Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-05
close Of Grand Masonic
Meetings at Portland.
Grand Lodge Officers Installed
and Appointments Made.
e. E pvriugion, Pennington. al Head Of The
Grand eommandeD.

,od bv the Grand Lodge of Masons.
today and the final business of the
.ossion was disposed of. The Grand
,.,,r,andery, Knights Templar. was
,,e last of the grand bodies to meet.
,,ucb interest was taken in the exem-
,rsc,tion of the Temple and Malta de
,rees by St. Alban Commandery Of this
city. .,, .,o.;ro
..io, of the Grand Lodge to Fort
mi and the dispensaiion continued
.,n,, the lodge is constituted. Grand
w,st,r David III. Wright of Wisconsin.
..os presented to the Grand Lodge and
,.oIcomed. Past Grand Master Charles
co,lamore of Bangor, installed the
rand officers, and the following ap-
rointmcnts were made:
corresponding grand secretary. Her
hor, Harris. Portland: district deputy
orand masters, by districts, Leon S.
IIowe Pressure Isle; Herbert H. Best.
pembroke; Phineas b. Gubtil. Cherry
teId. owen l.. Frye, Brook'in; Martin
7. Durgir, Milo; Warren II. Knowles.
panror: Willard S. Jones. brooks: Cliff
ford J. Pattce, Belfast: Fred c. Cillay.
1rion. Georg" Fl. Larrabce, Newcastle;
John Clair Minot. Augusta, Harold f.
- cool Watervillc; George o. Carr, Nor
ridcewock; William ID. Trufant, West
durham: Charles 3. Richardson,
strong. Arthur f. Fobes, South Paris
fno appointment district I'D ElmOn j.
Moves. Lowell: David 6. Walker. Kit
terry: Ralph Scribner Springfield: Eben
K. Whittaker. Bar Harbor: Fred L. o.
Hussey. Newport: joseph Lockenby,
Sanford: Murray Z. Watson, Auburn;
Arthur G. Rich. Houlton; grand chap
lans. Revs Elmer r. Pelnber Bangor;
william H. Fultz. Portland; Charles r.
Tenney. Auburn: Normal l.. Marsh,
calais; Rubert r. Matthews. Newcastle:
Harry LutZ, Belfast; marshal. Frank j.
Cole. Bangor; senior deacon, Edward Il.
Jcnes. Winthrop; Junior deacon, Loren
70 s. Robinson. Rocklard: stewards,
Convers E. Leach, Portland: Ralph II.
Burbank, Saco; James NJ. Larrabee.
Gardiner Daniel G. Chaplin, Cornish;
sword bearer, VIM ". Howe, Portland:
oakland: pursuivants. Albert Fl. Bur-
roughs Westnrook: Winfield S. Hinck-
leg. Lisbon; lecturer, Frank E. Sleeper
Sabattus; orGanist. Walter S. Smith.
Portland tyler Warren o. Carney
Portland.
TIE Grand Lodge closed at 1l.+J
o'clock, and the Grand COmmandcry
opened at O'Clock. this afternoon.
Deputy Grand Commander George c.
PIrinCton Of Pennington. presided over
the Grand Commandery Of Knights
Tcmplar in the absence Of Grand Com
mqndcr Ermon D. Eastman Of Portland
who was detained by illness. Past
Gard Commander Freeman G. Hersey
Of Massachusetts, and Rhode Island
was received and welcomed.
Twcnty-onn of the % chartered com
mandories were represented and there
was = larg" attendance. The dcput!
grand commander read the address 81
Grand Commander Eastman, and his
own report, showing a most prosper
Gus year in the jurisdiction.
The officers OF ST. AlhanS COmman-
derry Of this city. We're then invited t.
assume the stations and confer the or
der Of the Temple. which was admirably
done Eminent Commander Arthur
Floyd presiding.
The report on returns showed 4J2.
members. gain of 2O9 There were 2St
knigtted and II deaths. At s O'Clock, thu
Grand Commandcry adjourned for sup
per which was served in the banQue
hail.
The convention was resumed at IN
for tho election of officers and Other
business
The following grand officers were
elected:
Grand commander. George G. Puring
ton, Farmington: deputy grand com
mander. George w. Cover, Skowhe
gan; grand general. Sanford l.. FOgg
Faith; grand captain general. Arno w
King. Ellsworth; grand senior warden
Manning S. Campbell. Augusta: gran'
junior warden. Woodman S. Eaton
Portland; grand prelate, Rev. John F
Albion, Portland; grand treasurer. lie
ander W. Forbes, Portland; grand re
corder, Stephen Berry. Portland.
The application for a charter for ;
new cOmmandery at Camden was re
fused.
The proposition to change the tim
and place of meeting was rejected, bu
was proposed again for action, mex
Year.
The grand officers were installed b.
faSt Grand Commander Frederic
t'astcd Of Augusta, the following ap
continents being made:
Grand standard bearer. Elroy II
Nr"h"ll, Saco: grand sword bearer
waldo Pettinsill, Rumford Falls; gram
warden, Warren G. Philbrook Water
siie; grand captain guards. Warren c
.ainey. Portland; military inspector
warren G. Philbrook, Waterville.
AZ lois, the Grand Commandery wa
closed.
hyo is the master Of the tattOoin
ART Ill Japan. Some of his pictures ar
said to be marvels.