The Republican journal., 1912-10-24
Odd Fellows and Rebekdhs.
Meeting of the State Organizations in Ban
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Meeting of the State Organizations in Ban
The 10Th annual session of the Re.
bekah Assembly of Maine opened in CITY
Hall, Bangor, Tuesday morning, Oct.
18th, with large attendance, the presl-
dent, Frances Homer of Bucksport. in
the chair She gave her annual address.
followed by an address of welcome by
Ella L. Irvine of Orono, with responses
by Miss Vesta Written of Fairfield,
Reports were made by Mrs. Annie M.
Young of Calais, vice president; Miss
Vesta Written, warden; Grace E. Wal
ton OF Belfast, secretary; Carrie E.
Pierce OF Old Town, treasurer, and Leon
S. Merrill and Frank B. Merrill, grand
representatives. At the afternoon ses-
sion Grand Sire Keller and Mrs. Keller
OF San Antonio, Tex, were introduced.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows: Annie M. Young, Calais, presi-
dent; Vesta M. Written, Fairfield, vice
president; Virginia L. Holbrook, Ban
gor, warden; Grace E. Walton, Belfast,
secretary; Sarah A Weymouth, Bidde-
ford, treasurer.
Grand Sire C. A. Keller was the guest
of honor at banquet in the evening.
The 18th annual session of the Grand
Lodge of Marie, l. O. o. F., opened in
City Hall, Bangor, Wednesday, Oct.
10th, with Grand Master Charles B.
jackson of Portland presiding. In his
address he paid high tribute to Bangor
for its rapid recovery from the effects of
the great fire OF 1911, and to the local
Odd Fellows, who lost everything, but
have recently acquired handsome new
building.
Maine now has 152 lodges with an
average membership of ITO and an aver
age fund of $1,000 per lodge.
Mrs. Frances C. Homer of Bucksport,
special deputy president, reported that
l400 candidates had been initiated to the
Rebekah degree. William w. Cutter of
Westbrook, grand secretary, reported
the total membership in the State to be
rs, 447, gain of 245 in the year, and the
total funds of the lodges to be 1864, 1854.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: Louis E. Flanders, Auburn,
grand master; Ellery Bowden, Winter
port, deputy grand master; Henry Reid
Augusta, grand warden; w. E. Plum
mer, Portland, grand treasurer; W. W.
Cutter, Westbrook, grand secretary;
Charles E. Jackson, Portland, grand
representative for one year.
The new grand master is an Auburn
business man, ex-Alderman, an Odd
Fellow since 1899 and an officer in the
Grand Lodge for six years. He is also a
32d degree Manson.
Officers were installed at the after
noon session, followed by routine bust
ness and an address by the grand sire of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge, C. A. Keller
of San Antonio, Tex.
At meeting of the Past Grands'
Association officers were elected as fol-
lows: Reuel Robinson, Camden, president;
George E. Kenworthy, Portland, vice
president; William W. Cutter, West
brook, secretary; William E. Plummer,
Portland, treasurer.
In the evening City Hall was crowded
at reception rendered to Grand Sire
and Mrs. Keller, who were escorted to
the hall by Canton Bangor, Patriarchs
Militant, in command of Brig. Gen.
Charles M. Stewart, and the Bangor
Band. Addresses were made by Grand
Sire Keller, Grand Master Roberts,
Grand Instructor Weber of Massachu-
sets, Grand Sec. Frank L. Way of New
Hampshire and Hon. Alfred S. Kimball
of Norway. Refreshments were served.
The 6Sth annual session of the Grand
Encampment of the Maine l. 0. 0. F.
opened in City Hall, Bangor, Thursday
morning, Oct. 18th, Isaiah Il. Eden of
Brunswick presiding. After his annual
address reports followed from Willis E.
Parsons of Foxcroft, high priest; Clar-
ence e Frost of Pittstield, senior war
den, and Sherman L. Berry of Water
vile, junior warden.
In the report of William E. Plummer
of Portland. grand scribe, the number
of encampments in Maine was given as
SO, with total membership of 5,202, a
gain of 1854 in the past year. The amount
of invested funds is $50,
Reports were made by Albro E. Chase
of Portland, grand treasurer, and by
Alfred S. Kimball of Norway and Reue
Robinson of Camden, grand representa-
tives.
The election of officers resulted as fol
lows: Willis E. Parsons, Foxcroft, Crane
patriarch; Clarence E. Frost, Pittsfeld,
high priest; William E. Plummer, Port.
land, scribe; Abr E. Chase, Portland,
treasurer; Sherman L. Berry, Water.
vile, senior warden; Charles E. Jack.
son, Portland, junior warden.
The grand patriarch-elect is lawyer,
direct descendant of Gov. William
Bradford, and has served in both branches
of the Maine Legislature and for some
time as member of the Republican State
Committee. He is also Knight TEN
plar and Shriner
The session adjourned at noon.