Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-06-03
Maine Fraternity Notes.

Maine Lodge. n. Z. O. p, recently or
ganiZed at Bath, now has a membership
ol o. AZ the last meeting % members
We're initiated.
The WOmen's Relief Corps will hold a
| uisiflcl c0nVentlon, or school of instruc-
ton, At Machias June 49, This district
comprises four corps.
The Pequawket Lodge IF Odd Fellows.
broWnhe!d, now has 100 members some
OI NhOm are Odd Fellows Of more than
| ~ years standing. From this lodge some
! I'VE ot SIX lodges have been organized
since 1917.
The dispcnsation has been received a.
RoCkland for the Chapter of Rose CroiN
nI ScotllSh Kites Masonry and the work
! OF forming the chapter Wa De at once be-
| sun. The new chapter will flourish under
me name OF Gen. Knox Chapter, in honor
oi the hero Of revolutionary fame 1t is
expected that there will be ABOUT % can
dluates for admission to this body.
Knox District Lodge of Good Templars
held session at Appleton with Apple
ton Lodge recently. Ten lodges were rep
resented and good deal Of interest was
manifested, $50 members being present at
the evening session. \ slight increase in
membership since the February session
was reported. District Tcmplar \. c.
Hamilton presided at the session. The
next meeting will be held in August,
probably at Spruce Head.
The ninth annual convention Of the Lin
coin county w a. n I- wIii no hold a +
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beth L. Yates will be present ana con
duct parliamentary drill in the after
noon ana deliver an address in the eve
nlng. Mrs. Nichols of Round Pond. will
illustrate methods of teaching scicnx; fic
temperance in the public schools. There
Will be otner speeches, reports. etc, to
make the convention OF interest.
There was large gathering Of Knights
OF Columbus from all over the State at
Portland, Memorial day. Portland Coun-
cll. No lOl. had made elaborate arrange
ments to entertain the visitors and kept
open house all day. The early arrivals
We're taken down to the islands. to River
ton, to the Cape, to the ball games and
bicycle races and entertained in the royal
manner for which Portland Council is
famed District Deputy NJ. f. Shaw of
Cambridge, assisted by Warden Mitchell
Of the same place and Il degree team eX-
cmplitied the work Of the third degree
Among those present at this gathering
were State Deputy Burke of Bath Grand
Knight Friel of Watervile and otner
grand officers OF the state, Alderman
ByrWin Of Portsmouth. McsSrs. Collins
Neal. Doyle and Watcher of Cambridge
and others from Massachusetts. In all
there were about 300 Knights of Column
bus who were in attendance from out OF
the city.
i is thought now that work Will begin
on Portland's proposed Masonic Temple
by another summer. Contributions to pay
for the lot which WAS purchased last
winter, are coming in rapidly and viii
soon be completed. II has been decided
that the different Masonic bodies with
out regard to rank or membership shall
share equally in the expense Of building
the structure. The MaSOnS Will take their
time about it but when complete there
will be nothing IF the kind in New Eng
land outside Of Boston which Will be its
equal The questions of design. archi-
lecture, material. etc. are Yet unsettled.
but an effort will be made to please as
many as possible on All these points. one
Of me important questions yet To be set
tied is whether the new building shall be