Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-09
Grand Lodge Officers

The following grand lodge officers
were present:
Grand chief Templar, w. |. Sterling
Watervilie; grand counselor. Howard
c. Woodside. South Portland; grand
vice Templar, Miss Emma Stone, Nor
way; grand secretary, Q. S. Norton,
Portland; grand treasurer, Charles D.
Wilson, Portland grand superintend-
ent of juvenile work. Annie T. Jones,
Portland; grand chaplain, Rev. w. II.
F'ultz, Portland; grand marshal, Ralph
IT. Cosseboom, Calais: grand assist
ant secretary, Angie E. Norton, Port
land grand deputy marshal, Mrs:
Nellie Cosseeboom, Calais; grand
guard. Albert Mulligan. Bangor: past
grand chief TeInplar, Edward H. En-
cry, Sanford; deputy international
chief Templar, w. a. Rideout. Calais.
Rev. A. w. Lewis of Camden was
appointed grand electoral superintend
ent to fill the vacancy caused by the
absence of A. S. Bisbee of Portland,
and Miss Lizzie Boyce was appointed
to fill the Office of grand sentinel for
George F. Newell of Dexter, who was
unable to be present. Among the
out-of- State visitors who were present
were Willard o. Wylie, national sec
rotary of the /. o. G. T., and a mem
her of the city government of Bever-
~, Mass, and National Chaplain Lor-
EMO Frost of Haverhill Mass.
The committee on credentials re-
ported p candidates who desired to
take the Grand Lodge degree, and
they were accordingly initiated at the
morning session. Following this came
the report of the grand lodge officers.
Annual Report
Grand Chief Templar Sterling in his
annual report spoke as follows:
ITO the Grand Lodge of Maine, In
terrational Order of Good Templars,
in Their Seth Annual Session As
sembled at Waterville, Me-, T. S.
A.. April s. 1914;
My Dear Sisters and Brothers:
''As your chief executive it becomes
my duty as vel as a pleasure to rem
der a report Of my work during the
past year. AMI to make such recon-
mendations "a seem to me to be for
the welfare OF ne order in general
Il herewith submit my second an
nual report as grand chief Templar
of Maine, the post of duty you have
tNie honored me with, and with pleas
ure. l assure you. I return the trust
TO YOU who gave it, feeling that | have
done my duty as I saw it. We have
had a most remarkable year; great
progress along educational lines has
developed, and membership contests
have been very successful in holding
and increasing the membership. Pub
lie sentiment is far more favorable too
our order and its work than it has
been for many years and although we
are not SO strong as formerly we are
sure. soon to be stronger than ever
II have visited many lodges, both
district and subordinate, and have at
tended session of the National Grand
Lodge at Cleveland, Ohio, and the
Grand Lodge reception of the Grand
Lodge of New Hampshire at Ports
mouth
Il have organized one Juvenile Tenn
pie, which has had remarkable
growth and surely will during the
coming year make q record that will
be credit to the Grand Lodge of
Maine. This Temple is known as Lura
c. Darlington Temple, No. 112, Of
Waterville. Me.
Il have commissioned one harbor
Is district and 90 State deputies.
The College Of Good Templary
This line of work which is educa-
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