The Republican journal., 1900-05-03
Secret Societies.

The regular meeting of Timothy Chase
Lodge of Masons will be held this, Thurs
| day, evening
James E. Blanchard of Augusta, Thrice
lllustrious Grand Master. made an official
Visit to King Solomon Council, Royal and
Select Masters, last Thursday evening
The Belfast Company, Uniform Rank. X.
T., have been on our streets this afternoon in
full uniform. They were on the way to
Skowhegan where they will give the drill at
the ball this evening. They are considered
the best drilled company in the State
LWaterville Mail, April 26
In the next days issue the Mail says: /:
"Bayard Company speak in the highest
terms of the efforts that were made by the
Skowhegan Division for the entertainment
OF their guests: and of the unsurpassed
drill by the Belfast company. DR.. Bunker
says. that alone was worth going to see
| The Belfast Masonic bodies are repre-
sented IN the Grand bodies in Portland this
| week as follows: Phoenix Lodge. C. j. Pat
tee; 1Cornthian Royal. Arch Chapter, NJ
q. Black: King solomon Council, s. A. Par
ker; Palestine Commandery. G. p. Lombard
andJ. H. Howes
| The Grand Lodge of Masons of Maine met
| in the Slst annual communication at Mason
| ic hall, Portland, Tuesday morning Grand
| Master Winfield $. Choate of Augusta pre-
sided. The grand master in his address
paid tribute to the memory of Hiram
Chase of Belfast, the senior past grand mas
! ter. who died April 5th, and to IA long list of
| distinguished MasonS who had died in other
States He reported the lodges as in very
prosperous condition. there being % 27777
members, a gain of 112, with $40 initiates AN
increase OF one-siXth over last year. There
had been 400 deaths. against 40, last year,
the rate being Is in 1000
Waldo Lodge of Odd Fellows attended
services at the Methodist church Sunday
| forenoon. Sixty members of the Order at
tended in regalia, and there was a large at
tendance of others. The sermon by the
pastor, Rev. &. f. Edgett, was highly ap-
preciated. He took no specific text, but
dealt with the relations of the odd Fellows
and kindred organizations to the Bible and
the Christian religion. He argued that all
| benevolent societies are founded on the BIZ
BILE and are otfShoots of the Christian re-
ligion. The music was by the congregation,
there being So many OF the chorus sick that
they could not work to advantage
The annual report of the grand chancellor
of Maine of the Order of Knights of Py-
| thlaS embraces all of the work of the past
year, both of the grand chancellor and the
deputies. There are over Is, 900 mem herS in
good standing in this State, a net gain of
over $50 over last year. Several requests OF
diSpenSatlonS for working more than one
rank in one night have been granted through
out the State. The report also includes Il
report of the Maine party of PythianS tina,
left Portland, July 26. 1899. to take part il
the ceremonies in paying tribune to the lat,
Justin IL. Rathbone, founder of the order
of Knights of Pythias, at Utica. y. y
Belfast Company, inform Rank, Knight.
OF PythaS, attended The concert and ball OF
oosoola Company of Skowhegan last Thurs
day evening. The Belfast Company Will
ladies and friends, went to Skowhegau 10y
the regular trains, leaving Belfast at l.25 p
VI. Inc Belfast Company gave an eNhlh
ton drill, the concert waS given and TIL,
dance begun. While the third dance was il
progress fire started which soon involved
the electric light plant and put out tn,
lights. The ball was consequently gwen VI
at that point. The Belfast party returned
home by Il special train to Watertlle: the
| regular from thence to Burnham and !;
special over the Belfast branch, arriving
| here about A. NJ.