Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-07-24
THE oRpER OF econ rrH,I...
The only remperanee o,..,.,
kloarishing In the Ssase.

us undeniable. As one looks the prnnnd
carefully over, that the cause of temperance
IN Maine has suffered a decadence within the
iaat I'VE years. There has been a Asgu;no
IN the zeal of the temperance ~orts,s in
many quarters, and the people generally have
| become apathetic in this direction. The re-
FORM ciuos and several other temperance So
cieties which fourished for a while are On
the wane- Yet as we view this gloomy nros.
pectw hnd one temperance organization
In the State which is holding its own. and
even making Roadway at the present time.
ms Is the Order of Good Templar.. Maine
to day is the second Grand Lodge Jurisdiction
IN the United States, it being second ONLY to
that OF the great State of New York. and is
the third in the world As all are
aware the summer months are the most
dlfncult ones in the year to maintain an or.
ganization Of this kind Notw ittstandiro
this the Order is holding its own. which ia
very satisfactory to its frinds Furthermore
new aecessions have been made to the list of
lodges within short period Within two
weeks State Deputy J. H. Hamilton of Mat
tawamkeag, has organized i've new lodges in
AroOstook and Penobscot counties. G. W
Z. L. Jersey has also been at work and has
recently put in two new lodges one at Nor
way and the other at North Fryeburg. The
one at Norway starts under the most favora
Bile auspices, it already having 20 members
pledged, among them being many of the
leading citizens of that town
MI Iorsey as soon the weather will
permit, will devote all his time to the work.
which will consist of visiting lodges, organic
ing lodges, lecture work, and attending dis
trict lodges IN every county in the State.
Several hrst-class organizers will also be put
in the field, and with the Present favorable
outlook it is hoped and expected that the Order
IN the State VIII make large gain in mem
ber-hip.
The G. W. c. T. is supported and aided nv
most efficient corps of State DEPUTIES. who
have been appointed since the last meeting of
the Grand Lodge. Among them are the fol-
lowing in each county: INSTRUMENTATION.
Nelson Dingley, Jr., Lewiston and Jordan
Rand, Lisbon; AroOstOok-Rev. G. NJ Park.
Pressure Isle; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ii. A.
Shorey. Bridgeport, and Benz. Kingsbury.
Portland; Franklin-Rev. c.. w. Foster.
Phillips; Hancock-Rev. J. Fl. Taylor, South
Sedgwick; kennebec-Mrs. II. NJ. c. Estes.
Waterville, Mrs. l. A. Hodgton. Waterville,
J. X. OsgoOd, Gardiner; Lncon-J. Z.
Hatch, BoOthbay; Oxford-Mrs. Mary Howe. |
Norway, Ex-Governor Perham, Paris
Penobscot-M. G. Prentiss, Brewer, Mrs. |
NJ. c Crossman, Bangor; Piscataquis-
c. c. Lee, Foxcroft; Sagadahoc, Alden Ba-
ker. Richmond; Somerset, Miss Nellie b. |
Nye, Fairfield, Col G. c. Farwell. Pittsfield |
Washington, IL. K. Taylor, East Machias
Waldo, NJ. j. Dow, Brooks; York, +. c. |
Eaton, kittery. At the temperance camp |
meeting that will be held at MaranacOok. the |
Order will be represented by G. w. C. r. |
Torsey and Ex-Governor Dingley. On Sat |
urday there will he a meeting of the Grand |
Council, the members of which are G. w. c. |
+. Torsey; G. w. Councillor, Rev. II. c. |
Munson of So. Berwick. G. W. V. T. Miss |
Ella II. Mason of Biddeford; q. w. S. Geo |
+. Bracket, Belfast: q. W. T. VI. j. Dow |
Brooks. After the general business is dis |
posed of the matter of prosecuting the work |
in the State will be considered, and no doubt |
it will be decided to inaugurate an aggressive |
the coming season. The |
utmost harmony prevails between the |
lodges throughout the |
State and they are pulling together for one |
common object, the advancement of the tenn
perance cause.