The Portland daily press., 1897-05-01
GOOD TeMPLARs,
Proceedings of Lat Days Sessions Yes.
terday.

terday.
The second day. session OF the Maine
Good Tsmplars opened at 10 O'Clock, yes
tsrday morning in Mission hall. BY an
oversight in the report of officers the
name of Mrs. r. N. Mains of Oakland
who WAS elected Vice Templar, was
omitted.
The first business of the morning was
the installation of officers as elected yes
terday. James H. Hamilton, Deputy
Right Worthy Chief Templar as install
ing officer appointed U. "A. Cnine Su.
preme Secretary, Frank H. Dexter Sup.
Marshal, Miss Nellie s. Guilford Sup.
Asst. Marshal. A. /. g. Hills of War
rem was appointed Grand Sentinel in
place OF the gentleman reported yesterday
hs having resigned. When Grand Sec
rotary Braokett was declared Installed for
his 22d gear of service he was greeted
with hearty applause.
Mrs. J. R. Pollard repor ed for COM
mittee on temperance literature. The
paper was interesting, containing many
wise suggestions
Mrs. Emma j.. Knight reported for
the committee on distribution, assigning
the several subjects of the officers reports
to minor committees.
Frank a. dexter from committee on
printing, reported s57l as expense of
printing last year.
Hon. Neal Dow was waited upon Thura-
day evening by committee representing
the ordor of which he is a member, but
he was too feeble to receive them. His
daughter thought he would be able to
confer with the order later.
The following matters were brought
up by H. b. Daagett, chairman of the
state OF the order, it having been re-
ferred to this session from last year. S
meeting;
l. That the per capita tax be raised to
10 cents per quarter.
2. That $1,000 be appropriated by the
Grand ige for the services OF aOme
person whose whole time shall be deyot-
ed to laboring in the State, in the inter-
est OF the order, and whose expenses shall
be met by collections at public meetings,
SO far as posi- BILE, the balance to be paid
by Grand Lodge.
8. That every subordinate lodge, with
a paying mem bership of 25, shall be en-
titled to one delegate in the GrandLodge,
and one additional delegate for every
additional 100 members. No member
shall be eligible to serve as a delegate in
the Grand Lodge, who is not G. T.,
delegate who shall attend ali the meet
ings of the annual session of the Grand
Lodge, shall receive from the Grand
Lodge cents per mile actual travel one
way and 81, 20 per day for every day of
she Grand Lodge session
4. We recommend that q committee
of sixteen, one from each county in the
state be raised, to be known as the g. l..
Temperance committee, whose duty 1t
shall be
LIST. To elect three of its members to
be known as the G.. Il. Legislative com.
mittee.
2nd. To ascertain SO far as possible,
the views on the temperance question
of all mem bers-elect to the State Legis-
lature in their respective county, and re-
port the same to the G. il. Legislative
committee
The duty of the Legislative committee
shall be to present the names of three
Senators and seven Republicans. who in
their judgement. are best fttel for men,
bers OF the standing committee OH tenn
peranoe IN the L0glSiaGure tn the pr0SlQ-
ing officer in the Senate and House of
Representatives and urge the appoint.
ment of the same also to present to the
Legislature suoh amendments and ad-
dition to the prohibitory Law as the needs
of the state demand and will more effici-
emily enforce the prohibitoIy amendments
to the constitution.
9th. We recommend that fifty dollars
be appropriated for the use OF the q. l..
Legislative com mittee.
For the reason that these recommends
lions will have to come in as amend
ments 20 the constitution the matters
were laid over for one year.
Rev. ". W. Hooper from Common
Mission work recommended that field
workers be engaged to push the merits
of the o-dor.
At the afternoon session amendments
to the constitution we're considered. One
was adopted providing that by unani-
nous vote. call OF the lodges may be omit
ted after the first ballot. Another that
the Grand Lodge shall hold its annual
session in April, alternately at Lewis
ton. Bangor, Portland, and Waterville;
and semi-annual session in October of
L. nch