The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-10-22
SECRET SOCIETIES.

There win be meeting Of Osceola Council,
D. Of p, Tuesday, Oct. 9th. All members are
earnestly requested to be present - matters
Of interest to the Council will be discussed.
Mrs. Jessie Sargent Pattee. District Deputy
Grand Matron Of the Eastern Star. returned
Friday from q tour of inspection which includ-
ed the chapters in Stockton Springs. Winter
port, Orland and Penobscot,
Herbert Mckinney of Portland, Grand Com
mander of the State of Maine Commandery,
U. 0. G. c. visited Belfast Commandery at its
first regular meeting Of the season. Oct. 18th.
by the Grand Commander and members Of the
local commandery.
The annual meeting of Corinthian Royal Arch
Chapter was held Tuesday evening and officers
were elected as follows: High Priest, Allen L.
Curtis; King. Frank E. Bramhall; Scribe, Orris
S. vickery; treasurer. Ralph D. Southworth;
secretary, Clifford ]. Pattee; Captain of the
Host, Morris L. Slugg; principal sojourner,
Lynwood B. Thompson. The M. M. M. degree
was worked.
AAc duAudl mcetluS O1 tu0 heDekdn AS
sembly of Maine was held in Portland October
10Th and officers were elected at the morning
session as follows: Virginia L. Holbrook of
Bangor advanced from vice president to pres-
dent. Elizabeth G. Kicker of Lisbon Falls was
elected vice. president. The other officers were
reelected. as follows: Warder, Hattie S. Rol-
Inns, Auburn; secretary, Grace E. Walton, Bel
fast; treasurer, Sarah A. Weymouth, Bidde-
ford, and she was also elected treasurer of the
Odd Fellows and Orphans fund.
The annual conclave of Palestine Command
cry, No. Ia, Knights Templar, was held We'd
nesday evening, Oct. 18th. The annual reports
were received and officers elected as follows:
Eminent commander, Morris l.. Slugg; Gener-
alissimo, Charles r. Coombs; captain general,
Dayton F. Stephenson; senior werden, Ralph
H. Howes; junior warden, T. F. Parker; prelate
Rev, Arthur A. Blair: treasurer, Frank R.
Woodcock; secretary, Clifford J. Pattee. The
appointed officers will be announced in season
for the installation, which will be later in the
season. The Red Cross degree was worked at
$50 before the regular business, and follow
the Temple and Malta were worked.
Wallace N. Price of Richmond. Grand High
Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of
Maine, has issued the following notice: "In ac-
cordance with the action of the Grand Chapter,
School of instruction will be held at Port
land, Friday, Oct. 80, 1914 at p. M, to be fol-
lowed by work in the evening on the M. Elk.
degree; also one at Rockland. in the afternoon
of Thurs day, Nov. 10Th, to be followed by in
spection in the evening. Instruction will be
secret work of the several degrees. 1t is ear
nestly desired that every High Priest, King
and Scribe in this jurisdiction, who can possi-
bly, do so, may attend one of these schools of
instruction. All Royal Arch Masons in good
standing are cordially invited to attend.
Every companion receiving one of these no.
tices is requested to notify Immediately the
council officers of his Chapter Of the date and
purpose of this meeting"
More than 1000 Odd Fellows from all over
this section of the State took part in the parade
which was fea ire of the Odd Fellows Jubi-
lee in Bangor, OF. 18th. Many officers of the
grand bodies were present, including Gen
Frederic W. Hinckley of Portland, command.
ing the Department of Maine, Patriarchs Mill.
tant, with his full staff: Sherman L. Berry Of
Watervile, grand patriarch of Grand Encamp.
ment; Ellery Bowden of winterport, grand
master of the Grand Lodge of Maine. and Miss
Vesta Whitten of Fairfield. president of the
Rebekah branch. with many of the othel
officers. The chief marshal of the parade was
Brig. G en- Charles M. Stewart of Bangor anc
it was headed by the I'd Regiment Band Of
Bangor. The firsi division was made up Of
lodges of Bangor, ,Oldtown, Milo, Unity, Skowhe
gan and Ashland. The Brewer band headed the
second division, with the Brewer, Castine, Her
mon, Orono, Bucksport, Winterport, Danforth
| Dover, Hampden and Woodfords lodges. The
third division was headed by the Lincoln band
with the Lincolnlodge and an automobile sec
ton with nearly so cars, many of them deco
rated. The parade ended at the Bangor Audi
torium, where the degree of Chivalry wal
conferred on number of candidates by Gen
Hinckley and staff. A public drill by Cantor
Bangor followed and was witnessed by an i'm
mense crowd. At night, in the auditorium, thu
degree team If Fraternity Lodge of Wood
fords conferred the scarlet degree on larg'
class of candidates. About 100 members ant
an orchestra participated. At the same TIM
in City Hall the Rebekah degree was conferred
on large class of candidates by the team o
Winonah Lodge of Bangor. Messrs. Maurice
W. Lord. John Tweedie, Walter J. Roberts
| Arthur R. Murch and Herbert o. Brier o
Waldo Lodge, Belfast, attended.
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