The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-05

MISUNDERSTANDING llIAll|Al ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Badge Presented to Past Grand Master
Locke by Members of Portland Conn.,
mandery.
the officers, the following appointments
being made:
Corresponding Grand Secretary-Chas.
d. smith, Portland
District Deputy Grand Masters.
First district-Ered l.. Oak, Caribou.
Second-Alfred Small. Lubec.
Third-D. W. Campbell, Cherryheld.
Fourth-Theodor A. Smith, Sedgwiok.
Fifth-Allen p. Clark, Foxcroft
Sixth-Fred G.. Barton, Bradley.
Seventh-Adelbert Millett, Searsmont.
Eighth-S. Augustus Parker. Belfast.
Ninth-Frank A. Peterson. Rookland. =.
Tenth-John X. MoDougal, Booth bay
Hartor.
Observation-Disclosures b. Adams, Augusta.
Twelfth-James ii. Witherell, Oakland.
Thirteenth-Granville ID. Perkins,
Madison.
Acknowledgement NJ. Grant Free
port.
Fifteenth-Fred Raymond, Livermore
Falls.
Sixteentn-Joseph W. Simpson, Rum
ford Falls.
seventeenth-Albert ii. Burroughs,
Westbrook.
Ejghteentb-Isaac u. Jewett, Waterford.
Observation-Disclosures III. Staples, Bidde'
ford.
Enthusiastically j. Mills, Lincoln.
Twenty first Charles f. Paine, Bar
II eIbor
Twenty -second-Milton l.. Merrill, st.
Adams.
Twenty -third-Harmon Il. Allen,
Springvale.
Twenty .ffth-J. Frank Bryson, Houl
ton.
Grand Chaplains-Rev. Elmer B. Penn
Der, Bangor; Rev. John Gibson, Cape
Elizabeth; hev. George M. Howe, Lewis
ton; Rev. George f. began. Augusta
Rev. Joseph B. Shepherd, Portland.
Grand Marshal-Albert L. Murphy
Augusta.
man, Portland.
Grand Junior Deacon-Charles W.
Crosby, Kents Hill.
Grand Stewards.-Wm. A. Remick,
Bucksport; James Il Kingsley, Augusta
Robert W. Carr, Bowdoinham; Albert
NJ. Ames, Stockton Springs.
Grand Sword Bearer William N. Howe,
Portland.
Grand Standard Bearer-Levi +. Jones,
Winthrop.
Grand Observation-Disclosures o. Fox,
Portland; William l.. Powers, Gardiner
Grand Lecturer-Frank II. Sleeper,
Sabattus.
Grand Organist-Walter >. Smith.
Portland.
Grand Tyler-Warren o. Carney, Port
| land
,f hA (Nrov I .nh
extended to the retiring Grand Master,
Joseph A. Locke. and Grand Senior Dea-
con Ermon ID. Eastman on behalf of Port
land lodge from which considerable
delegation was present for the purpose,
presenting him with an elegant Past
Grand Masters jewel.
MIR. Locke responded with much feeling
accepting with gratitude and thanking
the lodge.
At eleven O'Clock the Grand Lodge was
closed with prayer by Grand Chaplain
John Gibson.
The Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar assembled at 3 p. m. Hon.
Frank f. Sleeper, of Sabattus, grand
commander. presiding. All the nineteen
Communicates were represented and
twelve past grand commanders we're
present.
Tho address of the Grand Commander
and the reports of the other grand officers
indicates an aot1ve and tiourishing con.
dition of the order in Maine.
/ The following grand officers were
elected:
Grand mmander-Herbert Harris,
East Machias.
Deputy Grand Commander-Albert Nj.
Spear, Gardiner
Grand OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES j. Far
rington, Lewiston
Grand Captain General-dilman +.
Lombard, Belfast -,
Grand Senior Warden-trederlck W..
Piaisted, Augusta,
Grand Junior Warden-FrederlcS Y.
Thayer. Waterviile.
Grand Prelate-Edwin Howard Vose,
Calais.