The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-05-14
Maine MasOns.
Meeting OF Masonic Grand Bodies In Portland.

The attendance was large. In his annual
address Grand Master A. B. Farnham
stated that the fraternity had gained IA
members during the year, making a total
membership of p, 953, with 1856 deceased
during the past year. Routine business
occupied the afterno on session until three
O. clock, when the following grand officers
were elected:
Grand Master-Augustus B. Farnham,
Bangor.
Deputy Grand Master-Joseph A.
Locke, Portland
Senior Grand Mathematician NJ. Pen
ley, Auburn.
Junior Grand Warden-Benjamin L.
Hadley, Bar Harbor.
Grand Observation-Disclosures F. King,
Portland.
Grand Secretary-Stephen Berry, Port
land.
Committee of Finance-Edward P.
Burnham, Saco; Albro f. Chase, Port
land; George r. Shaw, Portland.
Trustees for three years-Charles l.
Collamore, Bangor; Fessenden |. Day,
Lewiston.
The grand royal arch chapter met at
p. M, Henry S. Webster of Gardiner,
Grand High Priest, presiding. The re-
port on credentials showed A of the 81
chapters to be represented. The grand
high priest delivered his annual address,
reporting prosperous year. The other
grand officers made their reports, which
were referred to appropriate committees.
The report on returns showed that the
S97 members with 316 exaltations The
gain is 1873. The following officers were
elected:
Grand High Priest-Henry S. Webster,
Gardiner.
Deputy Grand High Priest-Albro Z.
Chase, Portland.
Grand Winfield S. Hinckley,
Lisbon
Grand Frederick W. Plaisted,
Augusta
Grand Treasurer-Rufus H. Huxley,
Portland.
Grand secretary-Stephen Berry, Port
land.
Committee OF Finance-Joseph A.
Locke, Portland: Horace H. Burbank,
Saco; Marquis f. King, Portland.
The Grand Lodge met at o. clock MAY
9th and spent the afternoon in exemplify-
ing The third degree with a picked board
of officers, after which several committees
reported. Composite lodge was refused
permission to meet at Rowland, its pc
tition not being regularly recommended.
A charter was granted to Columbia lodge
at Greenville. A charter was refused to
Mt. Bigeow lodge at Stratton. A copy
of a charter in place of one destroyed by
fire was granted to Harwood lodge of Ma
chias. Blazing Star lodge was permitted
to hold its meetings at Rumford Falls I'M
til the next annual meeting Of the Grand
Lodge
The Grand Lodge met at 9 A. Nj. May
It'll and the officers Were installed by Past
Grand Master J. H. Drummond, appoint
ments being made as follows:
Corresponding Grand Secretary, CIlas
d. Smith, Portland.
District Deputy Grand Masters:
LIST District. Alfred D. Sawyer, Fort
Fairfield; I'd, Walter F. Brazilian, East
port; 3D., Nehemiah Guptill, Jonesport;
4th, John p. Shepherd, Castine; 9TH,
Thomas j. Peaks, Charleston; 9Th, A. ].
Durgin, Orono; It'll, George P. Billings,
Clinton; Sth, Rodell A. Packard, North
port; 9th, Fred NJ. Richards, Camden;
10th. Walter f. Clark. Waldoboro: 18th.
Herbert NJ. Starbird Litchtield; 18th,
Franklin Walker, Waterville; 18th, Fran
els II. Wing, Skowhegan; 14th, Seth
Snipe, Bath; 18th, Newell P. Noble, Phil
lips; 10th, George W. Holmes, Norway;
18th, Franklin r. Redton, Portland 18TH
James c. Aver, Cornish: 10Th, Isaac n.
Hurd, Kittery ;20th, Pitt II. Jones, Spring
field; 21st, Ezra G. Mason Mt Desert;
22nd, John Il. Shepherd, Corinna; 23rd,
O. Mitchell, West Newfield 24th, Fred G..
Paine, Lewiston.
Grand Chaplans-Rev. Martin Summer
bell, Lewiston; Rev. Elmer E. Newcomb,
Augusta; Rev. William A. Newcomb.
Thomaston; Rev. Elmer f. Pember, Ban
gor; Rev. John Gibson, Cape Elizabeth;
Rev. W Woodbury. P. Merrill, Berwick.
Grand Marshal-Hugh r. Chaplin, Ban
gor.
Grand Senior Deacon-Horace Mitchell
kittery Point.
Grand Junior Warden-James E. Par
sons, Ellsworth.
Grand Stewards-George O. Mitchell,
Bucksport; Jacob r. Stewart, Rockland;
Edwin F. Davies, Castine; Enoch o.
Greenleaf, Pennington.
Grand Sword Bearer-Wm. n. Bowe,
Portland.
Grand Standard Bearer-Charles W.
OIOSDy, heuL Hill.
Grand Pursuivants-Wm. O. Fox,
Portland; Edwin A. Porter Pittsfeld.
Grand Lecturer-Frank E. Sleeper, Sa-
battus.
Grand Organist- Walter S. Smith, Port
land.
Grand Tyler-Warren O. Carney, Port
land.
At II 25 the Grand Lodge closed.
The Masonic Grand Chapter meet at 9
a. m. May 9th. Various amendments as
to the constitution were discussed at
length and accepted. A copy of it's char
ter was granted to Washington Chapter
OF Machias in place of the one destroyed
by fire. dispensation was granted for
a new Chapter at Rumford Falls to be
called Rumford Chapter Petitions for
new chapters at Green's Landing and
Pittsfeld were allowed to withdraw,
but it was ordered that Stevens Chap
Ter at Newport be removed to Pitts
ield until further orders from the Grand |
Chapter, its jurisdiction to remain I'M
changed and removal to take place mme-
liately. After it's annual meeting the
officers were installed by Past Grand High
Priest Joseph A. Locke and the following
made:
District Deputy Grand High Priests; 9TH
District, Almon G. Waite, Portland; 9th
District, Algernon NJ. Roak, Auburn; It'll
District, Daniel W. Maxfield, Bangor
Grand Chaplains-Rev. Martin Sum-
nerbell, Lewiston; Rev. G. Everett Bean,
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