Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-10-18
MAINE |. 0. 0. F.
WatervilIe Brethren Enter
tain Distinguished Guests.
Grand Sire Pinkerton and the Grand
Lodge Of Maine.
Reception and Banquet Sessions OF the Grand
Lodge Open. Today.

Waterville. Me-. Oct. 17-(Special.)-
The meeting of Odd Fellows of Maine.
opened in this city by reception given
in the lodge rooms on. Common street.
yesterday afternoon. Over 400 people
were in attendance many of whom ar
rived on the o'clock train from the
west. Among the arrivals on this train
was Grand Sire Pinkerton of Worces-
ter. AS soon as he was escorted 20
his carriage the procession formed in
the following order. escorting him to
the lodge rooms:
Col George H. Colby. Mounted, Marshal.
Platoon of Police in Charge of r. A. CALL
City Marshal.
Waterville Military Band, R. B. Hail.
Leader
canton nol Halifax i NJ. r NJ: No. "a. q men,
Ahiram Encampment 10 men, Chief Patri-
arch E. Giipatric.
Samaritan Lodge, "A men, Noble Grand
w. H. Dearborn.
Carriages Containing Grand Sire PinkeT-
ton, Grand Master A. L. Pike of the
Grand Lodge, State of Maine.
Officers of the Grand Lodge in Carriages.
Members of Dorcas Rebekah Lodge in
Carriages. Miss Alice Priest, Noble
Grand.
AS soon as the procession was formed
it proceeded to the hail where the re-
ception was held. There was no at
tempt at decoration in the hail. its nat
ural beauty furnishing all the neces-
sary elegance.
DR.. J. +. Hill, the chairman of the
committee of arrangements, introduced
Mayor Abbott at $50 to Grand Sire
Pinkerton and gave him a most cor
dial welcome to the city in behalf of
the city government. He then briefly
referred to the city and then spoke
in the warmest terms of praise of the
order. speaking CT the good it has done
in the country. He next extended q
most cordial welcome both to the
Grand Sire and to the visiting Odd
Fellows.
Mayor Abbott was followed by Rev.
George D. Lindsey who addressed the
meeting to some length. He was fol-
lowed by President Butler who made
the address of the afternoon. Grand
Sire Pinkerton then expressed his plea
sure at being present, responding to
the addresses of welcome for the MEM
bers of the order.
DR.. J. F. Hill, w. II. Dearborn, e.
fitzpatrick. and George Dolloff received
the guests who We're introduced by
the members of the committee to
Grand Sire Pinkerton, Grand Master
A. L. F. Pike of Norway. and Grand
Patriarch F. l.. Pond of Augusta.
Those who met Grand Sire Pinkerton
found him to be most pleasant man.
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complexion with a heavy black beard.
Everyone who met him was charmed
at his easy cordial manner that at
once set a person at his ease.
The hall was full of Odd Fellows
during the whole afternoon. In one
of the small anterooms Misses Mer-
rick, Lombard and Emery presided.
Halls Orchestra furnished music dur
ing the entire reception.
In the mean time the members of the
credentials We're busy in another room,
receiving those who were permitted to
be present at the meeting held, last
evening.
The reception was over at o'clock.
1t is seldom that a similar affair has
passed off SO smoothly. During the
entire afternoon there was not once
break in the whole of the arrange
ments When it is taken into consid-
Grafton that it was not until Sunday
morning that the reception was
thought of it seems wonderful that
everything should have been carried
out so smoothly.
When the reception was over the
members returned to the hotels where
q IkoH
There was not hotel in the city where
| there was a vacant room. All the
| hotels reserved one or two rooms for
their regular travelling patrons but
beside this the houses were filled.
Many of the members of the organiza-
ton were unable to find rooms in the
hotels but were accommodated at pri-
vate residences.
Besides Grand Sire Pinkerton nearly
all the prominent Odd Fellows in the
State were present. Among these was
J. N. Woods Of Woodfords, who was
older in Odd Fellowship than any man
present. The first lodge in the State
was started in August, 1S43, and in
January of the following year he
Joined that lodge. He is the oldest
grand master living in the State
Among the prominent members of the
Rebekah Lodge were Miss Alice r. Wood
some of Norway, president; Miss Sarah
Henley of Portland, vice PRESIDENT; Mrs.
Sarah A. Weymouth of Biddeford, ex--
president; Mrs. Carrie Pierce of Old
! Town. treasurer; Mrs. Cora b. Bickford.
Biddeford, warden; Mrs. Horace Lover
ing, Waterville. past grand.
| Among the prominent Odd Fellows, be-
sides those already mentioned present
are Grand Patriarch r. L.. Pond, Au-
gusta; Grand Master A. L. F. Pike. Nor
way; Grand Warden Charles o. Small,
Madison; Deputy. Grand Master A. O.
Chase. Portland Henry b. Thomas, Ban
| gor; Past Grand A. S. Kimball, Norway
Grand Representative Clarence NJ; Wat
E. Plummer, Portland Joseph T. Mason,
Biddeford, past grand of the camp.
The Rebekahs held their session in the
lodge rooms in the evening, when the
degree work was exemplified by Dorcas
Lodge of this city.
The Following officers were elected:
President. Mrs. Sarah A. Henley, Port
land; vice pres. Mrs. Cora b. Bickford,
Biddeford; warden Mrs. Myra l.. Lover
| ing, Waterville; Sec, h,iss Grace e. Wal
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