The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-12-22
SECRET SOCIETIES.

The annual election of officers Of Auror,
Rebekah Lodge Of Odd Fellows will tax.
place Tuesday evening, December 9th.
| A stated commune alton of Corinthisn Row.
Arch chapter was held in Masonic Temple lsa,
Thursday evening with work in the Mari
Master degree.
Tarratine Tribe. Improved Order of Red
Men. worked the chiefs degree at their repu.
lar meeting last Monday evening. Refresh.
ments were served after the work.
Rev. Ashley A. Smith, Grand Master Of the
Maine Blue Lodge. left Tuesday noon for Ban
gor to make an official visitation to Rising
Virtue Lodge, F. & A. M. A special meeting
was held at 5 p. M, Tuesday, followed bv q
banquet at o'clock and later there was work
in the M. M. degree.
Preparations are being made by Palestine
Commandery, X. T., of this city for the annual
Christmas observance, which will be, as usual
at the Masonic building. This ceremony ALWAYS
takes place at noon, eastern standard time, on
Christmas day OF the day observed as Christ
mas. 1t originated many years ago with Grand
Secretary Stephen Berry of the Maine grand
commandery.
Penobscot Encampment, No. 25, l. O. O. F..
elected officers last Tuesday evening as fol-
lows: Chief Patriarch, Orrin J. Dickey; High
Priest, Lewis ]. Sanborn; Senior Warden. Aus
tin J. Jewett; Junior Warden, Clarence E..
Hall; Scribe, John S. Davidson; Financial
Scribe, Charles H. Sargent; Treasurer, Ralph
H. Howes; trustees, D. F. Stephenson, M. C.
Murch and L. T. Shales. The installation
will be January3rd.
Frank J. Cole of Bangor, District DEPUTY
Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of
Maine, made an official visit to St. Georges
Chapter at Liberty last Saturday night. He
was accompanied by Deputy Grand High
Priest Wilmer J. Dorman and Grand Principal
Sojourner William C. Libby OF Belfast. The
party returned to Belfast after the meeting
and Mr.. Cole was the guest over Sunday of
Mr.. Dorman at his home on Cedar street.
The annual meeting of Seaside Chapter, O..
E. S., of Camden, was held December 18th.
The reports of the officers showed the chapter
to be in excellent financial condition with a
healthy growth in membership. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Worthy Matron, Miss Bess Bowers: Worthy
Patron. c. A. Wilson; Assoc. Matron, Mrs. Bar.
bara Spear; Sec'y, Mrs. Mary Wilson; Treas,
Mrs. Ellen Mason; Conductress, Miss Winnie
Nash; Assoc. Conductress Miss Lulu HUSKY,
The arrangements for installation were left
with the oficers-elect.
Canton Pallas, Patriarch Militant I. O. OF,
elected officers December 18th, as follows:
Captain, E. F. Littlefeld; lieutenant, Orrin J..
Dickey; ensign, L. E. McMahan; clerk, Charles
H. Sargent; accountant, John S. Davidson The
installation will take place Wednesday, Janu-
ary 11th. An inspection followed the election
Brlgadier General Charles NJ Stewart of Ban
gor, Lieutenant Colonel Leon S. Merrill of Solon
and Major L. l.. Anderson of Camden were
present. Later in the evening banquet was
served in the Dutch dining room at Berry's
restaurant. The Bangor visitors were due in
Belfast at 730, but were detained near Swan
vile by an auto accident, arriving here about
$50 p. m, after hard trip.
Belfast Commandery, No. 947, United Order
of the Golden Cross, held their annual meeting
last Monday evening and elected officers as
follows: Past Noble Commander, Orrin j..
Dickey; Noble Commander Charles E. Sher-
man; Vice Noble Commander, Mrs Mary E.
Bailey; Prelate, Mrs. Hester Brown; Keeper of
Records, Dr. Forrest L. Adams; Financial Keep
er of Records. Fred W. Brown; Treasurer
Charles B. Eaton; Warder of Outer Gate. Le-
land H. Piper; Warder of Inner Gate, Erwin
Woods; Representative to the Maine Grand
Charles E. Sherman. Two candidates were
initiated and several applications for member
ship were received. State Deputy w. l. Glenn
ents of Temple Heights, who returned Monday
from the South, treated the lodge to gener-
GUS supply of Florida oranges.