The Portland daily press., 1899-05-04
THE MASONIC BODIES.
Officers Elected and Installed Yesterday
Meeting Closes Today.

Officers Elected and Installed Yesterday
Meeting Closes Today.
The Masons in attendance at the meet
ings of the grand bodies were kept busy
yesterday. The grand chapter resumed
labor at nine yesterday morning. Various
committees reported.
The committee on returns reported 81
chapters, 6,259 mem bers, 264 candidates,
So deaths. Charters were granted to
Searsport chapter at searsport and Pine
Tree chapter ut Deer Isle.
The hour of installation having arrived
Past Grand High Priest Joseph A, Locke
Of Portland was called to the chair.
Grand High Priest Albro Il. Chase pre-
sented his successor. Winfield s. HinckIey.
who was duly installed. He announced
the following appointed officers:
District Deputy Grand High Priests
Charles 4. Meservey, Rockland; Walter
5. Glidden, Bath; Charles W. Jones,
China
Grand Chaplains-Rev. Elmer f. Penn
Der, Bangor; Rev. Charles A. Hayden,
Augusta; Rev. j. Stanley Durkee, Rev.
Joseph b. Shepherd, Portland.
/ "A.
Jewett. Gardiner.
Grand Principal Sojourner-Benjamin
L.. Hadley, Bar Harbor.
| Grand X. A. Captain -Orestes L.
Crowell. Oakland.
Grand NJ. I'd Vail-Frederick G. Payne,
| Lewiston.
Grand NJ. I'd Vail-Joseph K. Moore,
| Thomuston.
Grand NJ. LIST Vail-Millard NJ. Caswell,
| Bridgton.
Grand Stewards-Fred Raymond. Liver
more falls: Waldo Pettengill, Rumford
Falls; Enoch o. Greenleaf, Pennington /;
Converse q. Leach, Portland.
Grand Lecturer-Frank 4. Sleeper,
Grand Sentinel-Warrsn o. Carney,
Portland.
| AT TO- 30 the grand chapter closed the
remaining officers having been installed.
The Grand Council of Royal and Select
| Masters, opened at 2 p. M, Hon. Frank
K. Sleeper of Sabattus, grand master pre-
| siding. The grand masters annual ad =
dress reported u prosperous year with u
gain in mem tership of 81.
The committee on credentials reported
fourteen of the sixteen councils repre-
ented. The business was routine. The
following grand officers were elected:
Grand Master-James E. Blanchard,
Augusta.
Deputy Grand Master-Bial F. Brad
bury, Norway.
Grand p. q. of W.-Enoch o. Greenleaf
Pennington.
Grand Observation-Disclosures W. Fobes,
Portland.
Grand Recorder-Stephen Berry, Port
land.
Grand Chaplain -Elbridge. q. Heath,
Auburn.
g. NJ. of Ceremonies-Charles L
Meservey. Rookland.
Grand Captain of Guards-Thomas A.
Jewett, Gardiner.
Grand Conductor-W. Freeman Lord,
Auburn.
Grand Steward -Albro E. Chase. Port
land.
Grand Sentinel-Willard c. q. Carney,
Portland.
The Grand Council closed.
The Grand Lodge resumed work at two
o clock and received the reports of several
committees. The principal business of
the afternoon was the exempliication of
the. third degree by brethren from the
ninth district, Bro. Alexander A. Beaton
of Rockland, presiding. The thanks of
for their excellent rendition, and the
grand lodge called off until nine O'Clock
Thursday morning.
The order of High Priesthood met at
D. M, Josiah II. Drummond, president,
presiding. This order is composed of the
presiding officers of chapters only, so that
but limited number of the fraternity
= 70
orary degree. The order was organized
in 1920 in Maine, and since that time 539
have joined it, of which about 140 have
died The Oldest living member is Hiram
Chase of Belfast
Eighteen High Priests from different
chapters in the state were received into
the order.
The following officers we're elected for
the ensuing year:
President-Josiah II. Drummond, Port
land.
Senior v. Prcsident-Edward P. Burn
Junior Vice Presidenu--Alfred S. KIM
ball Norway.
treasurer Millard +. Hicks, Portland.
Acknowledgment berry, Portland
Master of Cerem uaies-4cgs9o d. Bur-
bank, Saeo.
CorAsSsef-Albert 81. Penley, Auburn,
Chapiain-William j. Barnham, Lew
iston.
s,teward-Leander NJ. Remission, Cam
den.
Warder-James E. Parsons, Ellsworth
The Council then closed.
On Thursday morning the Grand lodge
will hold its closing session, and the
Cr,,3 Gamma NJ Diary of Knights fpat,,r
lars will meet afternoon and evening.