The Portland daily press., 1890-05-22
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge
In Portland.
Annual Reports and Election of Of
ficers.

The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Knights of Pythias of Maine, was held in
this city at Pythian Hall yesterday after
noon, Grand Chancellor Fritz Ii. Twitchell
presiding. After calling the roll and listen
ing to the reading of the records. the degree
of the Grand Lodge was conferred on sever
al candidates. The reports of the Grand
Chancellor and Of the Grand Keeper of the
Records were read and referred to commit
tees, after which the Lodge adjourned
There were present Past Grand Chancel-
lors Twitchell, Heselton, Landers, Earring
ton, B. T. Chase and q. f. Farr.
GRAND CHANcELLoR's REPORT.
From Grand Chancellor Twitchell's report
we learn that the lodges all over the state
are we'll differed, great interest and activity
prevails, and much harmony of action. New
lodges have been established by him where
they could be we'll sustained, and his exer-
tions have been seconded by the district
deputies. Past Grand Chancellor Barker
has deceased. He recommends field day in
midsummer when the order can enjoy an
outdoor celebration, and is pleased to say
that the uniform rank is now in fourishing
condition and could do escort duty to the
grand and sub0rdlnates lodges.
GRAND KEEPER OF RECORDS AND SEAL
The report of the Grand Keeper of Rec
ords and Seal, w. G. Smith, Shows the state
of the order for the past fiscal year in this
grand jurisdiction to be in a!prosperous con-
dition, financially and numerically.
| Number of lodges January 1, 1889. . 60
instituted during the year 1889.
NUMBER OF lodges forfeited charter Lyndon
Total i I'D asa Amafoscoggla No. 64
January 9TH, 1890, a new lodge was insti-
tuted at Pressure Isle (Gen. Custer, No.
4Il' mus restoring vacant number on
Number of members initiated reinstated
and admitted by card ......... 76e
Number of members suspended, withdrawn ''0
Nj anu 1oc , ooo S05
Number Of members January i. 1889. az az
| Number of members January /, 1890. :, Os3
Inc average gain was seven per lodge.
The subordinate lodge finances show total
receipts of So. 1895; expenses, S46,749.79;
cash assets January l. 1890, 500, 6S9.61
The total assets of the Grand Lodge, Nav
81, 1890, was $2,S75 81; the Grand Lodge in.
come was $2,5S6.22. and expenses S2,3S9.62.
The lodges contributed $500 to the Johns
town relief fund.
At the evening session these officers were
| chosen:
p. G. C.-Fritz II. Twitchell. Bath
G.C-Euther B. Roberts, Portland
G. Y. C.-Stephen Hinkley, Gorham
| q. Pal L. Rowe, Norway.
| Mills. o'A"'ei i'uu
G. G.-Frank II. Goodrich, Gardiner.
| z. .. G.-Ge0rge N. Pratt.
| ). k.-George w, Heselton, Gardiner.
The following resolutions were adopted:
| Whereas, death has removed from our midst
our true knightly and chivalric brother, Supreme
| Representative Lewis A. Barker whose personal
presence and influence for good in this grand body
and 10 the order at large in years past has ALWAYS
| been telt, and now Is held In grateful remef,-
| brance by our order; and
whereas, In the death of Brother Barker the
order sustalns a great loss and the Grand Lodge
| the services of valuable officer,
Resolved. That we deeply deplore his untimeIv
| loss to our beloved order.
RESOLVED, That our kindest sympathy be ex-
| tended to his bereaved wife and family
ReS0tced, That page of the Grand Lodge Jour-
nal pc devoted to the memory of our well loved
protner, and an engrossed copy of these resolu-
| tons be sent to his family.
GEO. W. HEsELTINE,
FRED Z. BEANIE,
GEO. NJ. HANSON.