The Republican journal., 1902-04-17
THE MAINE GOOD TEMPLARS
Held their 44th Annual Session in Watervill

| Held their 44th Annual Session in W Waterville.
The 18th annual session of the Grand
| Lodge of Maine, |. O. G. T., was opened
April 9th in the American Mechanics hall,
| Waterville, with a good attendance. The
first item of business was the work of the
| eredential committee, which reported that
46 lodges were represented by 65 delegates
and that there We're So voting members
| present. The following grand officers were
| present Grand Chief Tempar, A. H. New
bert, Rockland, who opened the session; G.
| '. T., Mrs j. O. Plaisted, White Rock G.
). ). j. T., Mrs. f. p. Alexander, Belfast; :;
6. sec, q. f. Brackett, Belfast G. T., O.
:: Norton, Portland; &. Chap, Rev. VIM.
| Moore: &. Marshal. &. ). Oliver: G. ID. NJ,
Annie L. Jones; A. &. $, Mrs f. L. Brack-
ett, Belfast; Sentinel II. R. Brown; Guard,
| l. NJ. Glendennng 0rganist, Mrs. j. r.
Pollard; T. G. C. T., f C. Holt
The Grand Lodge degree was taken by p
members. The report of the grand chief
templar was the only one received and read
| at the forenoon session. This was declared
to be the best for Years.
Geo. f. Bracket, Grand Secretary. report
ed the condition of the lodges and the re-
port was very encouraging. The order is
now enjoying revival of interest and is
growing. The membership at present is
| reported TO be 5000 During the past year
eight new lodges have been organized.
With the exception of three counties the
|
| than ever before. Every county in the
State is now represented.
Among other recommendations of the
chief templar was more work in the field i'll
the way of speaking and organizing new
lodges. In this connection he warmly cttnl-
plimented f. W. Gowen of Watervile for
the work he had done in This line during
the past year. Mr. Gowen is a very enthusi-
astic worker for the good of the order and
devoteS all the time he can spare from his
own business to lecturing and organizing.
1t was also recommended that any mem-
Der in good standing in a Subordinate lodge
Shall be eligible as a representative or dele
/ gate to the meetings of the grand bodies
1t was also sorecommended that IN Article |,
Section 6, the words ''place of holding ses-
sIonS' be struck out, as the annual session
is now fixed by law and the semi-annual
session is decided by the Grand Council,
hence representatives have no vote in the
matter
The chief templar also recommended the
endorsement of Sheriff Pearson in Cumber-
land county in all his work. During this
address some interesting facts regarding
the order were brought out. The order was
organized in 1851 and since then 12,0oo000
people have taken the pledge At present
there are $4,000 in good standing in the
world, with 5000 subordinate lodges and 81
grand lodges. In the English navy every ship
has subordinate lodge, While in the Ameri-
cannavy there are but three.
The treasurer's report shows that there is
at present a good balance in the treasury.
During the past wear the debt has been re-
duced $500 A small debt still remains hut
if is expected that this will be wiped out in
six months. The rpcejpts for the wear were
81 6o3 80 and the axpenditures 81 5t;3 az
Mrs. F. p. Alexander. superintendent of
Juvenile TEMPLES. reported that all the tenn
pies are in good working order. Several
new ones have been ORGANIZED during the
nast wear and the condition of all has i'm
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