Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-18
GARDINER.
Institution of the Gardiner
Lodge, B. ?. 0. {.
.EIks from All Over State At
Tend Election Of Officers.
Edwin S. Lince!n Elected Exalted
Ruler--lhe Charter Naemnefs.

Fslks from many parts were present
Thursday evening, 1T the institution OF
Gardiner Lodge No. f293. =. p O. +.
The ceremony OF Institution took place
in the Coliseum and the new lodge in
This large fratorna order begins it's
history with q membership OF I3l. The
work of instituting the lodge was per-
formed BY District Deputy Grand Elk
alted Ruler j. W Mitchell .. Port
land. In the afternoon the members of
the new lodge gathered in the Goiise-
um and the preliminary affairs were
DISPATCHED. nj the evening, the dis
triet deputy with ,his grand suite in
stituted the lodge. The grand suite WAS
made up Of the following ~. w
Case, Rockland, past district deputy
as acting exalted ruler: George >. BIC
Carly Of Lewiston. acting grand es-
TEEN leading knight; George Nj. I(ay-
anaeEh of Lewiston, acting grand 10y
al knight; K. T.. Wallace, esteemed
leading knight of Portland Lodge, act
ing esteemed lecturing knight: John
r. WEIGH of Portland, acting grand
chaplain. Daniel +. Long, Lewiston,
acting grand ESQUIRE: Fred j. Simop-
ton. Jr.. past exalted ruler. Rocklafld
Lodge. acting. grand inner guard;
James Maxwell Portland. acting grand
ofganist: Will c. Atkins. past exalted
ruler. Augusta Lodge, acting grand
tyler.
The work of initiation was conducted
by Past Exalted Ruler Case. following
which came the election of officers
which resulted as follows: Exalted
Ruler, Edwin s. Lincoln; esteemed
leading knight. Sidney L. Danforth;
esteemed loyal knight. Alvah NJ. Neal;
esteemed lecturing knight William
A. r. Blagden; secretary, Fred 3. Lit
tlofeld: treasurer. Robert w. Perkins;
esquire, Austin Z l.. jerks: TYLER, VII
liam T. Pisrce; trustees. George Gray,
Fred w Files. Loring G. Ballard, The
officers were installed by District Dep
uty Grand Exalted Ruler Mitchell.
The following are those vino, Thurs
day evening. became charter members
OF Gardiner Lodge, No. 1898, B. P. Q.
f.:
E. s Lincoln, shoe dealer: &. w.
Jackson, druggist: W. o, Cobb, ply
stefan: A. Tasker elothier; q. c.
Bosworth. surveyors n. f. TrasN.
clothing salesman: s. d. Soule, super
intendent Water District: George
5. Williams, superintendent Central
Maine Power Co.; c. +. TtrreA, su-
perintendent shoe factory: j. ". Rob-
inson, bookkeeper; Howard w Groves.
tailor: Fred y. Boston, paper maker;
John ]. Preney. BARRIER; NJ. A. Gun
ningham, barber. j. II. Chase, chauf-
feur: Frank l.. Gray, grain and gro
ceries: b. p Larmb, physician; F.
\ nj tF l. level
lyn. foreman stitching room; Chas. i.
Bragdon. dentist: r. w Perkins.
cashier: Malcolm Chase. electrician:
w 7. Pierce. dentist. W. 4. Wood
grocery clerk: w. &. Buker yietuat-
Ter: r. H. Willis. optometrist; f. J.
Ward. clerk Power Co: George GRAY.
lumherman; II. II. Eldridge. painter.
NJ. J. Donovan. foreman: +. j. Turn>
er, foreman; +. b. Littiefield, attor
ney-at-law: John f. Cunningham.
county treasurer: Fred w. Wiley.
lumberman; f. L. McCausland, cor
poration treasurer. VIM. G.. Ellis, dep
uty bank commissioner; John W. Hill
bert. hotel clerk Harry b. Lawrence,
treasurer Lawrence Bros. CO.; Fred
w Files, superintendent paper mill:
Martin j. Burns. barber; Ralph Il:
Manson. grocer: Thomas w Condor
cigarmaker; f. II. Averill. dentist:
L. G. Ballard. manager American lee
Co: c. s. Harris. station agent NJ.
C. r. r.. George E. Barstow, bank
er; William \. T. Blagden, shoemak-
lie; c. f. Johnson, clerk paper COM
pany; Charles O. Shope, hookkeeper'
r. d. Simons. physician; William M.
Palmer. salesman cigars c. II. Doug
lass. hotel keeper; Alvah Nj. Neal
paper maker; a. b. Thompson, SUI
perintendent *, G. r. r.. Rob
ert Nivison, paper maker; William
liz. Titus. attorney -at-law: Sidney
L. Danforth. shoe maker Austin
| /. jerks. clerk confectionery store;
| viii c. Atkins. attorney-at-law; James
| w. Rafter. hardware dealer; Frank II.
| Woodbury., ieweler; a. j. Burns theatre;
| Lester \. Whitney, foreman fnishers;
| Y. b. Grant. insurance; Chas. 7. Allen,
| teacher: j. s Bradstreet, bond broker;
| w. B. Berry, travelling salesman; c. G,
| Brown, travelling salesman; Geo. b.
| Morse, cigar manufacturers; Benz. w.
| Partridge. clothier. X NJ Urquhart, tree
4 doctor; Freeman L. Clarke grocer; +.
/ Fl. Booker. assistant High school; Charles
4 Phoenix. ndfDGf. tTtp ~. AAoOi pen
| Ter Leland Wakefield, shoemaker; l.. II
| Conant. principal High school,. James 7.
| More, drug clerk; Guy w. Lawrence
| lumberman; Ben Partridge, Jr, clerk
/ william II. Keene, shoemaker; Frank
! Lehman, machinist William b. Lehman
maehinist; Keith Ryan, bond broAer' Da-
i vid Stew2rt Paper mn foreman; Fred r
! oieson. boss sawyer: L. l.. Winslow, con-
fectionel Ambrose G. Chase, Insurance
! william Nigison. papermaker; Thomas
L. Cusick shoe dealer; William +
smith, telephone manager Aimon 7.
Martin, travelling salesman; Ralph stone
shoemake-, John T. Ripley, shoemaker
Forfess w. l.anderhn, boss carpenter
) Andrew Leouasd. caapentes; El1,n A.
I.oiehtoa ciothier; .A8ah Il. Hayes. cor
dealei Fic cd II BAKER, eng ,neer Com. :
81 IA Co. George 5. Marley brlkemaa
N. G r. r.. John Stephenson. grocer.
With the last ceremony of institn-
tom, initiation, election ard instaiia-
tien ard When III" gtvai was haaied
q she gevsb made exalted rsler. TN
u4or nent FOR tha iasatutins Ct the
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