The Republican journal., 1902-05-22
Secret Societies.

Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter will hold
it regular convocation next Monday even.
ing, May Goth.
Esoteric Lodge of Masons of Ellsworth
will visit Belfast next Monday and confer
/ the Master Masons degree on three candi.
dates. All members of Phoenix and limo.
| thy Chase Lodges and other Masons resid
| ing in Belfast, are invited.
| large number of Masons will go to Port
land May 29th to attend the annual meeting
of the Maine Consistory of the Ancient and
| Accepted Scottish Rite, which will occur
there that evening. The sod degree will be
conferred upon large list of candidates.
Grand Secretary r. G. Dyer is trying ia
get for the Grand Lodge of odd Fellows a
set of photographs of all the Past Masters.
He succeeded last week in getting a picture
| of George W. Churchill, the first Grand
Master, elected in 1914. The collection is
| now nearly complete.
A special communication of the Grand
Lodge of Maine, F. and A. NJ, will be held
at Rumford Falls. at 730 p m., Friday, Nav
%, for the dedication of the hall of Blazing
Star Lodge, No. 30, and also at Kennebunk,
at $50 p. m, Wednesday, May 2sth, for the
dedication of the hall of York Lodge, No -
Elisha II. Haney left for Portland Tues
day to attend the Grand Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, as Representative from Silver Cross
Lodge of Belfast, and the Grand Comman-
derry OF the Knights Of Malta as Represen-
tativa from Bangor Commandery of Bangor
NJ. w. We!ch and Fred j. Stephenson went
yesterday 10 represent Silver Cross Lodge,
X, of p, and Gov. Crosby Commandery,
K of NJ.
Members of Madocawando Rebekah
Lodge, |. O. o. F., of CaStine, Mountain
Lodge OF Bluehil, and Centre Harbor
itation to Aurora Rebekah Lodge of Belfast
Tuesday evening, May 9th. Supper will
be served, the degree conferred and mu-
sical and literary program given. All Re-
bekahs in the city are invited.
The 18th annual session of the New Eng
land Order of Protection was held in Bos-
ton May 18th with full attendance of dele
gates. The following officers were elected ::
Supreme Warden, James II. Flint, South
Weymouth; supreme vice warden, Jona-,
than W. Chaplin, New Haven junior past
supreme warden, Levi w Shaw. Boston
supreme secretary, Daniel W. Frye, Somer-
vile; supreme treasurer, John F. Sanborn,
Newport, Il. l.; supreme chaplain, Mrs
Jennie b. Weeks, Providence, 4. l. su-
preme medical examiner, Herbert A. Chase
Cambridge.
The 10th annual meeting of the Grand
Chapter of the order of the Eastern
Star was held last week in Portland This
is the Grand Chapter of the State, in which
all Of the subordinate chapters meet. There
are about SO subordinate chapters in the
State, with membership Of nearly $500,
A bout 500 We're present, including all of
the grand officers. The election of officers
resulted IN the choice of the following
q. c. H, J. \. O Neil, Portland g. 5 c. R.,
j. J. Kennedy, Lewiston; ). s, j. f.
Cunningham, Gardiner; q. t, F. d. Welch,
Westbrook G. Il. s, j. }. Donovan, Lewis
ton 5. W, Harry Kinds, Waterville; j. W,
John Z. Graham. v estbrool: S b., ChaS
Fourneile, Westhrook J. B., NJ Sheridan,
| Gardiner: trustees, ". F. Crafts, Lewiston
I MI Doheriy Bangor; Peter Dorion. Bruins
wick