Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-05
WITH THE MASONS.
Session of Grand Lodge at
Portland, Closes, Thursday.
Government Introduces More Evidence
in Fairfield Floral Cos. Case.
Many Bought Beginner Outfits But Weakened
at Further Demands

Portland, Ne, May 4.-Thc Masonic
Lodge resumed it's session, at o'clock
Thursday morning. in Portland, var,-
Gus committees reporting. A new copy
Of its charter was voted to Arion
Lodge at GoodWin's Mills in place 81
that destroyed ~ fire ana its dispen-
sation continued.
Past Grand Master Josiah H. Drum
mond was called to the East. He in
stalled the officers. the following APP
pointments being made:
Corresponding grand secretary
Charles ID. Smith. Portland.
District deputy grand masters
Fred T. Oak. Caribou: >. Alfred Small.
Lubec. \. y. W. Campbell, Cherryfield;
A. Theodore \. Smith. Sedgwick; ). Al
len =. Clark. FoXcroft; 8. Fred {. Bar
ton, Bradley: :. Adelbert Millett. Sears
mont: $. :. Augustus Parker, Belfast:
9. Frank \. Peterson. ROckland: 10.
John Il. McDugal. Boothbay Harbor,
H. Charles Il. Adams. Augusta: l.. Jas.
II. WitharelI. Oakland; Is. Granville y.
Perkins Madison; IL, Freeman NJ.
Grant, Freeport. II. Fred Raymond,
Livermore Falls; 16, Joseph W. Simp-
son. Rumford Falls: II. Albert H. Bur
roughs, Westbruok; IS. Isaac f. Jew
EFT. Waterford: 10. Everett NJ. Staples.
Biddeford: %, Philip J. Mills. Lincoln:
u. Charles F. Paine, Bar Harbor; -.
Milton L. Merrill. St. Adams: -. Har-
mon q. Allen, Springvale; a. George
H. Cooling, Lewiston Junction; y. j.
Frank Bryson, Houlton.
Grand Chaplains.-Rev. Elmer F.
Pember. Bangor: Rev. John Gibson.
Cape Elizabeth; Rev. George NJ. Howe.
Lewiston: Rev. Geo. f. began. Angus
ia: Rev. John p. Shepherd. Portland.
Grand Marshal-Albert T. Murphy.
Augusta: senior grand deacon. Ermon
D. Eastman, Portland: junior grand
deacon, Charles w. Crosby, kents
Hill.
Grand STEWARDSHIP A. Remick,
Bucksport: James f. Kingsley. Angus
XII: Robert Carr BoWdoinham; Albert
N. Ames, Stockton Springs.
Grand sword bearer-Wm. n. Howe,
Portland: grand standard bearer, Lew
=. Jones. Winthrop; grand pursui-
wants. VIM. e. Fox, Portland, VIM. 7
Powers. Gardiner: grand lecturer,
Frank f. Sleeper. Sabattus; grand or
ganist. Walter :. Smith, Portland:
grand tyler, Warren &. Carney, Port
land.
The thanks Of the Grand Lodge We're
extended To the retiring Grand Mas
ter Joseph A. Locke, ana Grand Senior
Deacon E,rmon d. Eastman on behalf
Of Portland Lodge, from which a con-
III !. ion,
the purpose. presented him with an ele-
,gant grand past masters jewel.
Brother Locke responded with much
feeling, accepting with gratitude and
thanking the lodge. At II o'clock. the
Grand Lodge was closed with prayer
~ Grand Chaplain John Gibson.
The Grand Commanery Of Knights
Templar assembled at p. NJ. Hon.
Frank Z. Sleeper Of Sabattus, grand
commander. presided. All the 10 COM
lmanderies were represented and l. past
grand commanders were present. The
address Of the grand commander and
the reports of the other grand officers
! indicate an active and tiourishinS con-
ldItior Of the order in Maine.
The following grand officers We're
| elected: Grand commander. Herbert
! Harris. East Machias; deputy grand
commander. Albert NJ. Spear, Gardiner;
grand generalissimo. Clayton j. Far
rfngtOn. Lewiston grand captain gen
aral. Gilman p. Lombard, Belfast;
grand senior warden. Frederick w
Plaisted. Augusta; grand Junior war
den. Frederick &. Thayer, Waterville;
grand preIate. Edward Howard Nose
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