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quently it moved to a hall in Washington street, known 

 as AVashington Hall. While here, the hall was kept 

 open daily for the use of its members ; weekly evening 

 meetings were held and hundreds came forward and 

 signed the pledge. It continued in a vigorous existence 

 for three or four years, when the interest began to abate, 

 and in 1847 it may be said to have died out. 



In connection with this organization was the Martha 

 Washington Society, which held its meetings Wednesday 

 afternoons of each week, m the hall of the W. T. A. 

 Society ; but this organization did not exist so long as 

 the other society. 



In the latter part of the year 1843, there was organized 

 a society known as the Young Men's Temperance Society. 

 This was upon the same general principles as the Wash- 

 ingtonian Society. Their meetings were held in the 

 lower hall, in Mechanic Hall building, but subsequently 

 they removed to rooms in the Bowker building. This 

 society continued about one or two years. 



Growing out of the Washingtonian movement, from a 

 desire for some more permanent organization, were 

 brouijht into existence those oro^anizations known as 

 secret temperance societies. 



The Order of the Sons of Temperance was organized 

 in the city of New York, Sept. 16th, 1842. On the 23d 

 of February, 1844, Henfield Division, No. 2, of this city, 

 was instituted ; and it is the only institution of so long 

 standing, which has withstood the vicissitudes of the day. 

 As a temperance organization, it always has been an ener- 

 getic, working association. Salem Division was an off- 

 shoot from Henfield, and was organized in 1846, and con- 

 tinued about two years. Young Men's Division was 

 organized in 1859. This division surrendered its charter 

 in 1865. 



