Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-18
Of the Rathbone Sisters
Of the World in Session.
Splendid Growth Of This huxh-
larry Of knights Of Pythias.
Mrs. Byron Giles Of Boothhay Aarhor Elected
Grand Chief Other Officers.

Portland, Me-, May 17.-Business of
an important nature TO its members
was transacted at the annual meeting.
today, of the Grand Temple of Maine,
Rathbone Sisters of the World Grand
Chief Mrs. Byron Giles of Boothbay
Harbor. presided.
Grand Chief Mrs. Giles in her ad-
dress said in part: 1--WE are permitted
to assemble for the second time to con-
slider how best to advance the interests
of our noble order, and by our united
efforts extend the principles of purity,
love. equality and fidelity that the
grand order of the knights Of Pythas
will ever feel proud that they recog-
nized the Rathbone Sisters as their iri-
dependent ladies' auxiliary"
One year ago we met here in Port
land and. with the aid of our past su-
Dreme chief, Mrs. Belle Quinlan of
Galesburg. H., instituted this Grand
Temple with a membership of 20 past
chiefs. The highest honor which was
in the power of the Grand Temple To
beStOw, was conferred upon me--that
of grand chief of one of the grandest
States i'm the Union.
after the adjournment of the Grand
Temple, last May. my first official act
was to send out letters of greeting to
lodges of the Knights of Pythias hav-
ing no auxiliary. I have sent out 30 of
these during the year. Ny official cor
| respOndence has been to the extent of
more than 300 letters.
"Whie I have instituted only one
temple during the year. Granite. it is
Il very fine one and its members are
! much interested. Arrangements are
| nearly completed for new temple in
the city of Belfast with 4 charter
membership of Il. 81 Knights and "A
| ladies. The order is prospecting every
where in Maine"
The following officers We're elected:
| Grand chief, Mrs. Byron Giles. Booth
| bay.
Grand senior chief, Mrs. Zetta Hall.
| Damariscotta.
Grand junior chief. Mrs. James Par
| ter. Port CLYDE.
Grand manager. Mrs. Zeina Orne.
| Bothbay Harbor.
| Grand mistress of records and cor
| respondence, Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchin-
son, Hallowcll.
Grand mistress of finance, Mrs.
| George w. Singer, Damariscotta.
Grand protector, Mrs. Hattie Kill
man. Rockland.
Grand guard. Mrs. Frank Hamilton,
| Hallowell.
Supreme representative. Mrs. Byron
| Giles, BOothbay.
oil; he
next annual session will be held in this
| city on the same date as that to be as
signed for the Grand Lodge knights
| of Pythias.
The Grand Temple of Maine Rath-
| bone Sisters WIS organized i'm hall in
| Faxter block. Wednesday, May Is. 1904
| representatives from nine temples Of
the State being present. The charter
| membership included about 30 past
| chiefs. The order was founded in 1892
| in the United states and has had q re
| markable growth since that time, the
present membership being more than
| 100000. This is the order with which
| the Pythian SsterhoOd is now trying
| to agree as to consolidation. but the
question has not been decided.
For some time past n movement has
been in agitation to form conSolida-
ton Of the order Of RathbOne Sisters
and the Pythinn Sisterhood and ny
| uniting these bodies make a stronger
and more influential order. COnsulta-
tions have been held by the leading
| representatives Of both societies and
| both sides look upon the project very
favora bly, Nothing definite in the way
Of any final step can be done until
the Pythian convention. the latter part
of next August when doubtless the ma
jority will vote for consolidation. In
the meantime the matter will be dis
cussed among the different sisters OF
the two orders and pressure will be
brought to bear on any uninteresteh