The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-06-14
SECRET SOCIETIES.

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A blackboard load of Masons went from
Belfast to Northport last Saturday evening
to witness raising in Excelsior Lodge OF
| that town. About 50 brethren were present,
including also delegation from hlng DAVID
Lodge of Lincolnville Refreshments were
served after the work,
At the special meeting OF Timothy chase
! Lodge of Masons last Thursday evening
| Rev. J. ". Vaughan was given the third
degree the worshiptul master, Rev Harry
| Iutz, presided and Revs. A A. smith ana
| D I. Wilson assisted in the work. Rev.
| George f, Tufts of Islesboro Joined the
| lodge on demt. At the close of the de-
gree work the master appointed Mr..
| Vaughan chaplain of the lodge and the
| newly raised member was installed by c. j.
| Pattee, D. D. g. NJ a banquet followed.
| Silver Cross Lodge. T. r. K. of P. sent a
| delegation of II TO Augusta June 9th to at
tend the annual field day OF the Third
regiment The party included Capt James
| 3. Waterman. Lieut. Loring Ii. Colcord,
Samuel Hodgkinson, Ira Cottrell, Herbert
f. Patterson, Coleman Sheldon, Stlllman
Flood, Herbert Buckiin, Frank Prescott,
John McAuliffe, C. l.. Richards, George
Ryan and William j. Gordon, and Mrs.
Martha Carter, Mrs William }. Gordon
and Mrs. James b. " aterman of the Rath-
bone Sisters.
A special conclave of the Grand Com
mandery of Knights Templar of the State
of Maine will be held at Masonic hall in
Camden Friday, June %, for the constitu-
ton of Camden Commandery. The cere-
mony will be performed by R. E. George w.
Cover, grand commander, and staff. A
banquet will be given at sop. m. PaleS-
tine Commandery, Knights Templar, of this
city, ha accepted an invitation to partici-
pate in full uniform in the ceremonies, and
will make the the excursion in the steamer
Castine.
The meeting of the Twentieth District of
Rebekah lodges was held in Winterport
Wednesday evening, June 9th, with good
sized attendance, there being many repre-
sentativeS from the various lodges in the
district and especially from Belfast, Unity
and Monroe, the two former delegations
coming by the steamer CaStine from Bel
fast. The meeting was called to order by
the Noble Grand Geneva Thompson of Miz-
pah lodge, No. 81. The work of the Re-
bekah degree was conferred by the degree
staff of Loyal lodge, No. 90, of Monroe, in a
manner which called forth pleased responses
and favorable comments from the deega-
tlons. l he floor work was very fine and the
costumes lent to the occasion, so that the
work was among the best seen in this sec
ton. Following the conferrlng OF the de-
| a interesting
Just previous to the opening of the lodge,
supper was served the visiting delegations
and the occasion was one in which ma = y
gave thanks to the good cooks Of Winter
port and the Rebekah> of Mlspah lodge.
The dining hail was prettlly decorated and
the service was of the best. Mizpah lodge
was instituted Jan. %, 1902, and now has
l01 members. The officers of that lodge
are: Geneva Thompson, noble grand Alice
Young. vice gtaud; Orrie Moody, secretary {;
Maria Crockett, treasurer; Mary kneeland,
warden; Florence Belches, conductor Lena
>prowl, II. ). y. g.. Matte Carleton, l.. $
y. g.; Frank Downs, outside guard !:
Bertha Farnsworth, inside guard Blanche
shaw, chaplain; Jennie Grant, K. ). Y. q. !;
Ellen Eat ~, l.. 5. Y. q. The address Of
welcome was given by Geneva Freeman and
Noble Grand Dickey of Loyal Rebekah
lodge OF Monroe RESPONDED. Remarks we're
made by Noble Grand GreenIaw of Aurora
Rebekah lodge OF Belfast and Noble Grand
Fuller of Deborah lodge. Miss Isabel CHM
of Belfast sang solo. President Annie X.
Adams Of the Rebekah Assembly gave a
short address and was followed by Maude
NJ. Emery Of the Rebekdh assembly, and
district deputy president, Mrs. Jennie A.
Frost of Unity. Miss Isabel CHM respond
ed to an encore and Joshua Treat OF Win
terport sang a solo. Samuel Adams, past
grand of the Grand lodge OF Maine, made IA
short address on the work of the Rebekahs
and its connection with Odd Fellowship.
Other speakers followed, including many of
OF the delegations of the visiting lodges. At
the close of the session, refreshments were
served in the banquet hall below and it was
d late hour when the party departed for
their various homes The Castne landed
her party here little before p. N. Thurs
day.