The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-12
SECRET ORDERS.
The Bodies and the Times of Meeting of
Important Portland institutions


Following are the places and times of
meeting of the principal secret orders
having branches in this city.
Masonic Institutions,
ANCIENT CRAFT MASONRY.
Blue Lodges.-Ancient Landmark Lodge. 1st
Wed, IS Exchange street. Portland Lodge, I'd
Wednesday,, IS Exchange street. Atlantic
Lodge Sd WeGNnesday s. Exchange &c street reel.
l.eightons store. Woodfords. Hiram Lodge,
| NO. $50, Cape Elizabeth Masonic hall, Town,
house, Tuesdsy OH or next before every full
I moon.
Chapters -Greeneaf r. A. c., first Monday,
50 Exchange street. Nj. Vernon r. A. c., Sd
Monday IS Exchange street ~
Council.-Council of Royal and Select Masters
I'd Monday. So ExCh street.
Knights Templars.- Por land Commandery,
18th Monday, So EXeh. ST.
st. Alban Cammandery, I'd Thursday. 81 Ex-
change street. Blanquefort Commandery, Sd
| Thursday, S5 Exchange street.
Grand Bodies.-Grand Lodge 1st Tuesday
in May, So exchange street. Grand Chapter,
street. Grand High Priesthood. Wednesday
succeeding first Tue ,day in May. at / ! a. m.
Grand Council, Wed succeeding first Tuesday
Grand Commandery, Thursday afternoon and
evening succeeding 1st Tuesday i'll May, 50
Exchange street,
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE
Yates Grand Lodge of Perfecton.-1st Fri
! day, So Exchange street. Portland Council p.
Chapter Rose Croix de H.. Sd Friday. So Ex-
change street. Maine Consistory, S. p. R. S.,
4th Friday in March, June. September and
Carney superintendent Of Masonic hall III
| stephen Berry, Grand Secretary of the Grand
Lodge, Grand Chapter. Gran. Commandery
| and Grand Council Office So Exchange street.
Odd Fellows.
Encampments.-Meet in Odd Fellows hall,
| 439 Congress street. MachigOnne Encampment,
No. 1. 1st and Sd Wednesday. Eastern Star En-
campment, No. 2, I'd and 4th Tuesday. Fal-
mouth Encampment. No II, 1st and Sd Tuesday.
| day Una Encampment. No 49, 1st and Sd
| Thursday. Ridgey Grand Canton, No. 2, I'd
and 4th Monday.
Lodges-Maine, No. 1, every Monday. Beacon
Wednes s Hadatts No H. every eve 7 wedne es
| day. Ancient Brothers, No a. every Thursday.
Llgona No. 5, every Friday, Harmony, No.
So. Port every tuesday. fraternity, No 8,
Of fsss o % and IL saar
Woo od6 No. q: Daughters of Rebekah,
odd Fellows Mutual Relief Association.
Formed February "a. 1858. Charles F.
sas ID s,a cs o 4ss e1ngss oard n a.
rectors meet third Monday in each month.
Odd Fellows Benefit Assoclation.-Was in
e3rp corps and ORGANIZED February p, 1872
July and October, Directors meet first Mon
| day of each month.
Veteran Association of the I. 0. o. f., Port
| land--Organzed September %. 1876. The
| annual meeting is fixed for the evening of the
second Thursday in October and quarterly
meetings are held second Thursdays in .yanu-
airy, April, July, and October, at Odd Fellows
Hail. 439 Congress street.
/ Knights of Pythias.
This is. a beneficiary organization, which
originated at Washington Fec, y, 1864; Office
street Bramha Ledge No B.
Lodge. No. 6. every Monday 1902 Congress
street. Pine Tree Lodge No. II, every Friday,
449o1a Congress street. Iyanhoe Lodge, No.
49o1a Congress Street Trinity Lodge. No. e.,
every Friday, 80 Exchange street Rocky Hill
?. hall, Forest Av.,., Woodfords Bayard
Lodge, No. A, every Thursday evening, So.
Port G. E. Cumberland Lodge: No. Sc. every
G. E. Endowment Rank, No. 181, 1904
| Congress street. Annual.a- meeting last
Wednesday in each year. Connected with the
organization is a relief association somewhat
similar to those Of the Odd Fellows and
Masons, named Maine State Relief Association
II Monument square, with 2;o31 members.
meets 49o1A Congress street. Pythian
Sisterhood Damon Assembly. No. meets 1st
and Sd Saturday OF each month at 1904
Congress street. Pythian Sisterhood, Myrtle
Assembly, No. 2, So. Port.
knights of Honor.
They agree to pay the sum of $4,000 to-
those entitled to receive it by the bylaws on
the death of member Falmouth Lodge, No.
| 1888. meets at SS13 Exchange street. 1st and
Sd Thursday eveningsof each month.
KnightsFof Malta.
Beacon Commandery No. 50, meets so Elk.
change street every Thursday evening
American Legion of Honor.
| Preble Council, No. 124.-Organized March
1s. 1880. Meets every I'd and 4th Monday Of
| each month"; at 881a Exchange street.
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
day evenings in the month, at ?. NJ, No. 4e
| Plum street. Division No. Q. Meets I'd and
4th Wednesday evenings in the month, at 6
o'clock P. NJ, No. 46 Plum st.
Ancient Order of Foresters Of America.
Court Falmouth. No. 7711.-Organized June
ii, 1889. Meets 1st and Sd Thursday o
each month at 5651a Congress street.
Ancient Order of United Worlkmen.
Forest City Lodge. No. 16.-Organized Octo
Der 20, 1884. A beneficiary organization, with
a death benefit of $4,000. Meets al
|
evenings. azss@
! Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Portland Lodge, No, lSS.-Organized May
| 1891. Meets 1861 Congress street
| United Fellowship.
Cumberland Council. No. 31.-Organized
| Mar. 9. 1884. For mutual insurance, Meets I'd
and 4th Tuesday in each month, at es1a
| Exchange street.
United Order of the Golden Gross.
Beacon Commandery, No.. 273 Peaks
| Island'-meetS every secont and fourth Monday
in each month. Casco Bay Commandery, No
2OS, first and third Tuesdays, Mystic Ball
4571s Congress st. Ocean View Command
| cry No.233. Meets every Monday evening in
| fythian hall, High cor. Preble street, So
| Port Gorges Commandery. No. 313. Meets
| every I'd and 4th Wednesday evening, in Sons
| of Temperance hall. Oasis Commandery, No
! 241O. Meets every uesday evening, at
| Golden Cross hall. Knightville. c. E., at 7.3o
O'Clock. Woodfords Commandery, NO. 235.
Meets I'd and 4th Wednesday at hall
| Spring street. w. Stroudwater Commandery,
| No. 379. Meets every I'd and 4th Satur-
day evening in Quimby hall. lStroudwater
United Order of Pilgrim Fathers.
Portland Colony, No. 81. Instituted May 6,
| 1884, for mutual insurance. Meets at 4531a
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