Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-05-04
MASONRY GAINS.
Maine Lodges Have Shown
Growth in Membership.
Annual Meeting Of the Grand Bodies
at Portland.
.sar
Hugh r. Chaplin, Bangor, Chosen
Grand Master.

Portland. Me-, May 3.-The S5th an
nual communication Of the Masonic
Grand Lodge of Maine was opened at
Q a. m, today, in Masonic Hall. with
a very large attendance Of Masons
from all over the State. nearly every
one of the 1879 lodges being represented.
Grand Master William J. Burnham OF
Lewiston presided and all Of the. grand
officers were in their respective places,
with an attendance Of about 250 meme
bers of the Grand Lodge.
Grand Master Burnham delivered an
excellent address, in which he paid tri-
butte to Past Grand Master Winfield S.
Choate, Joseph A. Locke and Past
Grand Junior Warden Algernon M.
Roake, all of whom have died since the
last annual sessions Of the Grand
Lodge.
He reported the total membership OF
the Maine lodges as 2s.611. gain of 6It
during the year; 1889 candidates have
been initiated. The number of deaths
during the year is All. little more
than 10 to every thousand members. /
Two new lodges have been instituted
during the year. dispensations having
been granted to North East Harbor
Lodge at North East Harbor. and Fort
Kent Lodge at Fort Kent. a
The detail of duties discharged shows
Il busy year in the circles of the order
and faithful attention to business on
the part of the Grand Master. In clos
ing he declined reelection on ac-
count of health and other onerou5
duties. He will probably be succeeded.
at the election. this afternoon. by Dep
uty Grand Master Hugh II. Chaplin Of
Bangor.
The retiring grand officers Of the
Grand Lodge are as follows. although
some will probably be re-clectcd:
Grand Master--William ]. Burnham,
Lewiston.
Deputy Grand Master-Hugh r.
Chaplin. Bangor.
Senior Grand Warden-Charles w.
Crosby. Kcnts Hill.
Junior Grand Wardcn-Charles F.
Paine, Bar Harbor.
Grand Treasurer-Marquis +. King,
Portland.
Committee Of Finance-Albro L.
Chase, Portland; Alfred S. Kimball.
Norway; George r. Shaw. Portland.
Grand Sacretary-Stephen Berry.
Portland
Trustees for Three Years-AFehie l..
Talbot, Lewiston; Leander NJ. Kennis-
ton, Camden. ali.
The other grand officers made their
routine reports during the forenoon.
all showing the order in Maine to be
in very satisfactory condition finah-
cially and otherwise and considerable
gain in every direction.
At 1915 p. NJ, the Grand Lodge was
brought to a close and adjournment
was taken until O'Clock.
Among the prominent Masons In at
tendance in addition to the grand OFF,
GERS are the following:
Past Grand Masters Alfred s. Kim
ball. Norway; Horace II. Burbank. Sa-
co; Albro T.. Chase Marquis II. King.
Portland; A. NJ. Penley. Auburn; w.
Freeman Lord, Auburn: Augustus F.
Farnham, Augusta; Henry r. Taylor.
Machias; Past Senior Grand Warden
James L. Parsons, Ellsworth: Daniel
p. Boynton. Monmouth; Charles l. Gull
limore. Bangor: Fessenden L. Day.
Lewiston; Frank L. Sleeper, Sabattus;
L. NJ. Kenniston, Camden; Herbert
Harris, Brunswick; Edwin A. Porter.
Moses Tate. Calais; T. d. Sale, Port
land; Howard D. Smith, Norway; F. b.
Mallet, Jr.. Freeport: Benjamin L. Had
ley. Bar Harbor; M. M. Caswell. Bridg-
tor; F. r. Redlon. Warren 0. Carney.
Portland. Others arrived. this after
noon. in season for the later sessions
OF the Grand Lodge.
At 2 p. NJ, the Grand Lodge reas-
scnnbled, with somewhat larger at
tendance of members, others having
arrived during the recess. Considera-
bic routine business was transacted, in
cluding reports which had been left
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