The Republican journal., 1905-06-15
SECRET SOCIETIES.

Phoenix Lodge, F. & A. NJ, will work the |
Fellowcraft degree at their meeting next
Monday evening.
COrinthian Royal Arch Chapter will |
work the Royal Arch degree next Tues
day evening. banquet will follow, and
visitors are expected.
This, Thursday, evening Grand Patriarch
Herbert W. Sears of Portland will institute
at Camden Megunticook Encampment, No.
IL, with So charter members. He will be
accompanied by Acting Grand Scribe Rus
sell G. Dyer of Portland.
Grand Patriarch Herbert W. Sears of the |
Grand Encampment of Maine, /. 0. 0. F.,
has appointed Grand Secretary Russell G. |
Dyer of the Grand Lodge, grand scribe, to
fiji the VACANCY caused by the death lea 9, Of
these two offices will be combined in the
future as is the rule in the Masonic Grand
Bodies.
Silver Cross Lodge, Knights of Pythias,
attended the morning service at the Univer-
salst church in this city Sunday morning,
which was observed as their memorial SUM-
day. The service was appropriate to the
occasion and the music prettily rendered.
The church decorations were of yellow,
blue and white.
Unity Tent, No 104, Maccabees, was in
sttnted lat at Unity On Tuesday evening" June
F. L. Hackett, assisted by State Deputy
S. c. C. Ward of Augusta and Grand Record
Keeper Fred L. Hutchins of Portland and a
large number of MaccabeeS were present
from Liberty, East Jack son, Brooks, Pitts.
field and Newport. The degree team of
Pittsfield came over and worked the degrees
on SO candidates. The second review was
held Saturday, June 10th, when another
class of 40 members was admitted
The district meeting of Rebekah Lodges
in Unity last Friday evening was largely
attended, the special train carrying over so
from Belfast and Brooks. Aurora Lodge
of Belfast conferred the degrees, after
which a fine banquet was served. The
visitors are loud in their praise of the hos
pitality extended to them in Unity. The
Belfast party arrived home about ? a. m
Saturday, tired but happy.
The field day of the Patriarchs Militant is
to be held in Bath on the Goth, DIST and 22nd
of June. On the evening of the Goth meet
ing of the car%cil vii! y , nen En-, on We'd
auSeSA ~ he'o an" order
nesday, the 21st, the members of theNArry-
will be entertained by banquet at MNa
meeting park. On the evening of the 22d
grand ball will be rendered the visiting
members of the Patriarchs Militant While
IN Bath the members of the order will be
the guests of Canton King.
A mistake was made in the list given last
week. of the officers in the new order of
} Golden Cross Temple of Rathbone Sisters,
instituted May 25th and Goth The officers
are as follows; Most Excellent Chief, Mrs
Ruth Staples Excellent Senior, Miss Emma
! WEIGH Excellent Junior, Mrs. Flora Water
man; Manager of the Temple, Mrs Eta
Dodge; Mistress of Records and Core
spondence, Mrs. Fannie Simpson, Mistress
of Finance, Mrs. Ella Pilsbury; Protector
of Temple, Mrs. Martha Carter; Guard of
Outer Temple, Mrs. Rose Sprague; Past
Chief of Temple, Mrs. w. +. Langill
Trustees, Mrs. Rose Fahy, Mrs. W. j.
Gordon, Mrs. I. r. Frisbee,
ST. JOINS DAY AT BROOKS. Marsh
River Lodge, No. l02, F. and A. NJ, will OBJ
serve Sunday, June 18th, as the anniver-
sary of the patron saint of the Masonic Or
der by attending divine services at the Con-
gregational church. All masons in the vicin-
ity are cordially invited to join with them
The lodge and invited guests will assemble
at Masons hall at O'Clock p. m The pro-
cession will leave the lodge room at 13O
sharp Happy Valley Chapter, O. E. s.,
will join with their masonic brethren in the
observance of the day. Chapter members
will assemble at the church vestry at 40
and join the procession in front of the
church. Brooks Cornet band have kindly
volunteered their services for the occa sion