The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-08-09 00:00:00

OHIOLURRI..
k'ORESTERS' FETE.

The annivereary dernonviraCon and feta of Court
Alexandre. N. 47) £O.F. (Chickerel), eaten ad rat
'Sauk Ifoliday. tt .i.n WM !mural), ic ecru d
Icy the weather, the Ii et part uf the day. being tin.. and
toe dew netrat .ou, toeteture, very attractive : out. ..viluX
to the b. ail* roill alisug in the attarhoeh, the int., was
&haw& a oiler Ca, st.touuah exe ell utt art anetemehta hat
beee wale, t cru were mostly cledtel by the deautedl. At
11 tielo:k the ttdizere stub eetuteu formed to tuoces'i"n
at the Ll:4or Ito, where the Court meets, and this sae
the order;—

Tea Uountei limiter.. including Bro. Diment. in the
full Custuni; oIIL lru ILod. tueluaii.g the Green Velv,t
Sureqat.
C.lt Itaishley and H.C.R. Soißer in Sashes and Ribbons

ol Unice.
Divination et the Court, burin by Bros. Haney end
litborrisuo.
Dann Battalion Rine Band, lad by Baulmaster Steven..
Bawler ut Quart Plume of Rather& with Owe ot
"P.uce." and Widow and Orohau uu the Ado% in charge
of Bro. KIII4, waisted by Bra.. Mandl, Whittle, &Lid
Hawker.
Visiting Brethren frmn Courts Abb6tibury, Braadwer.
cud Wu) m Juts.
Cain Alex.utha, two and two.

•
From the Court-W.3., they matched round tha
hsltmg at Morn Ville, where the band played "Balt
It Bawd.' tuence to Vinton and Charlestown, to the
rmitence of Mr.. Orestes, Monte Video, where tbe band
INANed Y•iry Queen" on It the Rtctory (baud_.• " Lit Jrit
lbauty'L gunman Caickerel to Mr. T. D. G. Bell's, the
band playing • ,elecHun from "heater:o," and to 11,.
L armee'', 'Wertey-villa; ant then tht band 11.yed •
watch to Welloo Mead, • neld belong ng to Mr. L .wman,
who had kindly brut it far the let.. Toe (WM command.'
• besut.tut .lilA tht left of the nissuuse being seen
the mciuresque 11c. ri School, in a rural setting of fields
and gardens, in Hunt was a pleiiaautly-woaled
wits to tht ri,Ut apie.r.4 the amri, of
Wei mouth, awl beiond and hver the bay the Berme..
C, Bs. Att,r so charming and warns a walk, the
brethren and I Heads were qa.ta Scuts, for thimula,tuithia
luncneou, provide I by Bra. James Randall, the bead table
%tong preside.l over by Mr. B. 1.1 Huy sapp erted
!.), Mr. Jos iph Laver (vm,ohloannan). Mr. T. Mare'',
Mr. T. Lowm an, Mr. Jesty, Mr. It, Itobe.o, Mr. J. T.:Krt,
Mr. W. It 'Wiley, Mr. E. Marshallsay. Here we learn;
smue pant ulars abut the court, which was establish° I in
1885, and meet, at t'.e Lugger luu at. Wedutrdays o,cu lb
111,111 th • it n.bols-re 87 oisoubers, awl in the lAst fire years
bee pad £lBl 12, siek pay, and Las bat two deaths, on
accaout of ohm,. J:2B has bem paid to the members'redet•
There. 4.11612L81. imivo.t.4 an the B ank, and L4U In bends
of Lb* treasorer, to meet cuirmt expti.s and luck pay,
and Secretary Hunt "We b•ve made 18 ta,mbas
to the last t relic fuontlia. no that I ma; say with much
pie wure that, fur am!! village like CA.:korai. CIO CAW,
la Ins vary p.oepe•oui rimd.iion.-
After the tunchsuo, C. It It ibmter. nu lehaif of Court
"Alexandra," Lea.o.d to pre The heath of the
Chalttuao, and tuaused Mid gou'lwon for their kid
preashet aid .siat o,ce on this UCCMROII. &Lid hup..d to,y
would have the pliasure of basing town again smother
year. (Appian...)
The CHAIRMAN, in response, prop.ned "The health of
the meulLers aim houormy members of Court Alexandra."
(Applause.) The Courmsa Biro expressed his satisfac• inn
at moue in the tent, amid gave "Thu health of the Vice-
chairman.' (Applause.)
Mr. LAUD, resondiog, said he should be very happy to
be a nstuiber of this very nonourab e order of ror...stry ; he
wat very sorry it was such wet weather, but as they could
not manage to keep dry outside they must enjoy them-
selves inside. (Applause )
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The Climax/0i then started the conviviality by singing
some soup, incioding " Wedding," and the cum-
piny, who numbind about 200 or Zak nought to make
tummies., as worry ste possible in their enforced con-
finement to the tent; tea and oilier refreshments being
imovidad for the teetotalers in • smeller tent alongside.