The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-09

Election of Officers, &c.
LEWISTON, Aug. 8.-The Grand Lodge of
Maine met in Odd Fellows Hall, Auburn,
this forenoon, with full attendance. Grand
Master Kimball reported eight new Lodges
formed the last year. He recommended that
authority be given nnder the law of the Su-
preme Lodge to officers of the Grand Lodge to
confer degrees when necessary, and Grand
Instructor was appointed.
The Secretary reported as follows:
whole number of Lodges
/ -
Number of members at last report. .1O, $50
initiated during the year.. -. i,56z i,6
adnhttsa py card .''.'.,. ...'.; Log
Total .12422
Dednet humber lost. 4ss
Total present membership ...s''''"ll,So5
kELihf REPORT
Inc heiel iepols ,u,. sioNs. oos
-'D'''''' " brothers, widows and famil-
les. ~
Amount maid for relief of brothers. -. S29. .9S9 66
Amount paid for relief OF brothers wid- ,.oso
Amonnt U%S ntu maid for bnrying the dead 3.1ISS6
Of annual receipts. .....-...... 81, ,ll2d3
Of Of invested invested fapds ses
There are are twentv.two Lodges. Daughters
of Rebekab with a membership of 2252.
Tho T.odoas of the State contributed S226.9 .97
tn the Ridgalv monument fund.
The finds of the Grand Lodge amount to
ss 1564e
The deorea was conferred on sixtv candi-
dates
Tha .nnao, Of Elisha Nawton Of saccaranna
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The followino o officers were elected.
Grand Mastar-silas w Cook. Iewiston.
Deputy Grand Master-J. Henry Crockett,
Portland.
GGrana Ga Sota Tostao Rar;, pnrt1ana
Grand Treasurer-Daniel W. Nash. PORT
land.
Grand Kepresentative-Byron hmpan'
Noi'n oiius'ol
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| After assembling at D. m. the convention
worlr ,p.s aYemnlified nv Henrv p. Cog.
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tn =, - .,a - ,,,.oo tbo
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previously oAie'0u
Sloan Lodge, No. 40, was attached TO DIS
| trict No e.
- 60,
| Master and officers for visitation and institu-
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| uon OF new Lodges.
The committee on the state of the Order re-
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| ported in favor having an expelled Drother re-
\ instatad nv a two.thirds vote after Ipermission
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from tne Grand Lodge 10 cohSiuef tne. case; III
| favor of submitting appeal of Atlantic Lodge,
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NO f4, III regard TO PERSONS WHO are oi oio
| age; that there was no election in Ancient
| Is-.., - Do.x.,,+ co...., .ha+
Brothers Lodge OIL Fermanent secretary; that
| it is inexpedient to have a Grand Instructor:
:, - &c. - - =. ..
That the Grand Oncers nave power 10 conIsi
| degrees under rtainScondtionS,-and these
| -, ,ao.tad .oo,,t tta ono Of Atlon.
I0poAo' "olo @ooP'oo o>ooP' oo NV ~ ~
| tic LODGE which was reserved.
Tha c.ra,5 Mostar thor, arnounoad tba fol.
Ano oi"nu 4Aa'soi 'non '.Ano ~ ~
| lowing appointments which were confirmed
~ A. crax5 o5oa ord d,,l1, ;rstol,ad.
ny tne oiahu louso, @no auls in''@u
| Grand Marshal-Geo. w. Goss.
| Grand Conductor-E. w. Conant.
| Grand Chanlain-Theodore Gerrish.
GranJ Gnar5;anC n Mi11att
Gd Grand HosaidMEl;;.t 4aaldlal = Hndsdnn misissu
The Grand Master announced the following
1,;strct nanntv Grand Masters which were
DiscriosDop0'y oiauo HAe''oio' "non "oAo
| confirmed by the Grand Lodge:
Dlstfac1 91G = NI WantWopfb amv yf nu'ier
| &c q Wilson
| go - e Tibbv MdsVn
! IA. ". Abbott
| e-I H Croclett. ex-officio
| 3 6 WaSsyorfb
| W Wsiker w.
| I'm 8 McIntyre
10 n Ricbarason
| 1a-A q & HIu FulIer' oA
| 1GG r Young.
i- i5-F. E. E. BicKnen
| 1e a MilIett
i9-Thomas on Tyrie
i9-R' i9-ReG r. g Gapen. : ems
20-R' r Rundlett.
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| 21-John E. White.
So W W ATH Hieks.
25-g g Estes. Estes.