Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-26
Knights TempIar Service

me christmas Day observance
wnlch Is customary with T,,initv
ICommandery No. Z, Knights Temnlar
IN common with the other Comman,
uerIes of the country was held %
| 1850 O'Clock at Masonic TemnIe
large number Of Sir knights webe
present and participated in the senti.
ihInts whlcn were read at that time
During the service the names of
eIsnl lraters OF Trinity Commandehy
read. and a short memorial ohssrve
ance was held. Those whose name.
| were recalled at this time were. Fran
CTS q: Purinton. John w. GRAHAM.
Winslow s. Oakman, Manning 8
! campbell. Charles F.. Meies. Edward
). Roberts. Roland r.. Gooch. and w.
, Bradford Waterman.
me service was beautified bv an.
propriate selections which were pIay.
90 Dy an instrumental sextette con.
sisting Of Sir Robert r. Beane ana
SIR chester c. Fowles, violins: Sir
Manace +. Berry, flute; Sir Carl F.
FELLOWS. trumpet: Sir Ernest r Hin
cello and Sir Solan Purinton orran
The numbers played were "Chanei
Chimes by M. Greenwald, "Seren:
age by Czerwonky and "Hark! the
Herald Angels Sing" by Mendelssohn
Inc service consisted of the reading
or the Old. Old Story and a PRAYER hv
! Rev. A. Francis Walch the prelats
and sentiments and responses to the
Grand Master of the Grand Encamp-
ment knights Templar Of the United
states OF America, to the Grand Cons
mander of knights Templar of the
Grand Commandery of Maine, to ali
hnlghts Templar wherever dispersed,
lob Dat
Grand Chapter Of Maine 10 the Grand
| Master Of the Grand Lodge of Maine
ana to christian Knighthood in the
world today" The grand Masters
response was read by En-. Frank q.
Southland commander of Trinity
Commandery. the response to the
toast to all knights Templar where
ever dispersed was by Sir Burleigh
Martin and the response to the toast
to Christian Knighthood in the
world today" was by Sir Francis n.
Bate. The benediction was pronounce
cd by Rev. A. Francis Watch.
Augusta State Hospital
At the Augusta State Hospital two
Christmas trees were held in the
chapel from to $50 P. M. Thurs
day evening, about $50 inmates of
the hospital joining with the em-
ployees and attendants at the ex-
ercises.
DR.. Forrest G. Tyson, head of this
institution, stated that between 5000
and 1000 packages had been received
from friends and relatives of the pa
tients during the past two weeks for
distribution on Christmas.
Handling this amount of Christ
mas presents is somewhat of task"
he stated: each of these gifts has
to be unwrapped and examined and
marked before being given to it's re-
cipient, and we have had several
clerks keeping very Busy in this
checking process.
I'VE had a special motion picture
program for Christmas, and the
chapel and each individual ward was
decorated for the occasion. Reverend
Carl N. Garland of the Green Street
Methodist church attended the exer-
cises and made an address, and Of
fered a short prayer"
The doctor also stated that spe-
cial dinner was served to all the pa
tients, the menu consisting of fresh
roast spare ribs. with all the usual
trimmings in the way of vegetables,
the attendants having chicken din
ner afterward.
Calumet Club Party
About rs children enjoyed the fes-
tivities at the club rooms of the Au-
gusta Calumet Club, Friday after
noon. There was a beautiful tree.
lighted and laden with gifts and
Santa Claus was present to award
the packages to the boys and girls,
as the names were called.
The program was opened with Q