The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-15
GOOD TEN PLARs.
Quarterly Session OF Cumberland
District Lodge.

The quarterly session Of Cumberland Dis
trict Lodge was held with Stephen Sewall
Lodge. West Scarboi o, Wednesday. Tn,
lodge opened at IL a. m. In the District
lodge degree. E. W. Webber District Temp
lar, in the chair.
A partial report Of the committee on ere.
dentials was read and accepted. sixteer
candidates were reported in waiting to take
the District lodge degree. They were intro
duced and the degree conferred upon then
by Grand Chief Templar Hamilton.
On motion it was voted to close in the
District lodge degree and open in the subor,
dinate degree.
The records Of the August session were
read and approved.
Mrs. F. III. Green, District Superintendent
Juvenile Temples, having rendered her re-
signation Of the position. Mrs. E. E. Knight
was elected to fill the position on the stand
Ing committee. There being vacancy In
the position of District Marshal, NJ. P. El-
we'll was elected to fill that place.
AT 1890 recess was taken until l.30 for
dinner, which was served by the lady mem.
bers of Stephen Sewall lodge and was bouti.
full.
The afternoon session opened at 1.3O In
subordinate degree. The newly elected Dis
trict Marshal and the District Superintendent
Juvenile Templars were duly installed by
Grand Chief Templar Hamilton.
The quarterly report of District Templar
f. W. Webber was read and accepted, and
placed in the hands of the committee on dis
tribution.
The report Of the District Secretary was
read and accepted. 1t shows gain in mem
bership during the past quarter.
Reports from the various lodges through
their delegates were very interesting and
showed the order to have done a good
work during the quarter. Mystic Of Port
land is the largest lodge in the State, mum
bering 2S1 members.
Final report of the committee on creden.
tials was read and accepted. Twelve lodges
were represented by 6S delegates aud visitors.
Series bearing upon: First, asking for the
better enforcement OF the prohibitOry law In
cumberland county; second, touching upon
the result OF the elections In Ohio aud low q
as related to, and closely connected with tn
temperance cause, and the importance OF
.shCWOu Ioai auu lutcICoL, IL We WOulu dp
the full benefit OF the advanced step whi ch
has been taken in those States as well as in
Maine.
A rising vote Of thanks was rendered
Stephen Sewall Lodge for their cordial re-
ception and generous entertainment Of the
District Lodge. WI ~
The committee appointed at the August
session to formulate plan to establish a
lund to be used In putting lectures into the
field for the better education OF the people
Ia the matter Of temperance principles, and
tho forwarding Of the work Of this great
cause made their report which was accepted
and the lodge voted to instruct the secretary
to place petition in the lodges throughout
the district.
The committee on date and location OF
next session reported recommending Febru-
ary 18th as the time and Portland with
Mystic Lodge as the place. The report was
accepted.
At 430 the session adjourned.
A public meeting was held in the evening
commencing at 7.30. Geo. h. B0othby.
Deputy Of Stephen Sewall Lodge, presided.
Notwithstanding the severe storm good
audience was present. Music was furnished
BY choir from the lodge, and by William j.
Ryan, the blind musician of Mystic Lodge,
Portland. Interesting addresses were made
by Grand Chief Templar Hamilton and
others.