Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-24

SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS
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PORTLAND, May %. The Grand Lodge of Good
Templars met again this morning. The hour for
the election Of off GERS was fixed for o'clock this
evening.
Regular Committees we're appointed, the follow
ing being the chairmen:
On Appeals-J. II Orne, Massachusetts.
Mileage-B. +. Parker, Wisconsin.
State Order-J. n. Stearns. New York
Finance-Uriah Cobb, Illinois.
Consttution-Judge Black, Pennsylvania.
Special Committee on National Grand Lodges
Needham of Kentucky, Todd of Eng land, o RMS
ton of Canada.
Greetings were received from the Grand Lodge
Of North Carolina, and Subordinate Lodges of ST.
John, \. b., and suitable replies sent.
Fraternal Greeting was sent the Grand Lodge
Of the District Of Columbia, now in session.
A resolution for reducing the salaries of officers
was referred to the committee on finance.
discussion on the supplemental report Of Gre
dentials continued all the morning, terminating in
recognition Of dual Grand Lodges Of England, and
admission of delegates.
A re collation. was adopted thanking Chief Ten
par Hickman for his tfficient services during the
past term.
AT II 80 adjourned for dinner.
AT the afternoon session addtio comm ittees
were appointed, and the following are the chair
men:
On Memorials and Pettions-Sut,on of New
York.
On Juvenile Templcs-Joshua Nye Of Maine.
Resolutions were adopted in memoriam OF p. L.
W. G.. Low.
Mrs. NJ. B. O'Donnell Chief Superinte ndent Of
Juvenile Temples. reported that although she had
failed to get complete returns this portion of the
work had not refrigerated. The Juvenile Ten
pies Of the seeding Grand Lodges had gone Of
with them, by which the masses of Eng land, Scot
land and Wales lost, but as those are still 10y
al Grand Lodges in those Jurisdictions, so also
they have loyal Juvenile Temples. From South
Africa she has cheering news that twenty Temples
ale organized. In the Australian Colonies they
ale also quite successful. In the Dominion OF
Canada they hold their own well. California as
only just adopted the juvenile work. but will or
ganize Immediately, giving their people choice be-
tween Bands of Hope and Juvenile Temples. Wis
consin, Iowa and New York show the greatest ad-
vsncement. The District of Columbia has lust
commenced. North Carolina and East Virginia
have acknowledged the work failure. The en-
tire me mbershp VIII exceed two hundred thou
sand. Wisconsin. nine thousand is the largest.
Nominations were received for holding the next
session from Baltimore, South Bend, Indiana ;
London, England; Minneapolis, Atlanta, San
Francisco, Madison. Wis; Chester, Pa. Boston,
Toronto, Denver ote was cast but not count
ed at $780, when they adjourned until 80 this
evening.
Evening. The office Of the Il. W. G. Templar
is to be made honorary, with no salary paid for
services. The salary of the Secretary is to be
81 200 per annum. The Office of the Chief Super
| intendent of Juvenile Templars to be honorary.
| The following officers were elected,
| Grand Worthy Chief Templar-Theodore d
| Kanause Of Wisconsin.
Right Worthy Grand Coansellor-Rev. Stephen
Todd, Liverpool, England.
Right Worthy Grand Vice Templar-Mrs. A.
A. Brookbank.
Right Worthy Grand Secretary-W. S. VII.
Jams, Napanee Ont.
Right Worthy Grand Treasurer-R. r. Scott
St. Louis, Mo.
Chief Supt. Juvenile Templars-Mrs. NJ. b.
O'Donnell. Lowville, n. Y.
Col. Hickman rendered his resignation as
member of the executive (as Past Il. w. G. T.),
but the chair ruled it out of order.
The first ballot for the place of next meeting re-
suited in no choice, Toronto leading 1t was near.
ly midnight when the session adjourned.