The Portland daily press., 1888-10-25

You can see By the above report that our
Grand Division has madea grand advance
ment towards carrying our order to the po-
sition 1t should hold In our State for useful
ness and work IN the cause of temperance.
One year ago at our annual session we had
ii divisions in good standing, with a mem
bership of only 100. while now am happy to
report we have % good divisions, the most of
ones thoroughly interested in the
cause with members earnestly
at work for the building up of our order, and
with total membership of 1897.
You therefore see that We have doubled
our number Of divisions. making a gain of
II during the past year and very largely in
creased our membership.
The Grand Division has been very FORUM
ate during the past six months In having a
brother who is thoroughly interested in our
order who has done large amount of good
WORK Tor us, having organized six good live
Daley, d. G. W. r. Of Pine Tree Division.
No. l, Of Windham. The following is the
name, number and location of divisions or.
ganized by Mr.. E. III. Dolley;
Lake. Division, No. 10, Raymond, organized
klm, No. Is, Duck Pond, westbrook, organized
Mystic, No. IS, West Gray. organized June
AZ, Atlantic, No. IS. Dry Mills, Gray, organized
:, Central Park, No. 49, North Yarmouth, organ
Cumberland, No. 20. West Cumberland, organ
lied August 18th.
Also through the exertions of Mr.. Dolley
there has been one section of the Cadets Of
Temperance organized in connection with
Pine Tree Division of Windham, being
called Windham Section, Cadets Of Temper
perance, No. l. am also happy to report that
through the exertions of Mr.. Prescott Law
renee, Star IN the East Division, No. p. was
was organized by Rev. G. N. Campbell, G.
". T. OF New Brunswick, assisted by some
Stephen.
Star in the East started with some fifty
cnarter members, and have steadily increas-
standing.
Most Of the divisions have made an in
crease in membership during the past six
months, and only three or four have lost
slightly during the term. The gain in men,
Division to thirteen in Long Island Diyi-
sion.
During the past three months Mystic Diyi-
sion has made the largest gain of any in the
state, having initiated o.
h0nors as the banner division of the State.
they reporting l54 members in good standing,
when proves that the members are all thor
oughiy interested in the work.
Old Pembroke Division, No. 50, comes next
with l1S in good standing.
The other divisions that have over 70 in
good standing are Eastern Star, "a; Soldiers,
"a Portland, 80; Fraturnus, 70; Star in the
East, II. In fact all the divisions show good
and true work for our order.
During the past term had the pleasure of
meeting with Cumberland District Division,
which held its August session with Long
Island division. They had very interest
ing ana prohtablesessi0n with representative
present from nearly every division in the
county. think that the success of this dis
tIict DIVISION is largely due to Mr. w. I'll.
Phillips, Dist. w. p, and also MT. ii. 81.
Meicher, Dist. Sect, whose untiring effort
70 keep up an interest is apparently Crowned
with success.
1 am panied to announce the death of Rev.
Charles Diplock. of Augusta, p. w. P. of
that division and an old member of this
grand division, His death occurred last
August.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
The Grand Treasurer, H. K. Morrill, re-
ported as follows:
Balance on hand April 81 'S8 s25e AZ
~ transferred from Propagation Committee 25.OO
oash oi the Grand Scribe.. 1871
81 s.e4
Balance on hand $500 "a
Most Worthy Patriarch Temple was called
upon, and addressed the Division, and in
we'll chosen words explained the principles
Oh the order. He gave the members some
good advice, and threw out several sugges-
tions which he Thought would be the means
OF bringing the order to the front once more.
The propagation committee made report
OF their doings for the past six months, and
proposed to keep Edward II. Dolley of Wind
nam Centre, In the field and hoped to receive
cheering results from his labors.
Ihese officers were then elected
, Grand Worthy Patriarch-Fred Stevens, of
Mills.
Grand Worthy Associate-Mrs. Nellie Stevens.
IL Cumberland Mills
Grand Scribe-Mrs. Annie L. Hayes of Chelsea.
GranG Ireasurer-H X. Morrill,, of Gardner
and. "a w
Grand Conductor-Ca Carleton, Of Portland.
Grand sentinel-J. Z. Meader. of Togus
The installation of officers and other busi-
less will take place today.