The Portland daily press., 1881-02-11
I. o. OF G. T.
Quarterly Session of Cumberland County
District Lodge.

The quarterly session of Cumberland County
District Lodge of Good Templars was held
with Mission Lodge in this city yesterday, and
Notwithstanding the inclemency of the wealth
er large delegations from all portions of the
county were present.
At the morning session the District Templar,
R. H. Murphy, made his report, which repre-
sented the lodges of the district to be in a
fourishing condition and all working in bar
mony with each other. The reports of the
delegates present showed that the lodges had
increased in numbers and were in every way
prospering.
At the afternoon session the following officers
were elected and installed:
D. T.-Seth Seaman, of Scarboro.
D. C.-E. 81. Starbird, of Gray.
d. V. T.-Mrs Eta Witham, of Deering.
D. SD. R. Dresser, of Woodford's.
d. Chap.-kev. A. III. Hanscom, of Cape
Elizabeth.
D. T.-G. II. Boothby, of Scarboro.
d. M.--Wm. Stallard of Woodford's.
D. D. M Mrs Martha Young, of Gray.
D. l. G-Sarah Graham, of Portland.
d. o. GA. III. Andrews, Duck Pond.
f. G. Rich was recommended for the ap.
pointment of District Deputy, and the follow.
ing gentlemen were elected representatives
and alternates to the Grand Lodge:
Delegates-Joseph Craig, Charles Foster and
Rev. A. II. Hanscom.
Alternates-Seth Scamman, VIM. Merrill
and II. P. White.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following which were adopted. The first and
second created considerable discussion from
some Of the leading temperance men present,
as large number wished to keep the order
entirely out of politics and place it where it al
originally intended, a fraternal home for those
who wished to reform and not an aid to poll
ticians. The discussion proved that although
they do not wish the prohibitory law repealed
a large portion of the real temperance men
in the order are not in favor of having it used
as a political weapon as it has been in the past
The following are the resolutions:
| Resolved, That any attempt to render the
law to suppress the use of alcoholic drinks less
| effective is most emphatically against the
peace, prosperity and welfare of the commun
| ity.
Resolved, That the movement now in prog.
ress at Augusta to enact a local option law we
regard as wrong in principle, and the argu
| ment and statements made in aid of it, art
| without foundation in fact and practice, ant
should be resisted by every friend of temper
ance and good order
Resolved That we earnestly hope that the
| Cumberland District will cordially unite with
the General Superintendent of Juvenile Tenn
pies in her efforts to advance the Temple work
| in this vicinity.
Resolved, That committee of three be ap
pointed to visit York County Convention O.
| Good Templars, soon to be holden, and to pre-
sent the fraternal greetings of this lodge ant
the subordinate lodges composing it.
| RasOlvad That the thanks of the lodoa bt
extended to the retiring officers Of this Distric
Lodge for the faithful and Jealous manner in
which they have discharged their duties dur
ing the past year.
Resolved, That we extend to Mission Lodg
our thanks for the use of their hall, and ais
the generous repast to which also visiting mem
bers were treated.
The remainder of the session was occupied
by the appointment of committees, etc.
Miss Nellie Nye, of Fairfield, State Super
intendent of Juvenile Temples, was presen
and presented her claims in their behalf
The next session will be held with Seasid
Lodge, Ferry Village.