Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-23
AUGUSTA LODGE INSTALLATION.
Impressive Ceremony and Splendid En-
tertainmens Enjoyed by Large Crowd.

The worst storm of the winter did
not prevent the Masonic Temple from
being crowded to its utmost capacity
| last evening. The occasion was the an
nual installation of officers of Augusta
| Lodge No. 141. F. e. A. NJ, and in all
other respects as well as in attendance
| it vas an unqualified success. Judging
| from the way the members with their
| ladies and invited guests crowded the
| hall in spite OF the raging storm it
would have been necessary to adjourn
TIE ceremonies to Market Square had
, il been a pleasant evening. Many mem
| brrs of the Legislature were in the
crowd. All present were we'll reward
ca. for the beautiful and impressive
installation ritual was splcndidly car
ricG out and the entertainment which
| followed it was one of the best ever
rendered here. Moreover Grand Master
| Charles ]. Johnson of the Grand Lodge
OF Maine was present and made a ring
| ing address.
The installing officer was District
Deputy Grand Master Minot, a past
master of Augusta Lodge, assisted by
the retiring master, Percy Greg, as
grand marshal and Rev. E E. Newbert
| as grand chaplain. The music incidcn-
| tai to the ceremony was supplied hy
Mr.. Wass at the organ and by Mr. Beck
and Mrs. Anderson in duets The fol-
lowing officers were installed:
Worshipful Master Lewis A. Bur-
| leigh; senior warden, NiEfred A. Jack
son; junior wardcA, Milton ?. DuttOa
treasurer. VIII J.. Hilton; secretary,
| Claude w. Townsend: chaplain, Rev
G. G.. Mosher; marshal. Omar \. Jen-
nings: senior deacon. Geo. A. Giddings.
Junior deacon. Harry II. Lyon; senior
steward, Ernest l.. Mclean; Junior
steward, Fred d. Cole: orSanist, Ed
ward II. WGss; tyler, Geo. X. Blake.
Following the installation cercmol-
! les. and the remarks OF Worshipful
Master Eurlcigh and Grand Mas. II
Johnson, came IN entertainment pro-
! gram OF an exceptionally high order.
| It's features Wera organ music by Mr..
| Wass, cornet solo by Ralph Green, the
| soloist OF the ToGus band, solo by
Mr.. Ecck. SOLOS by Mrs. Anderson and
readings by Prof. Edward A. Thomp-
son of Boston. Every number was a
feature much appreciated and won en-
thusiastic encores. Mrs. Anderson's rich
| contraito voice charmed every heartr.
Perhaps the gcatcst hit OF the evening;
was made by Prof Thompson. VINO
| came to Augusta 4 stranger yesterday
but who has hundreds of friends and
| admirers here now. His readings, be-
| ginning with a strong selection from
| Browning and following with two SC
iections from Holman T. Day and sew
eral good stories, and closing with Z
side splitting rendition or Grady's eX-
pcrience in football, carried the crowd
| by storm and it could not get enough
Of him. Mr.. Thompson was a classmata
of Mr. Burlcigh at Bowdoin and Will
remain in the city a few days, readiE{,
| before the Current Events Club Thurs
| Gay evening.
Following the exercises and the en-
| tcrtainmcnt thCrc WAS a banquet in the
| supper hall. The tables had to be set
up twice but there was enough for all
ard this closing feature like all the
others was much enjoyed by everybody