Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-05-05
MAINE MASONS.
Continuation of Meetings Of
Grand Bodies.
Officers Are Indicted Into Office With
Full CeremoniaIs.
Proceedings Of the Second Days Meet.
ing at Portland.


Chapter of Masons resumed the trans
action Ct business. today.
Chapters were granted to Minnewau-
kon Chapter at Sedgwick and Rabboni
Chapter at Brownfield. Reports showed
total membership Of 71O5, gain Of
41s. The exaltations were Sc and the
deaths ZIG. Past Grand High Priest AL
bert NJ Penley installed the newly
elected officers. The following appoint
ments We're made:
District Deputy Grand High Priests
F. r. Redlon. Portland; James f. Par
sons. Ellsworth. Benjamin l.. Hadlcy.
l,arhor, c. F. Redlon. Norway.
Grand Chaplains: Rev. ]. F.. Budden.
Norway Rev. Leroy w Coons. Pitts
field. Rev. Joseph p. Shepherd. Port
land, Rev. VIM. ]. Taylor. Lewiston.
Grand Captain Of Host-Charles T.
Porter, Portland.
Principal Sojourner-Millard NJ. Cas-
we'll, Bridgton.
Grand r. A. Capt-Thomas II. Dodge.
Augusta.
Grand Master 3rd. Vail-Frei Ray
mOnd, 1ivcrmOre Falls.
Grand Master End. Nail-Wiimer J.
DOrman, Belfast.
Grand Master list. Vail-George W.
McClain, Henderson.
Grand Stewards-Enoch o. Grcenleaf.
Pennington. ]. Fl. NJ Witherell, Oak
land. F. L. Talbot, East Machais, 5. B..
Adams. Portland.
/ J..t,ror-Er1nt L S1nanhr
| Sabattus.
| Portland.
| The Grand Council Of Royal and s.
lect Masters met at p. NJ, VIM. Free
man Lord of Auburn. grand master,
presiding. Fifteen of the 1G councils
lwere represented with long liSt OF
permanent members.
Tho grand master read his annual
Address, in which he raid uibute to
Past .irand Master Alsernon M. Rn1k
and to the Hon. Joseph A. Locke. ra-
Gently DEF eased.
| H. gave a flattcring account of he
reception Of the general Gran! Council
lat Little Rock, Ark. in October last.
HE reported in full in regard 10 the
tlisclnrgc of his iutita and the condi
Ition of The order. which he described
las IN excellent c"nuiti"n. The other
lgrani officers mace, their n nual re-
tporte.
| The committee on returns reported
Inc councils, 3l90 members 1G5 cant!i-
ldates - de this. The gaiE was 32S.
The following officers wcr" elected II
| Grand master, Albio y. Chase, Port
land.
Deputy grand master. Charles Il:
Adams. Watervillr.
Grand J.. G. Of work Alexander 4
49, Eaton. Rockland.
Grand treasurer Leander w. Fohes
Portland.
Grand recorder. stephen Berry. Port
Land.
Grand cha plain, !:lbridge q. IIelth
Auburn.
Grand master Of ceremonies. Alfred
s. kinhall. Norway.
Grand captain guards, Elwin Z. Ster-
tevant SkOwhegIn.
Grand conductor, Warren c. King
Portland.
Grand steward. Murray B. Watson
Auburn.
Grand sentinel. Willard c. G. Carney
Portland.
The officers were installed by Past
Grand Master Albert NJ. Penley of Au
!hurn. and the Grand Council was closed
lat 40.
The Grand Lodge spent the after
noon in witnessing the exemplification
Of the third degree by st. Johns Lodge
No. 81. Of South Berwick, John NJ. Bur
leigh master, after which it called off
until 9 A. NJ. Thursday.
The council of the order of Higf
Priesthood for Maine met at 7.3O p. NJ
Alfred S. Kimball. of Norway, presi.
dent. presiding.
Twenty five high priests from al
parts of the state were received int
the order.
The following officers were elected:
! Presidcnt-Alfrei s. KimbaI, Nor.
way.
Senior Vice observation-disclosures II
Burbank, Saco.
= Junior -Presdent-Albert NJ
| Penley. Auburn.
Treasurer-Millard F. Hicks, Port
, | land.
Recorder-Stephen Berry. Portland.
Master observation-disclosures E. Par.
sons. Ellsworth.
/ Conductor-Leander NJ. Remission
Camden
Chaplain-Wm. J. Burnham, Lewis
ton.
Steward-Benj. l.. Hadley, Bar Har
Dor.
- Warder-James II. witherell. Oak
land.
Al 945 the council was closed