The Republican journal., 1914-12-31
SECRET SOCIETIES.

The officers of Penobscot Encampment, l. o.
o. F., will be installed Tuesday evening, Jan.
5th, by District Deputy E. F. Littletield and
staff. A banquet wi IL be served following the
installation.
The officers of Tarratine Tribe of Red Men
will be installed Monday evening. Jan. 11th, by
District Deputy Great Sachem Edwin S..
Perkins of this city. There will be supper
following and the occasion will be made a
pleasant one.
The officers of Antioch chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, Unity, were installed last week
manner. After the installation all went to the
dining room, where bounteous supper was
served, after which social was enjoyed by all
Anumber of visitors were present.
The United Order of the Golden Cross will
hold special meeting this Thursday, evening
to watch the old year out and the new year in.
A special musical program will be given and
following the business meeting an open meet
ing will be held. A lunch of sandwiches and
coffee will be served at IL o'clock.
.
NJ, l. o. o. F., will be installed Thursday
evening, Jan. 7th, by Past Captain E. F. Little
field. Dancing will follow, with an informal
program. The installation will be public to
Odd Fellows of the various branches, the
Rebekahs, their wives and hus bands, and other
invited guests.
Unity Encampment, No. 81. Unity, conferred
the Patriarchal and the Golden Rule degrees
upon two candidates at their annual meeting
and elected officers follows: C. M. Rey-
nolds, chief patriarch; W. L. Fairbanks, senior
warden; ]. K. Kidder, high priest; J. C. Grant,
junior warden; F. M. Fairbanks, scribe; C. H.
Mitchell, treasurer. Refreshments were serv-
ed and a good time was enjoyed by all.
Col. Arthur Macarthur, grand master of the
grand encampment. Knights Templar of the
United States, died suddenly of apoplexy.
Dec. 27th, at his home in Troy N, Y, at the
age of GA years. He was found dead on a
couch in his room by his daughter upon her re-
turn from church Col. Macarthur was the
editor and proprietor of the Troy Northern
Budget and was widely known as newspaper
man, He was elected grand master of the
grand encampment at Denver, Col, in 1918.
He had been Mason since 1872.
The officers of Howard Lodge, F. & A. NJ, of
Winterport, were installed Dec. 18th by Dis
trict Deputy Moore of Hampden, as follows:
Worshipful master. E. L. Young; senior war;
den, W. P. Tripp; junior warden, W. A. Cowan;
treasurer. Lewis Atwood secretary, J. H. Ba-
ker; deacons, Ellery Bowden and Frank Bragg;
stewards. Walter Atwood and Frank Mccain
bridge; marshal, J. D. Glidden; chaplain. A. j.
Lockhart; tyler, W. R. Fernald. There was a
program after the installation, consisting of
selections by quartet composed of Mrs. C. R.
Hill, Mrs. W. A. Archer. Joshua Treat and
Frank Knowles; piano duet by Mrs E. P.
Goodrich and Miss Louise Eveletb; readings by
Rev. A. J. Lockhart and W. H. Lord and seIec-
tions on the victrola. After the exercises a
delicious supper was served by committee of
ladies whose ability in that direction is well
known. The menu consisted of chicken pies,
baked chicken, mashed potato, rolls, cranberry
sauce, cakes. pies, coffee, fl uit, etc. The ban
quet hall was adorned with ropes OF green and
Christmas bells and the centerpieces on the
tables were tiny decorated Christmas trees.