The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-12-14
SECRET SOCIETIES.

The annual meeting and election of officers
of Penobscot Encampment will take place next
ruesday evening.
The regular meeting of the Eastern Star
Will be held tomorrow, Friday, evening. Light
rsfreshments will be served.
Poenix Lodge worked the Entered Appren-
tice degree last Monday night, and Palestine
Commandery, Knights Templar, worked the
Order of the Temple on the Rev. Arthur A.
Blair Wednesday night.
Belfast Commandery, Order of the Golden
Cross has elected officers as follows: Past Noble
Lommander, F. L. Adams; Noble Commander,
E. Sherman; Vice Noble Commander, VIM
IVA Craig; keeper of records, Blanche Bick-
ford financial keeper of records, F. W. Brown;
rreasurer, c. B. Eaton; prelate, Agnes Morris;
herald, X. B. Craig; W. 0. G., James H. Morris
~ 0. c., Wallace Bickford.
Ata regular meeting. Dec. 7th, of Hancock
lodge, F. & A. M, of Castine, the following
officers were elected for the coming year: w.
~, Sewall Perkins; S. W., W. P. Hooper; J..
", ". C. Brown; treasurer, R. B. Brown; Sec
retary, C. H. Hooper; S. d. R. S. Devereaux;
J. D, A. j. Patterson. Financial committee,
r. 0. Parker, w. A. Kicker and Frank Hooper.
trustees of charity fund, F. S Perkins and W.
A Walker A paper was read by P. M. G. A.
Wheeler on "reminiscences of Fifty Years a
Mason.
The memorial service held by Rockland lodge
If Elks Sunday evening, Dec. Sd, at the New
I,rr olx, 5ad md
iHferesting and impressive. The proscenium
AID stage were decorated with evergreen and
talms and the insignia of the order were effect
gely displayed with electric lights ingenious
y arranged, making the scene a beautiful one.
The impressive ceremonies prescribed by the
rtual were performed by the officers of the
olge under the direction of Exalted Ruler
Eswin S. Levensaler in a most pleasing manner
ne lodge neurology, read in the usual effective
r.anner, with the portraits of the deceased
Garown upon the screen as the names were
salled, comprises II members. Three have
I'd within the past year-Brothers Cyrus c.
Hills, Williston Grinnell and F. E. Freeman.
The annual meeting of Claremont Command
~. Knights Templar, of Rockland,was held on
Monday evening, Dec. 4th, and officers for the
@asuing year were elected and appointed, and
were installed by Past Eminent Commander
Albert H. Newbert, Past Eminent Commander
James A. Richan officiating grand marshal
The new officers are as follows: Eminent COM
rander, Alan L. Bird; Generalissimo, George
H. smith; Captain General, Dorr ]. stryker
senior Warden, Albert P. Blaisdell; Junior
Nather; Recorder, Clarence E. Meservey; Pre-
ate, Frank c. Flint; Sword Bearer, Leon E
Howard; Standard Bearer, Simeon M. Duncan
Warden, Arthur W. st. Clair; Sentinel, Edward
Il Maxcy; Guards, Charles w. Livingston,
Israel Snow, O. E. Starrett. 1t was voted tt
bold reception at the Asylum on Christmas
Day.
LAST Thursday night the Princes of the Ori
ent held their annual initiation in Deluge Hut
X. Of P. hall. Of the 1874 applicants for mem
pership III were present and about dozer
we're given the degrees. Among the victims
were John Flynn, John B. Stickney, Elon B
Giichrest, Hiram Hoffses, H. C. Buzzell
Charles Brown, Ira W. Condor, William John
son and William Jellison who received the frs
degree, while the second was given to Arthur
+, Hatch, M. A. Sanborn, George C. Trussell
Charles Harmon, Herbert B. Foster, Clarence
Read and Others Grand Orient, c. j. Pattee
Wee Orient, Frank l. Wilson and Grand Prince
Charles E. Stevens, were assisted by ]. E
Hayes, Loring Colcord, Sanford Howard, Ma
so1 l. Stevens and John F. Chapman. Music
and other "noises" were interspersed during
the ceremonials,an after the work" steamed
clans were served.