Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-29

asrd degree at Chicago Sept 18th.
1914. He was commander of st. Omar
commandery 1880. 1898 ana
1928. For five years he wa: master
of Encth chapter of the Rose Croix oe-
gree at Augusta. He was grand com
mander of the knights Templar or
Maine 10000. grand warder OF the
Grand encampment of North America
1907. Grand Sword Bearer 1910, Grand
Standard Bearer 1918.
AS a business man, DR.. Thayer has
been very successful. He was the first
president of the old Waterville Trust
company, president of the Sawyer
Publishing Co. and CT the RiverVlew
Worsted mill and a director of the W.
o. & Il. Ry co. He also has had other
large business interests IN, the city. He
served in the State Militia as assist
ant surgeon and surgeon of the I'd
Regiment, medical director of the LIST
Brigade and surgeon general on the
staff of Governor Henry B. Cleaves.
The splendid block now owned by
the Waterville Masonic Association
was presented to the association by
DR.. Thayer and the houses in Thayer
court, which were owned by him, have
been presented to Coburn Classical In
stitute. At the last commencement of
Colby College he was given the honor
airy degree of Doctor of Science.
DR.. Thayer now lives at ia N'";r
street. The house in which he was born
loved and respected by all who know
him, which includes practically every
one who lives in the city of Water
Vile and many hundreds beyond its
borders.
The following were present at the
banquet:
Waterville: Dr. Q. E. Ames. F. j.
Arnold, ESQ. f. X. Atwood ESQ. Or.
c. G. AveriN y. r. 3arrows. ESQ
Hon. NJ. f. Bartlett. Hon F. f.. Booth
by. Geo. X. Bouteln. ESQ. John II.
Burleieh, ESQ. Fred w. Clair. ESQ.
Horace J. Cook. ESQ, VIM. H. Cook.
Esq. DR. y. b. Cragir. DR.. T.. a. DAT
~. Hon. Cyrus w. Davis. Harvev D.
Eaton. ESQ. John 3. Friel. Esq. Hon
VIM. r. Haines. DR.. II. r. Hardy A.
3. Hall. ESQ, Geo D. Hearty. ESQ.
DR.. Frederick 7. Hill. DR. j. Frederick
Hill W. a. Facer. Esq. Hon. Chas.
F. johnson. W. J. Lanigan. ESQ. Hon
O. A. Meader, Rev. F. L. Phalen.
Frank w. Noble. ESQ. Hon. Warren
c. Philhroo'I. Hon. Frank RedinGton,
! DR.. r. L. REYNOLDS. Hon. Chas NJ.
Richardson. Dr. c. G. Rancourt Pres.
A. !. Roberts. Frank w. Smith. ESQ,
0. G. Springfield. Esq, L. E. Thayer.
Esq. L. O. Tebbetts. Geo E. Vose,
Esq. f. c. Wardwell. Esq. Harry
Weber. Esq. j. Howard WEIGH. Esq.
Augusta: DR.. S. J. Beach Judge San
ford L. Fogg. Dr.. w. H. Harris. Chas.
| w. Jones. Esq. DR.. A. H. Sturtevant,
DIR. O. w Turner, Walter S Wyman.
ESQ.
Gardiner: Hon. A. M. Spear.
Lewiston: Ralph W. Crockett. Esq.
Or. a. S. Andrews.
Portland: DR.. E. G. Abbott, Thorn
as Anderson, Esq, Dr. c. w. Bray, Dr.
| W. l.. Cousins Charles B. Davis Esq,
c. J. harrington, Esq. DR.. Stanwood
Fisher Dr.. E. e. Holt. DR.. f. z. Holt,
Jr., VIM. y. Howe, Esq, Thomas Nc
Donald. Esq, Franklin r. Redlon, Esq,
DR.. Addison Thayer, DR.. John Thomp-
son.
Bangor: DR.. Elmer E. Brown, DR..
W. G. Mason, Dr.. D. A. Robinson.
Skowhegan: Frank w. Bucknam,
ESQ, DR.. l.. A. Dascombe, George W.
Cover, Esq. Walter p Ordway, Esq,
DR.. George E. Young, Col. Albert c.
Blunt.
F'recport: Edmund B. Mallett Esq.
/ Hallowcll: Hon. Fred Emery
Beane.
Thomaston: E. X. Leighton, Esq.
/ Houlton: DR.. F. Fl. Jackson.
Pittsfeld: DIR. E. A. Porter.
Fairfield; DR., f. J. Robinson. DR..
+. L. Tozier DR.. John Shaw.
/ Oakland: DR. Y. c. Totman George
/ +. Winnegar, Esq.
Auburn: DR.. John Sturgis.
Winslow: + Charles E. Warren. Esq.
/ Brunswick, Edward Wheeler, Esq.