Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-04-13
Grand Lodge Good TempIars
Completes the 36th Annual.
Committees Report appropriations
--Omcers Installed.
-, s.h ssmi.annuaI Will Be Held at Madison
in 0ciobsr.

coo,ga A. Tibbetts of Lewiston. G. w.
uap,er Of Sidney, has been organist dur
ing the exercises.
The first work Of the forenoon execu-
i've session was the installation of the Of
scsrs elected Wednesday. 6. c. T. Web
bs, Of Richmond, presided at the forenoon
session.
Rslow are the number OF lodges in each
county: Androscoggin, Is; Aroostook,
north, Is; Aroostook, south, Is; Cumber-
land %; franklin, -; Hancock, IS; Ken
pebec, 30; Knox, 90; Lincoln, II; Ok
ford. 10; Penobscot, 3l Piscataquis, IA
s.gadahoc, 81 Somerset, 10; Waldo, II;
Warrington, IA; York, 81. The lodge hav-
ins the largest membership in the State is
Greenwood Lodge, Locke's Mills, Oxford
county membership 800. Kennebec county
ranks third in membership.
The declaration of principles of the Good
Tsmplars are;
!. Total abstinence from all Intoxicating
LIQUORS as beverage.
2. No license ia any form, or under any
circumstances, for the sale of liquors to be
used as beverage.
3. The absolute prohibition of the man
ufacture, importation and sale of intoxica-
ting liquors for such purposes; prohibition
by the will Of the people, expressed in due
form of law, with the penalties deserved
for a crime of such enormity.
craotinn ne healthy publip npiD-
lon upon the subject, by the active dissent
nation of truth in all the modes known to
an enlightened philanthropy.
!. The election of good, honest men to
administer the laws.
6. Persistence in efforts to save individ-
uals and communities from so direful a
scourge, against oil forms of opposition and
difficulty, till our success is complete and
universal
l. H. Hamilton, as chairman on COM
mittee of appeals, reported that G. c. T..
Weber has decided that any state deputy
has right to visit any subordinate lodge
in his or her official capacity.
John c. Stewart of York, g. L. Bracket
Of Belfast and Il. V. Stevens were sp.
appointed committee to confer with other
committees from various organizations and
churches and will hold meeting in
Augusta next fall to recommend temperance
legislation before the next Legislature.
1t was voted that the 20th of March, be-
ing the birthday anniversary of Neal Dow,
our distinguished fl How citizen, the father
Of legislative prohibition, the members OF
this order should be honored by having this
date annually observed as holiday
by the friends of prohibition. The
representatives of the international SUI
prems lodge were instructed to
use their best efforts to induce that body to
make this date national holiday.
The following delegates were appointed
to attend the international congress, to be
hell at Prohibition Park, Staten Island, n.
Y, June 5, 1. 5. Hon. Sidney
Perham, Rev. Z. W. Weber, Hon.
Geo. +, Bracket, =. G. c. 7. Hamil-
ton, Hon. J. c. Stewart, Mrs. J. Il. Pol
lard, Mrs. l.. C. Darlington, Rev. David
Boyd, G. S. J. T. Mrs. +. L. Cain and f.
II. Dexter.
The committee on public meetings
recognized the value of holding p1b-
lie meetings and urgently advocated that
the members maintain this practice.
The following fraternal delegates were
appointed TO confer with State tenn
pcrance organizations National Divi-
sion Sons of Temperance, Water
vile, Mrs. L. c. Darlington; Sons of
Temperance, Grand Division at Gardiner
Samuel Osborne; National w. c. T. T..
Mrs. +. T.. Cain; Non Partisan W. c. 7
L., Mrs. c. L. Bracket; Golden Cross,
+. IL. Dexter; Y. NJ. c. A., j. B. Goss
Y. I. S. c. f., Mrs. II. j. Louland
Epworth League, A. ID. Cole; Methodist
conference, Rev. NJ. X. Msybury; Con
gregs,ionsl, Rev. G. A. Lockwood; Free
Baptist, Rev. David Boyd; Universslist
Rev, f. W, Weber; Baptist, Rev. Robt
Scott.
twas voted to hold the next semi annua
session in Madison, during the month o.
October.
The committee on appropriations reported
follows; Salary grand chief secretary
5000; salary and expenses, grand chic
templr, $500; institutipg and visitin.
lodges, $500; salary superintendent juven
lie temples, $500; International supreme
lodge tax, Sto5; supplies Grand Lodge
Sl25; juvenile temples supplies. SIPS
Temperance Record, $500; printing con
sttution and bylaws, $3.50; Grand Counci
expenses, SIPS.
Receipts for the last year, from subordi
nate lodges and supplies sold, sl6-7. Re
'eived, per paid orders, about $4,000.
recommendation from the committe
on finance, to raise the per capita tax, wa
voted down. The tax remains at seye
cents.
The creden,ial committee mad
Its final report as follows
Past members present, 70; Initiated thi
session, 40; district representatives pre-.