Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-26
KNIGHTS OF FOREST
RECEIVE 141 CANDIDATES
IN ANNUAL SESSION

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Fairfield, Me-, May 25-The knights
Of the Forest. The Tall Cedars OF
Lebanon. Maine Lodge. No. !. one
of the States most unique organiza,
lions, in fact the only one OF Its KIND
in Maine, held its saith annual cere.
moniaI this past week at the usual
Mace, the Fairfield Opera House.
All over New England, if Fairfield is
not known for any other reason. II
is a pretty safe bet that some Mason
knows it because Of its knights OF
the Forest fame.
Fun and frivolity and clever stunts
and hair-raising endeavors form the
foundation of this unusual organiza-
ton. The degree is a Masonic side
degree, conferred only upon Master
Masons.
Thirty-two towns and cities were
represented in the list Of 14l candl-
dates. The following received this
interesting degree:
Charles G. Thompson, William +.
Woodman, DIR. d. S. Newman, Ernest
C. Priest, Theodore A. Richardson,
Frazer S. Gee, Eric c. Kick. William
H. Knowles, Carl P. Fogg, Walter L.
Davis, I. Morris Bither, all of Fair
field: Ernest Norman Jones, Fairfield
Center; Robert B. Stewart, Horace
NJ. Tolman, Ivan w. Mitchell. Frank
lin d. Gaskell, Alexander Herd, Emile
s. Hall, Earl T. Jones. Charles w.
Todd, Willis H. Bailey, Vance E.
Carver, Timothy F. Cowan. Alonzo
B. Davis, Harvey H. Doe, all Of Wat
erville.
Orland r. Tolman, Chester E. Whit
ten, Don Neale, Roland E. Philbrick.
ClydeRM. Pullen, G. A. Robbins. Eu-
gene K. Sawtelle. Ernest r. Shaw.
Roy K. Small, Ernest r. Hill. Charles
C. Jennings, Harry o. Johnson,
Charles P. Manter. Victor H. Nc
Courtney, Dana G. McGregor. Her
bert NJ. Dow. Robert E. Dow, George
NJ. Ellis, Ralph w. Farriss, all Of
Augusta.
Raymond H. Gatchell. Ernest L.
Edgerly, James G. Bowden. Harold
Grimes, Guy H. Overlook, Robert F.
Payson, Carroll E. Stevens. William
F. Tenney, Harold M. Tibbetts.
Carroll w. Whitcock, Ralph w.
Wood, all of Hallowell
Charles l.. Swift, Roy p. Tracy,
Frank H. Wells, George E. Morrison,
William G. Simpson. Arthur NJ. Gree
ley, Marshall B. Holmes, Harley P.
Allen, William w. Cowan. Everett E.
Garland, all of Oakland.
William. Hay, John p. Sanford.
Milton c. Stephenson, Clayborn We'll
lington, Chester A. Worthing, Ray
mond S. Worthing, H. B. Wyman, all
of Liberty. Fred H. Tobey, Hiram +.
Tobey, Wilmont E. Stanley, Maurice
d. Knowles, Alfred B. Everett, B. E.
Boyd, all of Norridgewock. Walter
f. Vannah of Nobleboro. Arthur
E. Ward. Guy A. Ware. Lewis p.
Philbrick, Clarence f. Gilchrist, Clay
ton A. Berry. Eli V. Cornforth, Ray
A. Cross, all of Thorndike.
Martin l.. Wagner of Hinckley.
Harlod J. Welner of Pitsfield. Eu-
gene G.. Brann. William B. Bailey,
George w. Wentworth, all of China.
Paul A. Monk, Benjamin n. Burrows
of Auburn. Benjamin w. Muir, Her.
bert Muir, Harry S. Nelson, Ray
mond r. Manson, Elmer E. Dow,
Roy M. Dow, Nathan NJ. Dolan, all of
North Vassalboro.
Walter P. Munsey, Charles E.
Shute, John X. Southland. of Wiscas-
set. Edward B. Rand. Lyle H. Ad-
ans, Charles T. Barney of Unity.
DIR. Herman S. Spear, Ashley Z.
Hamilton, Dion d. Hooper. Carl f.
Andrews, Frank E. Crymble, all-ef
North Arson. George E. Roberts of
Weeks Mills. John S. Rowe of China.
Charles M. Starbird of Danville.
Joseph c. Grant, Arthur S. Brown.
Earl D. Bracket of Clinton. Ralph
w. Hooper of Bangor. Ernest H.
Hunt. Wesley c. Hunt of Burnham.
Robert B. McLeary, Dana P. Adams,
H o. Carmen, E. c. Colby, C. w.
Clark of Pennington. Gilman A.
Marshall of Wilton. Fremont Allen
Of Strong. Basil r. Allen of Belfast
John c. Burnham, Freedom. Charles
NJ. Carpenter, Smithfield. c. b. Cate,
Dresden. Eugene A. Bracket, Shaw
NUT. c. H. Carver. Herman A.
Taught, Sidney. NJ. Erving Collins,
Gorham. Alton l.. Fassett, Randolph.
The feature of the annual meeting
of the Knights of the Forest is the
initiation stunts which are most
elaborate and require much mechan-
ical skill and ingenuity.