Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-15
Has Usual Big Night at Its
Annual Meeting.
Officers Elected for Year--17
Candidates Cross Hot Sands.
ForcefuI Address by the Retiring
Potentate, Manning S. Campbell.

grand ceremonial session OF kora Tenn
Pile, A. A. o. \. NJ. s., held, Friday
night, at the Temple in Lewiston, was
among the best in its history, when
about 700 Notles from all over the
State assembled to hear the officers
and committees give an account OF
their stewardship for the year ending
and to transact business and elect Of
ficers for the ensuing year. The ira
ditional banquet served at $50 proved
the efficiency of the committee in
charge and proved the caterer a mas
ter of his profession. The banquet
over, II poor sons of the desert were
assisted over the hot sands, where aft
er having acquired the knowledge
which the mysteries of that noble or
der reveal, were received into the
oasis" of the desert. They We're:
Douglass n. Labgille, York Harbor;
Charles w. Goodale, York village; Ly-
man F. Littlefeld, York Village; Sim
con j. Whitney, Bingham; Oscar
B. ingalls,, Pejepscot Mills; Ernest \.
Wagner, Gardiner: F. \. Boston, Car
w T. DloiodCAib YIN -
lage; R. E. Campbell, Portland; VIM.
F. Putnam, York Harbor; William w.
Talbot, Bangor; Frank NJ. Hacker
| Lewiston; A. Tasker, Gardiner; Ed
/ ward c. Hawkes., York Harbor; John
f. Sanford, York Harbor; William c.
Scott, Lisbon and A. A. Odiorne, York
Harbor.
officers were elected as follows: Po-
tentate. W. W. Bolster, Lewiston;
Chief Rabban, John R. Webber, Au-
burn Asst. chief rabban, Frank
prophet, George V. Turgeon, Lewis
ten oriental guide, James E, Kings
ley, Portland; Treas, w. NJ. Green
leaf. Auburn; recorder, A. l.. Stock
bridge, Lewiston; Capt. of Guard, c.
F. Packard, lewiston guard, w. B.
Mennealy, Lewiston; representatives
to Imperial Council, W. w. Bolster J.
Putnam Stevens, Portland; and w. NJ.
Greenleaf.
The annual report and address of
Retiring Illustrious Potentate Man
ming S. Campbell of Augusta was lis
tened to with keen interest. Mr.. Camp
bell was elected to the high office of
illustrious potentate (the highest Of
flee within the gift of the Mobiles of
the State of Maine), one year ago, and
by his devotion to duty in the inter
ests of Kora Temple, his capacity for
hard work, his executive ability, and
his courtesy to and consideration for
all of the Nohles under his command,
he has endeared himself to the hearts
of the two thousand or more Mobiles
| who thus honored him as their poten-
tate. Mr.. CampbelPs address, while
modest and unassuming, was forceful,
and positive, in keeping with the
qualities of its author. and at its con-
clusion was received with tremendous
applause. 1t was Immediately voted to
incorporate the address in full in the
records of Kora Temple and to have
the same printed upon the notices for
the next meeting. Thus an additional
honor was rendered to one of Angus
ta's popular citizens. The address fol-
lows:
Potentate campbelPs Address.
To the officers and Mobiles of Kora
Temple: The inevitable flight of time
tarries not and we are again clothing
another period of our pleasures most
complete" and are called upon to
present summing up of our doings, a
trial balance on our activities.
You have listened to the reports of
our officers as to the financial status
of our Temple and l am highly pleased
to advise that the results are most
gratifying The present membership
numbering a total of 2275 active Shrin-
ers, showing a net gain over last year
of our members, notwithstanding a
loss from demits, deaths and suspen-
sions of SO.
Financially it appears that the ex-
penditures are slightly less than the
preceding year; that there was trans
ferred to Kora Temple Association
$500 and our total Indebtedness after
paying interest on the bonds of Kora
| Temple Association shows a net reduc-
| tion of $3S47.1G. l am proud of the re-
suits and l am grateful to every men,
Der of this Shrine for the magnificent
showing there found. With constant
| Indebtedness reduction for five years
moro the debt will be so far reduced
as to make the burden a trifie and the
Home your own. Ninety to 100 new
members are annually necessary to
produce this result and they must be
found. Therefore, it becomes your
duty individually to exert every effort
| in your power to bring this about, and
oftentimes ways and means of the off,
GERS, however, conscientiously exer-
cised call even unjust criticism from
many members.
I believe every potentate must work
out his own salvation, not alone can he
do it / we'll know, but it is up to him tc
Indicate his line of policy. and it should
be the duty of all the officers to give
him their united efforts, and in this
way only can the best good for the
whole Temple attain / consider the Pa
troll a very necessary and essential ele-
ment in the work and their part a most
important feature for success / believe
that the most cordial and close relations
should exist between the officers and Pa
troll, and that they should be officially
| mentioned in all the notices. / would
suggest that the potentate meet with the
| Patrol at least once a month for discus
sions of the work and general good oi
| tho ordar The council officere Shou1d bf