Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-25

on Water street, at two o'clock p. NJ. as
follows
Chief Marshal, Sir Knight W. 5.
Choate, Adiutant and Chief of Staff, Sir
Knight W. II. Williams.
Aids, Srs NJ. s. Campbell, f. +. South
John W. Berry and A. l.. McFadden.
National Home Band.
Trinity Commandery, En-. Sir. f. G.
Dudley, +. G.
Maine Commandery, NO /, Gardiner. En-.
Sir Thomas A. Jewett. +. c.
Grand Commander. William J. Landers
and staff.
Grand High Priest Seward :. Stearns
and staff.
Morning Star Lodge, No. Il, F. X \. NJ,
I.itchtield, Herbert NJ. Starbird, w. NJ.
Augusta Lodge. No. l4l, f. 4 A. NJ. j.
W. Emery, w. NJ.
Bethlehem Lodge, No. %. f. x A. NJ,
Albert T. Murphy, W. NJ.
Visiting Masons
Cushnoc Royal Arch Chapter, No. 43,
f. W. Ilaisted, II. T.
Jerusalem Royal Arch Chapter, No !,
American Cadet Band. Portland.
he Molay Commandery. NO. 10, Skowhe-
gan, En-. Sir r II. Anderson, f. g.
Waterville Band.
st. omer Commandery, 40. II. Water
vile, En-. Sir Warren 4. FhiIhrook, +. y.
The route OF march was down Water
street to Grove, down rove TO State to
the State House, countermarchsd 70 the
Augusta House where Grand MaStcr
Horace II. Burbank ana the officers Of
Grand Lodge of Maine. +. 4 y. NJ, Gov
ernor tleaVrs, staff and members Of the
executive council. Hon. James W. Brad
bury ana Trustees Of the I.ithgoW Libra
~, Hon. charles 4. Mliken, Mayor OF
Augusta and other distinguished guests
We're received ana assigned 70 positions
III the line. The march was resumed III
Western Ave. To >ewall. through Spwall
to Winthrop down Winthrop to the
Library building where the corner stone
was appropriately laid hy the Grand
Lodge officers ANA addresses We're dcliv-
cred hy Hon. James w, Bradbury ana
Hon. Leslie G. Cornish. Vt the conclusion
of the services At the Library the lines
We're reformed ANA marched down state
street to Green, down Green to Water.
down Water to the Tenn he where the
corner stone was laid with impressive
ceremonies, by the Grand Lodge. The
following list Of articles We're deposited
in the corner stone of the Temple.
History OF Bethlehem Lodge, History of
Augusta Lodge. Roll of membership OF
Bethlehem Lodge. Roll Of membership OF
Augusta Lodge, Roll of membership of
Cushnoc Chapter, Roll of membership
of Trinity Commandery, Grand Lodge
Report 1893, Grand Chapter Report 1873.
Grand Commandery Report 1893, Bylaws,
Bethlehem Lodge, History of Rose of
sharon Chapter, O. +. s, Maine state
Year Book 1S93-lS94 List of Augusta City
Government 1S94-lS.5, Register of Execu
tive department of the State of Maine
1S93-lA4 Annual Report of Augusta 1894,
Augusta School Report 1894, photograph
of workmen on foundation of Temple
1894. two photographs of old wooden
buildings occupying ground on which
stands the Masonic Temple. silver dollar
engraved on day Fort Sumter was fired
on. presented by Major Chisam. photo
graph of Architect John c. Spoford, en-
CRAVING OF Maine state insane ffOSpltal,
copies of Kennebec Journal, New Age
and Maine Farmer Of June II, 1894.
An eloquent and impressive address
was delivered by Grand Master Burbank
and an original poem by Rev. Sir J. F.
Leland. At the conclusion of the ser
vices the lines We're reformed and Trinity
Commandery escorted the visiting fra
tiers to MeOnan hall where sumptuous
banquet had been prepared; after the
banquet En-. Sir. $. W. Lane presided as
POSTMASTER and toasts We're presented
and responded to as follows:
The State of Maine .......
................ Hon. Henry b. cleaVes
The Grand Commandery'' ...........
.............E +. Sir VIM. J. Landers
The City of Augusta Mayor Mlliken
The Grand Lodge ................ :. :.
''The Press ........... Hon. j. f. Manley
The Fourth Decade, 1895 1905.
Trinity Commandery has entered
upon 4 period Of its history 50 well
known to all who are now living that
it is not necessary to dwell upon de-
tails. the men who were its Emil
n"nt commanders are the guarantee
If efficiency and success: Henry \.
Heath. rederick w. Plaisted J. f.
Kingsley. y. T. Murphy, J. f. Badger,
NJ. :. Campbell. W. S. Choate, W.
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