The Portland daily press., 1889-04-18
THE GOOD rEMPLARs.
Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Maine.
What the Grand Officers Reports
Say.


Srand Guard-Mrs. A: E: Elwell.
Grand SentineI-A. w. Yerrill.
Fast g. @. Templar-Col. A. s. Bangs.
Grand Superintendent Juvenile Temples-Mrs.
Emily 4. Game.
Mrs. Eliza NJ. Hickok of Boston, Grand
Vice Templar of Massachusetts, was re-
ceived with grand honors and escorted to q
seat by the Grand Vice Templar immediate
ly after the opening of the lodge in the Grand
degree.
The committee on credentials, which was
made up of U. A. Game of Kennebunk, F.
"a. Dexter of Springvale. and M. G. Prentiss
of Brewer. made their report, following
which was the Grand Lodge degree upon
such as were entitled to receive the same.
The number initiated was the largest ever
admitted at one time into the Grand Lodge
of Maine.
After the initiation Mrs. Hickok addressed
the Grand Lodge, referring to the fight for
prohibition in Massachusetts, and commend
ing the advanced position of the Good Tenn
plars OF Maine and Massachusetts in the
struggle for constitutional prohibition. Miss
Hickok's speech occupied some IS minutes,
and was very able and eloquent
The greetings of the Grand Lodge were
through the Grand Chief Templar. the
CO Conn, H''lor and the Grand Secretary
70 the Good Temn,a,~ of Massachusetts and
Pennsylvania in their fight Az pronipition.
U.A. Game of Kennebunk, Fra,Hk u.
Luce of Pennington, and Mrs II. Barstow
were appointed a committee on distribution.
CHIEF TEMPLAR's REPORT.
No.
address from which we gather these statis-
tics:
have been organized and the number OF new
juvenile temples far exceeds that OF ether
years.
In regard to the condition of the district
lodges he says: "Aroostook is in good con-
dition but has been unfortunate in having
stormy days for the last two sessions Pc
nobscot is in better condition than ever be-
under the efforts of Brother Daggett, the eff
ficient district deputy, and others. Somer-
set is In fine condition and doing a good
work. Kennebec is solid and working bard.
Franklin is bound to live and drive rum out.
terror to the rum M sellers Andfoseosan e IS
strong and healthy, and has made a gain
during the year. Cumberland has large
number of able workers who sacrifice time
aid money to make it one of the strongest
cUuulltS III bu6 OLdlb. A0OA HAS IdQt u TAI
ly and is on the road to success. Lincoln is
in better condition than it was one year ago.
Waldo is solid with Brothers Bracket. Dow
and many other good workers to hold the
fort. Hancock has been canvassed by Sister
Estes, who added 10 new lodges and MADE it
strong district Sagadahoc is working
well and will become one of the strongest
districts In the State. And last but not least
comes York, the banner district in the State.
In vain has been every effort to pluck that
a fcffx hAr Qrnf hor Rnr-
bank, Dexter, Mason, Cain, Stewart, Verrill
and Hamilton, and Sisters Pollard and Ma
son and many others all unite to keep York
at the very 'front.'"
elled over 1000 miles, held over 100 public
temperance meetings, attended 10 district
lodges and visited large number of subord-
mate lodges. He has organized "A new
lodges and two Juvenile temples, and has
written over 1000 letters and postal cards.
He speaks in detail of the work of all the
grand officers, especially of Josie r Pollard
of Biddeford, the Grand Vice Templar, who,
he says, has officially visited So lodges, and
IA Juvenile temples, seven district lodges, 81
public temperance meetings, and six ami
versary celebrations, and who has organized
five new lodges and II juvenile temples. She
has travelled 2264 miles for the order and
written so postal cards and 454 letters. He
refers in terms of highest praise to the tenn
perance work being wrought by State Depu-
ty HI. M. G. Estes, Past Grand Chief Tenn
plars M. j. Dow, Andrew j. Chase and b.
@. Torrey; Past Grand Treasurers Everett
B. Norton and Horace II. Burbank, and
Brothers Files, Vose. Howe, Greedy, Dexter.
Bangs, and Sisters Knight, Barstow. Hodg-
don, Mason, Game and many others.
CHIEF sECRETARY's REPORT.
Chief Secretary Brackets report shows
the number of lodges is 324; total member
ship, 22,642. Thirty-six lodges have 100 or
more members each, and nine lodges have
| $50 members or over each. No Surrender
| Lodge, No. %, of Bangor, returns 233 men,
beers, and is the largest in the State. Fifty
three new lodges have been organized, and
| five reorganized. Eight thousand two hun
dred and eighteen new members have joined
the order during the past year. There is
fully organized, chartered and working dis
trict lodge in every county in the State ex-
| cept Washington, and the system is proving
more and more satisfactory and successful.
He finds the juvenile branch of the work in
a most fiourishing condition. He calls atten-
ton to the coming session Of the Right Wor-
thy Grand Lodge of the World to be held in
| Chicago, in May. The question of Worthy
Grand Lodge for North America will come
| up for decision at the forthcoming r. w. G..
| l.. session, and he recommends that instruc-
tions be given the Maine delegates. Evil
| dence received from several quarters con-
strains him to believe that the order needs
| an active branch of life insurance.
| The Juvenile Temples were then admitted
and addressed by the Superintendent and
Chief Templar, after which the lodge ad-
| journed meeting again at Up. m.
GRAND COUNCILLORS REPORT.
Grand Councillor Storer S. Knights re-
| port congratulates the order on what it has
done. and urges steady work for the future.
| He reports that the order in this district is
in a Furnishing condition, and the work has
been well advanced during the past year.
This is true in every portion of the State.
| He has instituted four new lodges and four
temples; has attended four district lodges
and visited quite generally the lodges of the
Statei has made thirty public addresses and
attended to extensive correspondence
| GRAND TREAsURER's REPORT.
The report of Grand Treasurer Gipson
| shows:
| Total receipts for the year. ,25912
| Cash balance last year. 748.18
IOtal.. ............$z,9 81
Total expenditures this year ,381.26
| CaSn balance. ......-.............. bZb.O4
In the evening, after an hours praise SER
| vice, the following officers were elected:
G. c. Thames FL. Hamilton, of Mattawam-
keag.