Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1902-02-19
ODD FELLOWS.
HANCOCK LODGES HOLD CON-
yENrIoN IN ELLSWORTH.
OVER FIVE HUNDRED ODD FELL
Lows PREsENT-GoAT PRANcED
ON SLIPPERY FLOOR.

Ellsworth entertained the Hancock
county Odd Fellows last Friday, or rather,
the Odd Fellows came to Ellsworth and
entertained themselves, while the Ellis.
worth brethren provided for the inner
wants OF the visitors. The generous plan
on which this part OF the hospitality was
provided, is shown by the fact that
though, at the two banquets, plates were
laid for over / 600 hungry men, there
was food enough aud TO spare.
More than 800 Odd Fellows attended
the convention. Tweaty-three lodges
were represented, mostly OF Maine, but
Massachusetts, and New Hampshire were
also represented. The six lodges In the
two Hancock county districts, and also
Bucksport, which is at adjoining district.
but was invited to participate In the con-
vention, sent large delegations. 1t was
really convention OF Hancock county
lodges, not of districts.
No accurate record of the number at
tending from each lodge was kept. Ellis
worth, OF course, had tha largest repre-
seDtstion, but OF the visiting lodges, Bar
Harbor headed the list, with about 100
members present. Bluehiil sent about
eighty five, Northeast Harbor, forty /;
Bucksport, thirty; Brookiin, twenty
Southwest Hsrbor, ten.
The grand officers present were Grand
Master W. W. Cutter, OF Westbrook /;
Grand Secretary Russell G. Dyer, of Port
land; Deputy Grand Master Leon f.
Higgins, OF Brewer. Past Grand Master
Henry b. Thoms and Past Senior Grand
Warden Charles Page, OF Bangor, were
also present.
The convention was called to order
shortly after O'Clock by District
Deputy Charlie, II. Leland, OF Ellswort h,
who presided during the convention.
Secretary f. l.. Mason, OF Lejok lodge,
Ellsworth, served as secretary Of the con-
ventiou.
The opening OF the convention was fol-
lowed by Introductory remarks by the
grand officers present. The exemplifica-
tion OF degree work WAS then taken up, In
the order OF the degrees. la the after
noon, Northeast Harbor lodge exempiified
the instistory degree, aud Bueksport lodge
the first. At 8 30 O'Clock the first
banquet WAS served.
At the opening OF the evening session
Grand Master Cutter gave instruction in
the unwritten work OF the order. This
was followed by exemplification Of the
second and third degrees by Bluehiil and
par lar har lpd. aati
1t was midnight when the work was
finished. The work throughout the con-
vention was exceptionally good, and was
highly compiimented by the grand
officers. During the convention music
was furnished by a male qusrtette COM
posed OF J. A. Cunnin ham, o. w. Zap
ley, L. f. Robinson and A. X CushmaD.
The second banquet at midnight prac-
ticslly closed the convention, but there
was still a rich treat for those who re-
manned after cigars were GIFTED. 1t was
then that the lodge goat was turned loose
aud cut up capers not in the written or
unwritten work Of the order.
Bar Hsrbor lodge furnished entertain
ment for an hour, the programme in
Guiding a cake walk, music, dancing, etc.
The lodges mascot, a ise-iooking jack
ass, was introduced, but was unable to
show off to advantage on the slippery
floor.
After the nterts 10 ment there WAS gen.
ersl spec ecu making, but as the hour was
late, this part OF the programme was
shortened. 1t wss nearing dayiie bit whe N
the lights went out at ODD Fellows h8 !.