Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-18
IN A WORTHY CAUSE.
Cold Water Advocates TO Disseminate Their
Views in Boston.

scope OF tho Good Templar hosts that Will
assemble in Boston this month from all
parts of the globe will be shown in the
button to be worn by the delegates. with
its field the world, the idea put into shape
with button upon which is portrayed
representation Of the globe, with Our
Field inscribed upon the equator. The
order with its thousands of delegates from
Africa, Australia, Europe, South ard
North America may we'll claim the priVl-
lege Of wearing this button.
Tuesday evening, June 20, the grand
lodge of Massachusetts Good Templars will
tender public reception to the supreme
lodge in Association hall. this city. Rev
james Yeames, p. r. w. G. t., will pre-
side, and addresses of welcome will be
made by Mayor Curtis in behalf of the
city and Willard O. Wylie, G. c. T., in be-
half of the Good Templars of the state.
Representatives from India, Africa
Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, New Zea-
land, British Columbia, Scotland, Ger
many, England Prince Edward Island,
Ireland etc, will respond. Lodges
throughout the state will attend, their
members clothed in the insignia of the
order The Woman's Christian Temper
ancc union, Massachusetts Total Absti-
hence society, State Reform club, Temple
of Honor, Sons of Temperance, Catholic
Total Abstinence society and othey tenn
perancc organizations of the state will
have representatives on the platform. The
meeting is open to the public, and an
original ode, written by Rev. James
Yeames especially for the occasion, will
be sung.
Supreme Lodges Session.
Wednesday, the 25th the supreme lodge
Will begin its sessions. DR.. d. II. Mann,
r. w. g. T., presiding, and continue
eight days, open only to members OF the
order. In the evening Il public event will
take place, the graduating exercises in the
course of study, preceded by banquet.
Hon. ;. B. Chase, chancellor of the course,
Hastcad, Pa, will preside.
The choice of the location of the next
grand lodge perhaps will be the most spir-
tied part of the session. and of course the
strength of the order in various countries
seeking the honor will have much to do
with the decision. England has about 80
900 members, emitting it to Il representa-
tives. Sweden has 1900 members and II
delegates and Scotland $4,000 and nire
representatives. New York is the strong
est OF the United States in Good Tom
plars its membership being about 10000.
Thursday at 6 O'Clock, Governor Green
halge will tender the supreme lodge IL re-
ception in Copicy hall, and at $50 O'Clock
banquet will take place in Ccpl1y hall.
One thousand plates will be laid, and
William Leonard OF Salem, p. g. G. L.
of Massachusetts,, will be POSTMASTER. The
invited guests will be Governor Green
halgc. Ex-Governor John B. Smith of New
Hampshire, Hon. Nelson Dingley OF
Maine, Hon. Joshua Nyc, Mayors Curtis
of Boston, Davenport of Marlboro and
Baker Of Beverly, the supreme lodges, the
past presiding officers, representatives OF
state temperance organizations and tenn
perancc mayors of Massachusetts cities.
The banquet will be public.
Foreign Delegates to BE Dinod.
On Saturday the Scandinavian Good
Templars of Massachusetts will tender 2
banquet in Commercial hall to the Scandi.
navian delegates from Sweden, Norway,
Schlcswig Holstcn. Minnesota, Illinois
and New York. Sunday afternoon g pub
lie meeting will be held in Berkeley
Temple, where the scandinavian delegates
and other representatives will speak.
The committee on church supply will
supply many pulpits on June 30 with
representatives to the supreme lodge.
In addition to the social pleasures out
lined, Il harbor excursion will be taken by
courtesy of the city of Boston on the
steamer j. Putnam Bradce, when the
forts and other points of interest in the
harbor will be visited. Suburban trips are
being planned to Cambridge, Charles
town, Salem, Concord and Plymouth.
The various subcommittee are busy,
and have ali the work of entertaining the
supreme lodge well in hand All dele
gates will be met at the depot, escorted to
their lodgings and provided with badge
and guide to the city. The United
States hotel will be the headquarters of
the executive
The official badge to be presented to and
worn by all the delegates and representa-
tives to the supreme lodge is from design
gotten up by Willard C. Wylic, the grand
chief tomplar of this state, and chairman
Of the reception committee, and is very
handsome affnir. 1t is made OF satin gros-
grain ribbon, appropriately inscribed in
blue letters, and "a miniature rcd bcanpot
attached to the bottom with the word
Bean across the face, emblematic of
Boston's popular dict; the entire combina-
ton of red, white and blue, representing
the colors of the order, the white and blue
representing the subordinate lodge, the
red that of the grand lodge.
Harlan p. Amen, principal of The River
View Military Academy. Poughkeepsie,
\. Y, will be Phillips Exeter next prin-