The Portland daily press., 1878-01-30
GOOD TEMPLARs.
Convention of Cumberland District
Lodge.

Cumberland District Lodge of Good Tenn
plars met at Congess Hall yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock. The meeting was called to order
by Worthy District Templar Benjamin Kings.
bury, Jr.
After the reading of the records the Worthy
District Templar made his report, which was
accepted, from which are taken the following
items:
This Lodge was instituted November 18th,
1877, and the officers chosen were to hold Office
only until the present session. The growth of
the order in this county has been steady. Since
the semi-annual session of the Grand Lodge.
October 10th, 1877, IL new lodges have been
organized in this district, as follows:
Bryant, Knightville.
nsley, East Daering
Presumpscot Valley, Cumberland Mills
Gotham, Gorham.
Fidelity, North Gorham.
Pine Tree, North Windham.
e. G. Harrington, Sebago Lake.
Saco River, Steep Falls.
Perham, Stevens Plains.
Kiugsbury, Upper Gloucester.
Friendship, Windham Centre.
Selden Conner, Bridgton
OF these were instituted by Fl. NJ. BRYANT.
4 by A. j. Chase, and 1 by H. A. Shorey, ali
Jealous officers, who have done efficient work.
There are 81 lodges in the district, with mem
bership of 2700. This number ought to be,
and eau be doubled Juvenile temples are
important in the work. The work of lodges is
important. 1t is not 10 sentimentalize, or to
bask in the sunshine of social intercourse It
is to save thousands of wretched beings, other
wise going down to drunkards' graves, and
restore them to their wives and children. This
can only oe done by untiring effort. Every
lodge should look after the temperance interests
of its locality. Public meetings should be
frequent and regular, and secret com mittees be
t0 la drip Eor
in the place. Every reformed man should be
induced to become a Good Templar; every
vender of liquors brought to justice. The
lodges power should be felt as the chief factor
in the advancement and final triumph of tenn
perance.
There should be no rivalries, no attempts to
see which shall be greatest. Toe question at
issue is, which shall do the most good. FIRE.
quent intercourse between lodges will promote
good fellowship. A system of finance is
ths cause is marked by A new lodges ard 5000
members added to the rolls.
The Committee on Credentials reported 223
delegates present from % lodges
The following officers were elected and in
stalled into their respective positions by A. j.
Chase, G. W. c.:
D. T.-Benj. Kingsbury, Arcana Lodge.
ID. C-Ed. Nixon, Mission Lodge.
d. V. T.-Mrs. T. W. Burnham, Mystic
Lodge.
d. Secretary-Geo. 81. Aver, Arcana Lodge
D. Treasurer-P. D. B. Pride, Pine Tree
Lodge.
D. Chaplain--D. R. Dresser. Perham Lodge
ID. M.-Geo. r. Strout, Joshua Nse Lodge.
u. G.-Edgar Sawyer, Union Lodge.
D. Sent-H. B. Walton, Seaside Lodge
ID. Asst. S.-Lida j. Webb. Light of Home
Lodge.
D. D. M.-Alie Moody, Perbam Lodge.
P. D. T.-W f. Morrill,, Oak Lodge.
Jos. Craig of Mission Lodge was recon-
mended as District Deputy.
r. 81. Murphy of Arcana Lodge, G. D. w.
Shaw of E. G. Harrington Lodge, and DR.. G.
w. Foster of Oak Lodge, were elected repre-
sentatives TO the Grand Lodge
The following standing committees were ap-
pointed:
Spring and Starbird.
Committee on Credentials-Mess Hanson,
Googins and Norton.
Committee on Finance-Messrs. Ladd, Pal
mer and Batchelder.
Committee on State of the Order-Messrs.
Shorey, Briggs and Hussey.
The meeting was characterized by the great
sst harmony, and great deal of good work
dome
Refreshments were furnished to the repre-
from out of town, in Arcana Hall,
BY the three city lodges.
PUBLIC MEETING.
The Lodge closed its annual session by an
enthusiastic public meeting last evening. The
hall was filled by the members Of the Order
and their friends. The meeting was presided
over by the Hon. BENZ. Kiugsbury, District
Templar, who opened the meeting by short
address, and was followed by Messrs. j. W.
Toward of Waterville, Shaw of Sebago, La
Forest Howe of Oxford, r H. Murphy of
Portland, and Mason of North Windham.
The interest of the meeting was greatly
increased by having the short speeches inter-
spersed by the Perham Quartette and congre-
gational singing from Gospel hymns. Thus
closed one of the most harmonious sessions of
the Order ever held in this county.