Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-01-19
X. CONVENTION.


Gathering Here February ~.
Tho district convention OF knights oil
,r,biss to be held In this city February
:, r,omises to be not only one Of the mos,
,-,ror,ant events OF Ito kind In this city,
~, an event OF Statewide prominence.
w,,b the presence Of the supreme
CHANCELLOR. Hon. Brig y. Young, OF Ada,
n Past Supreme Chancellor George w.
hanson. OF Calais; Grand Chancellor
aorard r. sawyer. OF Bangor, and othor
r,ominent Pythians from the grand and
.,oreme lodges, the talent will be OF
rotable excellence.
Another guest OF honor whose letter Of
.cceptance has Just been received Is Hon.
Hugh II. Mcclellan. grand chancellor Of
the Knights OF Pythias OF the Maritime
proy,dences. he will be accompanied by
number OF prominent Canadian
pvthians. Mr.. Mcclellan will extend the
GREETINGS OF the Canadian Pythians to
Supreme Grand Chancellor Young.
several additional features are now
heins planned, which will greatly in
c,s,.e the interest in this event. gu
nrcme Chancellor Young comes from his
xork in the western states to make his
only visit In Maine at this convention in
Ellsworth. lie Ii an orator OF note, and
will speak at the convention and In the
evening.
The convention will be called to order
4. o'clock by Judge b. r. Clark, OF Bar
Hsrbor, chairman OF the convention CON-
u.,tee. Judge Clark will make q brief
address, after which he will introduce
tie officers OF Donaqua lodge who viii
cen in the rank OF knight. The address
Of welcome will be delivered by Roy G.
Haines. chancellor commander OF Donaqua
lodge and deputy grand chancellor Of the
district. The response will be by Clarence
A. Richards, grand vice-chanceilor, Of
Dsmariscoita.
1t 4. planned to have one OF the ranks
eremplihed in > proper manner. A ban
auet will be served Ut $50 o'clock. The
banquet hall at Odd Fellows hsIl, the
Unitarian vcstry ana probably the Bap-
It's, yestry will be used for this purpose.
The evening program will consist OF con-
cert, an address by the supreme chancellor
and bail.
Ellsworth people who are prepared to
entertain visiting knights and their ladies
over night. or who can furnish rooms,
should notify Roy e. Haines at once as to
the number they can accommodate and
the price per room or per person.
committee on city welcome has been
appointed, and will shortly organize plans
fer me display OF welcome signs in the
business section and to make such other
plans as may serve for dignified and loyal
welcome.
The officers OF the convention are y. T..
Clark, Bar Harbor, chairman; l.. {. Hale,
Sullivan, vicc-chairman; Il. {. Osgood,
Ellsso treasurer, Roy c. Haines, Ellis
worth, secretary.
Tho committees In charge Of the con-
Seu,ion are as follows, the address OF local
members being omitted
Banquet Charles II. Leland, Charles c.
Knowlton. Roy c. Haines, George NJ.
Campbell ana Henry Saunders, Bluehiii.
Equipment X. +. Cunningham, A. d.
stuart, J. Il. Clark, J. A. Lord, and Il. L.
Seal Harbor.
Reception OF visitors Kew. John W.
Tickle, @. N. worden, q. {. Person, Z. c.
0sgood.
City weicome-E. r. Robinson, IT,, w.
J. Clark, ir., H.w. Morsng, Il. 3. Higgins.
Program Roy c. Haines. q. b. Higgins,
Bar harbor, J. Is. Havey, Sullivan.
Convention music- NJ. l.. Scott, II. +.
Hopkins, W. J. Clark, tr.
Decorations Roy Z. Haines, b. 7.
sowle, b. 4. Clark, Bar Harbor, J. W.
Scott, Sullivan.
Printing +. l. Foster, Bar Harbor,
Z. J. Brown, J. 7. Siivey.
Pythisn hail - Marshal, q. c. Pierson;
aids, II. b. Estey, @. N. Campbell, r.
Smith, e. r. Robinson, IT,, Cecil
Osgood, Biuehill; t. Z. Hale, Sullivan;
Ismes Shea, Bar Harbor; J. w. Noonsn,
Prospect Hsrbor; +. II. Macomber. Seal
Hartor; T.. c. smaliidge, Sedg wick;
i. w. Rumill, West fremont.
kentuskeag lodge, OF Bangor, has
guaranteed to send at least 100 dele gates
70 the convention, thus securing Q special
Pain to leave Bangor about noon and re-
Turn to Bangor after the ball. Special
MES have tuasu ~, panriar trains