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V o l u m e 4. PORTLAND, ME., MAY 15, 1900. No. 12.

present, and who were loud in their praise Published quarterly by Stephen Berry, present, including many veterans and past grand officers. 183 out of 195 lodges were of the work of Bethlehem Lodge. No. 37 Plum Street, Portland, Maine. represented. At 5.25 p. m . the called off Twelve cts. per year in advance. The Grand Master in his address paid a to 9 Thursday morning. Established March, 1867. - - 34th Year. ti’ibute'to the memory of Hiram Chase of Belfast, the Senior Past Grand Master, who Thursday Morning, May 3d. died April 5th, and to a long list of distin­ The Grand Lodge met at 9 o’clock. A Advertisements $4.00 per inch, or $3.00 for dispensation was granted for a new lodge half an inch for one year. guished masons who died in other States. He reports the lodges in a very prosper­ at Kingfield, to be called Mt. Abram Lodge. No advertisement received unless the advertiser, or some member of the firm, is a Freemason in ous condition, there being 22,277 members, The petition for restoration of the charter good standing. a gain of 112, with 829 initiates, an increase of Meduncook Lodge at Friendship, was re­ of one-sixth over the last year. ferred to the Grand Master with power. SigHN o f M priug. There had been 400 deaths against 419 The petition of Portland lodges for con­ last year, the rale being 18 in 1,000. current jurisdiction was dismissed. The snow has left the open field a month or more His report showed that he had had a busy The hour of installation having arrived, ago, I’ve found the yellow cowslip where the meadow year and discharged his many duties with Past Grand Master Josiah H. Drummond brook runs slow, was called to the East, who installed the And all along the intervale the blushing snowdrop diligence and ability. tw ines; The reports of other grand officers were Grand Officers, the following appointments The crows are shy and silent—they’re nestling in th e pines— presented and referred to appropriate com­ being made: But winter’ll maybe come again: you’re never sure ’twill not mittees. Corresponding Grand Secretary—Charles Till you hear the cuckoo calling in the pasture lot. The Grand Lodge called off until 2 p. m . D. Smith, Portland. “ Cuckoo, cuckoo,” softly calling you, District Deputy Grand Masters. Down behind the pasiure bars Tuesday Afternoon, May 1st. All the warm day through. 1 Cyrus W. Hendrix, Caribou. “ Cuckoo, cuckoo,” shy and sleek of wing, The Grand Lodge re-assembled at 2 p. m . 2 Alfred So util.. Luhen. He’s the low-voiceil harbinger Grand Representatives from the Grand That makes us sure of spring. 3 David VV. Campbell, Cherryfield. Lodges of Peru, Belgium and the State of 4 Theodore A. Smith, Sedgwick. No use to look for orioles, they haven’t come as 5 Allen P. Clark, Foxcroft. yet, Washington were received and welcomed. Although I’ve heard a linnet and the quail has 6 Fred C. Barton, Bradley. cried “ More wet.” Routine business occupied the time until 7 Adelbert Millett, Searsmont. Good Uncle Zenas Tompkins has been out and 3 o’clock, the hour for election of grand 8 S. Augustus Parker, Belfast. planted pease— H e “ doesn’t th in k ’t ’ll h u r t’em if we have another officers. The following were elected : 9 G Dudley Gould, Warren. freeze; 10 John R. McDougall, Boothbay Harbor. But don’t you put in corn or beans (for if you do Grand Master—Winfield S. Choate, Au­ 11 Thomas II. Bodge, Augusta. th ey ’ll rot) gusta. 12 James H. Withered, Oakland. Till you hear the cuckoo calling in the pasture Deputy Grand Master—Alfred S. Kim­ 13 Granville 1). Perkins, Madison. lot.’’ ball, Norway. 14 Perez S. Burr, Freeport. ’Way over in the scrub-oaks you can hear the Senior Grand Warden—Jas. E. Parsons, 15 Fred Raymond, Livermore Falls. partridge drum, Ellsworth. 16 Joseph W. Simpson, Rumford Falls. The girls are playing hop-scotch,