Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-04
Lodge No. 1854 Instituted
at City Hall, Last Evening.
A Lively Time With Many Pres
ent Including Many Guests.
{. N. Mower the Exalted RuIer--The SIXTY
Charter Members.

! There was something doing at City
hall. last night. and, in fact until pretty
, wcll into the morning hours. 1t was the
restitution of Augusta Lodge. No. 1864
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks. and prominent members Of the o."
ganiZatlon were present from all parts
of Maine to give the new lodge a fittin-.
istait in life. 1t is the tenth lodge Of Elk.'
beginning. with over so charter mem
bcrs and the prospect OF many addi-
tions i'm the Immediate future.
The officers of thu Grand Lodge led
by Holman F. Day Of Auburn. the dis
trict deputy grand exalted ruler. were
present in the afternoon to enroll. the
charter members and get things in
readiness for the evenings program
At came the banquet in City nail
served by Landlord Boynton of the
North. and 175 enjoyed the repast
There We're 20 Elks present from Wa
terville. % from Lewiston. 10 from Bath.
10 from Portland and representatives IF
| lodges in Massachusetts and other
! states. DIR. ]. F. Hill. the exalted ruler
of Waterville Lodge led the delegation
from that city.
After the banquet tho hall was clear-
ed and the degrees We're conferred upon
the GO charter members of Augusta
, Lodge. The work was cXcmplified and
| the degrees conferred by Holman r.
Day of Auburn. district deputy grand
| exalted ruler. Geo. NJ Eavanaugh Of
Lewiston. grand esquire. and John w.
Rallou of Bath. grand chaplain. In adj
dition to these grand officers the lodge
exenplifying the work was made up as
! follows: Edwin s. Brooks of Auburn.
grand exalted ruler: ]. Putnam Stevens
| of Portland. grand esteemed leading
knight; Lowell G. Salisbury Of Water
vile. grand esteemed loyal knight:
Thomas F. Murphy Of Watervile. grand
esteemed lecturing knight: C. Fl. Nc
| Carre1 of Lewiston. grand esquire;
Noel 3. Potter Of Lewiston. grand sec
rotary. and Daniel F. Long of Lewis
tor. grand tiler.
After the work and the formal insti-
'tuticn Of the new lodge the following or
ficers We're elected: Exalted ruler. Ever
EFT NJ. Mower: esteemed leading knight,
Will G. Atkins; esteemed loyal knight.
Geo. w. Merrill; esteemed lecturing
knight. Geo. w. BoyntOn: secretary,
Henry A. Heath: treasurer. Charles E.
Purinton: tiler. Stanley X. Hawkins;
trustees. c. b. Burleigh. Guy o. Wick
ely and Everett s. Hall. The chaplain
esquire and guard will be appointed
l. ter.
The following charter members were
initiated. last evening: byron Boyd.
Will 3. Getchell. Geo. W. Merrill. John
Cair Minot. II. Chernowsky. NJ. T..
Wheeler. Geo. ElwOod Wilcox. viii c.
Miller, Hiram Clark. J. F.. Hanson.
Blaine Owen. Harry l.. Weber, Henry
A. Heath. Chas. J. Lincoln. Everett NJ
NJ rwer. John P. Carson. Charles F.
Downing. I. r. Carnage. Chas T. Pom
ncy, Charles A. Perkins, Edwin H.
Langston. Geo. w. Boyntcn, Charles z.
Purinton, Guy o. Eickery Richard J.
Upton. Harry p. Folsom, John NJ
Nichols J. Frank Dy"" James F.. Me-
Troy ]. D. Newman. VIM. II. Boynton
John COughlin. Geo r. Campbell. Percy
W. Means, John Y. Lane. Harry r
Goodrich. H. r. MacGunniglc. c. b.
Murphy. Clarence y. i9Irleigh. Reuel J.
Noyes. Everett s. Hall. Edgar II. Hus- |
soy. c. w. Poor F. J. Thrasher. Charles
F.. Hoxie. George F. Oogen. w. II. Still |
key James NJ. Stevens. Will C. Atkins. |
Il. c. McIlrOy. Stanley *. Hawkins. |
Henry c. Capen. w. $. Malcolm. L. Y. |
Rollins. Frank r. Libhey. Benodick F. |
Maher. Chester l.. Blakcley. Almon A |
Soult. Fred w. Day. F. T.. Wellman.