Masonic Token

22 JU MASONIC TOKEN. WHEREBY ONE BROTHER MAY KNOW ANOTHER. Volume 5. PORTLAND, ME., JULY 15, 1915. No. 33. Published quarterly by Stephen Berry Co., Portland, Sovereign; Albert W. Meserve of 10 De Molay, Skowhegan, entertained Kennebunk, Viceroy; Senior Gen. Llew by Trinity. No. 37 Plum Street, Portland, Maine ellyn Carleton; Junior Gen., Frank C. Allen 11 St. Bernard, Eastport, entertained in advance. Twelve cts. per year of Portland; High Priest, George D. Loring by Camden. > Established March, 1867. - - 49th Year. of Portland; Treasurer, Fred C. Tolman of 12 St. Omer, Waterville, entertained by Portland; Recorder, Convers E. Leach of Trinity. Advertisements $4.00 per inch, or $3.00 for Portland. 13 Blanquefort, Ellsworth, entertained half an inch for one year. at Kineo by St. John’s of Bangor. No advertisement received unless the advertiser, Lodges. ar some member of the firm, is a Freemason in 14 Palestine, Belfast, entertained by good standing. Temple, Westbrook, had 200 present at Trinity. Past Master’s night at the stated June meet 15 Hugh de Payens, Calais, no report. The Laud of Yesterday. ing. The Past Masters conferred the Third 16 De Valois, Vinalhaven, entertained degree with Oliver A. Cobb in the East. by Camden. Would you seek the country town 17 St. Aldemar, Houlton, no report. Amid green meadows nestled down If you could only find the way Visiting Commanderies. 18 St. Elmo, Machias, no report. Into the Land of Yesterday? Cambridge Commandery of Cambridge, 19 Pilgrim, Farmington, no report. How you would thrust the miles aside, Rush up the dear old lane, and then. Mass., and Bethlehem of Gloucester, cele 20 St. Amand, Kennebunk, entertained Just where her roses laughed in pride, brated their 25th anniversary by visiting Oriental of Bridgton. Find her among the flowers again! You’d slip in quietly and wait Portland, with their ladies, May 28th, and 21 Strathglass, Rumford, made an excur Until she saw you by the gate, And then * * * read through a blur of tears were received by Portland Commandery, sion to Gorham, N. H., stopping at Bethel Quick pardon for the selfish years. which escorted them to their quarters, hav for dinner, and returning 25th. This time, this time, you would not wait ing a photograph of the whole force grouped 22 Oriental, Bridgton, entertained by St. For that brief wire that said, “ Too late! If you could only find the way in front of City Hall taken on the way. Amand of Kennebunk. Into ti>e ijin.l of T. On the evening of the 29th, Portland Com 23 Camden, Camden, entertained St. You wonder if her roses yet Lift up their heads and laugh with pride, mandery had a reception at Masonic Temple Bernard and De Valois. And if her phlox and mignonette for them, and on the 30th they returned Have heart to blossom by their side; Books, Papers, etc. You wonder if the dear old lane home in the evening. Still chirps with robins after rain, The proceedings of Maine Council of De And if the birds and banded bees Still rob her early cherry trees. liberation for 1913 and 1914 are received St. John’s Day. You wonder if you went back now from Grand Secretary Harry W. Libbey of How everything would seem, and how— 1 Maine Commandery of Gardiner, en But no! not now; there is no way Bangor, a handsome volume of 193 pages, tertained by trinity. Back to the Land of Yesterday. well illustrated. There are 1,935 members —[Don Marquis, in Putnam’s Magazine,} 2 Portland Commandery entertained in 6 lodges, and 1,532 members in the Con Trinity of Manchester, N. IL, and Lewis sistory. ton, No. 6, of Maine, with a clambake at MASONRY IN HA1NE. Masonic Jingles is a little pamphlet of Long Island, and a banquet at Masonic verses sold for 25 cents, the proceeds to go Lodge Elections. Temple in the evening. towards buying the corner-stone of the new Hiram, 180, South Portland. Fred S 3 St. John’s of Bangor, spent the 26th Masonic Temple in Evanston, Illinois. Woods, Portland, m; William O Verrill, sw; and 27th at Kineo, with Blanquefort of Ethics of Freemasonry is a little cloth Wm H Tanner, jw; Josiah F Cobb, sec. Ellsworth as their guests. bound book with presentation certificate ' Bradford of Biddeford, no report. Commandery Elections. and interesting. selections, intended to be 5 Dunlap of Bath, no report. St. Alban, 8, Portland. Herbert W Rob presented to candidates who are raised. inson, com; Joseph H Ewing, geno; Frank 6 Lewiston, entertained by Portland. Published by Charles F. Whaley, 110 Olym Richardson, cgen; Wm N Howe, rec. 7 Trinity of Augusta, celebrated its 50th pic Place, Seattle, Wash., and sold for 50 anniversary by entertaining Maine, St. Al Council Elections. cents, with liberal discounts to Gr. Lodges ban, Claremont, De Molay, St. Omer and Portland, 4, Portland. Frank W Rich in lots of 100. ardson, tim; J Arthur Jackson, dm; Will Palestine, six commanderies, with a parade H Adams, pcw; Albro E Chase, rec. to the music of seven bands, an excursion Attention is called to the danger of re to Island Park, a supper at the Augusta ceiving visitors from illicit lodges in other CoNsistoRy. — The Consistory meeting House, Commerative Exercises at the Opera states. As each lodge is supplied with a June 11th was largely attended and a class House and a special vaudeville. The vis- List of Regular Lodges there is no excuse of 93 received the degrees, and 400 received itors departed at 10 o’clock. for a master admitting a visitor from a lodge the supper. 8 St. Alban, Portland, entertained by not to be found in that list unless it be a Maine Conclave of Red Cross of Constan Trinity. new lodge instituted since its publication, tine held its annual meeting in Portland 9 Claremont, Rockland, entertained by and that should be definitely shown by the May 27th, and elected Elmer A. Doten, Trinity. visitors. 258 MASONIC TOKEN, JULY 15, 1915. Three Kings Hold Peace Conference. Scotch blood is responsible for the curious In London, Eng., the Royal Warrant Scandinavian Monarchs and Grand Masters Pre mixture of characteristics — caution and Holders Lodge, No. 2789, had two German serve Neutrality. dash—which have signally marked Sir John members, both naturalised; they were asked At Malmoe, Sweden, December 18 and French’s career.—[Voice-Review.] to resign; one did so. The other—who, by 19, upon the call of King Gustave V., an the way, was the first Master of the Lodge important peace conference was held by Death of Prominent English Mason. —refused. The Lodge excluded him. He that Monarch in conjunction with King There comes to hand the announcement appealed to the Grand Master. The Lodge Haakon of Norway, and King Christian of of the death of R. W. Bro. Clement E. Stret was ordered to re-instate him. The Lodge Denmark. The protection and prosperity ton, of Leicester, England, be having died refused. The Grand Master ordered the of their countries were discussed, and evi on February 20th last. He was an hon suspension of the Lodge.—[Toronto Free dence given the rest of Europe that Skan- orary member of the Past Masters’ Associa mason.] dinavia represents a military and economic tion of the Toronto Masonic District. entity, ready to resist outside pressure to The Freemason’s Chronicle of February Some Firsts of Masonry. take sides with any belligerent, and able to 27th says: " Deceased succumbed to pneu The First and oldest known book of lodge monia at the age of sixty-four. The inter minutes in existence is one of "The Lodge defend its own neutrality or resist violations of Edinburgh ” (Mary’s Chapel) No. 1—it of international law. In other words, no ment took place on Wednesday, 24th, at does not indicate the commencement of the tice is given that Skandinavia is "pre Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester, follow lodge, but is evidently a continuation of pre pared” as distinguished from being gov ing a Service at St. Peter’s Church. He vious records. The First or oldest known minute book of erned by " militarism.” was Worshipful Master of the St. John’s any regular lodge constituted by the Grand It is interesting to note that most of the Lodge, No. 279, Leicester, in 1877 and 1887; Lodge of England, is one belonging to the American peace efforts directed toward the and was appointed to the rank of Provincial “Swan and Rummer” Lodge, Finch Lane, London, 1725-6. In this minute book under Senior Grand Warden in 1882. He was European war situation, have included King date of April 27, 1727: Gustave among the endorsers thought neces M. E. Z. of the Chapter of Fortitude, No. The First minute recording the calling of sary to success. He is much loved by all 279, in 1883, and was Provincial Grand J. a "Lodge of Masters” is to be foufid, and in 1889. He was very actively associated mentions: "John Dixon Hammond, Esq., his people, and is, besides, the Grand Mas Edwd Burton, Esq.; John Vernon, Capt. ter of the masonic fraternity in his king with the ‘ Worshipful Society of Operative Ignatus Molley, were admitted Masters dom. Freemasons, etc.,’ and was a frequent con April 29, 1727.” King Christian X. is likewise Grand Mas tributor to this and other masonic papers on The First known minutes referring to the Master Mason’s degree dates back to 1725- ter of Denmark. King Haakon of Norway, special matters of research and routine. He 7. which until 1905 was united to Sweden, did has been the means of entertaining very The First mention of the term " Raised ” not become the Grand Master of his coun many members of the craft, by arranging in respect to the Master Mason degree is found in the by-laws of Lodge 66, London, excursions to different quarries, mines and try, though most favorable to the order viz: " That no member shall be ‘ Raised ’ to which has kept the three northern kingdoms manufactories in the Leicester district, his the degree of Master Mason without he pay in peace and prosperity so long.

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