Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-02

ments we have been able to accumu-
late a reserve that places the order in
a better financial situation than ever
before in it's history by more than
5000 OO0 We have, at this time, more
than a quarter million dollars surplus,
with all existing claims paid. The
outlook is reassuring.
On March 16, the balance in our
Grand Lodge treasury with all bills
paid UP to and including Voucher No.
l0O was s3,674.34. There are bills not
due till the date of this session,
amounting to about $3.50, including the
officers salaries. to be charged against
this balance, making the cash balance
at this time about S3425. This leaves
us an increase of s105S in our treasury
over and above what we had one year
ago While we have not sought, pri-
marily to see how much we could save
and turn over to you unexpended, yet
| We nave sought to administer the busi-
ness with due economy. We have not
spent as much fer increasing the mem
bership as we did in 1912, which then
was ss1s.10. If it could have been
done, it would have been better to
spend all the years accumulation to
our treasury and thereby make good
our membership loss. This was not
! possible.
Recommendations
In view Of the peculiar situation in
! this Stationary lodges situated at
| great distances from centers, the in
| disposition of our members to accept
what seems reasonable inducement in
the form of compensation, to solicit
| new members, when supplemented
with the services of the supreme dep
uty placed here by the supreme Lodge
| for half a year. to keep our member
ship good, even when-car suspensions
| have been less by far than before-I
am led to suggest that l believe we
| shall have to adopt, as a. Grand, Lodge,
some plan different than what we have
ever adopted, to bring new members
| into our lodges.
And it appears to me personally,
that II is feasible for this Grand Lodge
to employ q deputy themselves for the
entire year to work among our lodges.
If satisfactory arrangements cannot
be made with the Supreme Lodge, to
do this, upon some entirely satistac-
tory basis. to us, then we employ the
| deputy alone. We have the funds In
our treasury to do this with. We re-
uuire a man we'll versed and qualified
to do this work. After keeping such
a man in the field all the year, and
paying him what he is worth, we
| would have a good reserve in the
treasury. Our money could be used
this way, l believe, effectively
Secretary's Report.
The annual report of Forest L. Lud-
den of Auburn, the grand secretary
shows that the number. of lodges in
good standing at the present time is
10, one lodge was Instituted during the
year while three surrendered their
charters and consolidated with other
| lodges; number of members, 6091;
number of benefit members initiated
during the past year, 1872; number of
social members initiated during the
past year. "a; number of frat rate
members, 1927; number of second rate
members, 1856; number Of third rate
members, s1s; number Of sisters, 26e7;
number of brothers, 1924: Insurance in
force in Maine. s7,S29,00 net loss in
| insurance in Maine during the past
year, s2ss,ooo.
| Grand Treasurer's Report.
The report of c. H. Sullivan of Ban
| gor, the grand treasurer, shows that
the total receipts of the lodge for the
past year were s577.72 and the dis
bursements were sS,373.7S, leaving a
balance of s3,40i.34.
The Afternoon Session
The afternoon session was devoted to
| the election of officers for the ensuing
| year and the transaction of other
| business incidental to concluding the
| work of the annual meeting. The offl-
GERS chosen We're as follows:
Junior past grand warden, James w.
| Jones of Gardiner; grand warden. c.
| W. Wentworth of Westbrook; grand
| vice warden, /. A. Turner of Bangor;
| grand cha plain, Alice l. Reny of West
brook; grand guide. E. w. Lewis of
Skowhegan; grand guardian, Cora l..
Davis of Houlten; grand sentinel,
| Frank NJ. Mooers of Bangor: grand
| trustees, Hulda Small of Portland. w.
F. McKinnon of Bangor and w. v.
Scott of Old Town.
Representatives to Supreme Lodge,
W. O. Hersey of Veazie, Mary A.
Washburn of Lewiston, Cora e. Pow
| ers of Gardiner, Walter Woods of Mex
| leo, and E. Percy Ray Of Old Town;
| alternates, Mrs. Elizabeth E. McCul-
| Tough, Mrs. Cadie Bi Lovejoy, Mrs.
/ Rose PeIletjer Mrs Sadie Croker and