The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-06-25
SECRET SOCIETIES.

Bangor Pythians are already laying plans
for another great event next fall which will
equal il not exceed that Of June 18th.
The order Of Pilgrim Fathers will hold
meeting Monday evening. July 9Th. in Odd
Fellows hall. All members are requested to be
present a. matters Of business will come be-
fore the meeting.
A new lodge Of Knights Of Pythias was in
stituted at Unity last Tuesday evening by
Grand Chancellor Wilson Of Portland, and the
same evening Grand Vice Chancellor H. F
Sawyer instituted new lodge at vinalhaven.
The regular meeting of Canton PaIlas. p. NJ.
l. O. o. F., will be held Wednesday evening.
July 1st, when plans will be made for the trip
to Unity, where Field Day exercises will be
held on the Fourth Of July in which the Cam
ton will take part
Knights of Pythias day was observed in Ban
gor, June 18th. when hundreds of members of
that order assembled there from all over the
State for exemplifcation of degree work by
the team of the Peter Woodland Lodge of
Lynn, Mass. A parade and address by E. C.
Plummer of Bath, and degree work were feat
uree.
Tarratine Tribe of Red Men will confer the
Chiefs degree on one candidate next Monday
evening at their regular meeting and the annual
election of officers will follow. There will be
meetings on the first and third Mondays during
have postponed their annual visit to the
Tribe at vinahaven from the Fourth of July
to later date.
The Odd Fellows of this 10Th district will
hold field day at Windemere Park. Unity,
July 4th. There will be a parade in the MORN
ing and the Belfast and Watervile Cantons
will lead. Music will be furnished by an Odd
Fellows band. At noon there will be dinner,
with beans baked in the ground. Grand Mas
ter Ellery Bowden of Winterport will make an
address and for amusement there will be a
base ball game between the Unity and Belfast
Odd Fellows.
Primrose Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star. held their last meeting for the season in
Masonic Hall, Friday evening" June 18th. The
degrees were impressively conferred on three
candidates. the worthy matron, Mrs. Julia A.
Vickery, gave an interesting report of the
meeting of the Grand Chapter in Portland and
Mrs. Jessie c. Pattee reported in a most inter-
esting manner recent visits to two Massachu-
sets chapters. The beautiful ceremony of
Obligation Night was impressively carried out
by the officers. After the close of the meet
ing ice cream and cake were served in the
honuuof hol1 Tho fahloo uoro p1acod in fhA
form of star, and huge cake. in star shape,
with each point iced in appropriate colors,
formed the much admired centerpiece and was
afterward enjoyed by those at the tables.
Primrose Chapter has had pleasant and prof
liable year, and the fall meetings are already
looked forward to with pleasure.
Palestine Commandery, Knights Templar. in
full uniform, under command of Eminent Sir
Allen L. Curtis and headed by the Belfast
band, left the Asylum at 80 a. m. yesterday
and marched to McIntire's wharf at the foot
of Main street, where they embarked on the
steamer VIM. G. Butman, chartered for the
trip, for a pilgrimage to Rockland, as guests
for st. Johns Day of Ciaremont Commandery
of that city. Arriving at Rockland at 10 a. M
they assisted Claremunt in receiving Trinity
Commandery of Augusta, and joined in the
parade at II d. M, with Grand Generalissimo
Arthur S. Littlefeld of Rockland as Chief
Marshal. After the parade the uniforms were
laid aside and special cars took the three
Communicates to Oakland Park for shore
dinner, the ladies of Golden Rod Chapter, o. E.
s., serving. The afternoon was spent at the
park and on returning to the Temple supper
was served at 6 o'clock by the same ladies'. In
the evening all attended the Empire Theatre
to witness the farce "Am l a Mason?" Pales-
tine Commandery was scheduled to leave for
home on the steamer Butman soon after 8
o'clock and was due to arrive here about mid
night