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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
BY BENJAMIN TAPPAN CHASE,
PAST GRAND CHANCELLOR AND SUPREME REPRESENTATIVE.
I HIS order was founded in Washington, D. C., February 19, 1864. The founder of the order was Justus Henry Rathbone, born in Deerfield, N. Y., October 29, 1839; died at Lima, Ohio, December 9, 1889. This flourishing and rapidly increasing beneficial order was founded and based on the ancient story of Damon and Pythias; its tenets and objects are, and always will be, friendship, charity, and benevolence, in the truest, highest, and noblest sense. March 15, 1871, the first Knights of Pythias lodge in the state of Maine - Mavoshen, No. 1,- was instituted at Biddeford, through the instru- mentality of Richmond H. Ingersoll of that city, soon after appointed Deputy Grand Chancellor for Maine, by Supreme Chancellor Samnel Read.
Through the persistent efforts of John Francis Hamlet (superintendent of Lewiston Mills), Lysander Cooper (an overseer in the Lewiston Mills), and John Franklin Berry (an overseer in the Androscoggin Mills), who were members of the order, the second lodge in the state and the first in Andros- coggin county was instituted at Lewiston, May 5, 1871, by Grand Chancellor Stillman S. Davis, of Nashua, N. H. (afterwards Supreme Chancellor), assisted by Deputy Grand Chancellor Richmond H. Ingersoll, of Biddeford, Me. This lodge was named and chartered Industry, No. 2, of Lewiston. For over eight years the members of Industry Lodge carried the Pythian banner and practiced Pythian principles in Androscoggin county, alone and single handed, with no sister lodge to assist them, for the second lodge in the county (Enterprise, No. 22, of Auburn,) was not instituted until December 11, 1879. Pythian tenets and teachings, however, were becoming better known, and notwith- standing the existence of older beneficial organizations in different sections of the county, the excellent work of Industry Lodge and the Pythian enthusiasm of the members of Enterprise Lodge began to be felt and appreciated and new interest was awakened, culminating two months later (February 19, 1880,) in the institution of Mount David Lodge, No. 23, of Lewiston. Since then the Pythian growth in Androscoggin county has been conservative and most gratifying to the followers of and believers in Pythianism, six additional lodges having been instituted, as follows: February 18, 1881, Columbia, No. 26, at Lisbon Falls; February 26, 1884, Eureka, No. 48, at Auburn; December 18, 1885, St Elmo, No. 55, at Mechanic Falls; April 5, 1888, Port Royal, No. 62,
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at Livermore Falls; March 13, 1891, Major Leavitt, No. 74, at North Turner; May 11, 1891, New Auburn, No. 75, at Auburn. July 1, 1891, these nine lodges had an aggregate membership of 948, and cash assets of $10,380.71, and owned other property of the value of $5,853.30. From May 5, 1871, when Industry Lodge, No. 2, was instituted, up to July 1, 1891, the Knights of Pythias lodges in Androscoggin county had paid out for sick and funeral benefits $17,205.32. The following is a brief roster and history of these nine Pythian lodges, in the order of their institution: -
INDUSTRY, No. 2, of Lewiston; instituted May 5, 1871, in Grand Army Hall, corner of Lisbon and Pine streets, by Grand Chancellor Stillman S. Davis, of Nashua, N. H. (afterward Supreme Chancellor), assisted by Deputy Grand Chancellor Richmond H. Ingersoll, of Biddeford (who, July 9, 1872, was elected the first Grand Chancellor of Maine). This was the first Knights of Pythias lodge in Androscoggin county and its organization was due to the influence and work of John Francis Hamlet, Lysander Cooper, and John Franklin Berry, all members of Industry Lodge, No. 72, of Philadelphia, Pa. (which surrendered its charter in June, 1880). Becoming residents of Lewis- ton, believing in Pythian principles and desiring a Pythian lodge which they could attend, Messrs Hamlet, Cooper, and Berry withdrew from Industry Lodge, No. 72, November 14, 1870, and the following May succeeded in starting a new lodge in Lewiston, a large proportion of the charter members being employés in the Lewiston and Androscoggin Mills. This new lodge was named Industry, in honor of the mother lodge of Messrs Hamlet, Cooper, and Berry. The lodge continued to meet in Grand Army Hall, corner of Lisbon and Pine streets, until August 1, 1871,-the date of its last meeting in that hall. Having leased for a term of years the hall and anterooms in the third story of Union Block on Lisbon street and properly fitted and furnished them, the lodge moved into and held its first meeting in its new quarters, which they named Pythian Hall, Angust 8, 1871. They occupied and held their meetings in this hall until February 1, 1882, when they moved into their new Pythian Hall in College Block, on Lisbon street, which Industry and Mount David Lodges had jointly leased for a term of five years from February 1, 1882. Industry Lodge held its first meeting in this new hall, which had been finely fitted and furnished by the two lodges, on February 7, 1882, and has continued, up to the present time, to meet on Tuesday evening of each week, in this Pythian Hall, which is one of the best in the state.
CHARTER MEMBERS : Miles Avery, Albert A. Barker, Horace C. Beal, John F. Berry, Chellis O. Collins, Lysander Cooper, Menander Dennett, George Flye, John G. Hamilton, John G. Hamlet, John Holt, Barnum Jones, Charles M. Jones, Gideon P. Lowell, George W. Maxfield, Freeman H. Merrill, Henry Morrill, Alfred J. Morse, Forrest Nelson, Frank S. Peabody, Alden D. Peasley; James 11. Peasley, Francis R. Perkins, John Porter, Timothy B. Rowell, John Y. Scruton, Nathaniel E. Skelton, Hiram Snow, Palmer O. Spinney, Andrew J. Stackpole, Daniel M. Stearns, Fernando C. Tarr, Justus S. Wheeler. First Officers : Venerable Patriarch, Timothy B. Rowell; Worthy Chan- cellor, John F. Hamlet; Vice Chancellor, Lysander Cooper; Recording Scribe, Menander Dennett;
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Financial Scribe, George W. Maxfield; Banker, Alfred J. Morse; Guide, Charles Jones; Inner Steward, Alson Lothrop; Outer Steward, Chellis O. Collins. At the session of the Supreme Lodge held at Baltimore, Md, in April, 1872, the names and titles of the officers of a subordinate lodge were changed, as follows: Venerable Patriarch to Past Chancellor; Worthy Chancellor to Chancellor Commander; Vice Chancellor to remain the same; Prelate, a new officer to perform the duties formerly prescribed for the office of Venerable Patriarch; Recording Scribe to Keeper of Records and Seal; Financial Scribe to Master of Finance; Banker to Master of Exchequer; Guide to Master at Arms; Inner Steward to Inner Guard; Outer Steward to Outer Guard. Officers of the Grand Lodge. - From the Past Chan- cellors of Industry Lodge have been elected the following officers of the Grand Lodge of Maine: Nicholas R. Longee, who was the first Grand Banker (now known as Grand Master of Exchequer) of the Grand Lodge and who was elected a Past Grand Chancellor at the session of 1874; Joseph J. Davis, who was elected Grand Outer Guard at the session of 1875; Charles Donovan, who was elected Grand Inner Guard at the session of 1875, and Grand Prelate at the session of 1876, but who is not now a member of the lodge; William F. Garcelon, who was elected Grand Chancellor at the session of 1880, and who died at Riverside, Cal., March 9, 1884; Emery Bailey, who was elected Grand Prelate at the session of 1888. Permanent Members of the Grand Lodge and Past Chancellors. - At this date (July 1, 1891,) Industry Lodge has two permanent members of the Grand Lodge, viz .: Past Grand Chancellor Nicholas R. Lougee and l'ast Grand Prelate Emery Bailey; and has on its rolls the following Past Chancellors: Calvin M. Bane, Horace C. Beal, Samuel Black, John D. Bubier, Levi T. Butler, George W. Cappers, Leroy H. Chipman, Nathan H. Cobb, Frank A. Conant, Joseph J. Davis, John A. Dilling- ham, Hiram F. Dolbier, William W. Drake, George Ehrenfried, Samuel H. Foster, A. Lincoln French, Edwin A. Flinn, Albert H. Given, Lewis E. Heckler, William F. Kidder, Henry W. Longley, Scott Maxwell, Freeman H. Merrill, Edgar MeAllister, George W. Meserve, James S. Morgan, Charles H. Perkins, Noel B. Potter, William Pulverman, Osgood Ramsdell, Abel A. Shorey, James T. Small, Charles H. Smith, Napoleon B. Stockbridge, Fernando C. Tarr, Ethan S. Tillson, Edgar W. Wash- burn, Stephen H. West. Grand Representatives in order of service: Francis R. Perkins, Nicholas R. Lougee, Joseph J. Davis, Charles H. Perkins, Charles Donovan, William F. Garcelon, Ethan S. Tillson, Charles H. Smith, Fernando C. Tarr, Emery Bailey, Hiram F. Dolbier, Nathan HI. Cobb, Horace C. Beal, James T. Small, George W. Cappers, Stephen H. West, Napoleon B. Stockbridge, Edgar W. Washburn, A. Lincoln French, Noel B. Potter. Present Officers: Sitting P. C., Lewis E. Heckler; C. C., William F. Coombs; V. C., Wallace W. Buck; P., Lynn W. Buck; K. of R. and S., Noel B. Potter; M. of F., Hiram F. Dolbier; M. of E., Henry T. Haskell, M. at A., Daniel C. Lown; I. G., Lewis E. Davis; O. G., Adelbert Tarbox.
ENTERPRISE, No. 22, of Auburn ; instituted December 11, 1879, in Pythian Hall, in Union Block, on Lisbon street, Lewiston, by Grand Chancellor Charles M. Moses, of Biddeford, assisted by Past Grand Chancellors Richmond H. Ingersoll, of Biddeford, and Benjamin T. Chase, then of Bridgton. It was a new enterprise to start a Knights of Pythias lodge in Auburn, a city full of business enterprise, and when instituted Enterprise was adopted as the most appropriate name. The lodge met in Pythian Hall, Lewiston, until March 3, 1880, when they held their first meeting in Odd Fellows Hall, in Goff Block, in Auburn, which hall they had hired for one night a week; this was their Pythian home until the latter part of 1880, when the entire third floor of Y. M. C. A. Block, on Court street, was leased for a term of years, and having been nicely fitted and furnished, the lodge held its first meeting in its new hall on December 8, 1880, where it has continued to meet on Wednesday evening of each week.
CHARTER MEMBERS: Benjamin K. Barrows, William W. Beal, Granville Blake, Joseph W. Bryant, William H. Curtis, James C. Drew, Alberto H. Gee, Nathan W. Harris, Roscoe M. Jordan, James H. Knight, Alvah Leighton, Andrew M. Peables, Royal H. Pettengill, Frederick H. L. Sleeper, Seth C. Yeaton. First Officers: Sitting P. C., Seth C. Yeaton; C. C., Nathan W. Harris; V. C., James C. Drew; P., Roscoe M. Jordan; K. of R. and S., William H. Curtis; M. of F., Alvah Leighton; M. of E., Granville Blake; M. at A., Joseph W. Bryant; I. G., William W. Beal; O. G., James H. Knight.
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Officer of the Grand Lodge. - From the Past Chancellors of Enterprise Lodge has been elected one officer of the Grand Lodge, viz., Granville Blake, who was elected Grand Vice Chancellor at the session of 1887. Permanent Member of the Grand Lodge and Past Chancellors. - At this date (July 1, 1891,) Enterprise Lodge has one permanent member of the Grand Lodge, viz., Past Grand Vice Chancellor Granville Blake; and has on its rolls the following Past Chancellors: R. Frank Bickford, Lionel O. Brackett, Joseph W. Bryant, West M. Dann, Arthur W. Emerson, William W. Goss, Daniel Guthrie, Nathan W. Harris, Albion C. Hayford, George G. Heath, James H. Knight, Wallace Mitchell, Fred C. Mower, Frank O. Norris, Alton O'Brion, Charles B. Payson, Andrew M. Peables, Royal H. Pettengill, George B. Smith, Rothens W. Taylor, Clark M. Verrill, Horace A. Verrill, Herbert E. Willis, William E. Yeaton, Julius E. Young. Grand Representatives, in order of service: Roscoe M. Jordan, Andrew M. Peables, James C. Drew, Seth C. Yeaton, Granville Blake, R. Frank Bickford, Horace A. Verrill, Rotheus W. Taylor, George G. Heath, Wallace Mitchell, George B. Smith, Julius E. Young, Alton O'Brion, Clark M. Verrill. Present Officers: Sitting P. C., William W. Goss; C. C., Lemuel E. Bente; V. C., Charles L. McKenney; P., Paine Haskell; K. of R. and S., Cyrus M. Dunn; M. of F., Everett G. Locke; M. of E., Eugene H. Hodgkin; M. at A., Frank E. Donnell; I. G., George H. Maxwell; O. G., Lincoln A. Lewis.
MOUNT DAVID, No. 23, of Lewiston; instituted February 19, 1880, in Pythian Hall, in Union Block, on Lisbon street, by Past Grand Chancellor Benjamin T. Chase, then of Bridgton, as acting Grand Chancellor. This lodge was named for that elevation in the city of Lewiston known as " Uncle David's Mountain." The lodge continued to meet in Pythian Hall, in Union Block, until February 1, 1882, when they moved into the new Pythian Hall in College Block. Mount David Lodge held its first meeting in this new hall on February 2, 1882, where it still meets on Thursday evening of each week.
CHARTER MEMBERS: Jolin W. Bibber, William C. Brooks, Frank T. Farrin, Isaac S. Faunce, Harvey S. Garcelon, Josiah F. Getchell, William G. Haskell, Preston S. Laughton, Isaiah Merrill, Israel B. Merrill, John Sabin, Burleigh C. Sprague, Charles W. Thomas, Edward Webb, Francis P. Weymouth, Fred H. White, James W. Wilson, George C. Young. First Officers: Sitting P. C., John W. Bibber; C. C., Preston S. Langhton; V. C., John Sabin; P., Harvey S. Garcelon; K. of R. and S., Charles W. Thomas; M. of F., George C. Young; M. of E., James W. Wilson; M. at A., Isaac S. Faunce; I. G., Edward Webb; O. G., Isaiah Merrill. Officers of the Grand Lodge .- From the Past Chancellors of Mount David Lodge have been elected the following officers of the Grand Lodge: John Sabin, elected Grand Prelate at the session of ISS1; Preston S. Laughton, elected Grand Prelate at the session of 1882, and who died at Lewiston, September 23, 1890. Permanent Member of the Grand Lodge and Past Chancellors. - At this date (July 1, 1891,) Mount David Lodge has one permanent member of the Grand Lodge, viz., Past Grand Prelate John Sabin; and has on its rolls the following Past Chan- cellors: Edward I. Brackett, Albert W. Chase, Harry A. Coffin, Frank E. Crane, Albion K. P. Harvey, D. Horace Holman, William H. Holman, Robie C. Haskell, Charles A. Hildreth, Isaac B. Isaacson, Samuel P. Irving, Charles D. Lemont, Henry Sabine, Fred E. Smith, David S. Waite, Edward Webb. Grand Representatives in order of service: Burleigh C. Sprague, John W. Bibber, Preston S. Laughton, Harvey S. Garcelon, Edward Webb, D. Horace Holman, Henry Sabine, Charles D. Lemont, Edward I. Brackett, Fred A. Hall, Samuel P. Irving, Fred E. Smith. Present Officers: Sitting P. C., Albion K. P. Harvey; C. C., Elmer C. Teague; V. C., Howard A. Teague; P., Edward E. Grant; K. of R. and S., Fred E. Smith; M. of F., George H. Little; M. of E., Fred A. Hall; M. at A., George M. Kavanaugh; I. G., Albert E. Foss; O. G., Coney W. Morse.
COLUMBIA, No. 26, of Lisbon Falls, instituted February 18, 1881, in Maine Central Hall, by Grand Chancellor William F. Garcelon, of Lewiston, assisted by Past Grand Chancellor Benjamin T. Chase, then of Bridgton. Named Columbia, in honor of the discoverer of America.
CHARTER MEMBERS: Ansbon Booker, Charles M. Bowie, Hilliard D. Bowie, David Dearnley, Stewart D. Douglass, Stephen A. Estes, Harris Ginsburg, Irving T. Ham, Vincent A. Hogan, Abraham H. Hoyle, James Hoyle, Fred C. Johnson, Sumner F. Littlefield, Stephen C. Metcalf, Charles H. Reid, John C. Scates, Fred A. Small, Harvey J. Smith, Lorenzo E. Wade, George F. Webber. First Officers:
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Sitting P. C., Abraham H. Hoyle; C. C., George F. Webber; V. C., Ausbon Booker; P., James Hoyle; K. of R. and S., John C. Scates; M. of F., Lorenzo E. Wade; M. of E., Charles M. Bowie; M. at A.' Charles H. Reid; I. G., Fred A. Small; O. G., Stewart D. Douglass. Officers of the Grand Lodge. - From the Past Chancellors of Columbia Lodge have been elected the following officers of the Grand Lodge: George N. Pratt, who was elected Grand Onter Guard at the session of 1890; Charles F. Hackett, who was elected Grand Outer Guard at the session of 1891. Past Chancellors. - At this date (July 1, 1891,) Columbia Lodge has on its rolls the following Past Chancellors: Ausbon Booker, David Dearnley, Isaac H. Douglass, Stephen A. Estes, Boothroyd Fearnley, Henry Frow, Elmer E. Gordon, Charles F. Hackett, Vincent A. Hogan, James J. Illingsworth, Thomas Illingsworth, Fred C. Johnson, Sumner F. Littlefield, George H. MeIntoch, George N. Pratt, Charles H. Reid, Charles Schofield, John Taylor, Sumner C. Winslow. Grand Representatives in order of service: Abraliam H. Hoyle, Fred C. Johnson, William A. Lewis, Sumner F. Littlefield, Charles H. Reid, Charles Schofield, Charles F. Hackett, James J. Illingsworth, Ausbon Booker, David Dearnley, Sumner C. Winslow. Present Officers: Sitting P. C., George H. McIntoch; C. C., Irving L. MeIntoch; V. C., Harris Ginsburg; P., Walter Corliss; K. of R. and S., Boothroyd Fearnley, M. of F., Henry Frow; M. of E., David Dearnley; M. at A., Elmer E. White; I. G., William D. Hall; O. G., Howard N. Chase.
EUREKA, No. 48, of Auburn; instituted February 26, 1884, in Pythian Hall, in Y. M. C. A. Block, on Court street, by Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Joseph F. Chute, of Portland, as Acting Grand Chancellor, assisted by members of Industry, No. 2, of Lewiston, Enterprise, No. 22, of Auburn, and Mount David, No. 23, of Lewiston. History informs us that when the ancient and celebrated mathematician, Archimedes, discovered the principle of specific gravity that he ran home, exclaiming, "Eureka! Eureka!" "I have found it. I have found it." This lodge takes its name from that Archimedean exclama- tion. The lodge has continued, up to the present time, to meet in Pythian Hall, in Y. M. C. A. Block, on Friday evening of each week.
CHARTER MEMBERS: Walter H. Brown, George W. Chase, George H. Cobb, Alonzo Conant, Fred L. Conant, Henry F. Conant, Frank W. Davis, Samuel H. Dill, E. Willis Foss, Anson Gilman, Charles A. Gilman, Edwin F. Goss, Clifford Hutchinson, Charles A. Jordan, Charles M. Lander, Addison A. Miller, Frank E. Millett, Nathaniel M. Neal, James W. Peables, Charles S. Yeaton. First Officers: Sitting P. C., Frank W. Davis; C. C., Anson Gilman; V. C., Nathaniel M. Neal; P., Charles M. Lander; K. of R. and S., Charles A. Jordan; M. of F., Charles S. Yeaton; M. of E., Addison A. Miller; M. at A., George H. Cobb; I. G., Clifford Hutchinson; O. G., Frank E. Millett. Officer of the Grand Lodge. - From the Past Chancellors of Eureka Lodge has been elected one officer of the Grand Lodge, viz., George H. Cobb, who was elected Grand Prelate at the session of 1889. Permanent Member of the Grand Lodge and Past Chancellors. - At this date (July 1, 1891,) Eureka Lodge has one permanent member of the Grand Lodge, viz., Past Grand Prelate George H. Cobb; and has on its rolls the following Past Chancellors: E. Fred Bisbee, John C. Blake, D. Clinton Childs, Frank W. Davis, Samuel H. Dill, Albion C. Foss, Henry C. French, Auson Gilman, Frank Hartwell, Ansel W. Hutchins, Frank E. Willett, Nathaniel M. Neal, James W. Peables, Alvin Phillips, Edgar J. Riker. Aretus A. Rowell, Albert R. Savage. Grand Representatives in order of service: James W. Peables, Albert R. Savage, Anson Gilman, Alvin Phillips, George H. Cobb, Edgar J. Riker, Henry C. French, John C. Blake. Present Officers: Sitting P. C., Aretus A. Rowell; C. C. Horace C. Whitman; V. C., Eugene M. Mayberry; P., George B. Hodgdon; K. of R. and S., Frank E. Millett; M. of F., Fred A. Whiting; M. of E., Warren E. Riker; M. at A., Carrol E. Bailey; I. G., Active H. Corliss; O. G., Owen H. Winslow.
SAINT ELMO, NO. 55, of Mechanic Falls; instituted December 18, 1885, in Bucknam's Hall, by Past Grand Chancellor Montgomery S. Gibson, of Port- land, as acting Grand Chancellor, assisted by Grand Vice Chancellor Enoch C. Farrington, of Fryeburg, and by members of Industry, No. 2, of Lewiston, Enterprise, No. 22, of Auburn, Mount David, No. 23, of Lewiston, and Eureka, No. 48, of Auburn. This lodge takes its name from that famous fortress and
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castle of Saint Elmo, which once protected and now looks down upon the beautiful city and bay of Naples.
CHARTER MEMBERS: Edwin H. Damon, Charles H. Dwinal, Ronello C. Dwinal, Elmer A. Fannce, H. Greeley Gerrish, Herbert A. Gerry, Albert H. S. Hall, Elijah C. Heath, Frank B. Jordan, Clarence E. Lemos, B. Frank Lunt, Randall F. Mayberry, Elmer E. Morton, Corra J. Packard, Jason B. Perry, H. Eugene Pettie, Frank O. Purington, Henry S. Rich, Edwin A. Storer, William H. Storer, Lafayette Tenney, George B. Verrill. First Officers: Sitting P. C., B. Frank Lunt; C. C., Frank B. Jordan; V. C., Jason B. Perry; P., Elijah C. Heath; K. of R. and S., H. Eugene Pettie; M. of F., Randall F. Mayberry; M. of E., Frank O. Purington; M. at A., Henry S. Rich; I. G., Elmer A. Faunce; O. G., Corra J. Packard. Past Chancellors. - At this date (July 1, 1891,) Saint Elmo Lodge has on its rolls the following Past Chancellors: Andrew W. Bridge, Oliver C. Bridge, Wallace W. Dennen, Charles H. Dwinal, William R. Farris, Frank B. Jordan, B. Frank Lunt, William H. Lunt, Randall F. Mayberry, Fred H. McDonald, W. Irving Merrill, Dimon B. Perry, Jason B. Perry, H. Eugene Pettie, Frank O. Purington, Henry S. Rich, Albert E. Robinson. Grand Representatives in order of service: B. Frank Lunt, Frank B. Jordan, Jason B. Perry, Henry S. Rich, Albert E. Robin- son, Andrew W. Bridge, Oliver C. Bridge. Present Officers: Sitting P. C., Fred H. McDonald; C. C., Maurice C. B. Prince; V. O., Frank R. Harmon; P., Linwood L. Merrill; K. of R. and S., Ernest F. Smith; M. of F., Frank L. Davis; M. of E., Charles N. Burns; M. at A., George A. Goodwin; I. G., Harry A. Edgecomb; O. G., George N. Stowe.
PORT ROYAL, NO. 62, of Livermore Falls; instituted April 5, 1888, in Grand Army Hall, at Livermore Falls, by Grand Chancellor George W. Hesel- ton, of Gardiner. Named Port Royal in honor of the original name of the township of Livermore. This lodge meets every Thursday evening.
CHARTER MEMBERS: David F. Blunt, Alonzo M. Bumpas, Edwin Edgecomb, Frank M. Hacker, Frank J. Lindsey, Seriah S. Locklin, Clinton Newman, John N. Parker, Samuel E. Perkins, Charles E. Putnam, Houghton H. Putnam, Fred E. Richards, Albert H. Stertivent, Gilbert A. Thomp- son, George F. Wood. First Officers: Sitting P. C., Samuel E. Perkins; C. C., Alonzo M. Bumpas; V. C., Fred E. Richards; P., Edwin Edgecomb; K. of R. and S., Seriah S. Locklin; M. of F., David F. Blunt; M. of E., Clinton Newman; M. at A., Charles E. Putnam; I. G., Frank M. Hacker; O. G., John N. Parker. Past Chancellors. - At this date (July 1, 1891,) Port Royal Lodge has on its rolls the following Past Chancellors: Alonzo M. Bumpas, Edwin Edgecomb, Clinton Newman, Samuel E. Perkins, Houghton H. Putnam, Fred E. Richards, Albert H. Timberlake. Grand Representatives in order of service: Samuel E. Perkins, Houghton H. Putnam, Alonzo M. Bumpas, Clinton Newman, Edwin Edgecomb. Present Officers: Sitting P. C., Fred E. Richards; C. C., Charles E. Putnam; V. C., Jesse H. Soule; P., Charles K. Campbell; K. of R. and S., Rosalvin J. Mitchell; M. of F., Frank L. Jewell; M. of E., George F. Wood; M. at A., Frank M. Campbell; I. G., John L. Cummings; O. G., Charles E. Lawler.
MAJOR LEAVITT, No. 74, of North Turner; instituted March 13, 1891, in Keene's Hall, by Grand Chancellor Luther B. Roberts, of Portland, assisted by Past Grand Chancellor Benjamin T. Chase, and Past Grand Prelate Emery Bailey, of Auburn. Named Major Leavitt, in honor of Major Archibald D. Leavitt, of the 16th Maine Inft., who was mortally wounded at Laurel hill, Va, May 24, 1864, and died in Douglass Hospital, Washington, D. C., May 30, 1864. Major Leavitt was born in Turner, July 15, 1840, and while a student in Waterville College, with two of his classmates, raised a company of which he was elected captain. August 14, 1862, he was mustered in as captain of Co. E; 16th Maine, and January, 1863, was promoted to major of the regiment. " He died as he had lived, a pure patriot and a true Christian, leaving as his last message, 'Tell my friends I have always tried to do my duty.'"
CHARTER MEMBERS: Edgar E. Adkins, John M. Adkins, Elton D. Bailey, Walter B. Beals, Harry W. Brown, Robert S. Brown, Charles A. Dresser, Francis T. Faulkner, Frank S. Frencli,
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Charles L. Grant, Arthur S. Green, Ernest W. Harris, Sumner A. Holmes, Richard G. House, Crawford H. Humphrey, Amos N. Leavitt, Archibald D. Leavitt, Rackley D. Leavitt, Fernando Mason, Frank A. Merrill, Henry Morriss, Charles S. Parcher, Edward E. Parker, Rodman J. Pearson, George Phil- brick, Elisha Pratt, J. Frank Quimby, Albion L. Robinson, Ezekiel V. Stevens, George S. Stevens, Charles B. Sylvester, Edward B. Tinkham, Thomas A. Tunney. First Officers: Sitting P. C., Ezekiel V. Stevens; C. C., Elisha Pratt; V. C., Henry Morriss; P., Rackley D. Leavitt; K. of R. and S., Archibald D. Leavitt; M. of F., Ernest W. Harris; M. of E., Walter B. Beals; M. at A., J. Frank Qnimby; I. G., Charles L. Grant; O. G., Crawford H. Humphrey. Past Chancellors. - At this date (July 1, 1891,) Major Leavitt Lodge has on its rolls the following Past Chancellors: Francis T. Faulkner, Elisha Pratt, Ezekiel V. Stevens. Grand Representatives in order of service: Ezekiel V. Stevens, Francis T. Faulkner. Present Officers: Sitting P. C., Elisha Pratt; C. C., Henry Morris; V. C., Rackley D. Leavitt; P., J. Frank Quimby; K. of R. and S., Archibald D. Leavitt; M. of F., Ernest W. Harris; M. of E., Walter B. Beals; M. at A., Edward E. Parker; I. G., Charles L. Grant; O. G., Crawford H. Humphrey.
NEW AUBURN, No. 75, of Auburn, instituted May 11, 1891, in Pythian Hall, in Y. M. C. A. Block, Court street, by Grand Chancellor Luther B. Roberts, of Portland, assisted by Past Grand Chancellor Benjamin T. Chase and Past Grand Prelate Emery Bailey, of Auburn, and by the officers and members of Industry, No. 2, of Lewiston, Enterprise, No. 22, of Anburn, Mount David, No. 23, of Lewiston, and Eureka, No. 48, of Auburn. With two exceptions, all the charter members were residents in that part of the city now known as New Auburn, and as the lodge was to be located there it was named New Auburn, to indicate its location. May 16, 1891, the lodge leased the hall in the block corner of Third and Pulsifer streets for a term of years from June 1, 1891, and while it was being changed and improved continued to hold its meetings in Pythian Hall on Court street until June 11, 1891, on which evening it held its first meeting in its new hall. The lodge now meets every Monday evening in its new hall.
CHARTER MEMBERS: Burt L. Alden, William Ashton, Benjamin F. Beals, Charles C. Blanchard, John H. Booth, Albion L. Brackett, Charles P'. Brown, Manning J. Burkett, Benjamin T. Chase, Russell Daggett, Wirt V. Daggett, George P. Day, Horace C. Day, Albert Duckworth, Fred C. Gray, Isaac N. Haskell, William A. Hilton, Willard E. Jackson, Lucellus D. Leadbetter, Simeon B. Leonard, Theophilus Libby, William Lothrop, Lester E. Mace, Thomas Marsden, Elmer McFarland, Elroy L. Moody, Albert M. Penley, Burton L. Pitman, George W. Proctor, Nathaniel C. Small, John Small, Charles Smith, Harvey J. Smith, Lewis P. Snow, Charles J. Taylor. (Of these charter members, Harvey J. Smith was a charter member of Columbia Lodge, No. 26, of Lisbon Falls, from which lodge he withdrew May 8, 1891.) First Officers: Sitting P. C., Horace C. Day; C. C., Harvey J. Smith; V. C., William Lothrop; P., Thomas Marsden; K. of R. and S., Burton L. Pitman; M. of F., Burt L. Alden; M. of E., Simeon B. Leonard; M. at A., William A. Hilton; I. G., Albert Duckworth; O. G., Elroy L. Moody. Officer of the Grand Lodge. - Past Grand Chancellor Benjamin T. Chase was a charter member of Highland Lodge, No. 10, of Bridgton, which was instituted February 17, 1874, and was its first C. C .; was admitted to the Grand Lodge February 4, 1875; was elected Grand Master at Arms at the session of 1876; elected Grand Chancellor at the session of 1877; re-elected Grand Chancellor at the session of 1878; withdrew from Highland Lodge May 8, 189I; became a charter member of New Auburn Lodge, No. 75, at its institution, May 11, 1891; elected Supreme Representative at the session of the Grand Lodge held May 20, 1891, for the term commencing January 1, 1892, and ending December 31, 1895. Permanent Member of the Grand Lodge and Past Chancellors. - At this date (July 1, 1891,) New Auburn Lodge has one permanent member of the Grand Lodge, viz., Past Grand Chancellor Benjamin T. Chase; and has on its rolls the following Past Chancellors: Horace C. Day, Albert M. Penley, Harvey J. Smith. Grand Representatives in order of service: Albert M. Penley, Horace C. Day. Present Officers: Sitting P. C., Harvey J. Smith; C. C., William Lothrop; V. C., Thomas Marsden; P., William A. Hilton; K. of R. and S., Benjamin T. Chase; M. of F., Burt L. Alden; M. of E., Simeon B. Leonard; M. at A., Fred C. Gray; I. G., Elroy L. Moody; O. G., Burton L. Pitman.
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