Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-04

=: Inc HOtel Victoria, summer
street, under the management of the
new owners, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A..
Vosmus, who recently purchased the
business, has been thoroughly reno
waited throughout. The so rooms
have been equipped with electric
lights by W. l.. Cleary of Maiden and
Winchester. While Skowhegan friends
regretted Mr.. and Mrs Vosmus de-
parture from town they will be inter-
prise and any success which they at
tain in their new home.
Banquet and Dedication Of Damon
Club Rooms
Monday evening was a gala night
in the history of the Skowhegan
Knights Of Pythias Lodge No. 70
and the Bloomfield Temple Pythian
Sisters, when at G.30 a delicious sup
per was served in the banquet hall
by both lodges combining to make
it most enjoyable affair, which was
followed by dedicatory exercises in
the Castle Hall Of the Damon Club
rooms.
The supper committee consisted of
Mrs. Nellie 7. Durrell, Mrs. Lottie
Griffin, Mrs. Emma Thompson and
,ars. Jennie Ford.
The tables which were set UP in
the new banquet hall were prettily
decorated with pine and autumn
leaves. Everything was delicious
and the supper was nicely served.
The mattresses We're Mrs. Flora Nc
Pheters, Mrs. Myrtle Moody and Mrs
Flossie Moves. The banquet hall
was also decorated with autumn
leaves, and ever green.
The event was in celebration Of the
opening of the new banquet hall and
the renovation of the club rooms.
These rooms are on the second
floor of the Griffin block and consist
OF the large room where the pool
| table and other games are, two al
cove rooms off the pool room, the
one facing on the street is used for
the card tables, and the second al
| cove has a large and most convcn-
lent writing and reading table and
couch, making cosy sitting room
for guests at the club.
From the hall and also from the
reading room there are entrances to
the new banquet hail. This is most
| attractive room in its handsome new
! pa per and newly finished wood, the
! color scheme is light brown. At the
! rear of this hall is the kitchen from
| which there is an entrance into both
| the banquet room and the entrance
! hall
| On the floor above is Castle hall,
which is the lodge room occupied by
! both the knights and the Bloomfield
| Temple. This hall is a handsome
room. in the carpet and paper warm
red color predominates.
After the banquet the members Of
the lodges and their guests repaired
to the lodge room. where an interest
| ing program was presented. The
/ rrelatc, Harold Priest, who was
chairman of the committee of ar
rangcments, presided.
} The first speaker was attorney
Harold j. Phillips, past Grand Chan
| celor, who gave the address of well
come from the Knights. Mr.. Phil
lips cordially welcomed the guests
| and said that he knew that the del
| icious supper had spoken Of the wei
come louder than any words of his
could and that he hoped that the re-
mainder Of the evening would be en-
| ioyed by all and as there were dis
! tinguished guests present who had
J come especially TO speak, that his re-
marks would be brief. Mrs. LOttic
! Griffin, Il past Most Excellent Chief,
! of the Bloomfield Tempe spoke pleas
| inaly and expressed the appreciation
| Of the use of the~J<. p. rooms and
suggested that now that they were so
/ well equipped for social events that
/ they hold them more frequently.
! Fred McAlary Of Watcrville spoke
especially Of tho Uniform Rank and
| expressed his regret that the Uni
form Rank of the Sllowhcgan Lodge
| had dishandcd and that he hoped
that the interest now that the war
was over would be revived and that
q Uniform Rank would DO rcorgan-
| lied in SkowhCgan. Mr.. MCAlary is
ma iOr general of two regiments. Mr..
| McAlary spoke Of the beautiful Uni
! form and taat all orders enjoyed the
military departments.
Ralph Priest of the host lodge,
gave an interesting and practical
account of the Is. Of r. fratcrnal in
surance and explained the different
I plans. lie stated that in many in
stances the fratornal insurance had
been of wonderful help to the widows
and children of the deceased Knights.
| In closing Mr.. Priest stated that if
! any of the knights were interested
in the insurance he would be glad to
| explain it further to them.
The last speaker of the evening
was Edgar Brown, Of Watcrville,
Grand Keeper Of Records and Seals.
Mr.. Brown gave an excellent address
which he divided into three parts.
first, what is Fratornity?; second,
"What are our Fraternal Duties,