K. of P. Hall

K. of P. Hall

K. of P. Hall KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Silver Cross Lodge, No. 58, was established in Belfast in 1886, and January 18, 1887, dedicated a hall in No. 2, Phoenix Row. That block was burned the following June, and a portion having been rebuilt, the quarters of the lodge were soon reestablished near the same spot, over the store of Charles N. Black. An extension of thirty feet was added to the building in 1892. In 1896, forty-seven new members joined. Sir Knight Captain Francis Hiram Welch was presented with a silver writing-set in appreciation of his labors for the order. Uniform Rank, Belfast Division, was instituted in 1887. August 28 and 29, 1889, the State Regiment held its annual field day here. Among the festivities was a clambake at Fort Point. 1899, January 17, Captain Francis Hiram Welch was presented with a Supreme Lodge jewel from the Maine Battalion, U.R., and on the same evening Belfast Company presented a bass drum to the Belfast Band, which is the Second Regiment Band of the order. PYTHIAN SISTERHOOD Primrose Assembly No. 6, composed of wives and sisters of the Knights, was organized in 1890. Store fronts for the Boston 5 and 10 cent store can be seen on the right. The store fronts of M. L. Mitchell and C. N. Black & Co. can be seen on the first floor of the K. of P. building and, to the immediate left, a grocery store also featuring furs and skins can be seen (name obscured (possibly West End Grocery)