Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-10
Session Opens

DCSSlOIi opens
The session was opened with a A.
minute temperance prayer meeting.
with Rev. W. H. Fultz as leader. The
committee on the College of Good
Tempary. whose recommendations
were heard first, reported recommend
ing that the grand lodge purchase sew
eral sets of books to be loaned to
students desiring them. This recon-
mendation was referred to the grand
council one of the most important
steps taken by the lodge was the adop-
ton OF new constitution for the
State of Maine
The principal business of Thursday S
session and that which took the most
time was the election of officers. In
most instances il was not necessary
to take move than one ballot. but the
voting showed keen interest.
The Officers
The new slate of officers chosen for
the coming year is as follows:
Grand Chief mplar-Howard c.
Noodside, South Portland.
Grand counselor-Ralph T. Cosse-
boom. Calais.
Grand vice Templar-Mrs. Emma
Stone Wilkens, South Berwick.
Grand secretary-O. S. Norton
Portland
Grand treasurer-C. D. Wilson, Port
land.
Grand superintendent of juvenile
vork-Charles J. Marchant, Lubec.
Grand electoral superintendent-E
h Emery. Danford.
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bon Falls.
Grand chaplain-Rey w. H. Fultz
Portland.
Grand assistant secretary-Agnes T.
Norton, Portland.
Grand deputy marshal-Harriet h
Loveland, Lisbon Falls.
Grand guard-Albert MeCarson
Woodfords.
Grand sentinel-James Mclaughlin
Waterville.
Grand messenger-Elmer Small
Waterville.
Grand vice ceunselor-F. a. Shep-
herd, Waterville.
Memorials
Organist-Julia Barrett, Woodfords
The committee on memorials re-
ported that since the last session, the
following deaths had occurred: Dun
can Lawrence of ST. Croix Lodge, Cal
ais; Mark FernaId of Whipple Lodge
of Kittery; Louise Bishop Proctor OF
Sea Side Lodge of South Portland, and
Harriet knight of Maple Lodge OF
Deering.
FOR the departed brothers and Sis
tiers of the grand lodge a short me-
mortal service was held in which all
participated.
The session closed late in the day
MANY of the delegates left as soon as
possible after the closing exercises in
order to reach home Thursday night
while a great many remained over UNI
til Friday The plan to visit points
of interest in and about the city was
not carried out on account of the I'M
usual amount of business on hand.
The resolutions given below were
submitted by the committee on reso-
Iutions and were accepted and adopt
ed
The Resolutions
To the Officers and Members of the
Grand Ledge of Maine, Information
al Order of Good Templars.
Your committee on resolutions beg
leave to submit the following Tor your
consideration:
Whereas. careful scientific research,
practical experience, and the opserVa-
ton of thinking people all confirm the
claim of the international Order OF
Good Templars that alcoholic liquors
are dangerous as a beverage, of doubt
full benefit as drug and inlmical TO
society: therefore be II
Resolved: That we urge anew the
wisdom of total abstinence from al
Intoxicating liquors as beverage,
that we renew our oft repeated warn
Ing against it's use as a medicine and
that we protest against license in any
form or under any circumstance for
the sale of Intoxicating liquors.
Whereas, the l. 0. G. 7. was among
the first to receive women into its
ranks on equal footing with men and,
Whereas. the experience of those
states that have adopted woman's
suffrage has been increased activity
against the saloon as was seen in IL
linois this week when more than 1000
saloons were closed by their votes,
and
Whereas, the war for independence
began 139 years ago. whereby we be-
came a free and independnt nation,
was fought upon the proposition that
there should be mo taxation without
representation" and since our Dec
laration of Independence declares that
governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed,
therefore be it
Resolved, That we favor equal suf-
lrage based upon intelligence and not
on sex To this end we favor an
amendment to the Constitution of our
Stata granting the women of our State