Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-11
WATERN1LLE.
ANNUAL SESSION,
Meeting Of Good Tenn
p|ars' Grand Lodge.
Value Of Names Prohibition
Law Subject Of Discussion.
Hon. A. \. Newhert Supports Administration
and Recent Speech Of Gov. Cobb.

The Grand Lodge "f Good Tcmplars
Of Maine opened its. 4Sth annual spS-
sion i'll the Modern Woodman han,
Tuesday evening at SO O'Clock. The
convention is to hold meetings at this
place during the next two days and,
judginG from the large number Of dele
gates from other parts of the state Will
he ono Of the most profitable ever held.
AZ the appointed hour there were
nearly t56 people assembled in the
lodge room aud the convention was
commenced in a strictly informal and
social manner by the rendering Of a
pleasing program.
Following 4 piano solo rendered by
Miss Mabel Foster Of this city the adj
dress Of welcome WAS given by +. w.
GoWIn past grand chief temnlar of
Maine which WAS ably met with re-
Sruuso from the lips of tho Grand
Chief Tcmplar w. a. Rideout Of Calais.
Mr. EiGcout. in his spirited reply struck
the Key note of the convention by stat
ing some "f the good which he expected
the body to accomplish before the con-
vention had dissolved.
Music by the quartet. u recital by
VI tSS f.tIIl Nlip1t 'lliu UNI u StI'ti Ipll
by the quartct was 4 most fitting pre-
Iiminary to the address, Of the evening
by Rev !. T.. Reardcn Of Oakland.
MIR. Reardon spoke for nearly half
an hour. the principal theme of his dis
course being a comparison from the
standpoint of a private citizen of con-
ditOnS which prevailed in Vermont
during his paStorateS III that state un-
der q license law with those under Fro
hibiti ION as il il has existed in Maine.
The comparative amount of drunken
ness under the two forms Of restriction
he said showed the Valuc Of Maine $
prob hlbitory law in unmsta<ahlc signi-
fcancc. His closing argument was a
strong, eloquent plea for the temper2nc"
organizations If the state to exert
every effort at this most critical time,
to preserve the said law on our statute
books.
After another song by tn" NAL"
quartet. the audience was pleasantly
surprised hy the entering Of q large del
cgation "f Good Templars which had
arrived on the evening train from Port
lan'.. Tile delegates were received with
rnuSinc cheers as they were uSI"rcd t"
sumed by speeches from prominent Wis
iturS represented. who We're naturally
and justly given the right Of way.
Hon. A. H. NeWbcrt of ROCkland. +.
G. G. L. spoke few eloquent words in
support of the recent speech of Govern
or cobb i'll Portland graduating him
as Wen as the laW-loving element of the
stat" ON tn" manly stand taken by the
chief Executive ami OH his worthy lead
crslnp during the PAST yc"-. He was
followed by l.. \. cane OF kcnncbunk-
port Who $pnk" on thc Temperance" sit
uatun rs IT is today in Maine and stir
red the sentiments Of those present in
such 4 way as WAS greatly appreciated
T{y NJ means th" least &iguitirant of
the thoughts uttered IL the meeting
was contained III 4 short ana touching
speech hv Mrs l.. &. Fartingtnu Of
Portland who has been affiliated with
the work rf tn" organization since it
was founded in Maine in the year 1860.
other Spr"ch'g We're made hy .. ).
Norton, the past grand treasurer. ana
others.
At tIo cln&r "f tn" last speech, rcfrcSh-
mcntss we're served by tn" committee
and q social hour passed before the
Ioln"% represented.
tn" next session Of the convention
will L" held at 10 O'Clock this morning
for the organization Of tn" different
committees and hearing of the
different reports To he given by the
grand officers