Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-28
Maine Fraternity Notes.

Maine Fraternity Notes.
II is probable that a Court of Foresters
will be organized in Dexter soon.
There are 129 members in til, Good
Tcnplars Lodge at StnvensVille
Champion Lodge, |. O. g. T. al
! Edgecomb has been reorsanized.
\ Juvenile Temple with Is charter
memb has been organized at Mexico.
/ The X. Of z. Lodge recently insti
tuted at Elyant's Pond now comprises
/ 30 members.
/ \ Juvenile Temple with Il charter
/ applicants was organized recently at
! Rumford Falls.
4 lodge of Knights Of Pythias was
organized at oxford recently with
thirty or forty charter members.
The members of the Junior Order of
/ United American Mechanics Farming
ton, have surrender their charter.
The ladies of burnside Relief Corps
in Auburn made over SO at the recent
benefit supper and entertainment.
\ Masonic lodge has been organized
in Washington. and starts in with
new and spacious hall, beautifully fur
nishcd.
\ great interest is taken in the Good
Templars Lodge at Mexico Corner. Ten
new names We're received at the last
meeting.
Enterprise Lodge, l.. O. L.. No. 1914,
of Pressure Isle. worked the Royal Arch
degree on nine new members at the
last meeting.
The different secret organizations in
Kennebunk are having albums con-
tanning the portraits of their members
iplaced in their halls.
The Bangor branch of the W. {. I. |.
has received an invitation to attend a
mass meeting to be held by the Orono
union in that town in February.
4 court of the Catholic order of For
esters is to be organized in Caribou in
about three weeks. Prcsentindications
point to charter membership of be-
tween 80 and -.
About three months ago lhc y W. {.
T. /. of camden. was divided into two
". a Willard and a Somerset. for the
purpose of adding new members. The
contest between the two Is closed re-
! Gently when IL was IDunu lnit i new
memEcrs had been added.
The annual convention OF the New
England Social Assembly Of the Broth
erhood of St Andrew will be held in
Portland Feb. y and H. Addresses will
be made by some of the best speakers in
the Episcopal church selected both from
the clergy and laity of New England.
y movement is in progress to organ
ize a lodge of knights Of Pytlias here.
! IN Il, ~,
members must be secured. Two SINH
| lar attempts have been made here With
in the past 10 years, but were unsuc-
crssiul There are at present 10 secret
orders in existence IN Winthrop, Win
thrCp Budget.
one Of the most tourishine Of Eri'ig-
tons various secret organizations at IN,
, | present time is Highland LodEr, No. ia,
knights of Pythias. Their new hall in
[ pnstDfiic.. building. is large and elegantly
. furnished. and the lodge is otherwise
, wrll-equippcd This iodg" was instituted.
Feb. Il. M. and il is worthy of not" that
during the II years that have PASSED
. since then. only three of the = charter
, members have died. The present mom-
b,rship of the lodge is about l@1.
Tho report Of Rockland Encampm, l.
o. O. r.. for the past year shows that
, one member has been admitted by in
i,iation ana one rcinstatcd. This is. how
ever. It net gain of one as the only loss
is ono member Withdrawn, non" having
died III been suspended. Tn" present
number of members is Ia Of whom y
are Past Chief Patriarchs. Sick benefits
have been paid tn 10 members during thu
year. amounting to % weeks in an or
$50 The receipts of the cncampmcnt
Wcr. $ll3.52 ;tEd expenses asio" from hrn-
Gifts $i2i.b9.
l. VI. tIutchings of Bangor has just
.t,prl,i,I = hnIntifnl level a X piarhf
l Tcmplar in Massachusetts. The jewel is
hung from "A sterling silver miniatur"
Turkish Scimitar. The metal center of
| solid gold. is set with Il carved sphinx
head Of teereNe. from either side of
| which spread out TWO magnificent bear
claws from the Maine woods; the claws
curve gracefully and form a perfect
crescent. an emblem of the order Pen
Jant from the crcSCcnt'S center hangs
tn" Maltese cross of the Temp)ars, in en-
amc ana gold
At 4 meeting of Pioneer Lodge, X. IF r..
Pittsii"ld. recently, two candidates We're
given the first degree. two the second.
and three the third. and applications for
membership wer" received for i've. At
the next regular meeting II csndilatcs
will receive the first degree. At the last
meeting SCinpticon. one of tn" first ma
chimes of This character ever used in Il
lodge room in this State was Introduced.
"a BY its us" pictures arr" thrown on a
, screen. aud tn" Illustrations give the can
; didat" a clearer conception Of such points
/ II; Inc work aims t" bring cat p"omincnt-
Is.
IN" contest which has been in prog
rcss among the members of Nokomis
{ Chapter, O. T.. s. Newport. for the
= past few weeks closed recently Mrs f.
I T.. CuopcT's side winning. her side hay
ms il'o points aud Mrs. j. T. Murch's
i.36o. Tho defeated sid" will furnish
f Il supper Monday evening. January II.
This contest has created 4 great in
tcrest in the chapter. and mas been the
+ means of addn" tWcntY-fnur IN m
ID - t. tn" ron huok.
In . home in Warrenton, VI. is hung
he large mirror before which Gcurgs.
WASHINGTON made his daily toilet. Tn
mirror was bought 1T the sale &C tha