The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-05-19

set I<OORe NO. 81. from start 10 MI
ish the affair was carried out most
successfully SO carefully had the gen
eral committee composed of Leslie II.
Goldsmith. George II. Plummer. Ed
ward F. Merrill, Frank W. Bucknam,
and Walter p. Ordway attended to
the arrangement details. At a fairly
early hour the lodge men began TO
gather and the spacious club rooms
soon overfiowed to the lodge rooms
on the third floor. AT banquet me
the grand officers, Most Worshipful
Grand Master Edward W Wheeler Of
Brunswick and Worshipful Grand
Chaplain Rev. David l.. Wilson OF
Bath. together with the Past Masters
and older members were first escorted
to the banquet hall followed by the
other members The banquet room
| was packed to its utmost and was
| made attractive with garnishings of
spring flowers with carnation favors.
Local society women served. adding
much dignity to the occasion. Near
| the front entrance female orchestra
directed by Frank DEM from Au-
gusta discoursed sweet music and at
| intervals broke into popular strains
with the voices of the Masons joining
| in the refra MS The ladies of the
| Eastern Star were in charge of the
very delicious banquet and the follow
| ing menu was served in a most appe-
| tizing manner:
Grape fruit cocktail. radishes, let
| tuce, cucumbers, tomato bisque, crisp
crackers, boiled salmon and green
peas. egg sauce. hot rolls, roast tur-
| key, mashed potatoes, turnips, apple
Jelly, fruit salad, frozen pudding, as
| sorted cake coffee, cigars.
Probably an hour and half was
spent at the tables and after a group
i of songs sung by some of Skowhe-
gan's leading male singers the body
of men adjourned to the lodge rooms
where a short organ recital was be-
ing given by Carl w. Malley. The
| Grand officers and past masters we're
| escorted by the present officers OF
Somerset Lodge to their respective
stations, the following past masters
being in attendance Frank W. Buck
nam, Walter P. Ordway, Joseph ?.
Oak. f. E. Sturtevant. George c.
|
| Lancaster. William T. Seekins, Harry
| A. Dinsmore. C. NJ. Holt, George H.
Plummer. DR.. +. A. Parker, William
| r. Elliot. E. F. Merrill. George l.. II.
Smith and Captain F. c. Dunlap. Dis
trict Deputy Myron Jewett. of Solon,
who was present was seated with
these distinguished gentlemen.
Worshipful Master Leslie II. Cold
smith. presided and gave most pleas
ant greeting to the lodge men assem-
bled, 1--WE meet here tonight to OBJ
serve the Centennial OF Our Lodge
and | give you a hearty welcome. AT
the conclusion of his greetings he in
| troduced the Most Worshipful Grand
Master Edward W. Wheeler OF Bruins
wick. who gave one of the finest Ma
sonic addresses ever listened to by
the members of the fraternity here.
| Mr.. Wheeler held the closest atteh-
ton of his audience and brought them
into touch with various matters I'M
! portant to the brethren. Miss Beth
| T.. Ha'nes of Watervile with Carl "
Malley as her accompanies appeared
in two solo numbers winning rounds
of applause. after which Past Master
| Edward f. Merrill of Skowhegan was
| introduced as the historian of the eve
nng. He gave a comprehensive out
! line of Somerset Lodge from its be-
! ginning up to the present time ane
no feature of the evenings program
could have been more genuinely Ell
| loved than Mr.. Merrill's excellent his
| tory. Miss Irene Tetreault OF Augusta
with Mr. Malley at the organ GaNt
two delightful violin selections anf
| Rev David l.. Wilson, lniversalls
clergyman of Bath and the present
| Worsh pful Grand Chaplain of th'
Grand Lodge of Maine was introduced
as the final speaker. The Chaplain
was in high good humor and opened
! his address with some witty stores IL
which the Worshipful Grand Master
was good naturedly joshed. Mr. vii
sons address, however. contained
much of serious purport and the Blue
! Lodge men ga ned a wonderful in.
| spiration from his discourse.
At the conclusion of this eXcelleni
program the large assemblage ad-
| iourned TO the lower floor and shortly
| the banquet hall was again thrown
| open and from rearranged tables, gay
with the flowers OF springtime a
group OF handsome ladies dispensed
! fruit punch, waters and candles Tht
| orchestra was then stat oncd in tht
/ dining room and between smokes tbs
! Master Masons gathered about thC
PLAYERS and did some real communitN
song work Frank Dennis led in al
original fash on and the PLAYERS were
most generous in their efforts Il
please. Arthur b. Plummer gracious
/ IL consented to render I've Got d
+ Girl and Her Name is Sal with the
ass stance of several other chorus
/ singers. Gayety reigned supreme un-
i til a late hour groups of Masons lin
/ cered about the musicians or in the
! billiard hall and read ne rooms.
This Tooth anniversary was observed
! in exactly the right spirit The ser
BUSINESS and great importance of the
| Order OF Masonry was prominent in
/ the exercises. Yet the good humor
and harmony of is member was ev-
/ erywhere evidenced in the lighter
events OF the evening L Is safe Il