The Republican journal., 1888-05-10
NUMBER 10.
Good 1emplars.

Belfast Lodge, No. 30, claims and has won the
banner again, having added by initiation II mem
bers during the quarter just ended. We challenge
this State or any other State to show better
ord made by an old lodge. This result Is due to
the workers in the lodge, who have reason to be
proud of the result. Now hold fast.
The Juvenile Temple of the Good Tempar order
is improving in the State under the new system of
District superintendent. There are but three
Temples in Waldo, viz at Winterport,
Unity and Freedom the latter recently organized,
but we expect double that number soon under the
efficient labors of our new District Superintendent,
Sister Annie J. Billings of Freedom.
The Both anniversary Of the introduction of
Good Templary into Maine by the organization of
Arcana Lodge, No. |, at Portland July 18th, 1858,
will be celebrated under the auspices of the G. J..
at Portland, July II and ID. Full particulars later.
1t will be grand gathering and fraterna good
time of the order Among the probabilities are a
clambake one of the islands in Casco Bay.
The following the new officers of Belfast
Lodge for the quarter ending July 81. l.. A. Rob
erts, Chief Tempar; Mrs. Adde NJ White, Vice
Templar; Miss Nina West, sec; Lillian p. Rob-
bins, Financial Sec; Mrs. l.. T. Bracket, Trcasut-
cr; Alton Bradley, Chaplain; Andrew Bryant, Mar
siti Ilalllc hoDDlHS, Deputy Mtisildl, Andrew
johnson, Guard Geo Thomas, Sentinel; Miss lisa
Poor, Supt. Juvenile Temples; Geo. f. White,
Past Chief Templar The Lodge now numbers
l43 members in good standing. Meetings every
Monday evening at the Jniversaist vcstry.
The Good Templar Course o. Study arranged by
the II. w &. l.. for the whole world, and modelled
somewhat after the Chatauquan course, though
much more simple aud appropriate, is fairly
launched. Bro. Rev. b. p. Snow, of Willard Me-,
was appointed Director for Maine at our late q.
L. session, and those wanting further information
are requested to correspond with him. Measures
should be taken to take up the course by at least
one member in every lodge in Maine 1t is not
costly.
The May issue of the Maine Temperance Rec
ord, the official organ of the ORDER just out, gives
resume of the doings at the late session of Grand
Lodge at Bangor. There were $50 members in at
tendance from 80 lodges. The Grand Secretarys
report showed the order in Maine to consist of $50
lodges, and % 02S members; also &C Juvenile Tenn
pies with 4,46o members. Receipts for year 50,
Gs.14 paid out S4,693 %. Grand secretary Geo f.
Bracket, of Belfast, reelected for the l4th
time but there was u general change in the other
Offices of the q. l.. Past &. 9. Templar NJ. j.
Dow, of Brooks, did not desire 4 reelection. The
next or scm-annual session will be held at Skow-
hogan next October and the 3lst annual at Port
land in April ls>9.
The spring session of Waldo District Lodge will
be held with PenobScot Lodge, No 81, of stockton,
saturday, May 2Gth, and the members from all the
lodges III the county may prepare for an A good
time, as the Stocktonians never do things by
halves. We expect to see their fine Denslow hail
crowded with live Good Templars from every
part of the county Go early as the Committee
Credentials will commence work at . o clock so rs
to prevent the disagreeable delay at some pre-
Nlous sessions. 1t is a picnic session, but the
members of Penobscot Lodge may be depended
to furnish coffee, baked beans and extras. Those
who are likely to attend from any lodge should be
elected delegates and thus he entitled to join the
y. l.. These District Lodge sessions are wonder.
ful helpers towards keeping up the interest and
Strengthening the order.