The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-02-23
Waldo District Lodge OF Good TempIars.

| The annual session of Waldo District Lodge of
/ Good Templars was held at Thornlikc Station
with Saywarl Lodge last Saturday, and proved a
very successful session. There were over $50
members in attendance, and the cosy little hall of
| Sayward Lodge was oycrfowed much as to
make waiting for initiation tiresome for the visit
ors. This will he entirely obviated at the next
session with Penobscot Lodge at stockton, which
meets in the spacious Dcnslow hall where there
will he room and to spare.
The session opened in Dist. Lodge degree and
initiated 40 delegates into the degree. The prnci-
pal officers officiating were: NJ. J. Dow, ID. T.; G.
E. Bryant, Gem; Mrs. f. f. Cain, S. j. T.; Geo.
F. Files, Sec; q. S. Small, Treas; Annie Billings,
V. L.; J. II. Cook, Chap; DR.. }. W. Mitchell, NJ.
Geo f. Bracket, r. DIT.
After initiation opened IN Sub. degree, adournC d
for picnic dinner, and on reasscmbing in the
afternoon reports of officers received and the
roll of Lodges called for the District. There are
26 Lodges and two Juvenile Temples in the county,
all of which were reported, and the total member
ship in the District is about 1900 Eleven Lodges
were represented by delegates and reported as
| follows: Geo. +. Bracket Lodge of jackson, by
j. H. Mckinley; Belfast Lodge by Geo. +. White
Penobscot of Stockton by Bro Small; Valley of
Monroe by W. n. Robertson; Hillside of Unity by
c. Il. Jones; Half Moon of Knox by n N. Pierce
Sayward of ThorEdike by Mrs. j. ii. Sayward
Freedom by E. II. Banton; Bethel of f. Thorn
dixie by A. b. Roberts; Haven of Troy by A. j.
Chase; Shaw of Brooks, NJ. J. Dow.
! The general status of the Lodges in the county
is as follows: Twenty are strong and iiourishing
three are SMALL and three others virtually dead
and need attention at once which will be given by
/ fa ST Two I n,i,rn INT bo
district is Geo. Pratt Of Winterport with l44 men,
bcrs, Valley of Monroe comes next with rs men,
bcrs, Haven of Troy with III, and Freedom with
lO2. Freedom is the oldest Lodge in the county as
it will attain its majority next autumn.
The following were duly elected and installed
officers for the current year: Joseph IL. sayward,
Dist. Templar, Thorndike; J. II. Ames, d. Coun-
cillor, Stockton Alice Bicknell, d. Vice Tcmpiar,
Belfast; Geo. f. Files d. Sec +. Thorndikc; W.
y. Robertson, d. Treas, Monroe; G. r. Jones,
Chaplain, Unity; Annie J. Billings d. Sup. j. T.,
Freedom; c. A. Smell, Marshal, Stockton; Fred
Harding, Guard, Troy; Geo Z. White, Sentinel,
Belfast; Mrs. e. L. Files Asst. Sec; Mary Jones,
| Dep. NJ, Unity
John W. Mitchell was again recommended for
District Deputy. and the following elected dele
gates to Grand Lodge: Reps.-J. W. Mitchell,
Geo. L. White. NJ. I. Dodge Troy. Alts.-Rcv.
Bro. Baldwin and F. l.. Trundy, Wntcrport, &. ).
Small, Thorndikc.
Mrs L. f. Cain, G. Supt. of Juvenile Temples,
was present and in an earnest aud forcible man
Ter presented the claims, advantages and neces-
sity for temperance work among the children In
dcations favorable for the organizing of seven
| Temples i'll the district, and the ID. l.. voted to
place funds at the disposal of the Dist. 5. j. T. and
Council toward that end.
| The financial condition of the ID. l.. is good, the
treasurer reporting quite balance Oh hand accr,,-
ing from the initiation fees to the new ID. l.. de
gree, which is to be used by the council TO help on
the work Of the order in the county
| 1t was voted to hold the next regular quarterly
session at stockton in May with Pcnohscot Lodge.
1t is not unlikely a special session may be held
meantime with lnyictus Lodge of Searsmont in
April if desired. A vote of thanks was extended
to the local lodge for Inequalities, and the eXen-
pliicaton of the new unwrittcn work of the order
by the G. c. Templar closed a very interesting
and satisfactory session.