Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-12
GOOD TEMPLARS.
Annual Session of Grand lodge
Held in Augusta.
Grand Officers Elected - Reports
Made and Approved.
public Meeiing-Prominen! Members Prss-
ent-Today's Programme.

The 3Gth annual session of the Grand
Lotge of Maine, /. 0. G. T. convened in
rfi9n hall, Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock. There was about 80 members pres
s,. During the forenoon session about "a
candidates were initiated and about % more
will probably be initiated this morning. The
otal membership Of the 273 lodges Is Ii, $50.
There are about G5 temples. The total
c,sh expenditures have aggregated $1,000
and the receipts the same.
Following are the officers elected: G. c.
r. Rev. z. w. Weber, Richmond; coun-
.,llor. u. A. Game, West Kennebunk; vice
Grand templar, Mrs. L. b. Wheelden, Ban
gor; grand secretary, George f. Bracket,
Belfast; treasurer, George w. Man er,
Sidney chaplain, Ezra Mclaughlin; SUPER
irtendent juvenile temples, Mrs. f. f.
Cain; grand marshal, A. G. Hamilton Of
Rockland.
Following is a brief report of the G. C.
T., Rev. E. w. Weber: The report
shows that the grand lodge, while trife
smaller than year ago. is in more healthy
eon]ition He recommends an active C an
psign during thu season.
Financially the lodge is in better condi-
,i,n tbsn for several years and is free from
debt A lorge number Of public meetings
hare been held and the membership in-
creased Quite num5er Of lodges have
been suspended during the past year that
were an injury to the work.
An invitation was received from Madison
to holt the semi annual session next Octo-
her at that place.
When p. G. c. r. Hamilton entered the
hall here as great applause, he having
iut returned from three months work in
Massachusetts,, in the interests Of the order.
The amendments to admit members at IL
years of age. were indefinitely postponed.
The proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition, in favor of the adoption of the uni
form constitution, was Indefinitely post
poned.
The secretary's and treasurcr's reports
were presented and approved. The COM
mit,ee OF resolutions will report to today
p. G. G.. I. Chase presided during the
afternoon session.
The following members have died during
the past year John w. Mitchell, Rev.
+. A. Bragdon, l.. j. Wheelden, J. w.
Th0rndike, Joseph Cox, DR.. +. w. Norton,
Mrs Lucia Norton and j. F. Boothby.
In the evening public temperance meet
ing was held from s to 9 o'clock, led by
Rev. George A. Lockwood, Congreg ational
pastor at kennebunk.
The committee on representation re-
ported old members, 80; district represen-
tstyes. 10; superintendent of Juvenile
temples, 2. The total expense of Juvenile
departments for the year, $430.75. The
right worthy grand lodge has received
1898 20 during the year; of this amount
$50 wss for taxes.
The following were appointed as COM
mitce on distribution of reports: A. j.
Chase, Grant Rogers and j. c. Boyd.
The following are some of the prominent
members present: Mr.. and Mrs. M. l..
Presley of Lewiston; NJ. G. Prentiss of
Brewer; A. $. Burk of Bingham Mr.. and
Mrs, f. c. Holt of Norridgewock Mrs. f.
T.. Foster and Mrs. L. +. philbrick of
Waterville; John l.. Turner and Mrs. Mary
A. Pratt of Old Orchard Rev. J. M. Wood
bury of Wayne; Rev. M. X. Msybury
Mrs. j. A. Hodgdon of Waterville; Grant
Rogers of Lisbon Falls; Mrs. II. b. Bar
stow of Bangor; John G.. Smith of kenne-
buukport Mr. and Mrs. j. ii. Hamilton of
Msttawamkesg.
Todsy's programme is as follows: Fore
noon, o'clock, temperance experience
meeting; . o'clock. installation of officers
general business; location of October ses-
son. Afternoon, reports of committees
general business. Evening, closing bust
ness. and such exercises as the grand
lodge may determine.