The Republican journal., 1917-04-19
SECRET SOCIETIES.

Primrose Chapter,O. E. S.. will have a mems
supper tomorrow. Friday, at 6 80 p. m. In the
evening there will be work on large number
of candidates byMrs. Emma Dickens of Cam
den, Grand Matron, and DR.. o. S. Vickery
Grand Patron.
At the meeting of Primrose Chapter, O. E.
s., tomorrow. Friday, evening q mems supper
will be served under the direction of Ralph H.
Howes. chairman, assisted by Charles R.
Coombs. Orlando E. Frost. Eugene L. Cook
Elon B. Gilchrest and Sewyn Thompson.
The annual inspection of Palestine Com
mandery, Knights TempIar. took place We'd
nesday evening, April l1th. under the direc-
tion of DR.. j. Frederick Hill of Watervile,
Grand Generalissimo and Rev. David L. Will
son of Bath, Grand Warder. banquet was
served at 6 p. M, under the direction of Emil
nent Sir Ralph H. Howes. The order of the
Temple was conferred. About 60 Knights
were present.
King Solomon's Council was inspected last
Friday by Wilmer ]. Dorman. Grand Master of
the Grand Council of Maine, R. and S. M The
session opened at 4.30 p. M, when the Royal
and Select Master degrees were worked. At
$50 p m banquet was served by members
of Primrose Chapter. O. E. S. Later the
Super Excellent degree was worked by the
beautiful new ritual. There was large at
tendance, including nine from Searsport. Rev.
David l.. Wilson of Bath. a former member of
this council, was present.
10 Of he ofa of Tor
ratlne Tribe of Red Men took place at their
hall last Monday evening with good at
tendance. a banquet following the exercises.
The installing officer was Herbert b. Seal of
Portland, Great Chief of Records of the Great
Council of Maine, and the reports that he gave
of this Tribe were indeed most excellent. Re-
ports and everything pertaining to the order
all tended to show the excellent standing of
the Tribe. He was assisted in the installation
by Past Sachem Henry B. Wescott and Past
S4chem William M. Estes. The officers who
were raised up were, Prophet, Lincoln Clark;
sachem, Milton I. Heaiey; senior sycamore,
John G. Harmon; Chief of Records and collec-
tor of wampum, Orrin j. Dickey; Keeper of
wampum, Edwin Perkins; warriors, William
M. Estes. Arthur Robbins, Arthur Dinsmore,
and John Frazier; guard of wigwam. Thomas
Flannsgan; guard of forest, W. ]. Nickerson.
Seaside Chapter, o. E. s., of Camden tender
ed a reception last Thursday evening to Mrs,
Emma c. Dickens. grand matron of the Grand
Chapter of Maine. and there was large at.
tendance. Music was furnished by the ladies'
trio orchestra of Bangor, and Ray mond Green
of Rockland was soloist. The following were
grand patron of the Grand Chapter of Maine;
Miss Bertha Clason. grand matron of Seaside
Chapter; DR.. M. B. Long, grand patron of Sea-
side Chapter; Mrs. Emma Tobin Dickens grand
matron of Grand Chapter of Maine; Mrs Laura
Ritterbush, grand marshal of the Grand Chap
ter of Maine; Past Grand Patron A. H. New
bert of Rockland; Past Grand Matron Edith A.
rLenfest of Thomaston and District Deputies
A. L. Watts of Thomaston and Anna Coombs of
Isiesboro. In behalf OF Seaside Chapter, Dr.
M. b. Long presented Mrs. Dickens with a
hands ONE tourmaline ring. and the grand Sc
cretary, unable to be present, sent her beauti
full bouquet Of carnations. Cake and sherbet
were served in the banquet hall. The event
was a most pleasant one and will long be
remembered by Mrs. Dickens, who mas SO faith
fully and ably filled her office during the past
year Nineteen chapters were represented.
Great credit is due Past Matron Mrs. Inez S.
Crosby. chairman of the reception committee,
for her untiring efforts in making .he event
one of the most pleasant and esstul of the
Season.