The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-06-24
SECRET SOCIETIES.

| Waldo Lodge, l. o. o. F., will hold a memoria
service in Odd Fellows lodge room next Sun
day at p. m. A full attendance is desired.
The proposed trip of Palestine Commanderv
K. T., to Seal Harbor was given up. They
were to have spent st. Johns Day at the Sea.
side Inn, but for various reasons the excursion
was abandoned.
Canton Pallas, P. M, I. O. O. F., will attend
the morning service at the M. E. church Sum
day, June 9th, in full uniform All members
have been requested to be present for the SER
vice.
Members of Timothy Chase and Phoenix
Lodges, F. & A. NJ to the number of eighty
or more, attended the morning service at the
Congregational church last Sunday morning
Rev. D. L. Wilson, the pastor, brother Mason,
spoke on practical Christianity" Special mu-
sic was rendered by the choir and Miss Kather-
inc Chase Quimby rendered a solo, "The Lord
is Mindful of His own" and Miss Quimby and
Miss Caroline Hatch sang duet for the Offer
tory.
Sixty-fve Masons, members of Timothy
Chase ana Phoenix Lodges, went over to Isles
boro by steamer last Thursday afternoon by in
vitation of Island Lodge and had royal time.
A salmon supper was served of which the visi-
tors speak in enthusiastic terms. They return
ed by steamer in the small hours of Friday
morning and landed here just in time to en-
counter the very heavy rain storm then pre-
vaillng and most of them got thorough wet
ting.
W. H. Hall, DIR. W C. Libbey, R. H. Howes and
W. Dorman left early last Sunday morning
in Mr.. Halls car for Waterville to attend the
st. Johns day observance by the Knights of
central Maine held in the Baptist church, Elm
street, at PAS p. m. Rev. Henry Warren Rugg,
D. D., of Providence, R. l., most eminent grand
master of the grand encampment of the United
States, Knights Templar, was present and
conducted the services and delivered an adj
dress. The service was under the auspices of
St. Omer Commandery of Waterville and Maine
commandery Of Gardiner, where DR.. Rugg re-
ceived his Templar degree. Lewiston command
cry of Lewiston, Trinity of Augusta and De-
Molay of Skowhegan were guests of ST. Omer.
Lunch was served the visitors at the conclusion
of the services.
The Odd Fellows Central Maine Field Day
association have issued the program for the
annual exercises, which will be held in Water
vile, Thursday, July LIST. There will be over
1000 Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in attendance,
and Grand Master Hersey and other officers will
be on hand. General Levi M. Poor and staff
from Augusta, and the Cantons of the Patri-
archs Militant from Augusta, Gardiner, Show
hogan and Waterville will do escort duty and
there will be bands from Waterville, Clinton
and North Vassalboro. Special rates have
been granted to visitors, and the Waterville
merchants have voted to give special discounts
to visitors on that day. The campus of Colby
college has been secured for the day, and the
dinner will be served among the willows at
noon Sports will be held on the college ath-
letic field in the afternoon and the armory has
been engaged for dancing. If July LIST should
be rainy the events will be held the following
day.
The annual field day exercises of the Maine
Brigade, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias,
were held in Bangor, June 18th. A big parade,
in which nearly 500 Pythians participated, was
held at o'clock, after which the procession
was reviewed at Maplewood by Brigadier Cen
eral Reid, Mayor Woodman, and Generals
Joseph S. Smith, Henry L. Mitchell and Charles
Hamlin. The Knights then went to Maple
wood park for their field sports. A strong
wind, amounting at times to gale, swept the
field, making it necessary to abandon most Of
the advertised events. E. L. Vining of Liver
more Falls won the running broad jump with
E. F. Robinson, Jr., of Ellsworth second. G.
E. Young of Rumford Falls won the 100-yards
dash, with J. H. Stuart second. The tug Of
war was postponed and the ball game cancelled
| The days program was brought to close in
the evening with a grand concert and iball Z
| the auditorium.
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