The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-10-13
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Waldo Lodge, l. o. O. F., will work the Third
Degree next Friday evening. All the men,
bers are requested to be present.

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Degree next Friday evening. All the men,
bers are requested to be present.
Tarratine tribe of Red Men at recent meet
ing received a visitation from delegation of
brought with them an offering of boiled lob
sters. A lobster supper followed the regular
order of business.
The annual meeting and election Of officers
of Phoenix Lodge, F. and A. NJ, was held last
Monday night and the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year, to be installed at
later date to be announced: Worthy Master,
George c. Trussell; Senior Warden, Rev. David
L. Wilson; Junior Warden. William H. Hail.
Senior Deacon, Warren Nichols; Junior Dea-
con, 0. D. Mudgett; Treasurer, Wilmer ]. Dor
man; Secretary, Clifford J. Pattee; Stewards,
Louis Shire and Carleton Doak; Tyler, Robert
Burgess.
On the 18th of this month the Hon. Frank
Burton Miller of Rockland, will be elected
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, which organization will hold its annual
session in Portland the above named date
Mr.. Miller is member of Knox Lodge, the
largest lodge in Maine, and is the first Rock
land citizen to be elevated to this honorable
position. He is a gentleman we'll equipped for
the place and is the unanimous choice of the
entire jurisdiction. Mr. Miller is lawyer by
profession and commands a good local prac tice
The Knights of Pythias gathering in Belfast
last Saturday afternoon and evening was an
unqualified success in every particular. The
Sir Knights from Old Town, Orono and Bangor,
numbering sixty, were met at the train in Ban
gor by Vice Chancellor Charles Lane, Knights,
Fred Nickerson, Herbert Patterson and Samuel
Hodgkinson, committee from Silver Cross
Lodge of Belfast, and escorted to the steamer
Castine which had been chartered by the Bel
fast Lodge to bring the visitors to Belfast.
They arrived at 4.S0 p. M, and were met at
the wharf by the local Uniform Rank, Capt.
Spinney, and were escorted to the Castle Hall.
mortal Hall, where delicious supper was
served to 80 people. After supper all repaired
to the Lodge room, where the Old Town degree
team worked the beautiful and impressive
third rank on nine esquires. The drill and in
tricate figures performed by the drill squad of
sixteen men in beautiful costumes were the
admiration of all present. The drill master.
A. ]. Keith of Old Town, has been many
years perfecting this work and the result
is one of the best rank teams in New Eng
land. 1t requires forty men to work this
rank as they present it, and the costumes
and paraphernalia cost $1,000. There were
in the lodge room about 300 Pythian Knights,
many coming from Searsport, Frankfort,
Brooks, Camden and other towns. After the
ceremonies the Knights were invited to nj emo
rial Hall, where a supper was served to the
800 hungry men. At the conclusion of the
supper c. E. White, Chancellor Commander of
Silver Cross Lodge, introduced several speak
ers. including local and visiting Knights, and
interesting and witty remarks for the good of
the order were enjoyed. Music was furnished
during both suppers by Simpsons orchestra.
The people dispersed about 1 o'clock, all
present pronouncing the affair one of the best
they ever experienced. Great credit is due
the Pythian Sisters for the manner in which
they provided for such large number, no one
going away hungry. The kindness of the Old
Town Lodge in sending their degree team to
Belfast will long be remembered and its fine
work will give an impetus to Pythianism in
Re1fast