The Portland daily press., 1886-05-06
MASONIC.
Proceedings of the Second Day of the
Annual Meeting.

/ The Grand Chapter met at O'Clock yesterday
morning.
| Oriental Chapter was permitted to remove from
| Lowell to Fryeburg.
! Union Chapter was located permanently al
| Norway
General Grand High Priest Chapman installed
| the grand officers, assisted by Past Grand High
! Priest Burbank as Grand Marshal.
Tie following appointments were made
District Deputy Grand High Pr i is-, Dis
/ trict, Amon G, Waite Portland: 9th District, Al
! bert NJ. Penley, Auburn; 7th District, Henry H.
| Taylor, Machias.
Grand Chaplans- John Gibson, Naples
! Rev. William H. Pillsbury, Bucksport; Rev. Mari
| on Crosley, Portland.
Grand Captain Host-Judson B. Dunbar, Port
| land.
Grand Principal Sojourner-Lorenzo L. Shaw
| Yarmouth.
Grand Royal Arch Captain-Albro E. Chase
Grand Master Third vail-wilford j. Fisher
| EaStport.
Grand Master Second vail-Henry s. Webster
Grand Master First val-w. Scott shorey, Bath.
Grand Stewards-Charles ?. Tenney, Houlton
Howard d. Smith, Norway; George Lansill, Ban
| gor Benjamin Morrill,, Bluehill.
| Grand Leeturer-Frank E. Sleeper Sabattis.
Grand Sentinel-Warren o. Carney, Portland
Votes of thanks were adopted to General Grand
High Priest Chapman for visiting and his kind
ness in installing officers, and to Past Grand
High Priest Trask for his efficient services, and at
11.2o the Grand Chapter closed.
| The Order Of High Priesthood met at IL O'Clock
Oliver Gerrish presiding. The following oincers
were elected:
| President-Oliver Gerrsh, Portland:
Senior Vice President-Josiah ii. Drummond,
| Portland
Junior Vice President-Edward T. Burnham,
| Roxbury, Mass.
Treasurer~Levi A. Gray, Portland.
Recorder-Stephen Berry, Portland.
| Master Ceremonies-H. III. Burbank, Saco.
Conductor-FessendenI I. Day, lewiston
Chaplain-Wm J; Burnham Lewiston.
Warder-James M. Nevens, Bucksport.
Eighteen High Priests, from all parts of the
State were admitted to the order.
The Grand Lodge called on at 2 p m.
Marquis F King of Portland was received and
welcomed as Grand Representative of the Grand
Lodges of New York and Oregon, and William j
Burnham of lewiston as Grand Representative
OF the Grand Lodge of Ohio.
An invitation was received from the Centennial
Committee of the City of Portland, inviting the
Grand Lodge to participate in the celebration of
July 9Th. The Grand Secretary was directed to
acknowledge the invitation with the thanks;of
the Grand Lodge, and to express its regret that it
cannot be present
The afternoon session was mostly devoted to an
exemplifcation of the first degree, which was adj
mirably done by Portland Lodge, No. /, Judson
B. Dunbar Master.
Routine business followed, and at 5.45 the
Grand Lodge called off until o'clock Thursday
morning.
The Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters
met at 2 p. M, Grand Master Horace H. Burbank
presiding. The officers elected were:
Grand Master-Charles w. Haney Belfast.
Deputy Grand Master-Albert nj. Penley, Au-
burn.
G. P. c. of Work-Denison L. Seymour, Calais.
Grand Treasurer-Leander w. Fobes, Portland.
Grand Recorder-Ira Berry, Portland
Grand Chaplain-William J. Burnham, Lewis
ton.
Grand Master of Ceremonies-W William r. G.
Estes, SkoWhegan
Grand Captain Guards-Joseph M. Hayes, Bath
Grand Conductor-Albert j. Nather, Rocklalld.
Grand Steward-Wiam G. Mason, Bangor
Grand Sentinel-Willard C. G. Carney, Portland
No other business of interest was transacted,
and the Grand Council was closed
The Grand Commandery OF Knights Templar
met at 7 p. M, Grand Commander John C. Shaw
presiding. Thirteen out of fifteen Communicates
were represented. The address of Grand Com
mander Shaw was long and able, and with those
OF his officers, showed the order throughout the
jurisdiction to be in a prosperous condition. The
officers elected were;
Grand COMMUNICATION o. Shaw, Bath.
Bangor.
Grand Generalissimo- Benjamin +. Andrews,
Portland.
Grand Captain General William j. Burnham,
Lewiston.
Grand Prelate-E Howard Vose, Calais
Grand Senior Warden-Leander W. Fobes,
Portland.
Grand Junior Warden-Edwin M. Fuller, Bath.
Grand Treasurer-Charles FObes, Portland
Grand Recorder-Ira Berry, Portland
The report of the committee ON returns showev
1898 members, an increase of 5S during the year.
A charter was granted for a new commandery
at yinalhaven, to be called De Valois Command
cry.
The officers were installed by Past Grand Com
mander Ballou of Bath, the following appoint
ments being made by the Grand Commander
Grand Standard Bearer-W. J. Landers, Gardi-
ner.
Grand Sword Bearer-John e. Avery Augusta.
Grand Warder-HOrace HI. Burbank, Saco.
Grand Captain GuardS-W.O. Carney, Portland.
Grand Lecturer-Frank E. Sleeper, Sabatis
At 113o the Grand Commandery closed.
The Grand Lodge meets at a. m. Thursday.
The Council of Deliberation Scottish Rite,
meets Thursday evening, at 7.30 O'Clock. All
members of the fourteenth degree are invited.