The Republican journal., 1910-05-12
The Grand Masonic Bodies
Hold Their Annual Sessions in Portland

Hold Their Annual Sessions in Portland
The first of the annual sessions of the
Masonic grand bodies of Maine was hello
in Portland, May Sd, the Grand Lodge
with Grand Master Edmund B. Mallet oi
Freeport, presiding. All except 80 of the
20l chartered lodges were represented at
the opening of the session and other rem.
resentatives arrived later. Eight of the
IL past grand masters were present and
the grand officers were nearly all in their
places.
Grand Master Mallet reported pros
porous year. the membership being %.
32S, gain of 464. The initiates had been
1906 and the deaths 545. The report of
the grand treasurer showed the finances
to be in the usual healthy condition.
Memorials of deceased members were
reported at length upon the PHILADELPHIA
conference of grand masters ard the re-
port was referred to the committee on
jurisprudence. Officers were elected as
follows: Grand master, Rev. Ashley A.
Smith, Belfast; deputy grand master
Elmer P. Spofford, Deer Isle; senior
grand warden, Isaac N. Jones, Calais;
junior grand warden, Sullivan L. An
drews, Clinton; grand treasurer, Willard
F. Hicks, Portland; grand secretary,
Stephen Berry, Portland; committee of
finance, Albro E. Chase, Portland;
George R. Shaw, Portland Hugh R.
Chaplin, Bangor; trustees, charity fund,
for three years, Frank E. Sleeper, Sa-
battus; Howard D. Smith, Norway
The Grand Lodge spent Wednesday
afternoon in witnessing the comforting
of the third degree of Portland lodge,
Arthur W. Read, master. The closing
session was held May 5th. Charters were
granted Meduncook Lodge at Friendship
and Mckinley Lodge at Mckinley Petit
TONERS for lodge at Swans Island were
granted permission to withdraw. Past
Grand Master Charles |. Collamore in
stalled the grand officers and the ap
pointive officers were named.
: The Grand Royal Arch Chapter met
| Tuesday evening, May Sd, Grand High
Priest Franklin R. Redlon of Portland
presiding. The committee on credentials
: reported 50 of the so chartered chapters
! represented, and IL of the Is past granC
high priests were present. Grand High
; Priest Redlon read an address. The re
ports of the other grand officers were
presented and referred to the proper
committees. The following officers were
elected: Grand High Priest, Thomas H
Dodge, Augusta; deputy grand higf
5 priest, Wilmer j. Dorman, Belfast
/ grand king, George w. Goss, Lewiston
grand scribe, De Forest H. Perkins
SkOwhegan; grand treasurer, Leandel
w. Forbes, Portland; grand secretary
: Stephen Berry, Portland; committee OF
fin ance, Willard F. Hicks, Portland
Warren c. King, Portland; Herbert w
~.
I session was devoted to the installation Of
/ the foregoing officers and appointments
, A charter was granted to Castine chap
!. ter at Castine. The committee on re
turns reported 9644 members, gain OF
| PAP: exaltation, 1852; deaths, 149. The
local appointments We're as follows
Grand Chaplain, Rev. Ashley A. Smith,
Belfast; Grand Principal Sojourner, vii
liam c. Libby, Belfast.
The grand council of royal and select
masters met at 2 p. M, May 4th, Crane
MasterM. B. Watson of Auburn, presiding.
The committee on credentials reported
IA of the l6 councils represented and Il
of the past grand masters present
Grand Master Watson presented an in.
teresting address in which he described
the triennial assembly of the genera
grand council at Savannah, Ga, last
autumn. Reports of the other Crane
officers followed. The report on returns
showed 4,467 members. gain of 1O9
There We're 204 candidates and u deaths.
The following officers were elected
Grand master, James H. Witherell, Oak
land; deputy grand master, Frank J.
Cole, Bangor; grand F: c. OF work,
Harry E. LAIR abee, Gardiner; grand land
troaS,1ror Taop6or w Eorhoc
Stephen Berry, Portland.
The officers were installed by P. G.
Master Charles Collamore Of Bangor,
and the appointments include that OF
Rev. Ashley A. Smith of Belfast as
Grand Chaplain.
The order of high priesthood for Maine
fred S. kkimba,ll of Of Norway, presiding.
Fifty-fve members were present.
Twenty high priests from all parts Of
the State were received into the ORDER
The following officers were elected:
President, Alfred S. Kimball, Norway;
Senior vice president, Albert M. Penley,
Auburn: Junior vice president, Henry R.
Taylor, Machias; Treasurer, Willard F..
Hicks, Portland; Recorder, Stephen Ber-
ry, Portland; Master of ceremonies,
James y. PARSONS, Ellsworth; CONDUCTOR,
James H. Witherell, Oakland; Chaplain,
William J. Burnham, Lewiston; Steward,
Benjamin L. Hadley, Bar Harbor; War
der, Wilbur A. Patten, Portland.
At the annual meeting of the Grand
Commandery Of Maine, Knights
| Templar, May 5th, the following offic-
. ers were elected: Grand commander,
Warren C. Philbrook, Waterville; dep
uty grand commander, Albert H. Bor-
roughs, Westbrook; grand generalissimo,
Elroy H. Mitchell, Saco; grand captain
general, Charles W. Jones, Augusta;
grand senior warden, Ralph w. Crock
EFT, Lewiston; grand junior warden,
, Charles F. johnson, Waterville; grand
prelate, Rev. James F. Albion, Port
. land; grand treasurer, Leander w.
Forbes, Portland; grand recorder,
Stephen Berry, Portland. 1t being
Ascension day, an address was given
by the Rev. James F. Albion, D. D.,
of Portland. Several speakers were
heard at the banquet at o'clock.
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