Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-17
U. 0. G. c. SUPREME
COM MANDERY IN
annual SESSION
Officers and Representatives
from All Parts of the COun-
try in Attendance

Portland, Me-, May 16.-The prelim-
mary sessions of the Supreme Com
mandery, United Order Of the Golden
Cross were commenced this afternoon
in the State of Maine room at the
Falmouth Hotel, where headquarters
have been established. This morning
there were several committee meetings
to make preliminary arrangements for
the sessions which will continue for
two days or more. The session is a
special one and there is much bust
ness of Importance to be considered
Delegates are present for number
of the states in which the order has
large membership and not a few are
accompanied by their families.
Reception rendered
This evening there was a reception
to the officers at the Pythian Temple
and the local communicates have done
much to make the occasion a success.
Hon. Joseph r. Burlingame of Prov
idence, r. L.. will preside at the SEES
sion. He has been supreme comman-
der for a considerable time and has
been unusually prominent in the af-
fairs of Rhode Island and had the dis
tinction of being the speaker of that
body for period of six years. He is
man of undisputed executive ability
and is a power in the order and con-
versant with financial affairs of the
fraternal orders throughout the coun-
try.
Other Officers
Other officers of the Supreme Com
mandery in Portland to take part in
the proceedings are: Nora Pelleter,
V. S. c., 1888 Union avenue Chicago
ILL.,; John c. Stewart, M. D., S M D.,
York Village, Me-; Mary f. Cakes, S.
p. Park Vale, Allstcn, Mass; w. r.
Cooper, S. X. R., Knoxville, Tenn; f.
w. Rauskolb. S. r., 103 Arch street
Boston, Mass; Wilbur H. Powers, S.
A., 209 Washington street, Boston,
Mass; E. NJ. Sasvil, S. H., Admission,
Ala; Eva Hoss, S. w. l. G., Indian
apolis, Ind; Wilmot Dunn, S. w. o.
G., Nashville, Tenn: Flora E, Haskell,
P. S. c.. Lewiston, Me.
Supreme Trustees-Herbert McKen-
ney, Portland, Me-: George A. John
son, Everett, Mass.
Committee on State of the Order
0. r. Thompson, Montgomery, Ala
Committee on Laws, Appeals and
Grievances-H L. Boutwell,, 209 Wash
ington street. Boston. Mass. Charles
II. Bartlett, Boston, Mass. Herbert w.
Adams, Hartford, Conn.
Representatives
Alabama-A. A. Williams Florence:
E. NJ. Sasvil. Admission.
Connecticut-Wil A. Dobscn.
Windsor, r. F. D. 313; Georgia A.
Adams, 43 Summer street, Hartford;
c. d. Sharpe, Putnam
District of Columbia-Mary A. Dow,
EGO Eastern avenue, Washington: J
II. A. Fowler, 745 Quebec street, Wash
ington
Indiana: George A. Roach, Indiana
polls; Anna +. Bettman, Jeffersonville.
Kentucky: D. A. Brooks, Sturgis; All
f. Young. Paducah
Maine: w. II. Douglas, Lisbon Fails:
George R. Bowley, Sanford: Eugene
Harrington, Rockland; Clara ]. Lom-
bard, South Portland; ]. Walter
Leighton, Gardiner
MASSACHUSETTS,. JOnn r. Luther. 15J
Elmwood Rd., Swampscott; Hector
Trumbull. 466 Beacon street, Lowell.
Annie b. p. Goss, 63 Nestrv street. Ha =
Verhill: Fannie A. Rauskolb. AZ Court
Medford; Helen Kelley, 2O9 Washing
ton street; Edmund p. Durant, War
rem; Frank r. Calder. 25 Trowbridge
street, Arlington; Walter Powers, 2O9
Washington street. Boston; Katherine
B. Miller Il Conway street, Green
field.
New Hampshire: Elmer f. Hill. Mil
ford; Arthur p. Dickey, 1881 Newbury
street. Boston. Mass
New York: Chas. Knapp, 1877 Sedge-
wick avenue; Therese l. Knapp, 1887
Sedgewick avenue.
Rhode Island: Allen A. Fowler
Woonsocket; Samuel G. Webster 70
High street, Westerly.
Tennessee: ]. d. Mckenzie, Nash
vile; S. T. Hoyle. oS7 Luttrell street.
Knoxville: ]. J. E. Johnsonius, Paris
Representative District: May L.
Pelletier, 1858 Union avenue, Chicago
III.