Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-02-06
ODD FELLOWS.
THE NEW BUILDING FORMALLY
DEDICATED.
IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES IN THE AFTER
NoON-CONCERT AND RECEPTION
IN THE EyENING-MANY VS.
TING ODD FELLOWS.

Tuesday was Odd Fellows day in Ellis
worth, when the city's large contingent
of Odd Fellows was augmented by hun
dred or more visiting brethren from
lodges in this district. The occasion for
this gathering OF the clan was the dedica-
tion OF the Odd Fellows new building.
Lejok lodge, No. 80, /. o. o. F., was
organized in 1882. The charter was pro-
cured by J. P. Eldridge, Walter M.
Haines, M. D., r. b. Holmes, George
Cunning ham and Barney Mullan. These
members, together with eleven original
charter members, instituted the present
lodge OF Odd Fellows IN Ellsworth.
The growth Of Lejok lodge has been
steady and sure :since its birth. To-day
it numbers in membership 3O7, and the
present year bids fair to exceed any pre-
vious year in additions to membership,
as the applications have been numerous
since January.
Now after fourteen years OF constantly
increasing prosperity, Lejok lodge has
home OF its own, and it was ,with5.a feel
ing of pride that it invited brother Odd
Fellows OF t he district to assist in The ded-
icatory exercises Of its new home in the
afternoon, and families and friends OF
the brethren to participate in the "house-
warming" reception which took place in
the evening.
THE DEDICATION.
The dedicatory exercises took place in
the afternoon. About $50 Odd Fellows
were present, nearly one hundred being
visitors. Large delegations were present
from Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor,
Brooklin and Bluehill.
The officers OF the Grand lodge, who
officiated in their several capacities swere
Grand Master Clarence NJ. Watson, OF
Biddeford; Gtand Warden A. l.. F. Pike,
OF Norway; Grand Chaplain Rev. f.
Gerry, OF Mt. Vernon; Grand Marshal
Ira Il. Hayes, OF Saco. They were assisted
by Past Grands w. II. Dresser, f. ID. Carr,
F. II. Osgood and r. F. Haskell, OF Lejok
lodge, as grand heralds.
The building OF the altar, the feature
OF the dedication exercises, wasl impress
sive and interesting. The building was
under the direction OF the grand marshal,
who called upon the heralds to bring the
stones for the altar.
The first stone brought was the founda-
ton stone OF white "Purity.' This was
followed by the three stones "Frlend-
ship" pink; "Love,' blue; TRUTH
scarlet, the three latter he.motto OF the
lodge. Each stone was laid in place with
fitting ceremony.
On the stones first laid We're then placed
the three stones OF the Encampment--
Faith" "iIope," and CHARITY,
latter, the capstoue of royal purple.
Then followed the sprinkling OF the
water, the burning of incense and SOW
ing OF graiu-eaeh with its symbolical
meaning.
Remarks by the grand master, the
prayers by the grand chaplain, and the
proclsmations from the heralds of the
north, south. east and west, added to the
impressivenes, Of this most interesting
ceremony.
A feature OF the exercises was the ex-
cellent rendition of several selections by
a male quaitette composed OF A. w. King,
o. w. Tapley, r. +. Robinson and j. A.
Cunningham
CONCERT AND RECEPTION.
Long before the time announced for
the beginning OF me concert in the even
ing, the spacious hall was crowded to
suffocst ion not foot OF standing room
even be ing left unoccupied. 1t was nearly
$50 when the curtain rose, and Mona
ghan's orchestra OF four pieces, made its
appearance Following was the concert
programme:
Merry Cleaner, March. ................''.Fog OCT
Orchestra.
Address.
Grand Master Clarence NJ Watson.
soprano Solo bright star of Love" Robaudi
Mrs E. j. Walsh.
Violin oblgato by Mr.. Monaghan; accom-
PIANIST, Miss Nancy Dutton.
Piano solo Ben Hur Chariot Race March.
PAUL
Miss Marion Bartlett.
Reading kissing Cups Race"
Miss Genevieve West.
Medley Overture-'All Around the City"
Boyer
Orchestra.
Duet-"Resgnation and Higgins, '-selec-
ton from priscilla"
Miss Georgia X. Hastings and Mr. f. f. Red
man Mrs Redman, accompanist.
Reading-"L aureame The Marble Dream"
Miss West.
Quartette-"Cood Night" ............... Buck
Messers. Tapley, Robinson, King, Gun
bingham.
Fantasia-"Long, Long Ago" .Ringelben
Orchestra