Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-08
Elect Arno ". King as
Grand Commander.
Officers Of The Grand Lodge
Installed on Thursday.
Masonic Meetings At Portland All
Unusually Interesting.

Portland. Me-, May 1.-THE final ses-
sion of the Grand Lodge of Masons
and the annual meeting of the Grand
Commandery, knights Templar were
held today.
The officers of the Grand Lodge were
installed by Past Grand Master
Charles l. Collamore of Bangor, the
following appointments being made:
Corresponding grand secretary, Her.
bert Harris, Portland; district deputy
grand masters, in order by districts,
Charles G. Briggs, Caribou. Irving w.
Case, Lubec, Forrest S. Stevens, Cut
Ter. Charles H. Hooper, Castine, (ffth
district deputy not namedD, Clarence
Is. Swan. Old Town, Sullivan l.. An
drews. Clinton. Joseph A. Sprague,
Islesporo, Enos +. Ingraham, Rock
port, Albert Fl. Hunter, Damariscotta.
Charles A. Knight, Gardiner Leon o.
Tebbetts, Readfield, Malon H. Patter-
son, Scion. Wallace n. Prince, Rich
mord. Frank L. Woodcock, East Will
ton, Leon NJ. Smith. Norway, Charles
w. CARL, Westbrook, Daniel w. Bal
lantine, Lincoln, Andrew P. Havey,
Sullivan. Melvin w. Knowles. Cam
bridge, Willis F. Ferguson, Springvale.
Lewis " Winship. Lewiston. Almon 0.
Nutter, Mars HILL grand chaplains.
Revs. William H. Fultz, Portland,
Robert +. Morson, Yarmouth, Charles
r. Tenney, Auburn. Albert E. Morris.
George s. Nicholson, Wa
tervile Robert L. Sheaff, Newcastle,
Lewis D. Evans, Camden, John M.
Neler, Machias; grand marshal, Free
man M. Grant, Freeport; grand senior
deacon, Silas B. Adams. Portland:
grand junior deacon. Frank j. Cole.
Bangor; grand stewards, Ralph Fl.
Saco, Clifford ]. Pattee. Bel
fast, Eben X. Whitaker. Bar Harbor.
Convers E. Leach. Portland; grand
sword bearer, Levi c. Emery, Skowhe-
gan; grand standard bearer, Albert H.
Westbrook; grand pursuit.
wants. Warren c. King, Portland, Carl
NJ. Wiswell. East Machias: grand lee
turer Frank E. Sleeper, Sabattus:
grand organist, Walter F. Smith. Port
land; grand tyler, Warren O. Carney,
Portland.
The Grand Lodge closed at noon.
The Grand Commandery of knights
ltT IIlet lIllS dlteTuOoi
and tonight, Grand Commander Sam
ford l.. Fogg of Bath presiding.
Freeman c, Hersey of Boston, repre-
OF the grand master of the
United States Grand Encampment,
was present as inspecting officer and
was received with due honors as was
also Grand Warder of the Grand En-
Frederick c. Thayer of Wa
tervi]le, Me.
The committee on credentials re-
ported u of the 90 communicates rep
'esented. with a large number of per-
nanent members. The address of
Grand Commander Fogg and the re-
ports of other grand officers showed
year. The report on re-
turns showed % communicates, 5000
1853 Knighted and SO deaths.
The following grand officers were
elected:
Grand Commander Arno w. King.
Ellsworth: deputy grand commander.
Harry r. Virgin, Portland; grand gen.
aralissimo, Warren c. Philbrook. Wa
terville; grand captain general, Albert
H. Borroughs. Westbrook; grand SEN
or wardcr, Elery H. Mitchell, Saco:
grand junior warder, Charles w.
Jones, Augusta.
Grand prelate, Rev. James F. Albion.
Portland: grand treasurer, Leander w.
7obes, Portland; grand recorder, Stephen
Berry, Portland. The grand commander
,eing absent, the remaining officers were
not appointed. Those present were in
stalled by Past Grand Commander Albro
L. Chase of Portland. Adjournment 3
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