The Republican journal., 1902-05-29
SECRET SOCIETIES.

committee OF Tarratine Tribe, |. O. R.
NJ, Is arranging for holding memorial
service for that order some Sunday early in
June.
Z. E. Weeks, department commander
Patrlarchs Militant of Maine, has issued
general orders, numbering sixteen, for the
tenth annual meeting of the department
council and annual field day in Augusta on
the 18th, 18th and 10Th days of June next
AN interesting program is being arranged.
REBEKAH LODGES VISIT BELFAST.
Forty-one members of Mountain Lodge of
Bluehill and Centre Harbor Lodge of
Brooklip visited Aurora Rebekah Lodge of
Belfast Tuesday evening, coming by spec
lal trip of steamer Catherine. They arrived
at p. m. and an excellent supper was
served at $50 in the Odd Fellows banquet
hall. Aurora Lodge was opened in due
form at 7.30, and the degree was conferred
on three young ladies by Aurora degree
staff. The following program was given:
Piano solo, Miss Florence Clough; vocal
solo, n. G. Pettingill; recitation, Miss
Bertha |. Bird; duett, Mr.. and Mrs f. S.
Pitcher; remarks by several members.
After the lodge closed a lunch was served
in the banquet hall, followed by d social
dance to hurdy gurdy music. Owing to the
fog the steamer remained at the wharf here
until daylight.
The Maine Grand Lodge of Knights of
Pythias met in Portland May 21st. Grand
Chancellor Phlbrook' report showed net
gain in membership of 900 during the year
and that the financial showing of the order
has increased over $4,000. The endow-
ment rank in Maine has 521 members, with
S630.5oO endowment in force The death
claims adjusted in 1901 amounted to $4,000.
The report of grand keeper of records and
seals, Wesley c. Smith, spoke of numerical
growth and financial prosperity in all
branches of Pythian work. The total num-
Der of lodges in the State is 126, net gain
of four over last year. The net gain in
membership for the same period was $50,
giving total membership at the present
time of 1886 The total assets of subordi-
nate lodges amount to S323,475. The grand
lodge has on hand a balance of S1,22O
Officers were elected as follows: Grand
Chancellor, Clarence L. Bucknam, Var
mouth; Grand Vice Chancellor, Lyman NJ.
McDougall, Boothbay Harbor; Grand Pre-
la e, Frederic W. c. Ross, kittery; G.. K of
r. x s., Wesley G. Smith, Old Orchard; :;
G. NJ. of E., Edwin c. Milliken, Portland ;
Grand Master at Arms, Geo. W. Wescott,
Bangor; Grand Inner Guard, Bradbury
| Smith, West Sullivan Grand Outer Guard,
F. Perley Stanford, Cumberland Mills Su-
preme Representative, three years. Isaac
Elder, Portland.
ELLSWORTH MAsoNs VISIT BELFAST
BY Joint invitation of Phoenix and limo
thy Chase Lodges, Free and Accepted
Masons, large delegation from Esoteric
Lodge of Ellsworth came to Belfast Mon
day and conferred the third degree They
came by a special trip of steamer Catherine
and arrived here about Is O'Clock p NJ An
excellent supper was served to the visitors
in the banquet hall, with ladies from the
families of Belfast Masons as walters
Phoenix Lodge was opened in regular
form. with Worshipful Master Clifford J
Pattee in the East. \ cordial address Of
welcome was given by Rev. Ashley \
Smith, after which the officers of Phoenix
Lodge vacated their stations to the. follow
ing officers from Esoteric Lodge: w. NJ.
Albert NJ. Wtham; 5. W, H. W. Osgood
j. W., Geo. b. Stuart; 5. d., Albert X
Cushman; j. d., l.. W. Jordan; Sec'y, NJ
S. Smith; Treas, II. c. Jordan; 5 s.,
Chas. |. Staples; J. S, F. W. Rollins;
Mar | 4
The Master Mason's degree was conferred
on one candidate. The work was done
perfectly, and was very impressive. The
music by a male quartette was fine After
the comforting of the degree Timothy
Chase Lodge was opened, with Worshipful
Master Elisha II. Haney in the East, and
remarks were made by large number of
the brethren, including Judge L. A. Emery
and James f. Parsons, Past Senior Grand
Warden of Ellsworth; Adelbert Millett,
Past Junior Grand Warden, of Searsmont ;
Z. A. Porter, Senior Grand Warden, of
Pittsfeld A. NJ. Ames, District Deputy
Grand Master, of Stockton Springs; c. h.
Foster, Grand Steward, of Ellsworth The
following lodges were represented ESQ
t6llc anu LSSOlld, TllSWOTln, 1nOenlX ana
Timothy Chase, Belfast; Pleiades, Mil
bridge; st. Paul, Rockport; Liberty,
Liberty; Meridian, Pittstield; Quanta ba-
cook, Searsmont; Moses Webster, Vinal-
haven; Puritan, Whitman, Mass. Excel
sior, Northport; Marsh River, Brooks;
Howard, Winterport; Pownal, Stockton
Springs: Mariners, Searsport; King David,
Lincolnville; Rockland, Rockland, Mass. :;
Meridian Splendor, Newport; Belmont !,
Belmont, Mass; Morrison, Exeter, n. II.
Raboni, Lewiston Fidelity, Bucksport; !;
Hancock, Castine. The visitors from the
East went on board their steamer at 7.3O
Tuesday morning, and as she steamed away
from the wharf cheers were given by those
on board for Belfast, Haney and Pattee,
which were responded to by those on the
wharf in cheers for Els worth and Witham.
committee escorted Judge Emery from
the Windsor Hotel to the Masonic Hall.
The fathers of the Masters of Esoterc and
Phoenix Lodges were present and took
part in the proceedings.
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