Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-04-25

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The york Of the eomuitsee has been
much less srdaoas during the past year
thai during the previous year.
The way has been opened and pointed out
70 the VARIOUS officials and macy Of them
are nos ssailiuG themselves Of The knovl
edge gained from this comm ttee. Il zoe
rests vith til m to use 10 their various pro-
daetions the evidence which 70 nov % east
iy obsainsble.
In the opinion OF the chairman this COM
mis;ee should not be lsoxsr ccotirurd or it
line Of work shcuki be char ged.
The coming contest between prohibition
and LICENSE demands that all temperance
| organizations ~ also all organizations Of
temperance people should be united for one
common pur lose, and your committee would
advise this Grand Lodge that. in its opinion
cur ener Sies should be devoted in that d.
reefi IN
JoHS c. STEWART,
Chairman.
TIE foilosing resolution was passed:
Received. That the Grand Lodge o.
Maine in ans sal session assemble d instruct,
W. II. Pitcher. Deputy Grand Chief TEN
plar Of No Surrender Lodge. Bangor. Il
say to that lodge, in the name Of this Crane
Lodge. that this GrAud Body approves I'll,
y rk dons By the Committee Of seven, and
that ~e believe any condemnation Of thei
work by members of the Order to be de
| serving OF The sever.st condemn atioi
AID censure. The work and prime pies o.
the Order are in direct xn;asonism TO th,
rumseller, y no should receive no supper
directly or indirectly from our members
The election of delegat TO the se.sio,
of the Rizh. Worthy Grant Lodge at Ell
inborou2h. Scotland, in 1891. was deferred
to the next annual session.
Afternoon Session
| The afternoon session was devoted to
general discussion Of temperance work anc
= conclusion of re ports from the diferen
committees. The folio wing resolution wa,
unanimously passed:
Resolved. That ~e. as a Grand Lodge
tender to Cover or Burleigh our sincere
thsr Ks for the interest he has taken in oui
Order, and beg to assure him of our appre-
cstion of the noble stand he has taken in
enforcing the prohibitory law. and pledge
him the support and influence of our order
so long a. h maintains his present at,it ide
| 1t WAS voted TO holi the next semi annual
Dc ODER session in Rockland The next
April session will be held in Lewiston.
| II was voted to raise the quarterly pei
capita tax to the Grand Lodge from sig to
| seven cents.
An appeal for aid from Nebraska for car.
rying on the constitutional amendment
campaign wa referre to the council.
Delegates were appointed to attend the
temperance conference in New York May
l4th and 18th.
Considerable discussion arose in regard
to the jury system which re .ulted in the
following resolution presented by Rev. G
VI. Pske of Pre-. que Isle:
Resolved. That the Grand Lodge l. o
G. T. in annual session assembled in Au
gu'a. April "a, that one of the greates
difficulties experienced in the enforcement,
of our prohibition Law is found in failure,
to secure conviction through the action o.
ju-ors,w bose sympathies are with the liquor
sellers. Resolved further. that as Crane
Lodge we call upon the officers of oul
cities and to~ns, who make up our Juror.
lists tina, such officers select only such .,
they b. lieve will act for the maintenance OF
the law in its full statute force.
The evening session was of social ma
ture aud confined to members of the order
In the evening Mr. F. Chase exhibited
his painting of the Battle of Getty .
burg and delivered a short and inter
estng lecture. The meeting was then al
journea till the semi-aunual session il
October.