Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-10
Foresters Will Hold 1907
Session in That City.
Meeting at Gardiner Was a
Very Successful One.
Delegates Visit Augusta and Togus and A.
tend Reception in Evening.

Gardner, Me. May 3.-(SpcCiaD-
Grand Court of Maine. Forestcrs Of
America, convened at 10 o'clock We'd
ncsday morning in ForeStcrs hall to
hold its annual session. Grand Chief
Ranger John r. Graham of Wcstbro"II
presided. Mayor G. A. Knight. who
was to deliver an address of WclC"m"
to the visitors. WAS unable to be pres
cnt on account of illness which pre-
vents his leaving the house.
The regular order of business, includ-
ing the reading Of numerous reports.
was followed. and brief addresses wcr"
made by Grand Chief Ranger Graham,
Grand Past Chief Ranger George +.
McMunn Of Bangor. Grand Secretary }.
r., Cunningham Of Gardiner, ChicI
Ranger r. ]. FAIRY of Portland. Chief
Ranger J. VI. Vaughn Of Lewiston, and
Chief Ranger Julien LaviGnc of Bruins
wick. The speakers treated subjects
Of interest exclusively to members ot
the order. and their words found much
favor among those who heard them.
The reports Of chief Importance were
those of Grand Secretary J. +. Gun
ningham and Grand Treasurer J. T..
Mccarthy.
Following is the grand secrctary's
report in part:
I'm prt ScntinE my annual report ]
wish particularly to call ypur a'i"ni i''il
{" the great loss Sustained u: ~ Or
dor through suaprn. ions bY Tia" sub
ordinate Courts. W''r" il not TOR ''l@,
could report y healthy %rr"th for 'he
last wear As il is. I Can "liiy report
an incrcaa" of 30 during the year ON"
now court -N;.nrCboro-WaS organized
last year with So charter members.
which would leave hut II as tn in
crease nf the other courts. In regard
t. Tie hn'nCial standing Of the order
the result uf the years work Is more
gratifying. ON Jam !, 'gn-, th" amount
III I'll" treasures uf the Subordinate
courts MAS $1l."i1.9?. nn Jan. !. 1905
the amount was $li0?..9I showing an
increase Of $2.Gfi93. There W"r"
deaths in the jurisdiction during tn"
yc1r. cntLilinG an expense of So" f"i
II" same. IN" amount paid out for
sick benefits during the year was
$ifN9o:;. an ircr,ISo. Of S1?@.> G over ihc
prey inus year. II is :; question in my
mind VIII, her tn" sick fund is guarded
as z"al"u.ly l% il should to ~ som,
rf tn" Courts An increase in TIL" OK
pCus" of this flnI Of $500 in one yr1r
with comparatively no increase III
membership would seem to Indicate y
littIc c1rcl"2sncss in regard {" this fund
in some Of the Courts.
This rrprrt showed also that there
arc T. courts in til" jurisdiction. with j
total membership of 400 aud that
There has h"cu u gain in funds amount
inp ia S27765l.
The grand trcasurcr's report in part
Is as follows:
Il herewith submit MY annual report
of the receipts anu expenditures of the
Grand Court from May "a. 1905. ~ May
"a ionG.
M til" opening; W the Last Cnnv"n-
tinn. at Watcrvill". We had a deficit 81
Si9i. Sinc" that time have received
from tn" Grand Secretary. fI%S.9a: have
paid all bills of the Graud Court fnr
the past year. aud I'm pleased to report
to y"u = balance in the treasury al
sos. %
This report showed that TIA" trtll re
rcipte w"r" S1%SHa. ami the total cx-
pcndtur.s $G"o.0i
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