Fraternal organizations
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Good Templar Song, undated
An undated temperance song titled “Good Templar Song” with lyrics written by Reverend C. Shaw. Sung to the melody of Henry Clay Work’s Civil War song “Marching Through Georgia.”
Independent Order of Good Templars Mexican Army dispensation letter, 1866
Letter attributed to Mary E. Elliott, 1876 August 3
A letter attributed to Mary E. Elliott. Dated August 3, 1876. In this letter, Elliot, the Grand Worthy Secretary for the Grand Lodge Massachusetts of the Independent Order of Good Templars, offers her support and praise to an unnamed female Temperance reformer whose relative suffered from alcoholism.
Membership certificate issued to Helen Peck by Temp Star Lodge, No. 146, 1867 December 13
A membership certificate issued by Temp Star Lodge, No. 146, of Hyde Park, Pennsylvania, to Helen Peck. Dated December 13, 1867. Imprint on bottom reads, "Lith. by A. Valendar [sic] Cleveland Ohio." Note: Vallendar may be the true spelling of the lithographer's name. Founded in Utica, New York, in 1851, the Independent Order of Good Templars is still in existence and has changed its name to the International Order of Good Templars.
Membership certificate issued to O. L. Larcomb by Canton Lodge, No. 498, 1878 February 10
A membership certificate issued by Canton Lodge, No. 498, of Canton, Pennsylvania, to O. L. Larcomb. Dated February 10, 1878. Imprint on bottom reads, "W. J. Morgan & Co Lith Cleveland Ohio." Founded in Utica, New York, in 1851, the Independent Order of Good Templars is still in existence and has changed its name to the International Order of Good Templars.