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Show SECRET SOCIETY NOTES i Interesting Items of Gossip from the j Lodge Boom and the Castle ! Hall. j " j THE OSDER OF PILGRIM FATHEBS. Supreme Governor Moses P. Brown, Recently Re-cently Elected at Boston-Bits of Fraternal Intelligence. AT tin: recent annual session of tlit! Supreme C'ntiiil United Uni-ted OnU-r of Pilgrim Fathers, held in Boston, eons'ulerabli-l)ii3ino.s.s eons'ulerabli-l)ii3ino.s.s of importance v;is transacted, Kilil amendments amend-ments to the constitution were adopted. Tin; salary of llie supreme secretary was HnpiI at J 1,2(10 ; supremo treasurer, iWM); supreme governor, fcliOO. Follow ing officers wore eleeleil : Moses lJ. Brown, of Fast Boston, supreme governor; gov-ernor; John P. Bates, of Kaet Boston, supreme su-preme lieutenant governor: James E. Shcp- aru, of lAwreneo, supreme secretary; secre-tary; Albert V. Bugbee, of Iaw-renee, Iaw-renee, supreme treasurer; W. L. Thompson, of -Iawrence; J. H. Ilarriuiau.of Hav-frhill; Hav-frhill; A. K. P. Knowlton, ofj Lewiston, Me.; .I.f A. Briggs and T. II. De Mott, supremo su-premo trustees. The following moses r. bijowk. officers were appointed by Supreme Ciov-ernor Ciov-ernor Brown: Supreme chaplain, Miss H. II. P. Bowles, of Boston; supreme sergennt-at-arms, Benjamin F. Badrer, Jr., of F.ver-ert; F.ver-ert; deputy supreme sergeant at-arms, J. II. Parant, of Lawrence; supreme sentinel inner in-ner gate, Hinman C. Bailey, of Merrinmc, N. H.j supreme sentinel outer gate, Fred Tryon, of Lisbon, Me. Supreme Governor Mor.es P. Brown was born in Newhuryport, Aug. H. IfTO, and was educated in the public schools of that town. He learned the printer's trade, and, as one of that craft, worked on The Boston Post, The Courier and Advertiser. Shortly Short-ly after the war of the rebellion broke out he volunteered his Services to the country, and was made quarterinan at. the Charles-town Charles-town navy yard, which position he held during tho years 1802-a-4. In IMitS he joined the Boston polica force, and served eight years. When the East Boston district court was established, in 1874, Mr. Brown was appointed court officer, which position lie now holds. |