The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-03
About a thousand dollars Of this was paid off

About a thousand dollars OF this was paid of
by Grand Treasurers present, so soon rs the
reading of the report was finished.
In the evening, public meeting was held in
the Mechanics Institute, but owing to heavy
shower of rain, the Hall was not more than
two thirds filed. The Grand Worthy Patri-
arch of G. W., Abisha Morse, of Smithville,
occupied the chair, and introducedlo the audi
ence the NJ. w. p, Mr.. Condict, the NJ. w.
Scribe, Mr.. Fckhardt, Mr.. Carleton, of Maine,
DIR. Bradford, of Kentucky, John Moffat, of
Ohio, and L. Carswell. of Oshaws, al of whom
cred an effective temperance address. Mr..
Carswell related some of his best anecdotes,
and applied them with so much force as to
make his speech of twenty minutes rs effect
i've as many We have heard an hour long,
Thursday forenoon, after transacting some
routine business, the members of the National
Division proceeded to nominate candidates for
the various offices of this branch of the Order
The delegation from Canada West made but
one nomination-that of A. Farwell, ESQ.,, for
Most Verify Patriarch. Three others were
nominated for the same ofice-one from Maine
one from New York. and one from Kentucky.
In the afternoon the election took place, oc-
cupying two or three hours, with the following
as the result of the last ballot in each case -
Most Worthy Patriarch-S. L. Carleton, of
Portland, Maine, q votes A. Farwell, of Osh-
ava, c. W., 20.
Most Worthy Associate. J. Bradford, NJ.
d., Augusta, KY, elected unanimously.
Most Worthy Scribe.-S. S. Hodges, of Bos-
ton, Mass Is votes; H. V. Horton, of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, 26.
Most Worthy Treasurer. = VIM. H. A.
Keans, of ST. John, N. b., 30 votes; Thomas
I. Sheffield, Brooklyn, N. Y, 10.
Most Worthy Chaplain.-Rev. W. d. Dis
brow, of Elyria, Ohio, AZ votes Rev. N. Gun
mic nfI
Most Worthy Conductor.-E. Carswell, of
Oshawa, c. W., 26 votes; P. d. Walter, Of
Lockport, N. Y, IL; and Isaac A. NATION,
of Waterbury, CT, 4.
Most Worthy Standardization T. Very,
of WooHsocket, II. l., duly elected.
We remarked that but one nomination from
Canada West was made. From the above, it
will be seen that that nomination was unsuc-
cessful, Feeling 1t was just that Canada should
be represented among the officers, a majority
of the members voted, after the Chaplain was
elected, to reopen the nominations for Most
Worthy Conductor, and this being done, Mr..
Carswells name was put in along with those
formerly nominated, and he was elected by
large majority. Elections in the National Di-
vision are interesting events, as they occur on
ly once in two years.
The next business proceeded with the choice
of place for the holding ofthe next session of
be-
vile, Tenn, New Orleans, La, Cleveland
Ohio, Rutland, VT, Montreal, G. f., and Hall
fax, N. s., were put in nomination, but during
the discussion several were withdrawn, and
finally resolution was passed with only six
dissentients, selecting Halifax, Nova Scotia. as
the locality in which the next session should
be held. So much for sober, intelligent. disin-
terested discussion-producing almost entire
unanimity, instead Of anarchy and dsaffection.
far tho aptff -
ness, the National Division adjourned until the
following morning at nine o'clock.
In the evening, another public meeting was
held in the hall of the Mechanics Institute
The chair was taken at s O'Clock, by s. l..
Carleton, the NJ. w. p. elect, shortly after
which the hall was filed to its limits by a most
intelligent audience, which, after prayer by the
Rev. VIM. Rowe. was addressed by Rev. w.
ID. Disbrow, of Ohio, Rev. L. w. jackson of
Maine, rios, P. Sheffield, of New York, j. J.
Bradford D., of Kentucky, Hon. s. l.. Til
ley. of Ne Brunsw lex, and A. Farwell and
Z. Carswel, Of Oshawa, c. w.
On Friday, the chief business was the reyis-
ion of the Constitution and Code of Laws of
the Order, which occupied the attention of
members until past midnight. A short session
on Saturday concluded this the eighteenth An
nual Session, and the second held in Canada.
There were fifty-four representatives of
thirteen different States and four of the British
Provinces. Many of them were exceedingly
fine specimens of humanity-selfsacrif
noble and pious. The Most Worthy Patriarch
elect--a Portland lawyers the best-looking
Yankee we have ever met The next officer
DIR. Bradford-is an aged six-foot Kentuck-
ian, tall enough, but gracefully built withal
Another remarkable man-who, though not
elected to fill the Most Worthy Captains chair,
would MI it more completely than his success
full rival does-is the Rev. N. Gunnison. the
''fat parson" of Halifax, N. S. Taken altogeth-
er, the members of the National Division are
Just such an intelligent, dignifed, active, whole
souled set of men as one might expect % find,
where as a general thing the best and most in
telligent Of the subordinate Divisions, scattered
all over each State and Province, are sent to
the Grand Divisions, and only the two chief
officers of those bodies are elected representa-
tives in the National Division.