The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-05-11
MAINE MASONS.

MAINE MASONS.
The Grand Bodies Hold Their Annua
Sessions in Portland.
The destruction of his church and par
sonage by the Bangor conf1agration pre-
vented the grand master, Rev. Ashley
A. Smith, attending the annual session
of the grand lodge of Masons, which
opened in Portland May End. The SYM
pathy of the grand lodge was ordered
rendered him by telegraph. Deputy
Grand Master Elmer P. Spofford of Deer
Isle presided, in the absence of the grand
master, and read the annual address of
the latter. He reported the membership
to be %. 7Sl, a gain of 453. The initia-
lions were 1866 and the deaths COS. Re-
ports of other officers showed the usual
Or osperous condition of the fraternity in
Maine. The grand lodge met for the
last time in the old hall on Exchange
street. as the new Masonic temple on
Congress street will be ready for occu-
pancv next year. At the afternoon ses-
sion report showed 1876 lodges repre-
sented out of 203. Officers Of the grand
lodge were elected as follows: Rev.
Ashley A. Smith of Bangor, grand
master; Elmer P. Spofford of Deer Isle,
deputy grand master; Frank F. Munroe
of Milo, senior grand warden; Converse
E, Leach of Portland, junior grand
warden; Willard F. Hicks of Portland,
grand treas Stephen Berry of Portland,
grand sec., Albro E. Chase of Portland,
Hugh r. Chaplin of Bangor and Edmund
B. Malet of Freeport, finance commit
tee. The trustees of the charity fund
for three wears are Charles Collamore of
Bangor and Fessenden 7. Day of Lew
iston.
The meeting of the grand Royal Arch
chapter was held in the evening and 81
of the chapters were represented. The
annual address of the grand high priest
showed prosperous year for the craft.
The report on returns showed 1856 mem
bers a gain of POS, with 464 new men,
bers and 1876 deaths. The following
officers were elected: Wilmer j. Dor
man of Belfast, grand high priest;
Charles B. Davis of Waterviile, deputy
grand high priest; Frank J. Cole of Ban
gor, grand king; Albert W. Meserve of
kennebunk, grand scribe; Leander W.
Forbes of Portland, grand treas. Stephen
Berry of Portland, Sec; Millard F.
Hicks, Warren c. King and Herbert w.
Robinson of Portland, fin. com.
Business was resumed May Sd by the
grand chapter of Masons. The dispen-
sation of the new chapter at Island Falls
was continued, and one was granted for
a new chapter at Southwest Harbor.
The grand officers were installed by the
retiring grand high priest, Thomas H.
BODICE. The appointive officers were an
nounced as follows: Wallace N. Price of
Richmond, Charles C. Briggs of Port
land James A. Kicker of Rockland,
Frederick o. Eaton of Rumford, district
deputy grand high priests; Rev. Ashley
A. Smith of Bangor. Rev. David L. Will
son of Belfast, Rev. Leroy w. Coons of
Augusta, chaplains; Clifford j. Pattee
of Belfast, Capt. of host; Allen l.. Win
slow of Lubec, grand principal sojourn-
err; Frank W. Richardson of Portland,
royal arch Capt; Albert L. Atkins of
Dexter, grand master third vail; Fred q.
Chalmers of Bangor, grand master sec
ond vail; John H. Lancaster of Skowhe-
gan, grand master first vail T. r. Chap
lin of Bangor, Silas B. Adams of Port
land, William E. Mann of Calais, stew
ards, Frank E. Sleeper of Sabattus,
grand lecturer; Warren 0. Carney of
Portland, grand sentinel.
Grand Master James H. Withereli of
Oakland presided at the meeting of the
grand council Royal and Select Masters,
in the afternoon. Fourteen of the 16
councils in the State were represented.
The report on returns showed 4,6l5 IN
members, gain of 145, with 305 candi-
dates and So deaths. The following
officers were elected: Frank J. Cole of
Bangor, grand master; Harry D. LARA
bee of Gardiner, D. G. M; De Forest H.
Perkins of Skowhegan, G. P. c. of W.;
Leander w. Forbes of Portland, grand
treasurer; Stephen Berry of Portland,
grand recorder. Rev. Ashley A. Smith
of Bangor was appointed grand chaplain.
Solar lodge of Bath, Sylvester H.
Rowland, master, conferred the third
degree in the presence OF the grand
lodge in the afternoon.
A telegram from President Taft was
received by N. Gratz Jackson of Bath,
saying: "Please extend to the grand
lodge of Maine, now assembled in annual
meeting, my fraternal greetings and
good wishes"
The meetings of the Maine Masonic
grand bodies concluded Thursday evening
with the annual banquet of the grano
commandery, Knights Templar.
The grand commandery had its annual
meeting in the afternoon. W. H. H.
Soule of Massachusetts, represented the
grand encampment. The grand COM
mander reported the membership to be
54l6 against 5317 last year, gain of SO.
st. Alban Commandery of Portland,
Thomas H. Anderson, commander, con-
ferred the order of Red Cross upon a
candidate before the grand commandery.
Officers were chosen as follows: Grand
commander, Albert H. Burroughs, West
brook; deputy grand commander, James
P. Hutchinson. Auburn; grand general
issimo, Charles W. Jones, Augusta;
grand captain general, Ralph w: Crock
EFT, Lewiston; grand senior warden, Ar
thur S. Littlefeld, Rockland; grand jun
Tor warden, Edmund B. Mallet, Free
port; grand prelate, Rev. James F. Al
bion, Portland; grand treasurer, Leander
| W. Forbes; Portland; grand recorder,
Stephen Berry, Portland. The COM
manderies were authorized to display