The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-01-30
Correspondence of the Press.
Grand Division Sons of Temperance.

| Tuesday morning last, at the hall of Crystal
Lake Division in this town. Grand Worthy
Patriarch, B. F. Thorndike of Portland, pre-
sides over the deliberations of the body. The
attendance is unusually large, and from all
quarters of the State. Portland, Bath Angus
ia, Bangor, Hallowell, Watervlle, Kendall's
Mills, Richmond, Lewiston, Sheepscot Bridge,
Newcastle, Gardiner, Skowhegan, Dresden,
Newport, Detroit, Newburgh, Harmony, West
port, Sidney, Roekland, West Hampden, China,
Durham, st. Adams, Brunswick, and North
Anson,were represented on the floor, at the
opening of the session. All of the grand off
GERS were present except three.
Several members were introduced and in
itiated, after which the standing committees
were announced.
Committee on Endnce.-Boothbay of Wa
terville Estes of Skowhegan, Sawyer of Hamp-
den.
Committee on Appedls.-Coffin of Sidney,
Day of Portland, Whittier of Bangor.
Committee on Reports.-Thompson of
Sheepscot Bridge, vose of Rockland, Hewey
of Bath.
ihS oiohN ''citu1 suphiittcb ms iV-
port which was followed by the Grand Scribe's.
From these it appears that the order OF the
Sons of Temperance has gained in member
ship and finance during the past quarter, al
though it has decreased in average attend
ance.
There are about three thousand members of
the order in the army, and its whole force in
the State numbers about fifteen Thousand, sons
and daughters.
The petitions relative to the explanatory,
ale section, and intended for the consideration
of the Legislature, have been in active circu-
lation, and are now before the Division. When
all are in, the committee, backed up by their
thousands, will proceed to Augusta, and seek
the prayed for law. Rev. ID. d. Randall of
Skowhegan, Elihu Jones of China, and John
S. Kimball of Bangor, constitute the commit
tee to whom is delegated this business.
Some private business was transacted of no
public interest.
On Tuesday evening, at the Methodist
church, public temperance meeting was held
and Messrs. Thompson of Sheepscot Bridge,
Hewey of Bath, Rowell of Hallowell, Coffin of
Sidney, Kimball, Whittier and Robinson of
Bangor, and Randall ofSkowhegan, addressed
the public. We wish you could have heard
Kmball's remarks on and ideas of the Port
land Advertiser. They were not intended to
increase its subscription lists, we assure you.
Jan. 10Th 1863
The Grand Division continued its session
through Wednesday. On the opening of the
forenoon meeting, the Committee to whom
was referred so much of the G. w. P's report,
as relates to the Maine Temperance Journal,
offered resolution commendatory of that pa
per and urging its claim upon the order and
the temperance community. Accepted
A Mr.. Jones S. w. of Lewiston, reported on
the county agency system that the G. w. p.
whose business shall be to go about reviying
old and forming new divisions. Accepted.
The finance committee reported attendance
to thefr duties, and approval of the bond of the
Grand Treasurer and that they had found his
books correct. The afternoon of Wednesday
was wholly occupied in hearing reports from
all the subordinate divisions, represented on
the floor. At about half past five o'clock the
Grand Division adjourned to meetin Portland,
in April next. Wednesday evening Sociable
was held and opportunities were offered for
strangers from abroad to become acquainted
with the members of the Skowhegan branch.
The session has been very agreeable one
The amount of business has not been press
ing, and so well have the delegates from
abroad been welcomed by this community
that they seem 10th to leave. The usual
courtesies have been shown by the railroads,
and "mine host" Turner opens his houses to
receive the visitors. big Moses" has been
everywhere around, and that ''porringer," as
famed as the learned pig, has been bountifully
OVERLOOKING We can safely say that owing
to the exertions of this gentleman and Rev.
ID. b. Randall, hrs the happy gathering been
satisfied. The customary votes of thanks
were passed by the Grand Division, expressive
of their appreciation of such hospitality.
Yours, &C., MAcHIGoNNE.