Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-08
MAINE FRATERNITIES.


A chapter Of the Eastern Star will be
organized soon in Stockton Springs Ii
will have a charter membership Of
about 40.
A camp Of Modern Woodmen of
America was organized, this week, at
South Brewer. 1t will be known as
Brewer Camp.
The Knights Of Pythas Of Mil
bridge, will probably decide to devote
the surplus funds of the lodge to the
building of a hall at a cost of $500,
another season.
At the recent regular meet
ing of Rockland Camp. Mod
ern Woodmen OF America, the
+. futile, venerable consul; A. w.
Smith, worthy adviser; II. w. French.
banker: w. II. Piston, clerk G. A.
Moore, escort; w. A. Drake. chief
forester; p S. Leavitt. Waterman; A.
Lewis, sentry: F.. w. Porter. manager.
delegate to State camp. +. ". Porter,
alternate, &. f. futile. 1t was voted
to change the night OF meeting from
Monday TO Wednesday.
Sweet Brier Assembly, No. 40.
pythian Sisterhood, was organized re-
Gently at *. OF +. hall. Madison. The
assembly starts in with thirty charter
members. Twenty-one members of
the Skowhegan Assembly and eight
from Norridgewock We're in attendance
and participated in the ceremonies of
installation. The officers installed
were the following: 4. C.. Mrs. Rose
Russell: V. c.. Mrs. Malcolm III. Nc
Swain: r. c.. Mrs. II. II. Morse; pre-
late. Mrs. C. W. Greene; NJ. at A., Mrs.
Bertha Harmon; A. NJ. at A.. Mrs. Lu
Copp: NJ Of E., Mrs. Harry Hamilton.
NJ. OF F., Mrs. Nesta feathers; Is. OF
X. and s., Mrs. Lottie Cook, ]. g., Mrs.
Mahlon Boynton; Q. g., Mrs. Hector
McSweeny: NJ. o., Mrs. Ida Greene;
organist, Mrs. George Brown.
AT recent meeting of Companion
Court Waldheim. Dexter. the following
officers We're elected: &. D.. Mrs. c. i.
Gilman: c. r.. Mrs. G. +. Witham; T.
c. r.. Mrs. II. w. Fish; V. {. X, Mrs.
w Il. Blethen; o.. Mrs. Maria Spring
all; r. s, Mrs. Dora NJ. Durham; +.
s and treasurer. Mrs. g. a. Dustin. ;.
W. Mrs. Rose Hamilton; j. W., Mrs.
w. W. Bickell; :. B., Mrs. Forest Lin
coin. j. B., Mrs. F. X. Wheeler. organ
list, Miss Grace Gilman. physician,
Mrs. Mary II. Baynum ana J. w. Saw
yer. The members of the court have
decided to get up an entertainment
the proceeds of which Will go TO pur-
chase robes and needed paraphernaiia,
for the proper presentation of the de-
gree work. The interest of the MEM
bcrs is such that it is probable that the
membership will increase quite rapid
~ during the winter, and VIII make IL
prove Il most fitting auxiliary to the
Court Samoset so far as maintaining
an interest in Forestry in this place.
The two courts have about 10 mem
bers.
Maine Knights of Columbus held an
interesting meeting at Biddelord'
Thanksgiving day. The third degree
was exemplified. and the occasion
brought together members of the order
from all over the State as well as from
Massachusetts and New Hampshire
The third degree is exemplified but
twice year in any council ana TINS
was the second time it has been eX-
emplified in Bddeford, the former oc-
casion being when Biddeford Council
was instituted. There We're about lao
members of the order present from out
Of town. and among the number were
s. from Portland, a degree team OF =
from Boston. besides delegations from
Newton, Waltham, Lawrence ana
Haverhill, Mass. Manchester and
Portsmouth, n. H., and Augusta,
Orono. and Chisholm's Mills. There
were "a candidates upon whom the de-
gree was conferred. All the candidates
were residents of Maine with the ex-
ception Of two, who came from Massa-
chusetts to take the degree. Jhe
work under the direction of District
Deputy Murray of Boston was splen-
didly performed.