Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-07
Busy Time for the Odd Fellows

Busy In1e TOT inc OOo EeIIo"S
This week is an especially busy one
for the Odd Fellows and their wives
who are members of the Rebekah lodge.
Beginning Tuesday night with the Re-
meeting there are events each
evening until Friday night. At the ses-
sion Of the Rebekah officers were nom
mated for the ensuing year and the
following persons took the degree OF
the order: Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Tague, Miss Blanche Jewett, Miss Eva
Walker, Miss Eva Withee, Miss Gala
NJ. Kennedy and Miss Bessie Charles.
At the regular meeting of Carrabas-
sett Lodge which was held last night,
tho initiatory and first degrees were
conferred on class of candidates and
tonight the Patriarchal degree of the
Cantons will be conferred at the meet
ing Of Canton Somerset. Inspecting Of
ficer Major Ray E. Butler of Pitts
field will be present and banquet will
follow the work. Tomorrow one Of the
most jolly events Of the series will oc-
cur when the Odd Fellows and Rebek-
abs will tender a reception to Simeon
M. Sawyer. who has for SO years been
member of the I. O. Q. F. frater-
nifty. This gentleman who is of a most
genial temperament, united with Car
rabassett Lodge on the l4th of October,
1863. The lodge was instituted in 1S47.
and his father, Csgood Sawyer, was a
charter member and a past noble
grand Of the order, his picture being
one of the few portraits hanging on the
walls Of the lodge room at the present
time. Mr.. Sawyer, in whose honor the
event of tomorrow evening is being
planned, has passed through the chairs
in both the lodge and encampment
and is a member Of Somerset Canton.
He is also affiliated with the Rebekahs,
an organization in which his wife is
most helpful. When he Joined the or
der the lodge rooms were in the quar-
tiers over DR.. Dascombe's offices on
Madison avenue, and subsequently
they were in the building occupied by
Lucas Graf on Elm street, the hall
over the American Express Co., the
Coburn hall block and then to their
present location in the Griffin building.
The death Of Elai Letourneau who
passed away at the age Of sc on the
goth of November, has been recorded
at the office of the town clerk The last
son. Kenneth, to Frank and Mabel VAL
lier Dore.
Napoleon Roy, who with his wife
and four children has come from St.
Prosper, Canada, to establish their
home in East Madison, was in Show
hogan yesterday purchasing the neces-
sary articles to begin housekeeping. He
is to work in a factory there
Hon. Mark w. Pollard Of Scion was
a visitor in Skowhegan during the day
yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Monroe, who
have been living in North Jay, left
here yesterday following a visit with
Mrs. Monroe's sisters, for Haverhill,
the present.
The Town Improvement Society will
meet Friday afternoon in Library par
lors. Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth
will be in charge and the program will
give special attention to Community
music touching upon Christmas music
and carols.
Mrs. Charles Longfellow and daugh-
ter. Edith Of Malbon's Mills left yes
terday noon for Augusta where they
are to be the guests of c. Guy Long
fellow.
The Ladies' Mission Circle of the
First Baptist church will meet FRIDAY
afternoon at o'clock at the home OF
Mrs. George Thomson. There will be
a miscellaneous program.
Mrs. Joseph Weber Of Lewiston ar
rived Tuesday night. owing to the
critical condition of her father, Jeffer-
son Savage. whose condition still re-
mains very grave.
Fletcher. Cass