The Portland daily press., 1900-05-04
GRAND LODGE CLOSES.
List of Masonic Grand Omcers APP
pointed Yesterday Forenoon.

The grand lodge met at q. m. yes
terday. A dispensation was grAutsd for
Q new lodge at kiDgtisld to be CALLED Mt.
Abram lodge.
The petition for the restoration of the
charter OF Meduncook lodge at Friendship
was referred to the grand master with
power.
The petition OF Portland lodges for
concurrent Jurisdiction was dismissed.
The hour of Installation having arrived
Past Grand Master Josiah ID. Drummond
was called to the East. who installed the
grand officers, the following appoint
Inents being made:
Corresponding Grand Secretary -
Charles ID. smith, Portland.
District deputy Grand Mssteis-Dis-
triot !, Cyrrs w. Hendrix, Caribou; 2,
Alfred Small, Lubeo; 3, David W. Car p
bell, Cherry field: 4, theodore A. Smith.
Sedgwick; ., Ausn =. Clark. Foxoroft;
o, Fred q. Barton, Bradley; 2, Adelbert
Aillett. searsmont; s, 5. Augustus
Parker. Belfast; 3 q: Dudley S SontS
bay Harhor; IL, Thomas d. Dodge,
Augusta; IL. James II. Witherell, Oak
land Is, Granville ID. Perkins, Madison;
IA, Perez IS. Burr, Breeport; 10: Fred
raymond, Livermore Fails; l6, Joseph
W. Simpson, Rumford Falls IL, Al
bias u. Eastman, Fryeburg; 10 Everett
nj. Staples. Biddefold; 20, Philip j.
Mills, Lincoln; 81, Charles II. Paine,
Bar Harbor; %. Milton L. Merrill, ST.
Albaps; 23. Frank Wilson, Sanford; "a,
(not yet appoieted; 20, George A. Cor
Grand Chaplain s-Revs. Elmer U.
Pembsr, Bangor; John Gibson, Cape
Elizabeth; ueorge III. Howe, Lewiston;
Gso,geF began, iAugusta; Robert Cod
man, Portland.
Augusta; grand senior deacon, Ermon
ID. Eastman, Portland; grad junior
deacon, Charles W. Croshy, kents Hill;
grand stewards, william A. Remiok,
BucEsport; James Z Kingsley, Augusta;
Robert W. Carr, Bowdoinham; Albert
Nj. Ames, Stockton SpirnRG
Grand Sword Bsarer-William N.
Howe, Portland; grand standard bssrer.
Levi k. Jones, Mlnterport; grand
pursuivants, Warren Morse, Warren;
William l.. Bowers, Gardiner; grand leo
turer. Frank h. sleeper. Sabattus:
Grand Organist-Walter 5. Smith,
Portland; grand tylsr, Warren o. Car
ney, Portland.
At 11.4O thu grand lodge olossd with
prayer by Right Rev Robert Goldman,
grand chaplain.
The Grand Commandery OF Knights
Templar of Maine met in forty ninth
annual conolavs at 2. p. m, Herbert
Harris OF Brunswick Grand Comman-
der presiding.
Eighteen of the ninstesn Communicates
were represented.
The Grand Commander In his address
- IN thR NJ
he reported the order In excellent oondi-
tion.
The following were elected Grand
officers.
Grand Commander ALBERT N. Spear.
Gardiner.
Deputy Grand Clayton j.
Harrington, Auburn.
Grand OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES W.
PlAisted, Augusts.
Grand Captain General-FrederloK
g. Thayer. WaterVille.
Grand Senior WArden-Ernon ID. Fast
man, Portland.
Grand Senior Warden-Georgs 2. Pur-
inton, FArmlugtoD.
Grand PIT lAts-Rev. Samuel Worcester,
Portland.
Grand Treasurer W. Fobes
Portland.
Grand Recorder Stephen Barry,
Portland.
At $50 the Grand Commandery I'D
journed until O'Clock.
The Grand Comm andsry resumed work
at O'Clock. Joseph A. Locke Grand
junior Warden of the Grand Ennamp-
ment United States was called to the
East and installed the Officers. the fol
lowing appointments being made:
Grandl Standard Bearer james ii.
Howss, BPlf8st.