The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-01-28
Secret Societies.


Tuesday and ending to-day.
The prevailing illness, la grippe, has been
very severe societies that pay weekly
sick benefit The sick list in cur city lodges
contains dozens of names.
The town of Exeter is talking of forming a
Post of the Grand Army of the Republic.
They have thirty members that belong to
posts in Corinna Garland and other places
Judge Reuel Robinson, of Camden, Grand
Warden of the Grand Lodge, l. 0. o. F, has
gone to Boston, New York, Philadelphia and
Washington He will return the first of
February.
The officers of Palestine Commandery
Knights Templar of Belfast will be installed
on Wednesday evening, Feb. 3. Col. Fogler,
of Rockland, Past Eminent Commander, will
be the installing Off Ger.
The members of Hannibal Hamlin Post
No. 100. G. \. R., of Bangor, have been in
formed that arrangements are being made
! in Washington to entertain them in an
elaborate manner at the coming encamp-
ment.
The fifteenth annual session Of the Grand
Lodge, knights of Honor of Maine, will he
held at Damon Hall, Eoclland, "n Wetlnes-
day, Feb. Ii, beginning at 80 P. NJ. one
fare for round trip from all points on the
Maine Central.
The printed proceedings OF the 9th an
nual communication of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge !. @. 0. f., held at St. Louis.
Mo, Sept. 1891 have been received from the
Sovereign Secretary. The book is full of
valuable information to members OF the
Order.
The brigade commander of the Massachu-
sets Knights of Pythias, with his staff, and
regimental officers of Maine, New Hampshire
and Rhode Island, spent Jan 20 in Chicago
in sightseeing. The party was route to
Kansas City, where arrangements for the an
nual encampment will be made.
The Odd Fellows of Castine are talking
up new halt. They have several places in
view and will probably buy block and tit
up large hall The odd Fellows of Ellis
worth will erect block the coming season,
and fit up quarters second to none il the
state. Past Grand Master r. B. Capen Of
Oliver Otis, editor of the Rnrklanh Opin-
ion, was last week installed Chief Patriarch
of Eockland Enrampment. The following
Grand Encammnrnt officers We're present
VIM. f. Plunmer, Grand Patriarch of Port
land Gee f. Ktnwortly j., Grand High
Priest. Portland. ana y. NJ. Parks. If Pitts
field, Grand Junior Warden.
ST. john Lodge. IF Naspn>. At Norwalk.
Conn. has been renSurt,i, and the Grand
Master viii administer a reprimanel. y
member Of the lodge was in the poor house
and Old Well Lodge in South Norwalk took
him out and provided for him st. John
Lodge refused to pay the bill, when the Grand
Lodge passed d vote compelling it to pay.
The Grand Master of the Grand Council of
Maine. in his annual report. says of the
Council in this city: king Solomon Coun-
ell, at Belfast, reports an active and harmon
ious condition, having conferred the degree
ON sin candidates, with several accepted
ready for the work: have 5000 in the treas
ury and judging by his letter Comp, johnson
Charles E. is an expert Recorder
Maine. has presented Past Grand Master
Martin L. Stevens with a gold and silver
jewell as token of appreciation for his val
liable services as chairman of the committee
on foreign correspondence in the Grand
Lodge. The jewel WAS presented to Mr.
Stevens last week. i'll 4 y cw York Lodge,
Ivy the Grand Chancellor of that State.
The eastern jurisdiction of the Ancient
Order United WprlNnen embraces Maine,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts. Rhode
Island and Gonnecticut. Thr membership
of this jurisdiction JAN / was 6.4Ni, nearly
one-trnth ui the entire membership of the
order. OF This number Massachusetts had
l4,3l2 Connecticut 5+5l, Maine w., New
HAMPSHIRE ll47 and Rhode Is ana o44
Samuel Adams Of Belfast. Grand Marshal
of the Grand Lodge |. D. .. f.. leaves tu
day for Warren, t" assist Grand Master Fes-
sender in nstituting new lodge at shat
place this evening. The new body viii be
called Warren Lodge No. III. The charter
members number twenty-seyen, and they
are among the best citizens of the town. To
morrow evening the Grand officers viii ded-
icate a new hall in Springvale.
The officers of Goden-rod Lodge Rebekah
Degree I. 0. O. F., of Appleton, We're in
stalled Wednesday evening, Jan. b. by D.
D., Caro- Heating. The officers for the pres
ent term are as follows; \. g., Adde Ar
mold V. G., Katie Simmons Sec, H. c.
Pease; Treas, Mary Pease; F. Sec, Martha
Kellar: r. S. n. g., Julia NJ. Page; L. S. n.
g., Lucena Hall r. S. Y. G., Caro- Heating;
L. S. V. g., Clara Mansfield; Chaplain, Ly-
dia Langhan; Warden, Cora Ames; Con,
Addie Carkn.
ID. f. Seymour, of Calais, Grand Master of
| the Grand Council of Maine (Masonrv) will
1 be in Belfast on Tuesday evening Feb 18th,
for the purpose of installing the officers If
King solomon Council No. /. The entire
/ board of Grand officers have been invited
The installation will be public to the MEM
ber'S families turkey supper will b. ser
| we'd early i'll the evening. 1t is intended to
make this the Masonic event of the wear
| There will be meeting of the Council next
| Tuesday evening to arrange for the instala-
ton and other work. A full attendance is
| desired.
| Tuesday evening was great occasion for