"Act - : in 1870 wast fought foni and wo’n by the teetotal Minister of plication, Mr XV. :E. .Forster. - Public . parks-and rccre'ation reserves were largely^the.odtcome.rbf''tfcie'efforts put. forth bykJames-.Silk-' Buckingham, M.P. for Sheffield, who fought in and out of Parliament for. taqtiicfjjal- arid other, public lsjies, tp have the right and authority toVsecure and own openrspaces for public;. health,,: f recreation •' and enjoyment, ■incursion; arid; tourist booking was the ? 1 ciitco&c of ia - teetotal gardener, Thomas Gbbk,] who> was the : *first .to organise a. A. KiijiyaJy-jkcuftion, . which, was run’ to a Tempcrance' demoristration, and ‘ from ! wh’ich has arisen' sysfem of iand tourist travelling. The •worrd-w’ide - sysfem .of co-operation, . ImpwnVasJ.the Rochdale system, was begiiirvby .a, few- teetotallers in the LanqasKite .town - ; of Rochdale, all indicating tdafci'fbr i: generations teetotallers have ; ,: 'the originators of great v' nioyements'for. the benefaction and -well- . . -’the people.' . j -vThe -epitome - was. well received and dSpussea, l as was also tha Licensing Bill ; nb^r;cbefqre l .Parliament. While re*, joicing-at the measure-as passed by the Htfoijeyof Representatives, regret, was expressed with the amendments made in thr measure by the Legislative Council, with which it was hoped the Lower I&uisa: would not agree. ' '• Tne'. programme for the evening was ■ questions and answers, which produced aVlarge>;:sjid-varied number of questions *: ’the Order, and to civic and affairs. . Many interesting answers } : ‘were' gjveriY" • . . : --■■■ , i’sqpetintendent of the Hope of TaliunfL Juvenile Temple reported on the (mpi* held in ' the- Boys’ Club 1 room ..on (the previous Wednesday evenving,; presided over by ;; Chief Templar . Sis;-' 1 Joan Mitchell. The ordinary rou- ( of . business was gone through, and jfciwas announced that next and followirtgl'sessioas, y-ould be held on Thursday qyenings in the same rooms. . . quarterly “Guides” were re* erned (and distributed, and attention : the superintendent to the offered .by the superintendent. f.\ Members were" urged, to enter, the competitjipn for same. Regret was expressed ' . thfttj' three of the members •' would bo " shgjrtly,', leaving A for: Hastings (in the North .(Wind).!: (The programme itehis eVevnirig included a surprise pac- ' kairthight hiid- the chief templar iqtro- (,; dobed-a ffiost enjoyable game entitled •• VJ..-:- ;;V ■