Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1868-02-28
Masonic Hall Dedication l..

/ Lygonia Lodge of Free and Accepted
| Masons of this village, last Fall purchas-
ed part OF the Tisdale building, of the
owner, j. d. Hopkins Esq, so that they
might secure, what has been called Ills
dale Hall fer its own use. the Hall oe-
cnpied by them being too small &c. After
making the purchase, a committee was
chosen to make the necessary changes i'll
it, and to retit it to make it suitable for the
purpose for which it is to be used. This
work has been faithfully and well perform
ed and now the Lodge has enc OF the
most elegant and neatly fitted up Masonic
Halls there is to be found in Eastern
Maine. Il is in the third story Of the lis
dale building" with wide entrance
and broad stairway leading direct to the
anti-rooms. Some changes have been made
in these rooms. so that now they are nice
| IL adapted to the uses for which they ar
wanted. The man hall has been newly
fre.coed. carpeted. and upholstered. The
furniture is all new. and made especially
! for the Hail, so that the fittings must have
cost nearly or quite as much as the pnI-
chase money for the building. Altogether
it is fine hail and one that the Lodge
may feel proud of.
Friday the 2lst inst, WAS appointed for
| lis dedication, and Deputy Grand Master
hurry OF the State, being unable to attend.
authorized the Deputy Grand Master for
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charge of the dedication services. which
took place Friday afternoon at o'clock,
At the close OF the -rvces. the Hall was
opened for visitors and it was thronged
for an hour or more.
AtG o'clock the Unitarian church was
packed full of people, Masons and non
masons. male and female. to hear an adj
dress by James \. Mllihen Esq. of Cher
rvtield. The services commenced by
voluntary by the organ and choir. after
which PRAYER was offered l}y Rev. Charles
Blanchard of OIltown. Mr.. Mil.ihen com
menccd at six minutes to six and closed i'll
one hour. His address was good one.
A fair. candid. common sense discussion of
Masonry. We We're more than pleased
with it. for he did not undertake to claim
for the Institution all antiquity which runs
baei. into ages of which We nave nc knowl
edge, nor did he claim that All mason>
were perfect or that they lived clear up to-
the teachings of the order, or that there
we're no bad men that We're members, but.
said lie. tie principles OF the order are be-
nciicent intoxicating universal benevolence
ana charity; and the order is old enough
10 have won tootllold among all nation.
and Young enough to be fresh and vigorous
TO-DAY. perhaps never more SO. Nec.n-
not st;empt a full report, AID will close by
again remarning that it wass timely and
sensible. Il. Wei a. an able effort
The members of the Lodge with their
invited guests at the close OF the speaking.
rcpsirea 10 Jordan's new Hall. Where am
PIC rIovis On had been made for Ill. inner
man. Seats had been provided tor 250
persons. all that the hall could sccommo-
date. bul new recruits kept coming in until
three or fotr hundred bad been supplied.
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e.tFfi"d cat AID ftl'ecis,h hisitest credit
Oh tho~e having it in charge. Oae change.
Only add We sggsesi;-Ihat i, thsfr
.hoaid have been Pfesidtn', and .umt
of the tables assigned 10 tic older portion
Of the audience. where they c"lld have
remained and spent VII hour or 50 IL listen
Ing 20 remarks e.. had a good social tilne
white Inc Dancing Hail woaid attract liit
younger portion.
At Vikings iIallthe dancing people
gathered and spent a few hours in prone
na9lin.. dancing. and in social converse
ton. ihc Gary VS. Il fire one. and all III,
services were such as to elicit praise. and
to confer honor on the managers.