Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-28
N|NETY-SEvENTH
ANNIVERSARY
OF ODD FELLOWS

wick EntertalnS Large Delegd-
tions-B a n q u e and Royal
Purple Degree
Brunswick, Me-, April A.-casco En-
campment. No. 81, l. o. o. F., celebrated
the 9Th anniversary Of Odd Fellowship
ON Wednesday evening by entertaining
large delegations from Canton Worum-
bus and Petepscot Encampment of Au-
burn. Kennebec Valley Encampment OF
Richmond and Canton King of Bruins
wick. The grand patriarch. Archie l..
Lovitt of Bangor, and the grand high
priest, F. B. Peabody OF richmond, were
especial guests of honor.
It has been many years since Bruins
wick Odd Fellows have attempted as big
a celebration of any kind as this, and
Harris T. Rodick, the chairman of tho
anniversary committee, who was in gen.
eral charge, was showered with congrat-
ulations for the successful manner in
which every detail was carried out. Mr..
Rodick had anticipated every want and
from beginning to end the celebration
moved like clockwork. He was assisted
by Charles A. Randall, VIM. H. Mitchell,
Ralph W. Barnes, Clarence ]. Young,
Harry L. Snow and Clinton B. Pratt.
who were the other members of the an
niversary committee.
About Is members of Canton Wortm-
bus and Pejepscot Encampment came
from Auburn, having a special car on the
train reaching Brunswick at $40. They
were met at the station by the reception
committee, Samuel B. Kurdish. L. s. Hig-
gins and A. B. Tetford, and escorted to
Odd Fellows hall.
At o'clock a procession formed with
Harris T. Rodick as marshal. and headed
by st. Johns band marched up Maine
street to the Maine Central station to
meet the members of Kennebec Valley
Encampment who came from Richmond
on the train reaching here at rs. Owing
to the muddy condition of the street as
a result of the days rain, the marchers
were obliged to use the sidewalks. Fol-
lowing the band were the members of
Canton King and Canton Worumbus.
about 50 chevaliers being in line, and
behind them came nearly 150 members Of
Pejepscot and Casco Encampments. At
the station they were joined by 40 MEM
bers of Kennebec Valley Encampment,
after which the procession reformed and
countermarched down Maine street to
Odd Fellows hall.
The Banquet
A banquet was served upon their ar
rival at the hall. The banquet was In
charge of Clarence ]. Young and was
unusually attractive. 1t consisted Of roast
chicken, mashed potatoes. cabbage salad,
corn, cranberry sauce, olives, ice cream,
cake, fruit and cigars Plates were laid
for about go Immediately after the BAN
quet the drill squad of Canton Worurn-
bus, with Elmer w. Nickerson as drill
master. gave an exhibition. which was
one Of the finest drills ever put on for
Brunswick Odd Fellows. The members
of the squad were Elmer Smith. Edward
H. Leighton, Forest Dawes, William H.
Pike, Ernest Foss, Jesse Strout, j. w.
Miller, Charles kennison, ]. o. Wilson,
Leroy E. Tarr r. H. Upham and L. NJ.
Adams.
The Drill
The drill was followed by the Golden
class of - candidates by Pejepscot
Encampment The members Of the de-
gree staff were Arthur Alley, chief pa
triarch; C. L. Libby. senior warden;
W. L. Pratt, high priest; Henry Vos-
mus, junior warden; Leon S. Pratt,
guide: Harry Cole, first watch; H. B.
Adams, second watch; Blaine Guild,
third watch; Fred Cole. fourth watch:
Ira w. F'itz, first guard of tent; Ellis
Hathaway, second guard of tent 9th
ers assisting in the degree were John
E. Rollins, L. G. Weber, William Col
lisson, Harry E. Dillingham;, Fred A.
Chase, Charles Tinker, Henry Atkins,
John c. Campbell Joseph Webb, L. E.
Blaisdell and B. NJ. Oliver, c. A. Nor
rell was pianist.
Archie l.. Levitt, the grand patriarch,
then gave a FIVE minute talk on Odd
Fellowship having been introduced by
Hon. Edward w. Wheeler.
Royal Purple Degree
Twenty candidates presented them
selves for the Royal Purple degree,
which was exemplified by the degree
staff Of Kennebec aVlley encampment,
those having parts being as follows:
Frank A. Osborne, chief patriarch; ].
W. Randlette, senior warden; Ernest
Stewart, high priest; Edward Buker.
junior warden: F. 3. Peabody, guide;
Byron Ludwig, first watch; James
Robinson, second watch; Seth c. Wat
son, third watch: L. w. Alexander,
fourth watch; T. j. Southland, first
guard of tent; ]. F. Umberhind, second
guard of tent and James Averill z. l.
Jack, Walter Pinkham, Harold Libby,
E. r. Bowden, Samuel E. Meserve, E.
l. Rankins, Arthur Partridge. Edwin
Stewart, Moses Hanson, George W.
Thompson, Frank E. Preble. Everett
Kincaid, Edward Bullock. Morris Gla-
ser, H. c. Reed, Melville Leavitt,
James Meserve and Frank Reed.
Both degrees were put on in an i'm
pressive and beautiful mariner with
ritual work of high merit.