Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-25
St. Alban Commandery, No. 8.

tblIll.ldll'itlN 'lt lt''IutSt Nt'o Sioiie'
lay thlrty-four Sir knights.
The GIspensatien vas granted Janu-
AIRY i. 1866 ana The first meeting UNI
der dispensation >,a> held January 8
Of the same YEAR With Josiah H.
Drummund a. Eminent Commander.
Marquis F. King. 'irneralssimo, John
v. Perkins. Captain General, Charles
NJ. Rice, Senior Warden, William Ross.
.ir., Junior Warden, Moses Dodge.
I'relate. Frederic X t"N. Treasurer. ana
William l.. Preble. Recorder
The Reasons u the petitioners for a
new c"mmand"rl a. not appear az a
matter Of record. ana all that can be
said is that there was a feeling that
il was for the best interests IF Templar
Masonry. ANA that the petitioners We're
= class of men whose nigh standing i'll
Masonic circles Rendered them compe-
tent - maxi. The ull .oltaitiu4 an Un-
uuaI.,i"d success.
Trv fIrS, ne-tin- iur M"lk was held
Jam uA l.. 1866. when TIA" Red cross
Was conferred upon Companion \
Lows foX. Sir ku.4ht i-nx WAS ii. ,
tu. tirSt L. receive tn, order nt the
IT,. PIE. February ]. >"6 ana The on
o,r # Malta, March - 1866, ais" tn"
Gl.-t momhe! IT, sian tnr hy-laWS. after
thr ,hrt"r mcmhtr~. There are thru"
,ItIter members liNn4. viz Sylvan
Shurlen and Thomas f. Lamb IF
Portland. ANA William Ross Jr., II
I'hil. delphia The nrNt Oldest 81
l\Ml4It il ~. Augustus r. ThaNtr ot
I'urtl ind. WHO still attends the con-
claN,~ Of the CommuulorN
Under dispensatinn. the Commando
era held fifteen cnncluNeS. ana thirty
four candidates received the orders IF
i\niehthnud. May :. 1866. d charter
was granted ~ The ihlrtl -iutu pet.-
TONERS for the disponsation with the
addition If RIlht t.min ut Sir Timothy
" Murray Who was Grand Commander
uf the Grand ''ommnHGcry Of Mtin" a.
jh. time the dl>penS;lIun Mt granted
thus making the charter fist Thirty
.Nr
pn til, same date. II. .Alnnn C"N.-
manderl was constituted IN the Of
i.,rr> ii the Grand tommandetl uf
Maine who had met in Annual con-
Crave on that day The officers IM-
stalled for III. ensuing year were tie
same a. those acting under dispvn~t-
'i'I. nv lIl.-l SCI ~ ~ -lti w. WIZ
adopted Arm ~ l>iG ana was al
r"Ned May :. 1866.
July +. 1866. ANA December ~, l>,o.
tn" Masonic quarters Wol" DESTROYED
" fire: ON both occasions. tiny COM
handrry lost everything except liz
charter ANA Records.
August ~. 1866. i dlspenSatI"n WAS
granted. ana. rs Invitation "f Brad
foid t"mmandcrY Of Hlddet"rd, -.
Al''"n t"mmanderN held special
c"n"laNe al l:iddef"ri ami worked all
Il" orders "f knishth""d.
~" frst mention Of costumes an
Tears on TN" records of AUGUST \. l>''..
When It Was voted that tn" Sir kniGht~
Sh"llld "GElr themselves with lrGu-
l"'l"h costume; although the c"stum"
Is not described IN the records. N'i = j.
Nh"Wh mat II Whs what - called tht
wv INT" ti"4alIt. Tn" trs; appear
'tnr" IN pHhIlc IN fult Iemplar c"StHM"
was May = I>">- WA"h srNr";>->iN
members, with In" Portland I;tn". IS
'"fl"d inc GRAND l-"d4" "f Mhlil" On
we occasion 81 I'\lnS II" conversion"
~ i'' new i"N' ''liI'' ana "9ft
li'"S' i'"i!''lhI. / u" cay N"s SHOW
ti\' "it'' lh" "li iA''H""fN In~t e. "red
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