Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-18
Reception Opens
I. o. O. F. Week

Portland Me-. Oct. 17.--Odd Fellows
week in Portland opened Monday eve
ming at Odd Fellows hall, Forest ave-
nue.. with a reception by Rebekah Dis
trict No. I, in honor Of the Rebekah
Assembly and Grand Lodge officers,
and arrangements were made to ac-
commodate more than 1000 delegates
during the sessions Of the organiza-
tions on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Program for sessions of Tuesday
and Wednesday as follows:
Tuesday. 3 A. NJ, in Odd Fellows
hall, 29th annual session Of the Re-
bekah Assembly. l. o. 0. F. of Maine.
continued through forenoon and after
noon
Tuesday, $50 p. NJ. in Odd Fellows
hall, 18th annual session Of the Grand
Encampment. I. o. Q. F.. of Maine
Tuesday. p. NJ, in City hall, exem-
plification Of the Rebekah degree by a
degree staff from Waverly Rebekah
Lodge. No. 20. of Pittsield.
Tuesday. 100 p NJ. at Congress
Square Hotel. annual banquet and
meeting of the Past Grand Represent
ativcs Association.
Wednesday. 8. A. NJ in Odd Fellows
hall, 10th annual session of the Grand
Lodge, ]. o. O. f., of Maine, with
meetings extending through the day.
Wednesday. P. NJ, in Odd Fellows
hall. an exhibition of the work Of the
third degree by special staff from
Ammoncongin Lodge, No. &c. Of Cum
berland Mills.
Wednesday. 8 p. NJ. in City hall,
comforting Of decoration of chivalry
by Brigadier General Leon ". Ger
rish, commander Of the Patriarchs
Militant of Maine, and staff.
Rebekah District No. 4, giving the
reception this evening. consists of
Naomi Rebekah Lodge of Westbrook,
Ivy Rebekah Lodge of Portland, Wood
bne Rebckah Lodge of Portland, Col
umbia Rebekah Lodge of Woodfords.
Hiawatha Rebekah Lodge Of Gray,
Ammoncongin Rebekah Lodge of Cam
berland Mills. Carnation Rebekah
, Lodge of South Portland and Nara
gansett Rebekah Lodge of Gorham.
Present officers of the Rebekah AS
| semby, holding its annual session
Tuesday are: Lucy Agnes Burton of
| Pittsfield, president; Alice NJ. Palmer
of Monroe. vice president; Margaret E.
| Peabody of Richmond, warden; Grace
f. Walton of Belfast secretary; Sarah
{ A. Weymouth of Biddcford, treasurer:
Harriet NJ. Butler of Pittsfcld, mar
shall; Clara NJ. Hussey of Unity, con-
! Sncio T. Jacobs of SEnuha
| chaplain; Clara NJ. Bassett of Bangor,
inside guardian; Eliza r. Merrill of
Dover, outside guardian; Nellie A.
Stevens of Portland. representative.
/ Officers of the Grand Encampment
| holding annual session also on Tues
day, are: Harold J. Toward of Water
Vile. grand patriarch; DIR. Ellory F.
| Blanchard of Portland, grand high
! priest; Henry II. Smith of Bar Harbor
i grand senior warden; William L
plummer of Portland, grand scribe
| James L. Townsend of Portland. grand
treasurer; Leroy NJ. Howes of Bangor
grand junior warden; Willis L. Parsons
! of Dover. grand representative; Sam
uel Adams of Belfast, grand reprcscn-
tative; Ralph 0. Holway of Water
willie, grand marshal; Wyman L. Wad-
leigh of Bar Harbor. grand sentinel
Jay c. Moore of Richmond, grand sen.
tinel.
Grand Lodge officers in annual scs-
sion Wednesday are: Willard S. Lew
, in of Houiton. grand master; Fred A.
Millett of Portland. deputy grand mas
ter; VIII C. Miller of Augusta, grand
| warden; James c. Townsend of Port
land, grand secretary; William f.
Piummcr of Portland. grand treasure
Leon S. Merrill of Orono, grand repre-
sentative; Leslie T.. Jacobs of Skowhe-
gan, grand representative; Alton T.
Carter of Houlton, grand marshal;
| Frank w. Carleton of Winterport
grand conductor; Charles w. Downing
of South Berwick, grand guardian;
Charles T. Curtis of Auburn. grand
herald; Rev. w. A. Richmond of Bridg-
ton, grand chaplain.
Dr. Ellory Z. Blanchard of this city
| is candidate to succeed Harold j. Tow
ard as grand patriarch of the Grand
| Encampmcnt.
Fred A. Millctt of this city is candi-
| date to succeed Willard $. Lc,-in of
Houlton as grand master of the Grand