The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-05-13
GOOD TEMPLARs.
Quarterly Session Of Cumberland Dis
trict Lodge.

The quarterly session of Cumberland District
Lodge of Good Templars was held with Seaside
Lodge at Ferry Village, yesterday. The pleas
ant weather and the unequaled facilities Sea-
side Lodge offers for such meetings made the
session an unusually interesting one, and there
was very large attendance.
The following were the officers present and
those appointed to fill vacancies:
D. T.-Seth Scammon, Scarboro.
d. &c. III. Starbird, Gray.
ID. V. T.-Etta Witham, Deering.
D. Seed. r. Dresser, Woodford's.
u. Geo. II. Boothby, Scarboro.
ID. M.-Wm., Stallard, Portland.
u. ID. M.-Mary Silverdore, Ferry Village.
ID. l. G.-Sarah Graham, Portland.
ID. @. GA. H. Andrews, Duck Pond.
T. ID. T.-R. HI. Murphy Portland.
AT the morning session the District Treas
urer and District Templar made their quarter
ly reports, which were referred to committees
appointed to examine them.
The report of the District Templar showed
that there was slight reaction in the temper
ance cause at the present time owing to the eff
forts made by the enemies of temperance
against the order. Iu some cases the cider
question had operated injuriously as there were
differences of opinion as to the best way to
manage it, but he thought these differences
were fast disappearing, yet with all these OBJ
stacles he thought there was abundant cause to
rejoice, and especially that the persistent eff
forts OF the enemy to break down the prohibit
tory law and adopt local option law were so
completely foiled. He reported that most of
the lodges had been able to maintain their for
mer prosperity, and with but two exceptions
were holding their usual meetings with sue
cess. He urged the lodges to be united in
order to more effectually work against the enc
mics of the cause
The reports of delegates as to the condition
the lodges are in about the same condition as
at the last session. There are two lodges
which are in very low state, but the remain
der are prospecting as usual Seaside Lodge is
considered to be in the most prosperous condi-
ton of any in the district and probably in the
state. 1t has by far the largest average atten-
dance, most interested members, land is in better
condition financially than any other lodge in
the district, and is deserving of the many COM
pllmentary speeches that were made ineregard
to it at this meeting.
AT the afternoon session various committees
made their reports, which were accepted.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following which were adopted
ResolUed,, That less pickering about methods
and more earnest work for the cause we have
on hand is the demand of the hour.
ReSol0ed, That we as Good Templars laber
more earnestly in our respective localities to
advance the interests of the temperance cause
Resolocd, That the lighter drinks, and par
ticularly cider, are doing more to retald the
progress OF temperance than all other intox-
cants combined.
ResOloed, That we tender to Seaside Lodge
our thanks for SO cordially entertaining us on
this occasion.
A resolution in regard to changing the con-
stitution was also passed.
A question box was then opened and two
hours were spent in discussing disputed points
that had come up in the lodge during the past
quarter. 1t was deemed unadvsable to hold
an evening session at the close of the discus
sions and the Lodge adjourned.
The next session will be held with Orient
Lodge, Saccarappa.