The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-14
GOOD TEMPiARs.
Animal Meeting and Election OFF, Cumber-
land District Lodge.

land District Lodge.
Cum berIand District Lodge of Good
Templars held it's annual meeting at
Mystic hall yesterday, heIng the guests
Of Mystic Lodge, No. 3. AmosyJ J. Mann
of North Windham, district templar,
presided.
Officers present were Mrs. Emma
Knight, secretary: Edw. e. Knight,
deputy of Deering; M. p Elwell, past
templar, Mrs. Morrison, chaplain; Mrs.
Thomas Burnham, guard, of Portland !;
E. W. Jepsou, treasurer. Joseph Ken
nedy, marshal, of Portland: Mrs G. A.
Johnson, vice templar; Henry Burgess,
sentinel; Minnie Prince, assistant mar
shall; Liizze Witham, Dist. S. j. L.
The morning session was occupied in
organization for the day and listened to
reports from various lodges.
The credential committee reported
whole number present, 81, representing
eight lodges.
The claims of tho Temperance Record
were presented by Mrs. E. E. Knight.
excellent meals were gratuitously served
by Mystic lodge I'M manner that was
most commeadable.
The following w,ero elected and IN
stalled by State Deputy U. A. CaiEe,
a well-known Kelley advocate:
ID. @. T.-Amos G. Mann, North
| Windham.
D. Coun.-John R. johnson, Harp
swell.
D. v. T.-Mrs G. r. johnson, Harp
swell.
| D. s.-Mrs. Emma knight. Deeling.
ID. T.-Ed. W. Jepson, Casoo.
| d. S. J. T.-Mrs. Mary A. Burnham.
Portland.
d. Chap.-E. W. Webber Richmond.
| Il. W. Knight of Deering WAS recon-
| mended for district deputy representa-
| tive. and the alternanss to grand lodge ::
| Chas. O. Scribner, Oliver Mann, Mrs.
E. o. Wildes, f. A. .Eyeleth.
1t was voted to holE the May session at
North W1ndham. There were invita-
tions from other lodges.
| Mrs. e. E. Cain, G. S. ]. T., spoke for
the children who were invited into the
meeting. Capt. R. e. Hale and others
spoke to them for 1aw minutes.
The visitors from other Jurisdictions
were: Mrs. Emily E. Cain, q. L. j.
T. of Waterville, Rev. e. W. Weber, G.
G. T. of Richmond, Capt. r. G. Hale of
Newburyport, John G. Smith, district
templar of York county. of Kennebunk-
port, U. A. Cane, district secretary of
York county, of Kennebunk, his as
sistant, Miss Nellie Ii. Guilford, Mrs.
Mary A. Pratt of Old Orchard, Mrs. Mo-
Kenney of North Saoo, Rev. A. j.
Wheeler of the law and order league of
Leeds Hermon Bootbbay of North Saco.
Other visiting delegates and alternatss
present were: S. r. Nelson, Seaside,
No. rs; F. A. Eveleth. Kingsbury, No.
28; M. A. Cobb, W. S. Berry Mrs. Il.
L. Burnham, L. Ealff, Annie F. Knight,
Sadie jackson, Mns. S. S. knight, En-
ma E. Knight. Il. W. knight of Maple
lodge; Annie E. Files, Ida A. Bragdon,
Gertrude Bridge. d. Mcleod, A. S.
ShurtIeff, J. o. Plaisted, Harris Plais-
ted, Nellie Plaisted. White Rock; E. W.
| Webber, o. A. Mann, Amos Mann, L.
E. LeGrow, Clifford LeGrow, Marsea
Anderson, Mary G. Body, Mrs. T. j.
Mann. North Windham; Flora Chute,
E. E. Jewett, Naples E. W. Jepson,
Pleasant Rier; 6. R. johnson. 6. L.
Randall, 6. A. johnson, I. Farsted,
Harpswell; F. W. 1urnham, Charles o.
| Scri bner, H. S. Burgess, j. A. Kennedy.
| M. P. Elwell, Mrs. A. M. Burnham, A.
T.. Marsh, Mrs. M. B. Prince, Nellie
Sylvester. Bertha Thompson, Bessie
Dry sdale, Mrs. E. Witham, Emma Belle
Tolman, Mrs. Hattie NJ. Davis, Mrs. E.
O. Wildes, Mrs. Sarah Starboar1, E. L.
Burnham, Mrs. G. B. Nelson, Mrs. A.
M. Morrison, Mrs. Melissa Williams,
Mrs. E. L. Thompson. W. H. Pearson,
Eliza Marsh, Eta Doughty, Mrs. Alice
Staples, Miss e. Maria Chase Miss Min
ME A. Prince, Mrs. Mary e. Barker,
Miss Lizzie Witham, Miss Mabel Bar
stow, 6. A. Vanner, H. f. Nesmith,
Portland.
The following resolutions were adopt.
| ed:
| That we as members of the Cumber-
| land DISTRICT Lodge, use more energetic
| means to institute new temples through
out our district and to advance the tenn
perance work among the children who
are to make our future men and women
That the thanks of this lodge be ex-
tended to Msytic lodge for its hearty
welcome and entertainment and may the
ties that now bind us together be severed
only in death.
The following committees were chosen
State of order-E' w. Weber, Mrs.
Morrison, Joseph Kennedy.
| Credentials-H. f. Nesmith, e. W..
Jepson, Miss Chase.
Finance-G. R. johnson, A. NJ Burn
ham, f. W. Knight.
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