The Portland daily press., 1895-05-15
The following new lodges have been ins'i-
ufed during the official term:

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tufed during the official term:
Port Clyde, No. 81, located at PORT Clyue'
town of ST. George. instituted May 70. -o9e'
with twenty-nine charter members. sa
Alhambra. No. 93, located at Kingfiela' IN
stituted June %, 1894, with :twenty-elgha
charter members.
Franklin, No. "a, located at North Jay
town of Jay. instituted August ~. iS9l'
with thirty-one charter members.
Penohscot, No. 95. located at Mattawam-
keag, instituted September 2s, 1894. with
twenty-Line charter members.
Marathon, No. 96. located at Strong, instl-
tuted October 26. 1894, with thirty-tWo
charter members.
Mount Waldo No. 81, located at frank
fort, instituted November 20. 1894. with
thirty charter members.
Maine. No. IS. located at Waldboro, insti-
tuted January T. 1895. with twenty-eight
charter members.
Metalluo. No. &c. located at Rumford
Falls, town of Rumford, instituted January
Is. 1895, with twenty-five charter members.
Century, No. 100, located at Marr's Hill.
instituted April 10, 1895, with twenty-five
charter members.
s Each of the new lodges have filed petitions
for ch arter.
In accordance with legislation and by
direction of the grand lodge, session of 1894,
charter granted to the following lodges
were properly filed out and delivered to
each, viz: Old York. No. 81, of York
Village: Constitution. No. SS, Of Kittery
Glendale. No. SO. of Union Lincoln. No. 90
of Damarisc otta; Avilion, No. 81. of Mil
bridge.
THE REPORT OF THE GRAND CHAN
CELLOR
gives an exhaustive review of the history of
the year. 1t congratulates the members up
on the gain in membership and exhibits a
Aattering financial statement. Concerning
the endowment rank the report says:
This branch of our order completed its
eighteenth fiscal year with the quarter end
ing March 81, 1895. and the board of control
report that during the.past twelve months
there has been rolled up membership ex-
ceeding that OF any previous fiscal year.
1.-THE neY sections organized since one
year ago number 452, ss.while during the
previous year hut $50 were established.
Seven thousand four hundred and four ap-
plicants were admitted to membership and
twelve million seven hundred and thirty
eight thousand noildrS ln.enuOWmenG Issued.
These Items also show great gains over the
previous year.
"In its finances the Rank has also made
| satisfactory gains, the cash balances. bonds
and other interest-bearing securities at
close of the quarter ending March 3lst. 1895,
amounting to over three hundred and six
thousand dollars, an increase of more than
fourteen thousand dollars since the close of
the previous guar ter and nearly ninety
thousand dollars in excess of the assets on
hand one year ago.
1.-The claims paid to beneticiaries of de-
ceased brethren since January 1st, 1895,
amount to two hundred and eighteen
thousand dollars, and for the fiscal year the
disbursements on this account approximate
nearly one million dollars"
| The grand chancellor refers to the growth
of the uniform rank in the domaiL as s.ass
and sure, and says this very important
branch of the order deserves hearty sup.
| port.