| Show a t 0 barkson garrison lodge 1 0 of G T I 1 1 1 1 calp go F feb eh fth 1 at et editor aitor edette sir A Garfi garrison soll lod LO 14 e no 65 L 0 ot of G T has become one of tb tf fixed institutions of camp don douglas las it may not bo be amiss to give a brief history of its rise an and pi pl ogress progress the charter for tho the of garrison lodge independent order nf good Temp lars was granted by the granac gran lodge of california on the ath day of JQ 1862 although kilthou great opposition w as Ig igar br brou t to bear against the gr granting inting of a charter to t 4 body of soldiers soldier who were liable to bo be callo call here toda today to da day V and there tomorrow to morrow yet by the tint untiring iring 0 energy acry 0 of f i a few soldiers of the a infantry G C V and some flionis of theirs and anil the cause of temperance a charter was vaa at last obtained and a small body of belonging to the ad infantry went to work ta in good earnest fighting against king alcohol and his army determined to conquer or die and long bravely and nobly have they faced face a tho the demon foe and jiow now victory is theirs for who shall say that they have not NJ 0 a victory when the first payday pay day of the troops troop sat at this post is compared with those choso that have follow cd the influence exerted by member of tho the lodge upon their fellow soldiers has hag brou brought bt many to sod see their folly and they are now go good od soldiers and trustworthy men IVO fa are arc not w weary ea ry of well doin doing faith hope and chanty charity is our motto motto and so ion long t as there is is on one of our fellow soldiers to reclaim ne ie will work to stand him erect and make him a man our lodge has enjoyed a gloat many aliv pilvi leges hin adly granted by the officers who have successively commanded the post for which the members thereof are under the gr greatest calest of obligations tho the follo following wim ale aie the officers installed for this quarter P W C T samuel E I 1 W becher IV C T P B denny 5 W V T chaales IV W ileath heath W 8 J B strong ly W T J W W F S J 11 chebny WM J IV ivin aia gate IV 1 I G J C Fiti fitzgerald gerald IV V 0 G win IV white WC W L reeves 7 IV W 1 L il II S L cowguill W L hi S Q GD D marsh harsh W D M 11 II knepper Knepp cr I 1 m wo we have members in good st standing an ding ly by last report R of the W F S of whom were initiated during last qu liter ti ter our lodge is is composed of members belon belonging in to the ad infantry and ad cavalry G C V and tle tie nevada territory volunteers tho the finances I 1 of our clodgo are in a healthy condition for wo we ire arc clear of debt and have in our tre gury sago 21 fearing thit my communication is now too Iong lengthy thy I 1 will close yours with respect GOOD TEH TEMPLAR PLArl |
