Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1899-03-01

STORY OF TIRE DAY.
The first convention ofthe Twenty First
Masonic district OF Maine, which was
held in Ellsworth last Wednesday, was
a success far exceeding the fondest ex-
pectations of District Deputy Parsons and
those who assisted him IN bringing il to
a successful issue.
SO great was the success, that little
doubt remains of its establishment as an
annual institution. No action to that
effect was formally taken by the conven-
ton, it being left to the next district
deputy to call second convention at his
discretion, but if the sense Of the conven-
tion could have been taken, there is no
doubt it would have declared unsni-
mously in favor of making it an annual
affair
District Deputy Parsons was hardy pre-
pared for the hearty response which came
to his Invitations to MasoHs of the dis
trlct aud OF adjoining districts. Though
al he lodges ne communicated With re-
piled that they would send detpaa ties, I've
m ade he usual deductions fer tho-e who
would not come, ana estimated on about
100 delegat es md visitors. In-tead Of
inst number there Nera about - li-IliuL
Masous in Ellsworth last "Wednesday
"9 'seS"- -"'' W. 7it enc iti45z 7t'' pr ~
NJ " "si' "+ "71 "tfsfTt dttd tEHfsfI'"G
cons l1tfe9.
toft uidltly ne faSi93tatitN OF r I7-
worth Is sucu that 1t eea b. stretched to
sun al emergencies, ana aside from / he
necessity OF moving - 0da I'll to"7 heIi
70 accohhHoHte Tue evening crowd, no
neon NtHleice "as eaaseas
he Nh7phs came not eHtS from ihe
toGEe7 III tAt uiNlfset, 5di from helghh"f-
i4E i'dRt1. EFcfS ibdze III Tn district
Wl7 Wen represented. BIuehii, bro3Eih,
itiU'7Vo "itu 7effB p" ttN tdA7gHs sufItt
ouI III soo|.5 hHin2e17. Inc evening =
| ram hF'uSht 443te 1t nHm Der from
/ 0"tff4he o.
rhe lodges lE the district are Bunksnort,
~ Desert, Orith4, Bar iI3fbof, ireuoht /,
j" ihter ItHfher, Nsst Sa wan and the
t"3 ellsworth inagas.
Iht convention WAS ca.teh 10 order ny
7't'i' "NHIIf taa @75tef James l..
s4I 4'@' OF l-.t-t' - n, IA h90tefle t9dg
le1'o' "i F. N. ihfou&h the Kindness
OF APP :, 9oltth, OF the electric Ign. com,
PsnF, the !lghis we're turned on 81 :
".c'oe%' Ntter the opening OF the con -
ehlloh' n" Io1~e opened iof work IN tue
H7terej Ap!re4llte desfee: ne Ge&r"e
W., M"7 fNen, pIihea " h9t iiRrb3f lodge
: lh7''ts r. faihe, W. NJ. after NnF@ IN
= ~ ''' 80 ''"' va
/ lodge, u. +. Chapman, w. NJ, eXempllhed
tna ''I'" c'H,1 ugsree' ae "oiN IN
n",h Jne-e ueSfee7 VIZ excellent.
Al CLOCK Il banquet WAS served IN
E@Oterlc banquet room. IL Was one OF
tine successful features Of Il success Ia !
cnnveutIou
r, accommodate ths iurge cro,rd ed
;.,,',, ',. -. go ~, = ,.,H' w. "H
Jo"i ,'hei'' "e' e"heii ~ oau Fe'i'"7 HH''
Iof Tue evening. lodge room haa Eeen
hastily htttd up IN the hall, with seats
nVe rows dtep arouho three sides OF the
hFi'' an" on 'he stage IL was Well that
thi7 pfoNI7!o WAS ihaue, loF Wheh the
EuaH H"f'" Nh9oHs turned out IN lotce li
tue tNening there were more thAn tour
hUhureu .d"7oiS III the hail' ne seats
on lne 7teSe were occupied ny past
masters
me Master mason degree was eAeih-
PHheu: by the lolioW ing team from
iL1yg9nla aha Esoterlc lodges OF fllSWgrth;
~ ". " e, l.. /; fafheri .. " r. ilale, D.
W" l. \ DDott treasurer II Dresser,
aec,G'd[S y / ! Mason tHt Et@ii!' heN =.
2.i. VI Ii-sdi II 4 llldIslidi =. W NEdiI ~ .
- a n Us 9hildh d. =. II. = 4'uuGtI =
. ID. ID. w Hi'Col'lpi a. =, MAIN ilefl@'
oFS3h!s', ! l.. MorahS
ihe cahu'dt te was Naarles H'@g}n7.
ne members - the team wore dress suits
lAe Ap''o uHie quarletAe' et bang 'f'
a79!7'1u IA tny "ofh' a14tHs 20 I's b.S"'l
ann 'ub. IihNy.
Ahe-ofuef Oh choral service @4s a. i'i-
lows;
N1W while the shades are falling -.-.........-.Nht
it"Tt m'er NOW th1 creator ....-...-..'.- khoar-
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