Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-06-11
SOL0N CHASE
Was the Chief Attraction at
Good TempIars Session.
Kennebec District Had Most Sue
cessfuI Meeting, Yesterday.
Many Prominent Members of the Or
der at WatervIIe.

WaterVille, Me, June 10.-(SpeciaD.-
The meeting of the Kennebec District,
I. O. G. T., opened in Hayden hail On
Temple street at II O'clock Wednesday
forenoon. District Templar T. W. Long
lee of Sidney, presiding. There was a
fine representation of the lodges in
kennebec and Somerset counties and a
large attendance Grand Chief Temp
lar A. II. NeWbert of ROckland, Rev
A S. BiSbce of Brunswick, were pres
ent at the opening session while Scion
Chase, the principal speaker at the
mass meeting in the evening, arrived in
the city in time to attend the after
noon session. Committees We're APP
pointed and resolutions on the death of
the late Arthur w. Bryant, a member
of WaterVille Lodge, who was recently
drowned in the Messalonskee, We're
passed.
At noon fine dinner was served at
the hall by the ladies. In the afternoon
session reports from various commit
tees were heard, showing a very en-
couraging condition of affairs for the
members. Frank w. Gowen of this
city, secretary and treasurer of the
general Legislative temperance commit
tee of the order, announced the COM
mittces for the counties.
The committee on resolutions criti-
cised the new liquor law in Vermont,
stating that according to reliable re-
ports the drunkenness has been double
in the state since the new law Went in
to effect, the iails have been filed with
prisoners committed for intoXication
and the profits from the law have not
been so great as expected on account
of the extra and heavy expenses.
a mass meeting was held in the
Armoly, in the evening, and the public
number present and the program
proved to be an interesting one. Horace
Purinton acted as chairman and short
addresses We're made by A. II. New
bert of ROckland, and Rev. y. H. Bis
bee of Brunswick. The principal
speaker of the evening, however, was
Scion Chase, the Sage of Chase's
Mills" Mr.. Chase was heartily APP
plauded when he first appeared on the
platform, when he arose to speak and
many times in the course of his re-
MAJ ks.
Eic made one of bis characteristic
speeches, teeminS with keen wit and
sound common sense. Ills clever hits
s"t the audience in Il roar many times
and his philosophy won their entire
IprrObH ton. His subject was temper
;ncc and he treated it in Il general
Way, illustrating and moraliIing on
many themes but applying them all
finally to his subject. In starting, he
incidentally stated that when he was
80 years old he knew 50 much
he couldn't learn any more, but
now at 50 he saw so many
things to learn that he was not sure
Of anything but the sermon on the
mount and the multiplication table.
Latter in his speech he said that COM
mon sense was so scarce that it was
often taken for ecccntricity. I;ut these
an" but samples and there is not space
fol all the bright things he said. 1t
is perhaps enough to say that it was
SCION Chase talking, for his peculiar
ability is Wcll known. The people who
heard him. Wednesday evening, were
dr 'iEhtrd and no authorizations wore
Disappointed.
The prohibitory law Of Maine was
strongly endorsed, the committee af-
firrning that it is the only way by which
the liquor traffic can be properly con-
trcllcd. A discussion of the resolu-
tions followed, after which they were
spread upon the records. Considerable
routine business followed
At the close of the afternoon Sos
sion the Grand Lodge degrees were
worked on several canlidntns