WHEREBY OUSTJL BROTHER AIAlY KNOW ANOTHER. V o l u m e 4. PORTLAND, ME., JU LY 15,. 1901. No. 17. Published quarterly by Stephen Berry, The Grand Master re-appointed May 29th, Claremont of Rockland and De Valois of Bro. Milton L. Merrill, of St. Albans, as Vinalhaven went to the Centennial of Amity No. 37 Plum Street, Portland, Maine. District Deputy Grand Master of the 22d Lodge at Camden. Twelve cts. per year in advance. District, Bro. Amos VV. Knowlton, of New­ Bradford of Biddeford went to Montreal Established March, 1867. - - 35th Year. burgh, having declined to accept the posi­ and Quebec. tion. Portland Commandery paraded in the A dvertisem ents S4.00 per inch, or $3.00 for city 24th and then spent the day at Cape half an inch for one year. Evening Star Lodge, of Watervliet, N. Y., celebrated its 75th anniversary June 11th, Cottage. No advertisement received unless the advertiser, or some member of the firm, is a Freemason in and Bro. Henry L. Palmer came from Mil­ St. Alban of Portland received Olivet good standing. waukee to attend it, he being the oldest Commandery of Lynn, with Grand Com­ living Past Master. He made a speech mander Winthrop Messenger and suite, A l.angh in CllinrcIi. which delighted the audience. gave them a sail in the bay and then a din­ ner at the Ottawa on Cushings’ Island. She sat on the sliding cushion, The dear, wee woman of four. A m it y L o d g e , N o. (5, of Camden, cele­ Dunlap of Bath went up the lake to the Her feet, in their shiny slippers, brated its centennial anniversary June 24th Hung dangling over the floor. Bay of Naples Inn. She meant to he good—she had promised— by a procession in which 800 joined, a ser­ And so with her big brown eyes. Forty members of Bethlehem and Augus­ vice over the grave of Gen. George Ulmer, She stared at the meeting house windows ta Lodges attended divine service at the And counted the crawling flies. a Revolutionary soldier, addresses in the Free Baptist Church, State St., Augusta, She looked far up at the preacher, Opera House by Ruel Robinson, Past Mas­ But she thought of the honeybees 23d. Droning away at the blossoms ter, and Charles T. Gallagher, Grand Master That whitened the cherry trees ; She thought of a broken basket of Massachusetts, a poem by George II. W here, curled in a dusky heap. EaMei-u l.o.iife Outeiiuial- Three sleek, round puppies with fringy ears Cleveland, followed by a banquet and a balT Lay snuggled and fast asleep. in the evening. Every lodge in the Ninth E a s t p o r t , June 26.— The centennial an­ Such soft, warm bodies to cuddle, district and two commanderies participated. niversary of Eastern Lodge, F. and A. M., Such queer little hearts to beat, of this city, was celebrated here to-day. Such swift, round tongues to kiss, Deputy Grand Master William J. Burnham Such sprawling, cushiony feet! Several Grand Lodge officers of Maine and She could feel in her clasping fingers was present, and we have heard that his The touch of the satiny skin New Brunswick were present, and nearly And a cold, wet nose exploring address was admirable. The dimples under her chin. every lodge in this district was represented. M ach ia s .— The Masonic liall at Machias The principal event of the day was the Then a sudden ripple of laughter Kan over the parted lips was burned Sunday May 26th, and was a dedication of a tablet, set in the corner So quick that she could not catch it With her rosv finger tips. total loss. The loss is estimated at $5000. stone of an old dwelling house in which the The people whispered, ■* Bless the child ! ” As each one waked from a nap. The insurance was : Harwood Lodge, $1000, meeting of the first lodge was held in 1801. But the dear, wee woman hid her face Washington Chapter, $400, Delta Lodge of The members of the local lodge and their For shame in her mother’s lap. —[Pittsburg 'Times.] Perfection, $300, Deering Council P. J., guests marched to the place in a body, and $100, St. Elmo Commandery, $425 on para­ after the dedicatory exercises were com­ MASONRY IN JTAINE. phernalia, $560 on uniforms, or $2,785 in pleted a banquet was served in the armory. aH. Harwood Lodge lost its charter. In the evening a reception was held in the Dunlap Chapter, Rose Croix. lodge rooms. Grand Master Alfred S. Kim­ Leander W. Fobes, Master; Charles I. In Oxford Lodge, Norway, June 4th, a ball was present and made a thirty minutes Riggs, S. W; Francis E. Chase, J. \Y. Grand Master’s jewel was presented to Gr. address, followed by P. G. M. Whitlock, of Master Alfred S. Kimball, by brethren of St. Stephen, N. B., and Rev. Bro. T. P. Red €ro*s of CoiiHtaiitine. Oxford Lodge and of Mount Tir’em Lodge St, John delivered a brief historical address. Millard F. Ilicks, Sovereign; Charles I. of Waterford, of which be is a member. Bros. Henry R. Taylor, of Machias, Moses Riggs, Viceroy; Henry P. Merrill, Sen. Tait, of Calais, and others also spoke. Gen.; Albert II. Burroughs, Junior Gen.; On May 31st, Bro. Warren O. Carney, Supt. of Masonic Hall, Portland, was pre­ Samuel F. Bearce, Rec. sented with a sum of money and a diamond Cushnoc Chapter, -of Augusta, gave a New Commandery. shirt stud, from a large number of tbe fra­ brilliant reception to Grand High Priest Grand Commander Farrington issued ternity who wished to recognize bis long and Frederick W. Plaisted, June 6th. The June 7th, the dispensation voted to St. faithful service. speakers were Past Grand Master W. S. Amand Commandery, at Kennelunk. The Choate, Grand Master Alfred S. Kimball, officers are : St. John’** Day. Grand Commander Clayton J. Farrington, Alinon J. Smith, Commander. Maine, Trinity, St. Omer and De Molay P. G. C. John W. Ballou, of Bath, P. G. C. Frank W. Bonser, Generalissimo. Commanderies, of tbe Kennebec Valley Albert M. Spear, of Gardiner, Orville D. George II. Randall, Capt. Gen. league, went to Boothbay Harbor June 22d, Baker, Joseph H. Manley, Rev. Chas. A. George C. Cousens, Recorder. and returned Monday night, tbe 24th. Hayden and Herbert M. Heath. 130 MASONIC TOKEN, JULY 15, 1901. Kook*, Papers, etc. j their own Grand Lodge, in order that the ideal of a court cavalier and a welcome Bulletin No. 34, craft might be informed in relation to mat­ guest in the houses of the nobility, whence — Department of Labor, he was received and welcomed with open for May, treats of Labor Conditions in ters transpiring in the other jurisdictions. It arms. No one, therefore, was greatly sur­ Porto Rico, Social Economics at the Paris followed, as a matter of course, that the prised in court circles when it became known Exposition, etc. From Carrol D. Wright, committee would comment upon these mat­ that the young Queen had singled him out for a signal honor, and had commanded that Commissioner. ters with the view of sustaining the prin­ he attend the Court ball at Buckingham —The midsummer fiction number of the ciples of the Institution unimpaired, and Palace, which was to be given in honor of maintaining the universality of Masonry. her coronation. July Cosmopolitan contains the best story When, however, the night of the ball Bret Harte has written in a long time. The necessity of this kind of work hasiin- arrived and the “ Queen’s cotilion ” set was The well-known Jack Hamlin is the hero, creased with the growth and spread of formed, and the guests beheld Richard and he will be eagerly welcomed back by Masonry, but the primary object has con­ Vaux, arrayed in his brilliant court cos­ tinued to be information, and the secondary tume, take his place in it, a position that was the public. Desperado and gambler that supposed to be reserved for royalty alone, he is, theoretically we ought not to like him, object discussion. The topical form of re­ there was surprise aud excitement indeed. but he has that fine courage too rarely ports completely ignores the former and Then the music struck up and the gallant principal object, of which the latter is a young American threaded his way through met with in real life or in fict'on, and those the intricacies of the royal dance bearing who read “A Mercury of the Foothills” will mere incident. But it is said that these re­ himself with an air of grace and confidence probably lose sight of his faults in following ports are not read to any considerable ex­ that was wonderful to behold. The Queen tent. That they are not read as generally was seen to smile in gracious approval as the events which take place upon “ that he took her hand and led her through the heaven-kissing hill.” Katrina Trask’s story as they should be is equally true with the evolutions of the dance. And there was in the same number should be read by general statement that other masonic duties not a man present who would not have every woman. It is one of those homely are not as fully performed as they should given a coronet to win so coveted a dis­ be. In former times, it was deemed neces­ tinction. tragedies constantly going on in modern After that Mr. Vaux’s career was a se­ society.