The Portland daily press., 1891-09-16
ROYAL ORDER OF SCOTLAND.
Provincial Grand Lodge Holds It's
Fourteenth Annual Session.

The Provincial Grand Lodge Of the Royal
Order of Scotland met In fourteenth annual
session in Boston Monday. Its membership
consists of the most prominent Masons of
the United States, is restricted as to num-
Der, and Is allotted to the several states. The
Provincial Grand Lodge was called to order
by Sir Josiah Fl. Drummond of Maine, who,
since the death of Sir Albert Pike, is the
Acting Provincial Grand Master. After the
Provincial Grand Lodge was opened the
Acting Provincial Grand Master delivered
his ellocution in which he feelingly referred
to the five members who had passed away
during the year. His tribute to the memory
of Albert Pike is the most perfect obituary
that has as yet been delivered in reference
to the illustrious dead.
The Knights who served as officers were:
Sir Josiah 81. Drummond, Maine, Provincial
Grand Master; Sir Hugh McCurdy, Michi-
gan, Deputy Provincial Grand Master; Sir
George E. Corson, District of Columbia,
Senior Provincial Grand Warden; Sir Thos,
E. Hatch, New Hampshire. Junior Provin-
cial Grand Warden; Sir William Oscar
Rome, District of Columbia, Provincial
Grand Secretary, Sir Thomas j. Shryock,
Mary land. Provincial Grand Treasurer; Sir
Benz w. Rowell. Massachusetts. Provincial
Grand Sword Bearer; Sir Joseph G. Taylor.
District of Columbia, First Provincial Grand
Marischal; Sir Charles II. Heaton, Vermont.
Second Provincial Grand Marischal; Sir
Aaron Baldwin, District of Columbia
Provincial Grand Guarder; Sir Charles E.
Meyer, Pennsylvania, Sir Stillman White.
Rhode Island, Sir John 81. OIcott, District
Of Columbia. and Sir Charles K. Francis,
Pennsylvania, Provincial Grand Stewards.
After the reading of the reports of the
Provincial Grand Secretary, the Provincial
Grand Treasurer and the several commit.
tees, Str William Oscar Roome, by invita-
tion Of the Provincial Grand Master as
sumed the gavel and conferred the degrees
upon these Masons from Maine who had
been elected: j. A. Davis. George r. Shaw,
Christopher Way. John S. Russell, Herbert
Harris, S. F. Bearce.
Ate o'clock the Provincial Grand Lodge
took recess until yesterday. AT half past
seven the Knights and their ladies. all in
full evening dress, with their stars and
carriers and other jewels and decorations
met in the parlors of the Hotel Vendome,
and at o'clock proceeded to the BANQUET
room. where the annual dinner of the Royal
Order was served under the direction of the
Provincial Grand Stewards. The toasts
were as follows:
Our Country''-So soon as this was announced
the entire assembly sang my Country IT'S OF
Thee," and at the conclusion Sir T.. Benty
Young of Massachusetts responded.
Ancient Graft Masonry"-Responded to by SiI
George W. Wing of Vermont.
The Royal Order of Scotland" founded by
Robert the Bruce, after the battle of Bannock-
1.-THE Deadn-Responded to by Sir Josiah a
Drummond of Maine.
"The Chivalry OF Ffeemasonry-Embodled in
Devotion to Women."-R9sponse by Sir James
Isaac Buchanan of Pennsylvania.
Among those present from Maine were Sill
Josiah a. Drummond. Sir j. A. Davis, Sil
@. Way, Sir Edw. P. Burnham, Mrs. M. f
King, Miss Lucetta King, Sir Geo. r. Shaw
and Mrs. Shaw, Sir j. T. Russell and Mrs
Russell, Sir S. r. Bearce and Mrs. Bearce.
The next meeting of the Royal Order will
be held In Washington.