The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-01-27
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Secret Societies.

Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter will have
| public installation at the regular convoca-
ton Monday evening, Feb, 18th.
A delegation from Waldo Lodge, I. O o.
F, accompanied by ladies', took sleighrlde
to Searsport Wednesday evening, Jan. 18th,
to attend the public installation OF Sears
Lodge
The regular meeting Of PhHix Lodge, F.
and A. NJ, will be held Monday evening,
Jan. 31st, the full moon in February coming
on the 9Th day. The officers will be installed.
The officers of King Soloman Council, R.
and S. NJ, will be installed Feb. 1st. The
installation will be public to members and
their families A picnic supper will be serv-
ed. 0. A. Cobb of Westbrook, Grand Master,
has been invited to otieate.
There will be District Convention of the
Lodges in the Eighth Masonic District at
Belfast, February 10Th The district COM
prises Phoenix and Timothy Chase Lodges
of Belfast King David of Lineolnville, Mar
iners of Searsport. Island of Islesboro, Pow
nal of Stockton an Excelsior OF Northport.
Tarratine Tribe, |. Q, r. NJ, held special
meeting Friday evening, Jan. 2lst. Great
Sachem Albro E. Chase, and Great Chief OF
Records, W, f. St. John, both of Portland,
were present, assisted in the work, and gave
intructons in the new secret work. The de-
grees of Adoption, Hunter, Warrior and
Chief We're conferred on candidates from
Belfast, Brooks, Swaneile and Searsport
An oyster supper was served and remarks
We're made by the visiting officials and
members of the local tribe.
The most important event in knights
Tempar circles III Augusta this winter was
the official visitation of Right Eminent Fritz
Fl. Twitchell, Graud Commander of Maine,
and work in the order of the Templar at
Masonic Temple, Friday night, which was
witnessed by more than $50 Sir Knights, in
Gliding many visitors from Maine Com
mandary of Gardiner, De Molay OF Skow he
| gan, St. Omer of Waterville, Palestine of
Belfast, st. Bernard of Eastport, lgrim of
Pennington and St. Johns of Bangor. After
the work the Sir Knights repaired to the
| banquet hall where fine banquet was serv-
| ed by Sir Knight l.. B. Weaver. kennebec
Journal
| Palestine was represented by E. c., James
H. Howes, who was one Of the speakers.
! The officers of Aurora Rebekah Lodge
| 1. O. O. F., were installed Tuesday evening
Jan. 25th by Special Deputy Grand Master,
Bertha |. Bird, assisted by Mrs. Annie
Adams as Grand Marshal; Miss Grace Wal
ton, Grand Warden Miss Hattie Furnish,
| Grand Secretary Miss Carrie Gilmore,
! Grand Treasurer. The list Of elective Off
! liSb cd ot tb.. ~ la oil
ton. The appointed officers are as follows ::
War Emma Brier Con, Ina Knowlton
| o. G., r. G. Leonard l. G., Kate Robinson
r. S. n. G., Hattie Furbish L. S. n g.,
Eliza knowlton r. S. Y G., Hattie Deer
ing; L. S. V. G., Henrietta Cottrell; Chap,
Myra Hanson. Supper was served as is
usual at the lodge meetings.
A delegation of Odd Fellows and ladies'
went from Belfast to Monroe last Friday to
attend the dedication of the new hall and
the installation of officers of Monroe Lodge,
| No. 1856. Grand Master A. L. F. Pike of
Norway and Assistant Grand Secretary
Russell G. Dyer came in the afternoon and
accompanied the Belfast delegation They
went in hacks of the Belfast Livery Co,
and arrived in season for the excellent sup
| per which was served at 5 O'clock, p. N.
The dedication was by Grand Master Pike,
assisted by R. G.. Dyer, as Grand Warden
Samuel Adams OF Belfast as Grand Marshal
Chas. r. Hill of Winterport, G. c. Whit
comb of Searsport, W. K. Keene and N. G.
Pettingill of Belfast as Grand Heralds; A.
K Bradley of Belfast as Grand Chaplain.
| The officers were installed by District Dep
uty Samuel Adams, assisted by A. X. Bra
ley Grand Warden w. X. Keene as
| Grand Marshal; r. G. Dyer as Grand Sec
! retary George Snow of Winterport as
Grand Treasurer. Music was lnterspersed
during the exercises by local choir and
orchestra Remarks were made by the
Grand Officers and by Noble Grand Jen-
kins of Monroe Lodge, the latter giving a
brief history of the lodge. After the exer-
cises there was dance at the hall There
was large attendance both at the Odd Eel
lows exercises and the dance, including a
delegation from Garfield Lodge of Winter
port, and members of the order and ladies
from all the neghboring towns The Bel
fast delegation arrived home about 3 a, III,