The Portland daily press., 1898-01-28
PORTLAND COMMAND Derry, K. T..
Official Visit of Grand Commander
Twitche1l of Bath.

Portland Commandery No. 2, Knights
Templar, held its 870th connclave at
Masonic hall last evening it being the oc-
casion of the official visit of Right Emf
nent Sir Tritz 81. Twitchell. grand COM
mander of the EGrand Commandery of
Maine. A large number of Eminent Sir
knights were present from other juris-
dictions, as well as our own, among
whom were the following:
From Grand Commandery Massachu-
setts and Rhode Island, Right Eminent
Sir Caleb Saunders, past grand comman-
der; Eminent Sir Albert II. White, past
grand lecturer.
From ST. -Omer Commander, South
Boston: Eminent Sir W 81. Puffer,
commander; Eminent Sir Theodore l..
Kelley, past commander; Sir James A
Cook, captain general; Sir John q.
Latto, senior Wsrden; Sirs Henry W.Wil-
son, H. r. Tillson, A. e. Cham berlain,
Samuel Meadows, VIM. II. Rules, Henry
5 Clark, Elmer Millett, Frank E. Howe,
Ch ! H. Kimball, Charles 6. Rich
Il Occur de Lion Commandery
Challestown: Eminent Sir Joel c. Bolan,
commander, Eminent Sir Joseph W..
Hill, past commander; Sirs Frank L.
Bliss, J. Warren Wheeler.
From Gethsemape Commandery, New
ton, Mass: Eminent Sir Clarence Jib-
belts, commander; Sir Samuel Shaw,
generalissimo.
Eminent Sir A. T.. DeCater, comman-
der; Eminent Sir Jesse Cudworth, past
commander, Sirs Edwin G. Perius and
James Breslin, Beausant Commandery,
Maiden.
Eminent Sir f. FL. Mason, comman-
der South Shore, Weymouth; Eminent
Sir H. J. Pettengill, commander Hugh
de.Payens, Melrose; Sir Calvin W. Saw
yer, recorder Hugh de Payens, Melrose;
Inander, ST. Paul, Dover, N. H.; Sir
Bryan f. Horne, Bethany Commandery,
Lawrence.
Grand Commandery of Maine: r. En-.
Sir Fritz II. Twitchell, grand command.
er; EN-. Sir Clayton J. Harrington,
grand senior warden; En-. Sir Leander
w. Fobes, grand treasurer; EN-. Sir JOS
eph A. Locke, past grand commander;
EN-. Sir Thomas P. Shaw, past grand
commander.
Past Commander Frank G. Stevens,
Leander W. Fobes, Thomas P. Shaw,
John E. Sawyer, Edwin f. Vose, Harry
r. Virgin of Portland Commandery.
Past EN-. Sir Frank X. Redlon, EN-.
Sir Charles e. Snow of St. AIban Com
mandery.
A banquet was provided by Caterer Sir
Herbert c. Carney, after which speeches
were made by several prominent members
Of the commandery.
Vocal music was rendered by the
Masonic quartette. consisting of Sir
knights Harry E. Merrill. John E. Fish
er Charles W. Briggs and james E.
Leighton of Portland Commandery. Sil
Walter F. Smith. organist.
Among others present from abroad
were the following: H. B. Black, Ever
EFT; Frank Wilson. Sanford; R. S. Webb
Brunswick; H. A. McNeally, Saco; L.
W. Gilman. Bangor; A. Leavitt, San
ford; E. B. Mallet. Jr., Freeport; Frank
l.. Bliss, Roston; E. G. Perkins, Boston
6. r. Haynes, Watervil1e; +. L. Gardi
ner, Waterville; j. H. Meredith, Calais
5. S. Cahiil, Brunswick; George W.
Rumery, Biddeford; A. o. Richards. St.
John, N. B.; j. E. Dinqley, Boston; j.
Ii. Clark, Boston; Freeland Howe, Nor
way; George II. Jones, Oxford; B. f.
Horne, Lawrence; e. NJ. Staples, BIdde
ford; George M. Bliss, Boston; c. l.
Bucknam, Yarmouth; j. F. Ring, Wat
ervilIe. H. P. Jones, Norway; n. G.
Smith, Pittsfeld.
AT the conclusion of the banquet many
of the visiting members were entertained
at the West End hotel by music. etc.
until the time of their departure arrived
most of whom left for their homes or
The late trajDs of tho pipht