The Republican journal., 1897-02-04
Secret Societies.
The regular convocation of Palestine Com
mandery will be held next Wednesday even

The regular convocation of Palestine Com.
mandery will be held next Wednesday even
ing.
Chas. M. Perkins, District Deputy, will in
stall the officers of Tarratine Tribe, 1. O. R
M, next Monday evening.
The officers of Timothy Chase Lodge, F
and A. M, will be installed this, Thursday
evening.
Belfast Lodge, N. E. o. P, will have an
installation of officers, followed by an oys
ter supper, next Monday evening.
Belfast Division, u R.. K. of P, has &C.
cepted an invitation to attend the knights
OF Pythias entertainment and ball at Rock.
land March Sd and 4th
Canton Somerset of Skowhegan will hold
fair IN that city March I'd and Sd, followed
by ball March 4th. The object is to raise
funds for entertaining the Patriarchs Mill
tant OF the State June 9th and 10th.
According to the canvass made by Mr.. F.
W. Plaisted of Augusta it is learned that
OF the 151 members of the House, there are
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evenly divided, about one-half being Masons
Eminent Commander J.H How es and Gen
erallssimo F. E. Crowley of Palestine Com
mandery, K. T., went to Waterville Friday
to witness the comforting of the order of the
Temple by st. Omer Commandery, No. -.
Il. L., the occasion being the official vista
ton of r. E. Albro E. Chase of Portland
Grand Commander of the Grand Command.
cry of Maine.
| The membership statement of the Grand
| ,odge of Massachusetts, A. O. U, W., which
includes the New England States, shows a
net gain in 1886 of 1913, and a total member
ship OF 1884. Maine has "a lodges with a
membership of 1884, gain during the year
OF 319 members. Enterprise Lodge of Bel
fast has 81 members, a net gain of 2. The
| Grand Lodge will meet in Odd Fellows
Hall, Boston, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Feb. 23d and 24th. John G.. Aborn is Rep
resentative and A. j. Mason Alternate from
Enterprise Lodge.
Mrs. VIM. ]. Smith of Portland, Grand
Chancellor, installed the officers of Prim-
rose Assembly, Pythian sisterhood, Tues
day evening, assisted by Mrs. Sanford How
ard as Grand Prelate, Mrs A. A. Knight as
Grand Mistress at Arms, and Miss Annie
Welch, assistant The Chancellor Com
handkerchief declined to be installed and
Mrs. Arthur G. Whitney was chosen in her
stead. Two candidates were initiated. After
closing the lodge an excellent supper was
70 ha of
and the Knights of Pythias lodge, and few
invited guests.
Jan. 18th there was presented to Col.
David Bugbee, by his brother Odd Fellows
in Bangor, gold jewel of the order, with
appropriate ceremony. The decoration pre-
sented to Col. Bugbee is termed by Odd
Fellows an honorable veteran level.
which is never worn except by members of
the order who have had continuous men,
bership for so years or more Col. Bugbee
is member of Penobscot lodge. The
presentation was made by Past Grand Clark
w. Caytlng, in the presence of District
Deputy Past Grand F H Small, Past Grands
| Bowen and Yeaton, and the immediate family
of the recipient.
The officers of Enterprise Lodge, A. 0. U
W., We're installed last Thursday evening
by 0. Q. Cross, District Deputy Grand Mas
ter Workman, assisted by F. NJ. Rand, act
| ing Past Grand Master W Workman and E. f
Bran as Grand Guide, all of Waterville
On account of the severe storm the supper
was postponed to the next regular meeting,
| Feb 11th, with the invitatioc extended as
before TO all members of the Order, with
ladies. The storm delayed the train on
which the grand officers came from Water
Vile, and the installation was necessarily
late, yet there was a good attendance, and
interesting remarks were made 'for the good
of the ORDER by the visitors and others
The list of officers was published in The
Journal of Dec. 9th.