The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-24
GOOD TEmPLARs.
Annual Session of the Right Worthy
Grand Lodge.
SECOND DAY-FoRENooN.

SECOND DAY-FORENooN.
The Lodge opened in the usual form by the
r. W. G. c., Theo. Kanouse.
The following newly arrived delegates were
reported
Oregon-William Harmon, J. E. Mayors.
New Hampshre-WiisP 2. Odel
Wisconsin Rufus B. Smith.
j. a. Batchelder of Vermont an alte rnate
seated in the absence of the regular delegate,
resigned his position as delegate.
The chairman announced the following
standing committees:
Appeals-Messrs J. H. Orne of Massachus-
etts, j. O'Donnell of New York, Hansel of
Georgia, Mechem of Kansas, and Sister Mills
of Kentucky
Special on R. W. G. Lodges-Messrs. Tim
Needham of Kentucky, Todd of England and
John Ormiston of Canada.
Mileage--Messrs B. f. Parker of Wisconsin.
Perkins of Maryland. W. f. Cutten of Nova
Scotia, o. G. Burrows of Rhode Island, Sister
Peck of Connecticut.
State of the Order-Messrs John W. Stearns
of New York, Taylor of Virginia. Rose of Que
bec Webb of California, Sister Pope of Michi-
gan.
Finance-Messrs. Urah Copp of Illinois, De
Graw of New jersey, Howshurst of Virginia,
Ellis of Missouri, Sister jackson of Pennsyl-
vapia.
observation-disclosures Hon. Jas. Black of
Pennsylvania, Fl. a. Shorey of Maine, De Ford
of Maryland, Russell of Michigan, Sister Fair
child of Missouri.
Voted, That the hour of O'Clock p m be as
signed for the election of officers.
The question of admitting the delegates from
England, after long and animated discussion,
was decided affirmatively. The principal ques
ton on their admission was the legality of the
institution of their Grand Lodge.
A telegram from Louis Wagner M. w. Pa
triarch of the Sons of Temperance, dated at
Philadelphia, May 22d, was received by r. W.
Grand Templar Hickman, and read as fol-
lows:
Fraternal greetings to my brothers and sis
tiers of the Il. W. Grand Lodge, and regret at
my absence. trust you will have pleasant
and harmonious meeting.
Another despatch was read from w. Cam
eron, w. G. T., st. John, New Brunswick,
saying:
The International Lodge, in session, sends
greetings to the emenatng source, and .prays
that fidelity, moderation and wisdom may
reign throughout your meeting.
A third telegram was received from Thomas
w. Berry, Grand Worthy Secretary of South
Carolina:
Good bless you in your labor Of love- May
Wiouoh uOucIdbiUu anu pfUbueIly iOf6 ~ N6Iu
your actions.
AFTERNOON.
Mrs. M. B. O'DonHell of New York, Chief
Superintendent of the Juvenile Templars, sub
mitted her annual report, from which we gath
er the following facts: Total membership at
the present time upwards of 100000. Total as
sets of this department $95S.74. Disbursements
$1,344.63.
The following gentlemen were reported
committee on the Temperance Press: Messrs.
Hutchinson of Maine, Jas. Black of Penpsyl-
vania and f. G. Rich of Maine.
Voted, To proceed to the location of the next
annual session of this r. W. G. Lodge.
The result Of the first ballot on location of
the next session was not decisive-Tororto re-
ceived the most votes
EVENING.
DR.. OIonhyatekha read an editorial article
from the Evening Advertiser, which he sharp
~ criticised as tissue of malignant misrepre-
sentation, and emphatically denied all the
main points made in said article, especially
that as to his having any bill against the r.
w. G. L., and to the personal antagonism be-
tween Col. Hickman and himself.
The Finance Committee made partial re-
port recommending that the Office of r. W.
G, Templar be made honorary, and no appro-
priation for salary be made. Adopted.
The salary of the r. w. G.. Secretary was
fixed at $1,000 per annum, and that the office Of
Chief Superintendent of the Juvenile Templa1s
be an honorary one.
The hour having arrived which was assigned
for the n1ection of offinars Nominations uoro
made Hon. Sidney Perham Of Maine was
nominated, but declined the nomination. The
result of the ballot was as follows: