Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-15


ing liquors. the standard being any
liquor requiring the payment of the
United States revenue tax They
changed the wording of Sec So of Chap
90, relating to taking orders for liq-
ours, and amended the agency law.
Perhaps the most important thing
done. however in the way of temper
ance legislation was the act which puts
the cost of the enforcement deputies
upon the county requiring their SER
vices.
The cigarette law in which, on ac-
count of our juvenile branch, we are
interested, was amended SO as to for
bid. not only selling cigarettes, but
torbids them giving them to or getting
them tor minors. and includes the
markings" as the cigarette paper and
tobacco are called. The grand chief
tclnplar accompanied by the sheriff OF
York county, went to Augusta and
appeared before the committee having
this bill in charge and urged its
passage.
The report of the grand secretary
viii show the standing and number OF
subordinate lodges Their work has
having been reported to the grand
chief templar. and in every instance
our suggestions have been accepted
without question, no appeal having
been taken.
Several weak lodges have been Wis
tied and some of them revived. One
new lodge-that at Gorham-has been
instituted. Application for a new
lodge at Bangor was received and aft
ter investigating the situation, it was
thought best to defer it's organization.
We have not tried to organize new
lodges in places that did not want
them, but have invited any subordi-
nate lodge member knowing of a place
where lodge was wanted to commune
cate with rs.
The chief business of subordinate
lodge members should be to work for
the cause for which Good Tempiary
stands, and the most effective met nod
for that is to strengthen and increase
the membership of their own lodge
N,Xt to this comes the help which you
can render by visiting ana encouraging
other lodges. 1t is not enough to be
total abstainer and believe in pro-
erything in or power to Danish in
temperance
When properly conducted, the Dis
trict Lodge can do much to strengthen
weak subordinate lodges. being con-
centrated and acquainted with the
naeds of their locality. For the same
reason, | believe that district lodges
are able to tell where new lodges are
needed and where not. Could not some
systematic effort be made through the
district lodges to canvass every dis
trict in The State during the next quar-
ter and find where new lodges can be
organized? Save what you have got
first: then try to add new lodges
Couldn't the district lodges arrange
some system of visitation, each officer
taking certain number of lodges to
visit during the quarter? l know of
one lodge that will do that this quarter.
In view of the Imperative necessity
of some systematic effort to build up
the order. / recommend to my success
sor. to the Grand Council and to this
Grand Lodge. that this matter Of more
field work, by and through district
lodges. be given such attention as they
may think advisable.
The finances of our Grand Lodge have
not permitted any field or lecture work
this year The grand treasurer's report
will, show something in the treasury, but
not enough to warrant any effort to put
workers into the field--for we could
scarcely have made a beginning before
we should have been compelled to call a
halt. BY the most rigid economy the
grand chief templar, making no charge
for his services and paying his expenses
out of his own pocket tothers having
made similar sacrfices), we have man
aged to bring forward a balance for
those to whom the Grand Lodge shall
ertrust its management for the ensuing
year. Is it asking too much of the mem
bers of this Grand Lodge to suggest that
they make some sacrifice this coming year
in order that the new officers. to whom
we look to lead us, may be able to obtain
the largest possible results with this bal
ance?
Our semi-annual session is a good thing
if VIE can afford it, and l wish we had
business enough and income enough tc
warrant a quarterly session. But, consid-
ering the cost and small returns in real
ACTUAL ptHtHl W TIE l. Su6SCol ioi
your consideration the ACCESSIBILITY OF
| abolishng the semi-annual session.
The following extract from a private
letter from George f. Bracket is sub
| mitted for your consideration: about
| the Record. Tell my friends I can moi
| continue it unless some help financially
| If I could receive the IS per month an.
nually and also the. job printing, l could
| carry it for another year. so I could pay
| for the paper compositors, printing, etc.
| but will do the work free myself"
I herewith return the trust placed ir
{, my hands one year ago. L have done
what I could to advance the interests OF
| cur order AS we take up the work OF
this session let us keep in mind the OBJ
! iect for which our order was instituted
and with faith in the ultimate triumph