Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-01-13
FROM BAR HARBoR.
Secret Society Observation-Disclosures
ton Concert and Bali.

Secret Society installations instalia-
ton Concert and Bali.
BAR HARBoR, Jan. II Especial WED
nesdsy afternoon, Jan. s, q joint instsiis-
ton OF the officers of IsIsnd lodge. No
100. 1. O. o. F., Unison Rebekah lodge,
No. lO7. and Mt Desert encsmpment,
was held II ODD Fellows hau beginning
at 2 O'Clock. Extensive preparations had
been made tor the afternoon aud evening,
and everything passed of successfully.
MANY of the grand officers of the d. II rent
bodies were present, also many Odd Fell
lows from the surrounding towns.
The officers of Unison Rebekah lodge
were Installed first by Mrs. Celia S'nrte-
want, OF Dixtield, president OF the state
Rebekah assembly, assisted by Mrs. Maud
l.. AreS, uf Bar Harbor, as grand marshal.
The new officers are: Mrs. Onvis Parker,
N. g.; Mrs.. Tena Babbage, V. g.; Mrs.
Nellie Brewer, secretary; Mrs. Margaret
Over, treasurer; Mrs. Roscoe Eddy, X 5.
Y. g.; Mrs. II. !. Stsnley, l. 5. V. u. /;
Mrs. Hattie Higgins, r. :. n. q. MRS.
Mary Wakefield. l.. 5. N. q Mrs. Maud
Il, Arey, |. q /; Mrs. Grace Freeman, war
den; Mrs. Minnie Hodgkins, condnctress;
Miss Csthie Moran, chaplain; Art hur
Partridge, o. q.
The officers of Island lodge were mex.
installed by William B. Littiefieid, OF
North Berwick, grand master, assisted by
N. e. Knight, OF North Berwick, Russell
g. Over. OF Portland, grand secretary,
William L. Quimby, of Bar Hsrbor, grand
conductor, A. F. Smith, OF Bangor, grand
warden, Charles F. Allen, of Bar Hsroor,
acting grand treasurer.
The officers Installed are: M. 4. FOSTER,
NG.; S. Arey,v. G.; Harold +. Carter,
financial secretary; II. L. Bradley, record
ing secretary; V. G. Wssgatt, treasurer;
James {. Grant, r s N. g John e. Bun
ker, IT., l.. ). n. g.; E. W. Douglass, h. >.
v. g.. Percy hamor, L s. V. e.; Ernest
Haynes. conductor; Henry Smith, war
den: Martin Clark, chaplain; Wstter Sar-
gent. r, s. s.; William Giidsrt, l. 81;
ii. nj. Hodgkins, l. g.; Martin Lord, .. u.
The officers of Mt. Desert encampment
we're installed as follows by Charles u
Page, OF Bangor, G. P; ii. w. Sears, OF
Portland. G. II. p, W. c. Miller, OF
Augusta, grand senior warden: j. Nj
Ward, of Bangor, and Charles +. Allen,
OF Bar Harbor, grand sentinel:
s. W; n. /. Stanley, /. w; v. G. Was
gait, treasurer; H. L. Bradley, scribe;
h. M. Hodgkins, first watch, Ernest
Haynes, second watch; Charles WARD,
o s.; w. Mcfarland, /. s.; George
Ochs, guide.
After the installation speeches were
| made by the visiting officers. ban.
ouet was served at O'Clock at the potel
Eyererd for all the grand officers
Wednesday evening about 400 Odd FELL
| lows and their ladies attended the install
lation ball and supper at the Casino
joys orchestra of ten pieces furnished
music for the dancing which continued
till well into the small hours. AT II
o'clock q hot turkey supper was served In
| the dining hail Of the Casino.
| During the psst year Island lodge has
taken IN thirty-two members and has
total mem bership OF 344. Mt. Desert en-
campms mt has initiated during the past
year twelve members snd has tota
mem bership OF 144. About twenty new
mem bers have been taken into Unist
| Rebekah lodge during the year.