, 1866-06-26
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GRAND MASONIC CELEBRATION At
Rl8fN.


1essezday. the aausstssar3 Of tho hlnh o, one o.
shs most re.estd Of ancient Free N4sons, ST. John
The baptist. "a- ohteryrt by eFe'hren OF the cfst
IN Ill pasfs oiihe babItap1e globc, with urae bon
otrd sorrn md er:cmouy Int IN no place prah .hiy
with more yrnaufmaU @Dd heaftntss than bv the
Nafcns III Nor.brEn ftt,noir. in thetr public ctle.
bration u E.s.n- Dekato County. There may po<-
Fably have betp greater numbers assembled In
Eoae olhe1 plseee. .ut the .parlt the day could
Eot haTe bctc unatr uLltct<1lfy or deeply felr by
the 1elthszuls to1u uy fhe fte thonasnd gathered
toSrthet In the pleasant lttie city OF E1san this
ptcaa1un.
Tho 17.liauon. 10 this ceieosai,on had been e.
tsudrd 10 au Aasnut. snd e=oeesa!.y those IN The
WIS crtn uore ncantraun% l. IN wxs expected.
From Chic4xo. H. memoir. Ut th- tszte1aiy vent
II very sons siassznfc nuuhcrr, md y hea iaey r.
zaud nj Eictp. they wetr surprised 10 t,nd The
great numr~tr ain 2dy wkiripe IL rrrefyc them cx.
ccedtnc cvsu 'hels s.nEa.ns expeeta,,ona. Tue
principal tns aat ICON th,4 <.rF xa- ut Apollo CON.
u s1ll feS2lts, u7a'z cou1mapa Of t. F. rArtck +.
=. Tnes asTr iorta.d Il their hail. tu saa.ontc
marched up 10 she Nos,h ~e.,err ia,i ; deuot On
els eirrt. 1t. re. =: haf PSI min o'clock the
lo1E eacur;ion tsa,a psu''ded for the oeca.,on
Ecytn our. bearing On aYI one nf the ulDst i'm
poslC 1aa lit. eouecassh,r, \ p1r.rn1cd ny q re.
en-, o:e.r- anou: 1ho-e On hoard aere
a.pey. nDe .Da s":.o'e iSfs. asts
OF Naus.gau Goasmanurfy No. IL
a!s1cc ts!e:stior from -'cnea. o comuanae.y d.
n,.Ioer, No, y; " D. E. ansn-ws. T. = OF
stturautr" Cemmanoez, No. II, OF Rockford :
sc>e >esal Ft1Nt*entatssr Of = tnt=vttie" Com nm
DER No. : q J=ucsxiise, Vie: rtpns-nsasi,e OF
- he Wit Clinton" uud Munun comm IN
desies- OF New York. and Also crlec .tc- IRON
Massachusetts cEmnAudeEie-. il. aau1Eiuu Then.
wcrr about 1hler Auudfr1 MARCUS b.;oar1p. 10
rms civ. taclEl!nc ahoui Gt'y earn fr4ui t.3fi1-
tai" LGd.s M. ~ and - Aa!s'' L.i.s No. So,
and large ac1ts.aslun- shu tsEsneT " Loa ;e NJ
ss1, 1nr WA Is. AlTeh L'td:c 80. La
90 Their arrival al Eisi! ne h.ca.:o delegation.
wire fosuko IN rssacr-.!ou strollS. ". '' r,al
It+t1re ~ Na1u e'f.e'- Ap2oi1o ,uu,,ns,,, +, nr
tic rs"tt the blur Lodc.=> foltu~ 1rls tue;n It
due orcer- Al 'wc,r clock the prJc .,.ios
nnsta oct h5 orsiou- Eout-. 10 oihr@. t;ru-r.
Hhtte The %E'cIuuulc- pl crieor ssIa1n o. tut IL,
we're 70 1ss1rpuc Tnt Aassaals ol tn. proc.4.lo:
WtEt n Ioltp~=:
tt!tf &as,t7:-col. John y. Wilcox E,.in.
Aee1.iaul MAf ssat-E-n. Dabics f}u-tin, Syca
IrOre; 4. u. >ion. Attsr1 Lol F. L. l;.icit. -
Z: at!e*- - 4,t .. Il Nsfi-. Gtne.a. j. u. B4;t
cork. M.trL5o, Dr " A. s1fracns. Cnic1 70
Cu!. :. = Erpn- On. y hca'1n: Tap T. i. lsosra
4;rldota: sr1 u. Il. RcaAic ELssa; cap.
Gharttr u'Coure- El.ln; ". r. ,ycntNoan, EhI
Gro
II .hs tronLdt ihe e:,4c,scle p;cAe1trt waA
mast in a. .rE '.1e- Atlou. us, tLolsaps utcthsrz
Q! ire -'nost a7cieut ~u: honorable crai. II
Clii-.c, dt'A tsc gathered sh III In: -i1cd, 4.c
ejsh ttena sn T. nutub-f ot tsdtt-. Iuo.e peautl
ua- hx neAes HE 1ts.f snt;Hr->Ne porto1 of fna
kcene. lite Etuyr lIseif lr vesy pc1utli1i one
sHacr set cpe7. and *iopit. tkr M atppaduc.tss
tos a1f tts =. h-':stt. I'd raid crccItd for 1ha
ofI:cers .nf oss'or IF 'lr f1~r. ....
Tie eralIuaeu 1-.rua as<d X ttt 3lm-- in aat,tol
1or1cst attend. 1uliuEri. arr rri'tr'cd a. solI ~.