The Republican journal., 1905-10-19
MAINE GOOD TEMPLARS.
Meeting of the Grand Lodge in Brooks.

The semi-annual session of the Maine
Grand Lodge of Good Templars was held in
Brooks Oct. 11th and 18th anG proved to be
very interesting and enjoyable occasion.
Tuesday evening, Oct. 10th, a reception was
given to the visiting members of the Order
by Brooks Lodge, No. 81. Short speeches
were made by various members of the
Order, solos rendered and refreshments
served it was an occasion of fraternity
and sociability. The serving of refresh
ments were under the direction of Mrs. 7.
l. Huxford and the walters were young
girls dressed in white.
The opening session was called to order
at 10 a. IN. Oct. 11th by Grand Chief Tenn
plar w. A. Rideout of Calais The follow
ing grand officers were in attendance:
Grand Chief Templar W. A. Rideout, Calais !;
grand vice tempar, Mrs. Frances 5. Kim
ball, Auburn, grand secretary, George r.
Brackett, Belfast grand treasurer, Frank
C. Holt, Norridgewrock grand electoral
superintendent, Frank W. Gowen, Water
vile; grand assistant secretary, Mrs. G. E.
Bracket, Belfast past grand chief templar,
A. H. Newbert, Kockland. The positions
OF the absentees were filled as follows;
Grand Marshal, Alex Duncan, Portland;
deputy grand marshal, Lila Carr, Nor
ridgewock; grand guard, 7. H; Fernald,
Belfast; grand chaplain, E. F. Colburn,
Brooks; grand conductor, NJ. j: Dow,
Brooks: grand superintendent of juvenile
temples, Mrs. Lila B. Mora, Portland.
The prominent members present were
Past Grand Chief Templar A. FL. Newbert,
who has belonged to the order 81 years;
Charles A. Maxwell, IS years in the order,
and Rev. E. +. tolburn, three years men,
ber Past Grand Chief Templar Nj. J. Dow
for 50 years a member and Frank G. Holt
for 27 years in the order.
At the afternoon session the reports of
the various officers were given The report
of Grand Chief Tempar Rdeout shows the
order to be in a tiourishing condition. He
praised the SturgS commissioners and the
good work they are doing. He also stated
it as his belief that any brother or sister
who encouraged card playing ought to be
tried and if found guilty expelled from the
order He stated it as his belief that dane
ing was having an injurious effect on the
order.
Grand Electoral Superintendent Frank w.
Gowen gave very interesting report OF the
international supreme lodge in session in
Belfast, Ireland, ana compared conditions
in foreign countries and said that under the
SturgiS Law the people of Maine ought to be
proud OF the conditions as compared with
foreign countries.
The report of the grand secretary shows
a gain of five lodges since the annual ses-
sion in April, and the report of the grand
| superintendent of juvenile temples an in
crease of one temple. At the present time
| there are IL lodges with a membership Of
3o40. The cash receipts since April have
been S11b.62. and the expenses SOIL. o., leav-
ing d balance of S212. 2S un hand.
| Wednesday evening, Oct. 18th, one of the
| finest public temperance meetings ever held
| in Brooks was given. Addresses were made
by A. II. Newbert OF Rockland, w. a. Ride
| ont of Calais, f. W. GoWen OF Watervllle.
| Alexander Duncan of Portland, L. A. Caine
| Of Kennebunk and others. \ fine program
| was rendered, consisting of songs by G. Carl
| CassenS of Rockland, Miss Dorcas Davis
| and Dexter Davis of Brooks, and others.
| Readings and burlesques were given by
! Edward OBJ COMA of Rockland, Mrs. Lii
! liza b. Mora of Portland and Miss Erma
| Barker Of Brooks. Ned Edwards rendered
fine cornet solo. The local orchestra, con-
| sisting of Everett Tasker, A. H. Pilley, E.
b. Edwards and Miss May Huxford, pre-
| sented several choice selections and every
| body went home pleased and happy.
| The session Thursday morning opened
| with praise service and prayer, and follow
ing came the final reports, etc. The election
of delegates to the meeting in Chicago for
the purpose of forming national grand
lodge from the State grand lodges resulted
in the choice of A H. Newbert, Rockland :;
| W. D. IOW. DIOohS w. n. ItlucOuly SdldlS ,
F. W. Gowen, Waterville; Mrs. A. Ii. New
bert, Rockland; Frank W. Dexter, Spring
vale; Charles A. Maxwell, Portland.
! The alteruates are Frank c. Holt, N0rridge-
wock Edward OBJ. COMA, Rockland; Mrs.
George E. Bracket, Belfast; Mrs. Francis
5. Klmball, Auburn Miss Nellie c. Guilford,
Old Orchard; T. W. Longley, Sidney; Tol-
man II. Fernald, Belfast
| o. S. Norton of Portland presented an in
structiye paper Oh "Public Work. Past
Grand Vice Templar Miss Nellie c. Guilford
of Old Orchard presented an interesting
paper On 'The Work of the Women's Christ
ian Temperance Union in Comparison With
| That of the Good Templers.''
| A resolution was passed commenting the
| judges of the supreme bench of Maine for
| the sentences imposed upon the liquor sell
| lers in sending them to Jail and in favor of
the sheriffs for their work and pledging the
order to the cause of temperance.
| The session closed about TO- so a. M, and
| the delegates left for their homes.