Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-17
GOLDEN CROSS PROSPEROUS IN
maine, REPORTS SHOW AT YEARLY
SESSION; OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN

cally every Commaniery in Maine
thronging into this city yesterday.
the 42nd annual session of the Grand
Commandery Of the United Order Of
the Golden Cross, was a banner ses-
sion in every sense of the word. Over
one hundred and fifty delegates gath
cred at the Augusta House and wit
messed the initiation Of twenty-one
candidates to the Grand Commandery
and were present at the installation
OF the newly elected officers.
The delegates of the different Com
manderies participated in election OF
officers, which was held in the ban
quet hall Of the Augusta House. We'd
nesday morning. The candidates for
the respective officers received little
opposition, the members showing
their confidence in the officers by re-
electing Grand Commander Herbert
Mckinney of Portland to that Office.
Other officers who will cooperate with
Grand Commander Mckinney for the
coming year are as follows:
Vice Grand Commander, Ada Little
john, Peaks Island; Grand Prelate,
Annie L. Horn, Saltwater; Grand
Keeper Of Records, c. w. CARL. Cum
berland Mills; Grand Treasurer,
Judge Percy N. II. LON bard. Old Or
chard; Grand Herald. Charles Brim-
combe, South Portland: Grand Ward
er Inner Gate, Elizabeth Goodrich.
Hallowell; Grand Warder Outer Gate,
DR.. Rudolph Turcotte, Watervilie.
Splendid Reports
AT this session the renOrtS of the
Grand officers were read and approx
ed. The order has made wonderful
progress under the officers of the past
year and little surprise was shown at
the reelection of several of the minor
officers.
Every two years the supreme body
meets at city selected by the SUI
preme executives for the purpose
and to hold a session of all the
Grand Communicates in the coun-
try. Delegates are selected for this
purpose and the following delegates
were elected for 1925 to represent
Maine in the session to be held at
a city to be determined by the SUI
preme executives: Willis G. CARL,
Gorham: Ernest c. Peltoh, Bidde-
ford; Gilbert r. N. Smith, Gardiner:
Byron H. Hodgkins, Bangor; Eliza
beth Clark, Kittery; Percy N. H.
Lombard, Old Orchard; alternates:
Frank Dalton, Portland: Maud Kin
caid. Skowhegan: Lenora Merrill.
Gardiner: Fred Orr, South Portland
Elmer Peaslee. East Deering; Nina
Bickford, Waterville.
Installation in Afternoon
The afternoon session was called
in at 1.30 and the installation of of
ficers Immediately began. The fol.
lowing supreme officers were present
at the afternoon period: DR.. John
c. Stewart, supreme medical direc-
tor, York Village: Edith Libby. SUI
preme prelate, Sanford; Joseph c.
Burlingame, supreme commander,
Providence, r. l.; Margaret Pelton,
supreme representative, Portland.
The installation was followed by
mander Buringame, Grand Com
mander McKenney and Grand Keep
err of Records C. w. CARL. The key
note of these speeches was the need
of harmony in any thriving order
such as the Golden Cross. and en-
phasiZed the fact that internal dis
sensions tend to weaken any lodge.
The fact was duly impressed upon
the delegates that there was need
of working together for the good of
the order.
Just where the supreme session
will be held in 1925 has not been
decided. but this matter will be def
nitely decided when the supreme
executives meet at Philadelphia this
year. The Maine delegates are de-
termined that Maine shall lead the
way to the biennial get-together. no
matter how far from or near to
the Pine Tree State the meeting is
held. Enthusiasm is running high
at present as Is shown by the fact
that Gardiner and Hallowell Com
manderies alone obtained SO candi-
dates between April LIST and 10Th.
The members who attended this seS-
sion of the Maine Commandery of
the Golden Cross are determined
that this year will be a record
breaker both in obtaining new men,
bers and widening activities of the
order.