Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-04
AUGUSTA MASONS RETURN.
Much Praise for Work of Augusta
Lodge Before the Grand Lodge.

The many prominent Augusta Ma
sons who have been in Attendance AT
the meetings of the Grand bodies i'll
Portland this week have returned
h"m". There was an unusually large
attendance from this city this year
from the fact that Augusta Lodge NJ.
al by invitation worked the Maet""
Mason degree before the Grand Lodge.
This was done Wednesday afternoon III
the presence of over 800 Masons repre-
sentinS the 200 lodges throughout the
State. The work was splcndidly rem
dcrcd and the Augusta men received
til, warncst praise from all present.
The Portland Press Of Thursday mora
ing had this To say Of it:
at the afternoon session of til"
Grand Lodge Augusta Lodge. No. i'll.
exc nlpificd the Master Mason's degree.
raising Robert +. Partridge from til"
degree Of Il fclowcraft. The officers If
Augusta Lodge were rs follows: Percy
Grcig. worshipful master; Lewis A.
Burleigh. senior warden: WinfreI n.
Jackson. junior warden: Fremont J. g.
Little. treasurer: Claude W. Townsend.
| secretary; Milton p. Dutton. senior
deacon: George +. GiddinGs. junior
deacon. lStN. W lllldliI r. i>i> III, I'LL
ohaplain: William w. D"nnin@. Jr..
marshall Robert T.. Bcanc. senior
steward: Arthur W. Morton. Junior
steward: Edward II. WaSs. "rSani:t.
| Frank G. harrington, John 'la' Mih"t
and George *. Black assisted i'll IN"
| degree work ana the felloWcraft par
| Elephants were Ere mont j. G. Little.
| Claude W. Townsend and Winfrcd \.
| jackson. Great beauty was added tn
the ceremony by special music by tn"
| following 1llartcttc: j. Frank Dyer, Isl
| tenor; Francis +. Purinton, I'd tenor:
| James W. Beck. 1st basS": George Is.
| Black, "a basso. The officers were let
| ter perfect in the long ritu;tlStic work
and the several important positions
| were filed by men of action who mad"
| the degree extremely dramatic.
| Though the great crowd in attendance
| hanlpcrcd the floor work. the members
| Of Augusta Lodge worked with ~"
| ease and precision of veterans and
were highly complimented by tic elder
| brethren who know what good work is.
| The candidate was Robert +. Par
| fridge of Augusta and il is an inter
| csting coincidence that his father WAS
| the worShipfrl master OF Augusta
Lodge over 80 years ago when Augusta
was first called upon to cxemplify the
| ,hirt, degree before the Grand Lodge.
i good share of honors fell to Au-
eusta Masons at the annual elections
Of the various Grand bodies. The
| highest of these vas the election n'
| James j.. Blanchard as grand higf
| priest of the Grand Chapter. This is
the highest office among the 500 lt"ya
| Arch MasOns in Maine. In this Sahif
| body Thomas II. ROdGc of this city wa
again appointed district deputy gran'
high priest. while J. l.. BaGlcy of ToEu'
was appointed grand captain of IN
host and l.. T.. Jones Of Winthrop
grand master of the first veil. In TN
Grand Lodge, of which Charles +
Johnson. Esq, of Watervillc is the new
grand master. John Clair Mnot of TIN
city vas appointed for second tern
as district deputy grand master. u
the Grand Commandery. NJ. :. Camp
bell # this city was elected gram
captain general.