The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-03
MASONIC GRAND LODGE.
wfnneld 8. Choate Elected Grand Mas
tcr-showfng of the Orders Affairs.

OF Portland called tine meeting W oieoA.
! The Grand Masters address was the most
| important event CT the morning.
1t showed O prosperous condition OF the
! craft, although there had been triflins
| loss In membership. There are 19o lodges
90, 1856 mem bers, 40 initiated during the
year. 95 affiliated, &C reinststed, 300
admitted and 419 died. He gavs de-
tailed and interesting account OF the dis-
charge of duties which had devoived upon
him durin g the year, most OF whl'n nave
heretofore been published. In closing he
expressed his thanks to the grand officers
and the craft who had so kindly and
strongly supported him duringi his two
years administration.
The grand treasurer reported showing
tho usual sound financial condition Of the
Grand Lodge.
The grand secretary and several COM
mIttees reported, and at 1l.45 the Grand
Lodge called of until p. IN.
In the afternoon the Grand Lodge re-
sumed its labors at two O'Clock.
The Grand Master and Past Grand
Master j. b. Drummond were appointed
delegates to attend the centennial observ-
ance of the death of Washington at Nor
folk, Va. in December.
Tho Grand Lodge of Belgium was rec
ognized.
AT three O'Clock the Grand Lodge pro-
oeeded to the election Of grand officers as
follows:
Grand Master-Win1eld S. Choate, Au-
Deputy Grand Master-AIfred S. KIM
ball, Norway.
Burnham, Lewiston.
Junior Grand Warden-Franklin h.
Redlon, Portland.
Grand Treasurer-Marquis f. King,
| Portland.
Grand Secretary-Stephen Berry, Port
| land.
Committee OF Finance-Edward p.
Burnham, Saco; Albro e. Chase, Fort
land; George X. Shaw. Portland.
Trustees for three yesrs-Charles t..
Collamore, Bangor; a Fessenden l. Day,
Lewiston.
At L. 80 the Grand Lodge called of
until two O'Clock Wednesday afternoon.
The Grand Royal Arch chapter met at
Z D. IN, Albro K. Chase of Portland,
grand high priest, presiding. Forty-hve
of the fifty -four charter ed chapters were
represented, and all the grand officers
were In their places. Grand High Priest
Chase read his annual address. He report
ed prosperity and harmony throughout
the state.
The following officers were elected:
Grand High Priest-Winteld 5. Hinck-
ley, Lisbon.
| W. Plaisted, Augusta.
Grand king-Howard d. Smith, Nor
Grand Scribe-William N. Howe. Port
land.
Grand Treasurer-Leander W. Fohes.
Portland.
Grand neutrality-suspicious. Berry, Port
land.
Committee of Finance-Joseph A.
Locke, Portland; Horace II. Burbank,
Saoo; Marquis +. King, Portland.
At nine o'clock the Grand Chapter
| morning.
Among the most prominent OF tie
three hundred or more Masons in attend
ance on the Grand Lodge of Maine We're:
Josiah II. Drummo1d, Portland; NAL
quis +. King, Portland; William j.
Burnham, Lewiston; Fessenden l. Day,
| Lewiston; Charles |. Collamore. Bangor
John W. Ballou, Bath; Henry Z. lay
| lor, Machias; Edward p. Burnham, Saco
Joseph A. Locke, Portland; Albro e.
Chase, Portland; Albert NJ. Penley, Au.
| burn; William r, &. Estes. Skowhegan
Thaddeus r. Simonton. Camden
Frank L. Sleeper, NJ. D., Sabattus; Col.
| Horace H. Burbank, Saco; John B. Red
| mond, Ellsworth; Gen. Winfield S.
| Choate, Augusta; A. NJ. Weather bee,
| Warren; Edwin II. Vose, Calais; Edmund
B. Mallet, Freeport; A. Il Talbot, Lewis
ton; 6 gorge W. Golding. Oakland; Jo-
seph M. Hayes, Bath; alter E. Gid
den, Bath; Waldo Pettepgill. Rumford
Falls ;lSumner j. Chadbourne, Augusta
Leander NJ Remission. Camden; Nose:
TAFT, Calais; Daniel p. Boynton. Mon
mouth; Herbert Harris, East Machias
Fred W. Plaisted, Augusta; Alfred 5.
Kimball, Norway; Frederick g. Walls
| Vinalhaven; Joseph X. Moore, Rock
land; Walter F. Braddish. PASSPORT
A. c. 4. King, Paris; Howard Smith,
Norway, A. A. Beaton, Rockland.
Hiram Chase of Belfast is attending
this session of the Grand Lodge. This is
the fifty first consecutive meeting of the
Grand Lodge which he has attended. AL
though quite an old man he takes "a great
an interest in Masonic matters as ever
and is hale and hearty. He is the oldes,
past grand master in Maine.
Among the older Masons here are many
who have attended the Grand Lodge meet
| inRs for 45 years nd more and have
never missed u session.
RIVERTON PARTIES.
| ATT. Dasoto Choporv of p0rtlapd eptpr