The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-10-16

1868, 1so0 m
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The following Grand Lodge oiii00rs
were elected:
Grand Master-Clarence M. Watson,
Biddeford. NJ
Deputy Grand Master-Arthur N. ).
Lovejoy, Augusta. nh. Ma.
u Grand arden-A. i. +. Flke' MI
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Grand Secretary-Joshua DAVIS Fof'-
land
Grand Treasurer-wm. E. Plummer'
Portland
Grand Representative-Sam Adams
Belfast.
Portland was selected as the place Oh
next meeting.
Joshua Davis has held the once Oh
Grand Secretary for % consecutive years.
During this time the order has lncreaseu
from 80 subordinate lodges to 1877, from
membership of 1857 to 21,2O0 making
net gain of 10S lodges and II, 353 mem
bers. During this period the lodges nave
paid out for ben efits and charities, 81, U2o, ,
376.05. The Rebekah branch of the order
has increased from 5 Rebekah lodges,
with a membership of 81 to &c lodges
W 18th a total mem bership of $500 max
ing net gain of 1884
In our report of yesterday of the list Oh
officers of the Rebekah convention, the
name of the warden for the ensuing year
was enormously printed as Mrs. Sarah IL.
Henry of Portland 1t should have been
Mrs. Sarah A. Henley of Portland.
Grand Encampment.
The Grand Encampment of Maine as
sembled at 7.30 o'clock, p. M, being the
regular annual session and quorum OF
membersl being present was opened IN
due form. On calling the roll OF officers
the following were found present, viz
Geo. E. Kenwcrthy, Jr, Grand Patriarch,
Portland; Horatio K. Colesworthy, Grand
High Priest, Portland; Frank L. Pond,
Grand Senior Warden, Augusta; BenJa-
min q. Stone Grand Scribe Portland;
Albo e. Chase, Grand Treasurer Port
land; Joseph T. Mason, Grand Junior
Warden, Biddeford; David M. Parks,
Grand Representative, Pittsfield; ERNEST
L. Lee, Grand Representative, Calais;
K B. Billings, Grand Marshal, Portland; ;
A. E. Perry, Deputy Grand Sentinel,
Portland.
These newly admitted delegates were
admitted to the Grand Eneampment de-
gree: Machigonne, No 1, Alex Fleming;
Eastern Star, No. Q, Albert Bracket ,
Katahdin, No. A, J. W. Ward; Dirigo,
No. z Jithro SWEET; Columbia, No. 10,
G. Thurrell Worumbus, No. 13, L..
Groenleaf; York, No. 70, John Dean,
Jr; Parmenas, No IS, G. r.. Fogg
Portland, No. 10, Elisha Dunning; Edo
RADIO, No. 30. Stanley Annis; Casco, No.
81 G. Waybrandt; Evergreen, No 4, G.
Harrington; Olive Branch No. As, Geo.
bennett; Mt. Nebo, No 40, W. H. Fos-
ter; Biddeford, No. so, f. Mcintyre;
Canton, No. 80, John Briggs, Worun-
bus, No 10, j. Bailey; Hobah, No. 5, W.
s. Knight; Fred o. Towle, G. H. Eoss,
W. Berry, 6. H. Dyer, L. L. Peck, Wild
ey, No. 81, E. Libby; Portland, No. 49,,
E. S. Burnes; Kennebec Valley, No.
So, W. Lambert; Biddeford, No. so, H.
Gray; Falmouth, No. IL, G. Brazier;
'DlTlgO, mo. 4, L. IL. DOnuSll.
The annual communication of the
Grand Patriarch was read and referred.
REPORT OF GRAND PATRIARCH
The report of Grand Patriarch Geo. E.
Kenworthy of the Grand Encampment,
begins as follows
The financial difficulties of the past two
years, while not so great in our state as
e Il va
had their effect on the encampments, and
regret to be compelled to report a
small loss in membership since July /,
1894 The prospect, however, for the en-
suing year seems brighter, quite mum
her of the encampments. having informed
me that they expect to do consider able
work this fall and winter
Number Of enCampmenGS at last
report, 81
Number of encampments at the
present time, %
Number If members July l, 1894, 5, $50
Number of members July l, 1895, 1898
A loss of 81
VISITATIONS.
Nearly, if not quite, all the encamp-
ments in the state have been visited Eby
one or more of the grand officers during
the year. There being no grand officer
resi- dent in the northern part of the state,
I visited the encampments in that sec
tion myself. Although l was not fortu-
nate enough to see great deal of work
done. I instructed them all in the. un-
written work, and gave them any other
instructions and advice that seemed adj
yisable, ana / am satisfied that aait was
of some benefit to them.
The report then goes on to give in
detsil the results of the various vista
tions.
July II Caribou Encampmen No. 80,
was installed.
1.-THE Grand Scribe's report was read and
referred.
REPORT OF GRAND SCRIBE.
Grand Scribe B. G. Stone reports the
condition of the order as follows, Decem-
Der 81 1894:
Number of Encampments, 81
Number of members Dec. 81, 1898. 5.236
Number initiated, 100
Number admitted by card
Number reinstated, III 2l3