The Portland daily press., 1895-05-15
A Great Gathering Of Members Of
the Order at WateryiIIe.
THE FAST YEAR OF PLATTER.
ING GROWTH AND SUCCEsS.g
Extracts From the Reports to be Made to
the Annual Convention-Aspira for
the Ofices-Leading knights Who are
in Attendance-A New Constitution.
Especial to the PRESS }

Especial to the PRESS0
Wateryille. May I4.-knigbts of Pythias
from all parts of Maine crowded the office
| of the Elmwood hotel this evening, shaking
hands and exchanging greetings. They
came 1 o attend the meeting of the grand
| lodge. which begins tomorrow. Among the
| prominent members of the order who have
already arrived are, Past Grand Chancellor
Richmond II. Ingersoll of BiddefoId. Grand
Chancellor Fred NJ. Robinson of Portland.
| Grand Vice Chancellor Vim. A. Taylor of
Portland, Past Grand Chancellor Fred
Emery Bean of Hallowell. Henry Sabine of
Lewiston, Elgin G. Verril, Wyer Greene,
| Grand Keeper of Records and Seals, Wesley
| G. Smith, E. {. Milliken, Fred L. Tower.
| Fl. I. Nelson and Vim. S. Dunn of Portland ::
| Past Grand Chancellor Luther B. Roberts
of Biddeford. Merton L. Kimball of Norway,
| George b. Cutler of Biddeford. H. M.
| johnson of Bath, Charles S. Hamilton of
Siddeford, E. o. Clark OF Waldoboro. Waldo
Pettingill of Rumford, John B. Smith of
Hanover, Charles E. KendrIck and Charles
J. Mari of Boothbay. G. u. Moses of Vest
| brook.
| The convention promises to be one of
| especial Interest and Importance. To begin
with "a committee consisting of Messrs.
Elgin C. Verrill, Fred Emery Beane and j..
| o. Rackleff. will report a new constitution
| for the grand and subordinate lodges,
differing in some important respects from
the present constitution. Then there are
candidates enough for the various offices TO
give a tinge of excitement to the election.
For the grand chancellorship there are
three aspirants, VIM. A. Taylor of Portland.
Henry Sabine of Lewiston. and Charles =.
| Hamilton of Biddeford. There are also
| three aspirants for the post of vice chancel-
lor. They are SIgin G. Verrill and Henry
Evans of Portland. and Fred ]. Whitney of
| Uldtown. So far as known e. NJ. Moses of
Westhrook, will be ele1ed prelate without
| opposition. The efficient keeper of records
| and seals, Mr.. Wesley 6. Smith, is also sure
of reelection. The two supreme represen-
ia tives will be Fred Emery Beane and Col.
E. c. harrington. Colonel Harrington is
not here. being detained at Augusta on
account of the probable fatal illness OF his
| little grandson. Grand Keeper of Records
and Seal Smith, in his annual report. says:
''We are thankful for the showing we are
| able to present for the year 1894. ami the
| off { ial term of ls94-5. We are pleased with
our net increase of 6l9 mem bers. giving us q
total of lO,359 thus passing the limit OF
0,000, emitting US to an additional supreme
representative. We have passed the one
| hundred mark in number of lodges, and are
on the road to greater prosperity than ever
reHlized in the past, and this made possible
ror the fact that the standard of our mem
Oersbip in quality is maintained, and only
he best material selected. Our lodges are
selecting their officers with view more tc
iheir ability and efficiency than. to good
fellowship. and they in return take pride in
excelling in executive and ritualistic work.
Our members are generally enthusiastic
and all work together for the common good;
the assets and property interest of our
lodges are gradually on the Increase; and
predict that the coming year will show a
/ better record in all directions than ever be-
fore in our history.
.sTen new lodges were instituted during
the year of 1884, larger number than TO,
many years previous, and three new ones
since January lst, 1895.
'Number OF lodges January lst. 1894, SO
instituted during the year 1894, 10; total, 96
suspended. 1; total lodges, January l, 1895
95.
Number of members initiated during The
4 year 1884, G9l; number reinsta ted, 20; nun
her admitted by card, 20; total additions
l040.
"Number of members suspended during
the year 1894. aG5: number withdrawn, So
number deceased. SO: total deductions, 421
net gain fur the year 1894. 6l9. number OF
| members January LIST, 1894. less error by
lodge of one. $40: number of memhers De
cslber 3lst, 1894, IL, $50; past grand chancel
loIs, a5 past chancellorS. 1890; Knights, 5000
esquires, TO pages, ~.
Subordinate lodge finances:
CashIreceipts forsmembership, $144O,5
Cash receipts for dues, 1851 8
Cash receipts for other sourecs,3 Is, 1893. Z:
.s an Total receipts. 76,4l5.T
Casn paid for sick benefits. S2s, ,66l so
Cash psid for funeral
benefits, 2,713.9i
Cash paid for current eI-
penses, 3S,459.i2
-----S69. .S94. s.
Net gain, S 6.5l9. q
| Cash assets, January lst, 1894, $120. 1882. Il
Cash assets December 31st. 1894, S127, ,40l.9 81
Assets Of Subordinate Lodges:
Cash on hand December 81. 1894,
mot including investments s6.G34.5
. Investments to wit: stocks,
bonds, notes. mortgages, etc., 99.2S5. 5
Real estate, l5,534.e
: Para phernalia, furniture, ETC., 67,542. /
Total, assets. $3.50 006. 8
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