The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-01-22
Secret Societies

| Samuel Adams attended a combined
installation at Bangor Friday evening,
Jan. 16, when the officers of five l. o. O.
+. Encampments, Katahdin of Bangor,
Old Town of Old Town, Bucksport of
Bucksport, Schuyler Colfax of Brewer,
Hermon of Hermon, comprising distri- t
No. IL, were installed. The board of
grand officers were present and conducted
the exercises as follows: DR.. j. H. Patten,
Grand Patriarch, of Bar Harbor; Samuel
Adams, Grand High Priest, of Belfast;
DR.. j. H. Toward, Grand Senior Warden,
of Waterville; w. E. Plummer, Grand
Scribe. of Portland; DR. E. P. Blanchard,
Grand Junior Warden of Portland; w. H.
Carter, Grand Marshal, of Bar Harbor.
Addresses by the grand officers followed
the ceremony. There were large dele
cations from all of the encampments.
The meeting was arranged by Herbert w.
Rowe, D. D. G. P, of Bangor. A fine
supper was served at $50 O'Clock, prior
to the exercises. The Encampment, as
we'll as the other branches of the order,
is in a very active and prosperous con-
dition
The officers of Waldo Lodge and Aur-
ora Rebekah Lodge, l. o. o. F., were
publicly installed Tuesday evening, Jan.
18th, by Austin j. Fernald, D. D. G. NJ,
and Mrs. Clara M. Mussey, D. D. P. of
Unity, assisted by Samuel Adams and
Mrs. Jennie M. Frost of Unity as D. D.
G. Marshals; w. X. Keene and Mrs. An
ME R. bennett as D. D. G. Wardens;
Maurice w. Lord and Mrs. Bertha C.
Keene, as D. D. G. Sec; R. F. Dunton
and Mrs. Ina X. Fogg as D. D. G. Treas. +;
B. B. Greenlaw and Miss Isabel CHM as
D. D. G. Chaplain; j. X. bennett and
Mrs. Gertrude Bowker as D. D. G. Guar
dian. A new joint installation ceremony
was used for the first time with marked
success, the speaking parts being divided
between the two sets of installing Off
GERS; the floor work was attractive and
the combined installation occupied less
time than one under the former method.
Solos by Miss Katherine Brier and Mrs.
Evelyn A. Frost formed part of the en-
tertainment. Brief remarks were made
by the installing officers. Music was
furnished by McKeen's orchestra. Re-
freshments were served at the close of
the exercises and dance enjoyed in the
rear hall. At the next meeting of Aur-
ora Rebekah Lodge, which meets promptly
at 7.30 o'clock, Jau. 81, the various COM
mittees will be appoint ed. The officers in
stalled are as follows: For Waldo Lodge,
Harry c. Snow, N, G.; Thomas E. Bow
ker, V. G.; Samuel Adams, Rec. Sec.
Ralph H. Howes, Treas; Albra j. Clary,
Fl. Sec. Benz. L. Robertson, War; AL
bert l.. Gunner, Cond.; A. j. Fernald. R.
S. N. G.; Arthur Hamilton, L. S. N. G..
Alton X. Braley, Chaplain; E. H. Cook,
r. S. s.; VIM. M. Estes, D. s. s.; Win
field A, Mariner, R. S. V. G.; G. Parker
Cook, L. S. V. G.; E. S. Bowker, l. G.;
John Parker, 0. G. and Agent of Hall.
For Aurora Rebekah Lodge, Esther Hart
shorn, N. g.; Ida l.. Bray, V. G.: Annie
K. Adams, Rec. Sec. Abbie E. Cook,
Treas; Effie M. Harrison, Fl. Sec; Flor
ence NJ Donnell, War; Hazel M. Hawes,
Cond.; Cora j. Bowker, R. S. N. G,
Frances Sargent, L. S. N. G.; Mildred
|. Darby, Chaplain; Hazel M. Brier, R,
S. V. G.; Bertha Hayes, L. S. V. G..
Hazel H. Fernald, l. G.; E. L. Cook, o
G.