Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
GRAND LODGE
Of MAINE |. 0. c.
7. HtRE: TODAY
Most of 100 Delegates
Are In the City,
Program Is
Reinforced
The Grand Lodge Officers Pre-
sent and Committees

The final preparations are completed
! for the Seth annual session of the
/ Grand Lodge of Maine, l. o. G. T.,
which will open its business session
/ in A. o. L. W. hall Wednesday morn
ing.
t Most of the 100 delegates viii ar
rive today and at 7.45 tonight in the
f City Opera house the opening recep-
/ ton and rally to which a general in
vitation to the public is extended will
take place.
There has been an addition to the
program as announced. The gather
ing will be called TO order by Ray
mond w. A. Sterling of this city, son
of Grand Chief Tempiar William l.
Sterling Master Sterling is Il years
/ old and is the chief templar of the
! largest Juvenile Temple in America,
with very nearly GOO members. The
/ invocation will be given by Rev. A.
w. Pottle of this city, Good Tenn
plar for many years, and an honorary
member of Waterville Lodge. Freder-
+ lex A. Shepherd viii deliver tho adj
+ dress of welcome on behalf of Water
+ vile Lodge. Frank Y. Belyea, district
! secretary, will deliver the address of
welcome en- behalf Of Kennebee Dis
trict Lodge.
i Mrs. F. II. Brown. president of the
+ Waterville Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. will welcome the dele
gates on behalf of that organization,
and Mayor billiard has designated
Former Mayor William r. Pattangall
to give the official welcome on behalf
+ of the city.
Grand Chief Templar William 1.
Sterlings will deliver the response to
the addresses Of welcome.
The rest Of the program of the eve
ming viii be as announced previously,
with addresses by State Secretary
Jefferson G. Smith of the Y. NJ. c. A,
Ralph j. Patterson of WaterVille, Ma
tioual Secretary Willard o. Wylie of
Beverly, Mass, Governor William 7.
Haines and others. The speaking will
be followed by the graduation of the
Good Templars College class.
The business of the session will open
Wednesday morning at $50 in A. o.
L. w. hall, when the committee on
/ credentials will be in session. The
gavel will fall for the opening of the
Grand Lodge at 10 a. NJ.
Grand Lodge Officers
The following are the officers Of the
Grand Lodge of Maine:
William !. Sterling of Waterville,
grand chief templar; Howard c.
Woodside of South Portland, grand
councillor; Emma Stone of Norway,
gradn vice templar; O. S. Norton of
Portland, grand secretary; Charles d.
Wilson of Portland, grand treasurer;
Annie T. Jones of Portland, grand SUI
perintendent of Juvenile work; A. S.
Bisbee of Portland, grand electoral SUI
perintendent; Rev. w. II. Fultz of
Portland, grand chaplain: Ralph T.
Cosseboom of Calais, grand marshal;
Angie C. Norton of Portland, grand
assistant secretary; Mrs. Nellie Cos
seboom of Calais, grand deputy mar
shall; Albert Mulligan of Bangor.
grand guard; George E. Novel. of
Dexter, grand sentinel Edward H.
Emery of Sanford, past grand chief
templar; w. A Rideout of Calais, dep
uty international chief templar.
Grand Lodge Committees
The following are the Grand Lodge
committees for the session:
Committee on Credentials-G. Evans
Files of Waterville; II. S. Hoar of
Portland; Mrs. J. n. Newcomb of
Westbrook.
Committee on Appeals-John Galley
Of Portland; j. F. Perry of Portland;
A. F. Davis of Waterville.
Committee on State of the Order
Mrs Martha Cayting of Bangor, Mrs.
Ct. Evans Files of Waterville; Miss
Lizzie Crawford of Hinckley.
Committee on Finance-E. j. Nit
chell of Skowhegan, c. C. Luflzin of
Rockland, Mrs E. E. knight of Deer
ing.
Committee on Memorial-Rev. w. H.
Fultz of Portland. Mrs. r. M. c.. Estes
of Ocean, Park There is a vacancy on
this committee due TO the recent death
of Mrs. L. C. Darlington.
Committee on Distribution--Mrs j.
A. Pressey of Auburn, Mrs. e. L.
Game of West Kennebunk, Miss Lii
liam F.. Goodrich of Kittery.
Committee on Constitutions-C. A.
Maxwell of Portland Mrs. Emma
Wilkins CT South Berwick, a. w. Or
cult OF Dexter.
Committee ON Appropriations-W. S.
Sylvester of Lewiston, Burr S. Leigh
ton or Bangor, Mrs. Emma E. Small
of Waterville
Committee on Juvenile Temples
Miss Annie L. Jones of Portland, Mrs.
Bessie Drysdale of Westbrook, Mrs.
LEILA Hoar of Portland.
Committee ON Printing-George E.