The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-15
GRAND LODGE GOOD TEMPLARs.
Annual Session at Pennington Ended Yes
terdsy.

Pennington, October 14.-The 40th
semi-annual session of the Maine Grand
Lodge of Good Templars closed Thursday
after one of the largest and most enthu
siastio mid-year meetings of the order
in many years. Thursdays sessions were
devoted wholly to the routine work OF the
order.
At the Institute Of Juvenile Templars
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Esther
C, Munson Of Auburn; secretary, Mrs.
Josephine Pollard, Biddeford; assistant
secretary, Miss Nellie L. Guilford, Old
Orchard; treasurer, Hon. J. Fl. Hamil-
ton. Mattawamkeag, and vice-president
for each county In the State. Addresses
of welcome we're delivered by Dea. Joseph
P. Thwing and Prof. George burlington
which were responded to by U. A. Game
of West Kennebunk and Rev. Henry q.
Munton Of Auburn. Mrs. Emily E. Cain
of Waterville, presided, and paper on
Temperance Education was given BY
Miss Guilford OF Old Orchard. More than
half the audience took the triple pledge
against liquors, tobacco, and all forms OF
profanity. Special music for the ocea-
sion was furnished under the leadership
OF Prof burlington. with Abbie l.. lib
bets of Lewiston as organist. A solo was
rendered by Mrs. Smith of Greenvae.
The annual report of Grand Secretary
Braokett showed slight falling OF in
the membership of the order in the state,
and In number of active lodges. More
than 5000 names have already been OBJ
tanned on the petition to Governor Pow
ers, asking for better enforcement OF the
proh1bitory laws in the state, and not
more than a tenth of the petitions are
yet filed.
The report of Grand Superintendent of
Juvenile Temples Munson OF Auburn
showed that very faithful and effective
work was being done among the chill
dren. In her address before the Juvenile
Institute, Mrs. Munson paid deserved
tribute to the efficient work done in that
direction by the retiring grand superin-
tendent, Mrs. Cain of Waterville.
The afternoon session was taken up
| wholly by routine business of the order.
Final reports of the committees were pre-
sented and accepted and one of the most
successful temperance conventions was
adjourned late this afternoon. The next
semi-annual meeting will be held at Wat
erville.
The latter part of the afternoon session
was devoted to the memory of the late
General Neal Dow. Resolutions of re-
speot were drawn up and will be spread
on the records and sent to the family. 1t
was voted that every subordinate lodge in
| the state be requested to hold q Neal
Dow memorial service. 1t was also voted
| that every minister of the state be re-
quested to preach a memorial sermon be-
tween now and December next.
| The petitions sent to Gov. Powers for
better enforcement of the liquor law were
also discussed
Tonight grand public meeting WAS
held at the Baptist church. Hon. Joseph
W. Fairbanks delivered the address OF
welcome in behalf of the town; Rev. f
A. Royal in behalf of the local lodge, and
Prof. Geo. G. burlington in behalf OF
Franklin county district lodge. These
were responded to by the presiding off.
Ger, Grand Chief Templar Grant Rogers.
There were also speeches by several past
| chief templars,