Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-02

Grand Officers in directing the work,
in the effort TO get the lodges and the
members interested in getting new
members. Banners for percentage
gains, for numerical gains, cash prizes,
silver mounted gavels, and lastly the
honor badges and the gold pieces. My
experience has led my mind 10 certain
conclusions in regard to the various
forms of prizes and other induce
ments to OTTER with 4 view to getting
the members interested but l will not
attempt to influence future manage
ment of the prize system. l believe
that the incoming board of Grand Of
licers will be fully able TO devise
changes when needed and to meet con-
dltlonS when they arise.
1t has been apparent for some time
that Casco Lodge of Portland would
have to give up its charter This lodge
it will be remembered, was composed
entirely of men. Its membership was
never large enough from the start to
insure its success. Although we have
in the state three other lodges COM
posed entirely of men, they have man
aged to remain in the list of lodges of
the Order Tor & number of years Yet
they are among the weakest of our
lodges, and have never shown any life.
Such lodges are of no benefit to the
Order and steps should be taken where
practicable to have the membership
transferred to other lodges l believe
that the experience with mems lodges
shows that the State of Maine al least,
is not the place for them.
Our Order is just what it was in
tended to be by it's founders, an Order
for men and women and in which they
have equal rights. To be sure the
women have allowed the men to hold
the larger part of the more responsible
and managing offices. but they, the
women have furnished more than
their share, in my opinion, of the
loyalty and steady, every day work
that has brought our Order its present
membership and its present develop
ment. The transfer Of Liberty lodge
of WATERFORD has also been made, its
membership going to T. f. Boylen
lodge of Springvale.
The recommendations of Grand
Warden Verrill are as follows:
L. There are quite 4 few good
localities where lodges can be placed
and in some cases without his aid.
provided q member can be found who
VIII work upon a commission on per
capita basis. believe ii might be
well to further advertise the fact that
members of the Order can often find q
lucrative employment in this line.
. The Supreme Deputy should be
used in a few more rather weak or
dormant lodges at times when he can
be spared from new work. This does
not mean that he should be sent to all
weak lodges nor even to lodges that
have had such help year after year;
but when he is so sent it should be
when there is hope that no such
services will be again required in the
same lodge.
8. The suspensions should be looked
after by committees appointed by each
Hedge and delinquent members induced
if possible, to remain in the lodge.
Members of this Grand Lodge should
go home and see to it that their lodges
have such committees.
4. The salaries of, your grand
warden and grand, secretary are not
| large enough at $500 each. The F,X
ecutve Committee at its first meeting
after the last Grand Lodge meeting
voted they be $500 each and that Of
the grand treasurer $100, and they
were drawn on this basis for the first
three quarters of the year. After that
it was thought that some question OF
the authority of the executive COM
mittee in this matter might be raised
and so the last quarter was not drawn.
| | leave this matter, with the recon-
mendation that in the future the
| salaries be as the executive committee
| then voted.
The annual report of the Grand
| Secretary, William l.. Quimby of Ban
gor, showed that there are now IS
lodges in the state. one Of which was
admitted during the past year. The
number of members Dec. 81. 1906, was
$685.; the number of members Dec. 81.
1907, 6672; number of benefit members
initiated during the year 1907. 1902;
number of first rate members, Dec. 81,
| 1906 1910; number of first rate men,
bers. Dec. 81, 1907, 1860: number of
sisters, Dec 81. 1906, 1865; number of
sisters, Dec 81, 1907, $500; number Of
brothers, Dec. 81, 1906, 1920; number
| of brothers, Dec 81, 1907, 3Si2: in
| Surance IN force IN Maine, Dec. o.
1906, $685. ,00O insurance in force in
Maine, Dec 81, 1907, $S,104.Oo0; net
gain in insurance in Maine in 1907,
| $579O00
! The annual report Of w. S. Hovey
of Portland, the grand secretary,
shows that the receipts during the past
year were s5GSO,6S and the expendi-
lures were $4S10,57, leaving the cash
balance on hand $87011.
At the afternoon session, which
| opened at o'clock, the balance OF the
| business Of the day was transacted
| the amount on hand requiring the
greater part of the afternoon. Officers
| for the ensuing year were elected, the
choice resulting as follows:
Grand Warden--Harry a. Weymouth
| of SacO.
Grand Vice Warden-James w
| Jones of Gardiner.
| Grand STANDARDIZATION L. Quinn
| by of Bangor.
| Grand Treasurer-W Winfield S. Hovey
of JpnrtlanI