Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-23

the Patriarchal branch Of the Order
in this jurisdiction up to the present
time will be fully shown by the Grand
Patriarch in his annual communication.
1 am unable to give an official state
ment thereof subsequent to December
81, 1901.
Two encampments, Aroostook En-
campment, No. Al, and Caribou En-
campment, No. So failed to report.
Caribou Encampment. No. 50. after
wards made a report and paid its dues
for 1901 and 1892. but the annual report
to the Sovereign Grand Lodge having
been made, the report of Caribou En-
campment, No. SO, was necessarily
omitted therefrOm. 1t will be included
in the annual report Of 1902.
According to the instruction of the
Grand Encampment, l requested the
Scribes of the several encampments in
this jurisdiction to report to me THE
number Of regular meetings omitted
during the year and the cause of such
omissions" and prepared the necessary
blanks therefor. These reports will be
contained in the Abstract OF Returns.
and will appear in the printed Journal.
Acting upon the recommendation
made last year by Grand Patriarch
Horace Lowering. in relation to note
included in the assets of Mattanawcook
Encarnpment. No. AZ, Grand Patriarch
Frank l.. Snow. assisted by Crane
Senior Warden Charles d. Page. sue
ceeded in collecting the same and after
deducting the costs of collection paid
to me az belonging to the Grand En-
campment the sum Of one hundred and
seventy-six dollars and forty cents
($1764O).
There being a lot of paraphernalia
received from Charles y. 'March En-
campmt mt. No. 81, uDol the sur
render of its charter, and Lake kezar
Encarnprnent. No. rs. Uhe new encamp-
ment Instituted May q, 1902 being de-
sirous OF purchasing the same. l sold
II to them for the sum OF fifty dollars
(S5O.O0). This was done with the APP
proval of the Grand Patriarch and by
the consent of the Board of Grand
Officers. the same having been APP
praised by committee appointed
therefor. consisting of Grand Junior
Warden Herbert w. Sears. Grand
Representative William f. Plum'ner
and Grand Scribe Is. G. Stone.
"As required by instructions received,
I purchased two cipher books con-
taining the unwritten work of the
Subordinate and Grand Encampment,
respectively, and a key to the same,
hut II proved to be neither what vas
desired or anticipated by the patr:2rcns
and am happy to be informed by our
Grand Representatives that the
Sovereign Grand Lodge at its last
session adopted means OF COM
Anunicating the unwritten work more
accordance with the views and de-
.sof the fraternity.
iave received $l16S.S4. ali or when
sc paid to the Grand Treasurer,
ar" cling drawn for bills audite1
>xed- by the committee ON
TIN ne sum Of $l046O5.
I~i' vas of the order Dec. u,
Number Namber OF OF ned asAfollows:
cember 81. 13ments.
Number iritiite, Dee go.
Number aumiiteos - az,
Number reinstatea, :, iot
l7J
Errors I'm reports of la - 81,
Number withdrawn by :, f''-i
Number suspended for ca. T.
Number suspended for ). \ ~
payment of dues. ~
Number expelled,
Number deceased,
Number OF members De- ~
cember g. 1901.
Number of patriarchs re- zoo
Number of patriarchs \
Number of weeks for
which benefits were paid l.
Amount paid for relief of
patriarchs. $l05G9.5I
Amount paid for buryinG
the dead, SJsA
Amount paid for special
relief. li296
Total relief. sli.5I7
Receipts for dues, Sli.lOOS
Receipts from admissions
ana degrees, 2,0eD.,1
Receipts from rents and
invested funds, 2993il
Receipts from all other
sources. C9l.76
Total receipts, ss04i5
Current expenses separate from
benefits and charities, SSll
Invested funds, 1889
Real estate and hall property. Gil
Albro f.. Chase. Portland. gra,
treasurer, submitted a report of Il
transactions in his Office from Oct l
1901. to Oct. IS. 1902.
He cHttTe iHCOIHe lOT the year n;
been $14S2.6S: expenses. $lO46.O5. NAL
ing a gain of $4,000. Deducting Their,
from the account of Mattanawcoo
Encampment. No. 43. $1,000, the n
gain was $260.23.
During the year there have bee
added to the invested fund five shar,
OF the Casco National Bank and OF
share of the Merchants National Ban
both located in Portland. Maine.
The invested funds are as follows:
Two shares First National Bank.
Portland. 500,
Three shares Canal National
Bank Portland. 30G
Six shares National Traders
Bank. Portland. 610t
Five shares Casco National
Bank. Portland. 800,
One share Merchants National
Bank. Portland. 49,
One bond Meridian Water Com
pany. so,
One bond Presque Isle Water
Company. 500 ;,
One bond Conneilsviile Water