The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-02-18
Secret Societies.

Timothy Chase Lodge F. and A. NJ, held
a special meeting for work and refreshments
Wednesday evening.
NJ. ". WEIGH Of this city will install the
officers of King Division, U. R., X. of r., of
Waterville March %.
A notable meeting Of King solomon Coun-
ell, Royal land Select Masters, was held
Tuesday evening at Masonic Temple. The
officers for the ensuing year We're Installed
by j. NJ Fletcher, Past T. l. M, assisted by
Oscar Hills as Grand Marshal. The de-
grees We're conferred on several candidates
and collation. was served. There was a
large attendance.
Enterprise Lodge, A. 0. Z. W, had its in
stallation supper after the close of the Lodge
meeting last Thursday evening. There was
good attendance of members of the order
and ladies'.
About sixty Belfast Odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs Went to Searsport by teams last Fri
day evening to attend the entertainment
aud supper in the new Masonic and Odd
Fellows Hail. The affair is reported by
our Searsport correspondent. When com
ing home one of the big sleighs broke down
about mile from the city and the passen-
gers were obliged to get conveyance in the
other vehicles. Nobody was hurt.
The officers of Phoenix Lodge, F. and A.
M, were installed Monday evening in the
presence of the members and their families
and few invited friends. The services were
performed by Right Worshipfu District
Deputy Grand Master Rodel A. Packard of
Northport, and the following suite: Oscar
Hills, Grand Marshal; Geo. H. Whtcher,
Senior Grand Warden; Isaac Hills, Junior
Grand Warden Alban F. Elwell, Grand
Treasurer; Wesley j. Bailey, Grand Secre-
tary; Rev. G. G. Winslow Grand Chaplain
The elective officers of the Lodge are as pub
llshed IN The Journal the week of the cleo
ton. The appointed officers are as follows
Chaplain, L. E. McMahan; Marshal, G. E.
Tibbetts. After the installation an excellent
oyster supper was served Remarks were
made by Rev. G.. G. WINSTON, Mr. and Mrs
Oscar Hills and Others.
Joshua Davis of Portland, grand secretary
OF the Grand Lodge of Maine, [. 0. 0. F.
has completed the tabulaton of the annual
returns of 13S subordinate and the II Re-
bekah lodges in this jurisdiction, and pre-
SCENTS some valuable and interesting Stats
tics. The reports cover the year 1896 and
are made up to the fest day of January of
the present year. The returns show that
the subordinate and Rebekah lodges have
made handsome gains in membership, W lille
the former added S31 900 to its hall property
and cash assets. The invested funds of the
subordinate lodges in Maine amount to
S691 ,269 %. Seventeen hundred and nine
teen brothers and So widowed families were
relieved during the year, to whom $40, 1913 SO
were paid. The total receipts of the subor-
dinate lodges were 1851 ,6716S. Of this sum
S64,93 s. were paid for lodge expenses. The
statistics show that in the aggregate each
brother is ill one week in every year. The
total membership in Maine is 20,879, and the
total number of weeks illness was 20,691
Again about one Odd Fellow in every hun
d1ed in Maine dies yearly. the mortality last
year amounting to 218. These are valuable
statistics for life insurance and fraternal So
clety men to remember. The Rebekahs have
made wonderful gain during the year and
now number 1857 MEMBERS or nearly half
of the subordinate membership. Charters
have been granted for two new Rebekah
lodges and Others are in prospect. The out
look for the order in Maine the coming year
is bright. Many new society buildings will
be erected, notably a S25, 600 Odd Fellow
block at Bar Harbor and a $40 600 editce at
Woodfords The end of 1897 viii show
gratifying gains and doubtless carry the Odd
Fellow property to fully three quarters of
million of dollars.