The Portland daily press., 1896-02-12
SIR KNIGHTS In COUNCIL.
Meeting of the Uniform Rank of the
Grand Domain of Maine.

Gfand Domain Of Maine.
Inc FIRST Hegiment Reorganized. The Sec
ond Regiment and Brigade Organized.
Colonel Wesley G. Smith Elected Brig
adler General-EIoquent Addresses Full
of Pythian Fire by General Carnaban,
and Others-A Great Day for the Sir
knights of Maine.
| The meeting for the reorganization of
the first REGENT uniform rank, Knight
of Pythias of Maine, the organization
of the second regiment, and of the brig
ade, and the election of brigadier gen.
eral for a term of four years. was called
to order at Pythian hail. this city at
2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon by Col
Horace W. Stewart of Waterville, who,
in appropriate words, introduced Major
General James B. Carnahan of Indian
apolis Ind, who was received with
cheers, and after brief words of thanks
stated the Objects Of the meeting and as
presiding officer called for the regular
order of bust ness
General Carnahan was accompanied by
Gen. Frank W. McKenn ey of Manohes-
ter, N. H., commissary general on his
staff, and Gen. Edward E. Durand OF
New Haven, chief mastering officer OF
h is staff. The following officers of the
first regiment of New Hampshire were
also present: Col. Chas. S. Clifford of
Dover, Lieut.. Col. A. W. Griffiths and
Surgeon Charles A.Mains of Newmarket.
On the roll call evory field officer of
the first Maine regiment with but two
exceptions responded, and the 10 diyis-
ions of Maine were all represented by
one or more of their officers and many of
them by number Of Sir knights. 1t
was the first time in the history of the
uniform rank in Maine that every divis-
ion was represented at a uniform rank
meeting, and the Sir knights of Wes-
tern Maine were glad to welcome the Sir
Knight Of Passport, Calais and Houlton.
General Carnahan announced the com
position of the two regiments of Maine
to take effect at once, as follows: The
tirst regiment to retain it's present Off
GERS and to consist of divisions No. l,
of Lewiston; 2, of Belfast; 8, of Andover;
4, of Waterville; 8, of Bath; s, of Port.
land; 9, of Water vile; TO- of Kennebunk {;
IL, Of Norway; and 13,of Skowhegan.
This regiment to be divided into battal-
ions as follows: First battalion, divisions
l, 8, IL, to be commanded by Major Fred
E. Smith of Lewiston. Second battalion,
divisions 2, 4, 9, to be commanded by
/ la VAL of polf
battalion, 5,S, 10, to be commanded by
major to be selected.
! The second division to be composed of
division of Calais, of Bangor, IL of
Passport, IA of Oldtown, and Is of Houl-
ton, a lieutenant-colonel to command
this regiment to be elected. An election
OF regimental officers was at once held
and resulted in the election of Capt.
Howard B. johnson Of Bath as MAJOR
of the third battalion of the first Iegi-
ment, Major Harry d. Stewart of Ban
gor as lieutenant colonel, and Lieut.
John T. Grady of Houlton, as major
Of the second regiment.
The organization of the first and Sec
ond regiments having been completed,
the major-general then called for the
nomination and election of brigadier-
general to command the brigade of
Maine. Col. Wesley G. Smith of Port
land, the efficient grand keeper of records
and seals of the grand lodged of the
Knights of Pythias of Maine. who is con
fined to his room by serious illness,
was nominated in brief and compliment
try words by Captain Francis H. Weloh
of division of Belfasr and the pomi-
nation was warmly seconded by Capt.
W. Fred White of division Of Augusta,
and Capt. Edwin G. Milliken of division
of Portland. There being no other
nomination Quartermaster Emery Bailey
of Lewiston, was directed to cast the
vote Of the brigade for Col. Smith for
hrigadier-general, and he was declared
by the major-general to have been unani-
mously elected acknowledgements of the
brigade of Maine for the term of four
years.
just at this time the following tela-
gram was received and read to the brig
AIDE, being received with hearty cheers:
Lima, Ohio. February II, 1885,
| oohJUiAtA - OAdoC, y hall, EOrG-
land, Me-:
| congratulate your domain upon the
organization of brigade of the uniform
rank. A rank which has done more for
the advancement of our order, than all
other in f1uences combined. We today
would not have 200, 600 members were it
not for the uniform rank. Every domain
strong in the uniform rank is strong in
it's subordinate lodges. Every domain
weak in the uniform rank is EQUALLY
weak in its subordinate lodges, Ali
honor to the uniform rank. All honor
to General Carnahan, and success and
prosperity to the Maine brigade. is the
wish of
Fraternally yours,
WALTER B. RICHIE,
Supreme Chancellor.
Col. H. W. Stewart, Lieut.. Col. Fred
A. Hall and Lieut.. Col. ELECT Harry D.
Stewart, were appointed committee to
wait on Col. Wesley G.. Smith and in
form him of his election. The commit
tee later reported through Col. Stewart