Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-04
THE MASONIC GRAND LODGE.
Grand Officers lnstaIlet-Ihe Appointments
Other Bodies Sessions.

Portland, Me-, May 3.-The Grand
Lodge of Masons met. at Q A. M. a
dispensation was granted for a new
Abram Lodge. The petition for the re-
storation of the charter of Meduncock
Lodge at Friendship. was referred to
the grand master with power. The pc
tition of Portland lodges for concur
rent jurisdiction was dismissed.
The hour of installation having ar
rived, Past Grand Master Josiah III.
Drummond was called to the east, who
installed the grand officers, the follow
ing appointments being made:
Corresponding grand secretary,
Charles ID. Smith, Portland.
District deputy grand masters: Dis
trict l, Cyrus w. Hendrix, Caribou;
district >, Alfred Small, Lubec: district
5. David w. Campbell, Cherryfcld;
district 4, Theodore A. Smith. Sedg-
wick district ), Allen Z. Clark, Fox
croft; district 6, Fred G. Barton, Brad
ley: district I, Adclbcrt Millctt. Sears
mont; district s, S. Augustus Parker,
Belfast; district 9. G.. Dudley Gould,
Warren; district 10, John II. McDou-
gall. Boothbay Harbor; district IL,
Thomas H. Bodge, Augusta; district II,
James II. Witherell Oakland: district
13. Granville ID. Perkins, Madison; dis
triCt il. Perez S. Burr, Freeport; dis
trict 10. Fred Raymond. Livermore
Falls; district 16, Joseph w. Simpson.
Rumford Falls; district Il. Albert Fl.
Burroughs, Wcstbrook: district Is. To-
bias l.. Eastman, Fryeburg; district 10.
Everett NJ. Staples, Biddeford: district
20 Philip j. Mills. Lincoln: district 21.
Charles F. Paine, Bar Harbor; district
% Milton L. Merrill. st. Adams: dis
trict %, Frank Wilson, Sanford dis
trict "A, not yet appointed: district %,
George Gorham, Jr.. Houlton.
Grand chaplains. Rev. Elmer +. Penn
Der, Bangor: Rev. John Gibson, Cape
Elizabeth; Rev. George NJ. Howe, Lew
iston; Rev. George F. Degen, Augusta !;
Rev. Robert Goldman. Portland.
Grand marshal. Edwin c. Dudley,
Augusta.
Grand senior deacon, Ermon D. East
man, Portland.
Grand junior deacon. Charles W.
Crosby Kent's Hill.
Grand stewards, William A. Remick.
Bucksport; James f. Kingsley. Au-
Gusta; Robert w. Carr. Bowdonham:
Albert NJ. Ames, Stockton Springs
Grand sword bearer, William n
Howe. Portland.
Grand standard bearer. Levi E.
Jones. Winthrop.
Grand pursuivants. Warren Morse.
Warren, and William L. Powers, Car
diner.
Grand lecturer, Frank E. Sleeper,
Sabatis.
Grand organist, Walter S. Smith.
Portland.
Grand tyler, Warren o. Carney, Port
land.
At 11.4o. the Grand Lodge closed
with prayer by Right Rev. Robert
Goldman. grand chaplain.
The Grand Commandery of knights
Templar for Maine, met in 49th annual
conclave. at ? =. NJ. Herbert Harris
of Brunswick, grand commander, pre-
siding. Eighteen of the 10 commander
les We're represented. The grand COM
mandcr in his address paid a tribute
to the dead of the year. He reported
the order in excellent condition.
The following were elected grand Off
GERS: Grand Commander. Albert NJ
Spear. Gardiner; deputy grand COM
Clayton ]. harrington, Au-
burn; grand generalissimo. Frederick
W. Plaisted, Augusta; grand captain
general. Frederick G. Thayer. Water
vile; grand senior warden, Ermon ID.
Eastman, Portland; grand Junior war
den, George c. PuringtCn, Pennington:
grand prelate, Rev. Samuel Worcester,
Portland; grand treasurer, Lcander w.
Fobcs, Portland; grand recorder.
Stephen Berry. Portland.
At $50 the Grand Commandcry ad-
journed until o'clock when it resumed
work. Joseph A. Locke, grand junior
warden of the Grand Encampment of the
United States, WIS called to the East and
installed the officers, the following ap-
pointments being made: Grand Standard
Bearer, James H. Howcs. Belfast; grand
sword bearer, Daniel A. Robinson, Ban
Sor; grand wardcr Frank Keiscr, Rock
land; grand captain guards, Warren o.
Carney. Portland.
The petitioners for new commandery
at Kennebunk were given leave to with
draw.
The report on returns showed 3i1 mem
bers; 1874 knightcd " died. At . O'Clock
the Grand Commandery closed.
Six million feet of logs are hung up
in rTon9h stream hpcnIcn If lacIy of