The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-11-02
THE MAINE ODD FELLOWS

Held Their Annual Session in Portland.
The Order is FIourishing.
The Grand Lodge session of Maine Odd
Fellows was convened in Portland Oct. 18th
with Grand Master Leon S. Merrill of Scion,
presiding. The attendance of representa-
tives was unusually large ana much bust
ness of Importance to the subordinate
lodges was transacted. According to the
report of Grand Secretary Russell G. Dyer
of Portland there are 146 lodges in this
State, five of which were instituted the past
year at West Rtooksville, kingheld, Ston-
ington, Ashland and Rangeley. The total
membership is 22,6S0, a gain of 474 The
net gain for four Years is 1872. There were
1857 limitations and $50 deaths during the
year, Old Hickory Lodge, No. 105, OF New
port made the largest gain in membership,
having 50 admissions The total invested
funds of subordinate lodges amount to
SS24,264, a gain of $1,000 The sum of
SS0,6S3 paid for relief was $4,000 greater
than the previous year and with the single
exception OF 1892 the largest ever paid in
this Jurisdiction. The Portland lodges
alone paid S16,113. The current expenses
amounted to SS0,55S and the total receipts
S176,633.
Nearly 500 past grands, representing $40
lodges, Were present. The grand lodge de
gree was conferred upon 81 past grands.
The election OF officers took place without
contest for any office. 1t resulted as fol
lows; Grand Master, Albert F. Smith,
Bangor; deputy grand master, Charles II.
Morrill,, Newport; grand warden, James Il,
Townsend, Augusta grand secretary, Rus
sell q. Dyer, Portland; grand treasurer,
Wm. f. Plummer, Portland grand repre-
sentative for two years, Leon 5. Merrill,
Scion.
The officers appointed by Grand Master
Albert T. Smith were as follows;
Marshal, Clarence r Haynes, Bangor
conductor, Willis II. Folsom, Springvale
chaplain, Rev. l.. L. Harris, East Pittston
guardian, {, W. Matthews, Calais herald,
Josiah J. Staples, North New burgh,
These officers with the elective officers
were installed by the retiring grand master,
Leon S. Morrill,
Past Grand Master Austin F. Estey OF
Somerville, Mass, addressed the afternoon
session and was literally applauded.
The annual meeting of the Grand En-
campment, |. 0. o, F., was held Wednes-
day evening with Grand Patriarch Herbert
W. Sears of Portland, presiding. The re
port of Grand Patriarch Sears showed that
there ale % encampments with member
4 ship of 1, 746, Number initiated POI admit
ted by card, four; reinstated. nine. The
losses were two by card; suspended fol
| cause, %, suspended for nOn-payment OF
dues, l46; deceased, II; expelled,
The sum of Sl1, sSS.O6 has been spent tol
| relief. The total receipts were sd, Ass. 4.
anu llt -GA ptHStS dSltlt l.bHI DtHCutS WICK
$500 II. There is III the Invested fund It
date, S6,315,
The following officers were elected by The
| grand encampment:
Grand Patriarch, Eugene h. Bowler
Rockand; Grand High Priest, Willis A
| Bailey, Skowhegan; Senior Grand Warden
John NJ. Ward, Bangor Junior Grand War
den, Charles F. Allen, Bar Harbor; Crane
Scribe, Russell G. Dyer, Portland; Grant
| Treasurer, Albro L. Chase, Portland
Grand Representative, Herbert w. Sears
| Portland.
The appointive officers We're:
Grand Marshal, John ColsoD, Rock land
, Grand Sentinel, Charles A. Randall, Bruins
| wick; Deputy Grand Sentinel, +. II, with
am, Dexter.
/ The officers were installed by the retiring
! Grand Patriarch, Herbert W. Sears. Reso
buttons We're passed on The death of Pas
| Grand Representative Royal Munroe Ma
son of Auburn and Past Grand Master
! Past Grand Representative and Crane
| Scribe Benjamin c. Stone, Portland.