The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-06

Lodge of Good IemplarS commenced IN
Gospel Mission hall yesterday morning,
the following officers being present:
Grand Chief Templar F. I'll. Dexter of
Springvale; Grand Vice Templar Mrs. L.
B. Wheeldon of Bangor; Grand Counsel
lor E. W. Weber Of Richmond; Grand
Supt Juvenile Temples, Mrs. E. E. Cain
of Watervillh; Grand Chaplain E. a.
Bragdon of Kennebunkport; Grand Sec
rotary Geo. E. Bracket of Belfast; Grand
Treasurer F. L. Gipson Of Stetson; Grand
Marshal A. D. Cole of East Livermore;
Gaand Deputy Marshal Mrs. E. L. Caine
of West Kennebunk; Grand Guard John
Turner of Old Orchard; Grand Sentinel
w. w. Parsons of WATERFORD; Grand Past
Chief Templar A. S. Bangs of Augusta;
Deputy Right Worthy Grand Templar
John c. Stewart of York.
Vacancies on committee were filed as
follows:
Credentials-U. A. Caine o. H. Perkins, f.
W. Chase.
Finances-Geo W. Manter, J. Fl. Hamilton
Distribution-F. G. Holt Jennie L. Sayward.
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Knight.
There were II women and SO men
initiated into the Grand Lodge degree.
Grand Chief Templar Dexter made
lengthy report full of good suggestions
for the advancement of the principle of
I Good Templary.
Grand Secretary Geo. E. Brackett pre-
sented his report showing:
Whole number of lodges in the state
30S, gain of eight since the annual ses-
sion; total membership 1884, slight
increase over last year. The largest
lodges in the state are Whipple at Kit
terry, 175 members; Salus at Kennebunk,
1866 members; Torsey of Sanford, 100
members. There are II district lodges
in the state, each holding quarterly ses-
The Juvenile department contains nearly
100 temples, including about 5000 MEM
bers.
Among the recommendations made by
Grand Secretary Bracket are the follow
ing: A system of Good Templar ora
torical medal contests for arousing and
maintaining interest in the lodges and
temples, full rules, ETC., for which have
been formulated and series of silver
and gold medals procured; the location
and erection of a temperance temple or
building for summer home and train
ing Eschool of the oraer at some central
part of the state; the election of fraternal
delegates to the meetings of all the tenn
perance bodies Of the state; an arrange
ment for keeping supply OF pure Maine
spring water at the Maine building at the
Worlds Fair for free use by our citizens
and the sons and daughters of Maine at
the Exposition; that field and organizing
work be devoted more to visiting and
and aiding weak lodges than heretofore;
sustaining the State Enforcement
League; and resume of the efforts of
the order in opposition to the druggists
bills in the late legislature, in which the
Good Templars took the lead in the
state.
Grand Treasurer Gipson reported:
Cash on hand April 1892. 16S.10
Received during the last year. ....... 4,286 %
Paid out during the year ........ 4,525. 81
Cash ON hand April, 1898 ........... 1880
Grand Counselor, Rev. E. W. Weber
made brief report, in which he said:
In my visits to different lodges, there
have occurred to me subjects of import
ance. First is intellectual improvement.
\ In some way it should be more deeply
impressed upon the members of subor-
dinate lodges that there is an intellectual
side which is worth their while to Guilt
waite. Let the lodges try to carry out
this feature of the work and they will be
surprised to find what stimulus will be
given to the order.
Mrs. Emily E. Caine, Grand Superin-
tendent of Juvenile Temples, reported
total membership of 5210 for Maine,
with SO temples.
Rev. E. w. Weber of Richmond,
Grand Counsellor, was promoted to
Grand Chief Templar; Frank Ell. Dexter
is Past Grand Chief Templar, Mrs. Liz
zie B. Wheelden OF Bangor, Grand Vice
Templar: George E. Bracket was elect
ed Secretary for the 10Th consecutive
time, amid tremendous applause; George
w. Manter of Sidney is Treasurer; U. A.
Caine, after second ballot, was elected
Grand Counsellor
The election of other officers resulted
as follows:
Grand Chaplain-Rev F. A. Bragdon.
Grand Marshal-E. McGlauf1in.
Grand Superintendent Juvenile Templee-
Mrs. L. L. Cdlle
Representatives to the Right Worthy Grand
Lodge, to be held at DeS Moines, Iowa. in
.June-Geo. E. Brackett, U. A. Game. Josephine
R. Pollard Rev. E. w. Webber and j. H. Ham
ilton.
Alternates-Mrs. Z. E. Game, Mrs. L. B.
Wheelden. F. L. Gipson, Mrs. HI. Barstow, A.
2. Richardson.
1t was voted to hold the October sess-
ion at Calais.
1t was voted that the thanks of this
body be extended to the legislative com
mittee for their efforts to defeat the
druggists bill.
These fraternal delegates were elected
to represent the Good Templars at state
sessions:
Sons of Temperatures. L. Carleton.
w. C. Z. U.-Mrs. I'll. BarStow.
Non Partisan w. G. T. U.-MrS E. L. Brack-
EFT.
Temple of Honor-A. S. Bangs.
Grand Organizer J. III. Hamilton re-
ported he had delivered 10 lectures, Or
gained "a lodges and visited II.
Grand Organizer Mrs. J. R. Pollard of