Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-22

Lodge, No. 100. of Bar Harbor, which
admitted thirty-nine members during
the wear For several years mention
has been made. in Il complimentary
way. OF the three prosperous lodges on
The island OF Mount Desert. and l can
not refrain from carrying the COMPARE
son farther In 1900 these three island
lodges admitted sixty-eighr: in 1901,
sixty-six: and in 1902. sixty-seven mem
bcts. Other lodges deserving honorab bic
mention ave Androscoggin Lodge. No.
n: ard Ahou Ben Adhern Lodge, No,
%. both Of Auburn. with twenty-nine
and thirty respectively Penobscot
Lodge. Nc. :. Of Eangor, admitted
twenty-ninc, ana Fort Knox Lodge. No.
~? of Hucksrort. tWenty-one. Why is
ii that some lodges will be overwhelmed
with work. while others in close
proximity do nothing? 1t is because
on. has Il live. While the other has 4
dormant, m .inbership. l believe il pos
sble for every l0dSa to make subsIan-
tial gains if the members so elect. In
ne great competition among the in
Vulnerable fraternai societies we must
solicit if W. hope to gain members.
Eternal yigilanceis the price OF Increased
membership There is no impro
priety in a brother asking Il person To
affiliate with us. but ON the contrary |
believe it to he his duty to do so. II we
believe ours II good society, why not
ask others TO join it? If each one of
our more than tw"nty-one thousand
members should resolve, in the coming
year. 10 obtain one candidate what a
harvest ours would be for the year 1908.
IN the Rebek;,h branch four lodges
nave been instituted during the year:
Nashti, No. 80. at prrinstun; Crystal
Valley. No. log. ut North Lowell:
Unison. No. 1o1, It Bar Harbor, and
Arbutus. No. JOS. ut Cornish. To
WASN'T was given the vacant number
5, formerly held by Mizpah. OF South
Portland. now defunct. 1t is not pos
-ible for this branch to make such ra-
pid strides in the future as III the past
or the reason that the more available
tIaGes are already supplied with lodges.
We now have 1o1 Rebckah Lodges with
aggregate membership of 13.GI1-5,-
ut brothers and ,373 sisters. IL gain of
9l2 for the year. The available cash
oscts are SO. .13.97. a substantial gain.
rhe new law giving additional powers
% llt ItSiJt1ft VI iN'othotl fASStJil-
ly continues 10 give satisfaction, and
believe the legislation to have been
ise Sister Angela NJ. Hayes. Presi-
tent of the Rehekah Assembly. has
resided over the affairs of the Re
hekah branch with wise discretion and
Y her uniform courtesy has won the
stern &c the entire jurisdiction"
The following statistics for the year
nding Dec. 81. 1901, are given by the
rand Secretary:
The whole number Of lodges. 40, the
same as last year. Number Of mem
hers per last report 20.94S: limitations
for the year ending Dec. 81. 1901. GIG:
admitted by card. %: renstated to
membership. SO: total. 2l.942 Number
members deceased, Isl; Withdrawn by
card. 81: suspended. 44i; expelled, s;
total. .9l. Number of contributing
members. Jan. ], 1902. Il. Isl: net gain
of members during the year 203
number Of reflections. "a; Past Grands.
900
Tie relief report for the year ending
Dee H. 1901 is az follows;
Number Of brothers relieved. 2lSI;
widowed families relieved. 81; broth
crs buried. Isl: weeks sickness Tor
which benefits We're paid. -, 100
Amount paid for the relief of broIn-
crs. $59.11490: relief of widowed fami-
lies. So. 46: education of orphans and
special relief. s2.l13.25: buryingT the
dead. 81. u31So Total amount paid for
relief. sTo91Ss0. Amount of annual
receipts. 1853. 3o2.g1. Current expenses
SEPARATE from benefits and charities.
Ss4 .g5I 10. Invested funds. including
real estate and hall property. Si6l, 324--
81
The statistics Of the Rebekah lodges
are as fellows:
Number of lodges as per last report,
ip3: number of lodges instituted dur
ing the year. 4: number OF lodges TINS
date. 49,: number of members Janu-
airy / 1901 tbrothers). yo1s; number of
members January /. 1901 sisters,
7,4.: 12.7 65. Number admitted during