The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-08-23
Good Templars.

The Maine Good Templars Fair tent at
Lewiston will be erected this year as usual
and headquarters established.
The order is in first class condition. The
Indebtedness has been wiped out and finan-
cially they are in prime shape.
The Good Templars of Cumberland coun-
ty have succeeded in having the liquor ad-
yertisements removed from the fences at
Rigby Park All that was necessary to
accomplish this was to call the arrangements
attention to the fact that the law was being
violated.
Waldo District Lodge met in quarterly
session, Aug. 18th, at Windermere Park
under the auspices of Unity Lodge. The
day was fine and the attendance large Ten
lodges were represented by full delegations
Branch Mills lodge of the Kenn ebec distrlc
was also represented by seven memberst
Four Grand Lodge officers were present.
The morning session was called to order at
10 80, with District Tempar E. L. Bartlett
in the chair The following Off GERS respond
ed to the roll: Dist. T., Ernest L. Bartlett;
Dist. Sec, f. l.. Brackett Dist. Coun.,
Chas w. Wood: Dist. Chap, Atfie, Godding;
Dist Supt, Olive A. Sherman; Dist.
Treas, W. Harry West; Dist. Sen, Geo. F.
Small. The appointments to fill vacancies
| were: Dist Vice, Mrs. B. E. Bartlett; Dist.
Mar, Judson Winters; Dist. Dep. Mar,
Kitte Clark; Dist Guard, F. f. Hutchins.
Ten members were instructed in the degree.
The private work was given by the Grand
| Chief Tempar, U. A. Caine. The forenoon
was devoted wholly to routine work and
was given in detail, showing gain in MEM
| bership in the lodges reporting. Brooks
| lodge of Brooks and Sebasticook of Burn
| ham have 1872 and 123 members, respectively.
| The usual resolutions OF tina nks to the NJ.
| {. K. r. and to the local lodge were passed :;
also pledglng the members anew to the
| principles of the order and to work IN the
| Juvenile Templary, and as opposed to re-
submission of our temperance laws to the
people, and against any organization, politi-
cal or otherwise, that favors the licensing
| of the traffic in rum" During the noon
| recess the members partook of picnic din
her and passed the remainder of the time
| upon the beautiful lake and about the
drives and shore of this pretty resort. After
a short business session the afternoon
meeting was opened to the public and the
capacious hall was well filled with an
interested and attentive audience. A fine
address of welcome was given by Brother
George Webb of Unity Lodge; response
by Dist. T., f. L. Bartlett. Short but pithy
addresses were given by Grand Chief Tenn
plar T. A. Caine, State Dep. +. W. Gowen,
Grand Supt. Mrs. Z. ?. Alexander, and Rev.
Willis \. Luce. The following program
was given by the local lodge: Recitation,
Bina Written recitation, Perley Getchell;
duet, Misses Thompson; recitation, kittie
Clark recitation, W. Harry West; recita-
-Inbn of I
lermo. In the evening public meeting
was held in the church in Unity village,
addressed by L. A. Caine, G. c. T., and
Frank W. Gowen, State Lecturer. Several
recitations were well rendered by the Grand
Supt., Mrs. E. p. Alexander. The meeting
was presided over by W. Harry West, Dist.
Treas. The November session of the Dis
trict Lodge will be held in Jackson to be
entertained by Geo. F. Bracket and Bethel
lodges. District Secy.