The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-05-14
Masonic Grand Lodge.

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Norway, presided at the opening Of The
Grand Lodge OF Maine, Free and Ac
cepted Masons, at Masonic hall, Port.
| land, Tuesday Of last week The at.
tendance was large,
Letters were read from foreign Grand
/ Lodges, expressing regret for Tie loss q
Past Grand Master Drummobd. IN,
grand master in his address ptid triouuC
to the memory of Past Grand Masters
Edward z. Burnham and Josiah II
Drummond, the Past Senior Grand
Warders Summer J. Chadboufne nud
Thaddeus r. Simonton, who died during
the year.
He reports the year TO have lees
prosperous, the gain being 7l6 and The
toni membership OF the 1919 lodges %,
| $40. The limitations were l220 and a.,
/ deaths 49, being at the rate OF L. To- "a
/ thousand. Other grand officers mad,
| their reports.
/ Past Grand Master Joseph \. Locke
presented II fine aud sympathetic me
NOR Of Past Grand Master Edward T.
/ Buinham.
| At3 o'clock, the election Of officers
| took place with the following result
I Graud Master. VIM. j. Burnham, Lew
iston; deputy grand master, Hugh *.
Chaplin, Bangor; senior grand warden,
| Charles w. Crosby, keuts Hill; Junior
grand warden, Charles +. Paine, Bar
| Harbor; grand treasurer, Marquis +.
/ King, Portland; grand secretary, ST.
phen Gerry, Portland.
Committee on fnaf ce-Albro K.
Chase, Portland; George Il. Shaw, Port
| land Alfred 5. kim0all, Norway.
Trustees for three years, Archie l..
Talbot, Lewiston; Leander NJ. kennis-
ton, Camden.
The grand officers were installed by
Past Grand Il. Z. Joseph A. Locke.
Wednesday afternoon the Grand
Lodge proceeded to Evergreen cemetery,
escorted by Portland and st. Aloau
Communicates, and the Grand Com
mandery under command of Fred W..
Plaisted of Augusta, Grand Commander.
Al the cemetery the Drummond monu-
ment WAS unveiled and dedicated by the
Grand Master ard his officers, with an
eulogy by Grand Master kimball, and IA
memorial OF Z. @. Master NJ. f. King.
The Grand COmmandery, Knights
r. mpar of Maine met, Thursday, Grand
Commander Frederick w. Plaisted of
Augusta, presiding.
ST. Alban Commandery of Portland
exemplified the ceremony of opening a
commandery.
The committee on credentials reported
- of the 20 chartered communicates
represented and there was a very full
attendance.
The address of the grand commander
paid Al eloquent tribute TO the memory
of Past Grand Commanders Josiah H.
Drummond aud Edward Z. Burnham.
The other grand officers maae their
reports. which were referred TO the APP
propriate committees.
ST. Alban Commandery of Portland
then eXemplified the order of the temple.
The following officers were elected:
Grand commander, Fred X 9. Thayer,
WatefyiIle; deputy grand commander,
Ermon ID. Eastman; grand generals
simo, George {. Purinton, Pennington
grand captain general, Frank keiser,
Rockland; grand senior warden, James
II, Howes, Belfast; grand junior warden,
George w. Cover, SkoWhegau; grand
Il6ldlt, pdluuNl OICtsttI' / VI Alduu
grand treasurer, Leander w. Forbes,
Portland grand recorder, stephen Ber-
ry, Portland.
The report on returns showed 401l
members, gain OF 242. There were 3l3
knighted and 90 died The grand com
mander having recommended a general
field day ut Portland, June u, the
grand commandery approved the rec
a t.. 4 " i
Locke installed the grand officers, the
following appoints being mad: Grand
Standard bearer, Woodman :. Eaton,
Portland; grand sword bearer, Sanford
L. Fogg, Bath; grand warder, J, Fred
erck Hill, Waterville; grand captain Of
guards, Warren Q. Carney, Portland.