Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-29
ANCIENT EssEHlc ORDER
Formally Instituted It vichsu Nall, This City,
Wednesday EveaIn1.


The formal institution of the August
Senate of the Knights of the Ancier
Essenic order. was completed at Wick
ery hall, Wednesday evening.
The following officers were installe
nv Colonel C. S. Lippincott, suprem
deputy organizer. assisted by Majo
General Charles l.. Young. commando
Of the Eastern Division of the Essenf'
Army, and Major clarence Hodgkins;
Excellent Senator. A. T. Murphy
senior seneschal. DR.. l.. l.. DoilVer
Junior seneschal, w. G. Meloon; treas
urer, F. B. Purinton; secretary Henry
w. Plummer: sarcedos. Dr. u. T.
Hathorne; surgeon, DR.. Q. W. turner
senior vigilante, Guy o. Vickery; Junior
vigilante. Robert /. Lynn; wardei'
Ernest f. Barber.
Councilors-No. 1. George E. Frye
Georgia w Ouimby, Henry w. Plummer,
A. B. Hutchinson. !. D. Newman u
r. Giddings. No 2, F. r. Libby, w. w.
seavev r. ]. Jones, w. F. Percival,
Charles l.. Cushman, Charles Holt.
Trustees, Henry L. Morrill,, James f.
Kingsley. w. H. Williams.
The. exercises were largely attended.
Several members from Portland Senate
wore present, among them being Wal
ter >. Bailey, Frank b. King and koy
r. Smith. A collation. was served by
Jewett after the Senate adjourned.
The Essenic Order is one of the Old
est mystic or secret orders in the world.
The Essences were originally one of the
three principal Jewish sects. The first
mention of them is by the historian
J,osenhus. about the middle of the
second century before Christ. They
,vare at that time classed with the Sad
ducees and Pharisees, and were re-
markable for their strictness and alb
stinence.
The Augusta Senate startes with a
large number of charter members. The
following is list of the gentlemen
who have thus far Joined the order:
George l.. Woodwork, William IA.
Harris George f. Frye, Guy O. Wick
ery. DR.. O. w. Turner, Charles l..
Burns. Dr. c. E. Hathorne, a. w.
Case, George F. Giddings. H. w. Nor
cross. A. T. Murphy, Ernest E. Barber.
Robert l. Lynn, James E. Kingsley,
Henry L. Morrill,, r. +. Coach. William
Haigh, H. f. Goodrich, VIM. Young.
DIR. l.. l.. Dolliver, j. 0. Gage, Governor
Charles Knowlton, w. H. Williams, A.
B. Hutchinson, w. G. Meloon, Thos.
]. Jones' r. E. Norcross, Joseph NJ.
Wight, Fred G. Doe, f. B. Purington,
C. z. Purington, A. =. Perkins, Fred
Cony.. Warren Bruce, Allen H. Jewett,
H. l.. Head, DR.. r. ]. Martin. H. w.
Plummer Fred L. Fogg, Harry +.
Lowell, John d. Newman, Charles
Holt, w. C. Packard, Charles L. Cush-
man, J. H. Cogan, 7. M. Latin, E. r.
Dodge, E. NJ Chase, w. A. Harvey,
w. w. Seavey. w. F. Percival. F. R.
Libby, Edison Locke. Albert Grinnell,
Warren NJ Hendee, George W. Quinn
by, r. N. Smith, Fred H. Fuller. Ru-
pert E. Jackson, F. B. Haskell. A. c.
Brown, James w. Choate, David l..
Robbins, Will c. Miller, Forest NJ.
Hayes, VIM. c. Snow, f. P. Hussey,
Ernest Hewett, j. G. Kicker, Daniel
Whitehouse, Russell Blackwell, Lucius
Hill, w. S. Burbank A. w. Halves, c.
p. Dyer, Jesse A. Atheam, w. G. Has
ken. Henry Haskell, Willis r. Part
ridge, Elmer w. Drake. VIM. A. Perry
Fred A. White, w. G. Preble, Harry E.
Bradbury, r. NJ Harrington, Z. S.
Hamblin. H. NJ. Wilson. Fred w. Page,
l.. G. Haskell, E. c. Hendee, Frank d.
Hewins, Rev l.. w. Coons, f. H. Jen-
kins. Charles B. Head, A. NJ. Drum
mond, Edwin III. Langston, G. w.
Searles, Frank II. Burgess. Dr. We'll
lington Johnson, II. S. Brad
bury. Smith S. Randall,
l.. +. Dickson, Samuel Cottle, b. S.
Smith, Fred S. Thorn, James w. Kelley,
H. o. Mcguire. John II. Lord, j. NJ.
Stevens, c. B. Murphy, B. E. Getcheil'
J. H. Cross, S. X. Newcomb, II. =. Ride
out, W. F. Shaw, William II. Hender-
son. DR.. Geo. f. Friend, J. II. Fuller,
L. W. Hanks. Geo. G. Robbins, Will II
Stilkey. e. H. Gardiner, V. e. Trouant
Charles E. Brann. J. f. Lunt.