The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-11
ODD FELLOWSHIP.
Reception of Visiting Patriarchs.

Yesterday was gala day for the various en-
campments of Odd Fellows in this city. Ear
ly in the morning bunting was thrown to the
breeze from the Odd Fellows Hall, City Build
ing, along the various streets through which
the procession was to march and from the
PRESS office The sky was clear and the all
salubrious.
The members of the several encampmenls
were promptly on hand at their rendezvous at
the appointed time, and at II m. the encamp.
ments drew into line on Congress street where
the Portland Band joined the procession
Crowds of spectators lined the street and gazed
with interest upon the brilliant new uniforms
of the encampment. The route of march was
then taken up down Exchange to Middle, and
up Middle to the Preble House in the following
order:
Police.
Portland Band, % pieces, Cole, Leader
Chi f Marshal, Matthew Adams
Aid, H. H. Rich
Machigonne AMI Portland Encampments C. N Lang
Marshal; G, H. Gill and D. F Knights Asst.
Marshal, 5 men.
Eastern Star Encampment, Frank Knights. Mar
shall; e. A. Burnell and S. B. Deane Assist
ant Marshals Sc men.
York Encampment of BiddefOrd, 20 men.
Upon arrival at the Preole House the ranks
were opened and the following officers of the
Grand Encampment received: G. p, W. E..
Pressy of Lewiston; q. S. W., A. ID. Smith OF
Portland; G. j. w o. G. Douglass of Lewis
ton Grand Scribe, N. G. Cummings of Port
R.W. G. T., Charles B. North of Portland
Also Past Grand Patriarch j. n. Reed of Port
land.
From the Preble House the procession pro.
ceeded to the Boston and Maine station, the
Band discoursing choice music, the elegant
banners of the two Encampments fluttering in
the strong south easterly wind, and the side
walks lined with spectators who gazed with
pleasure on the pageant. Upon arriving at the
station they were drawn up in line and waited
patiently for the train which was little late
At one o'clock the cars rolled up to the station
and the visiting brethren were finely received
with the customary honors. The line of march
was again taken up through Park, Congress,
Free, Middle and Exchange streets to Custom
House wharf, where they embarked on board
the steamer Gazelle for Hog Island.
The visiting members consist of The King
David Eecampment No. AZ, of Fitchburg,
Mass. 60 men, under command of Commander
Geo. E. Goodrich, Captain O. A. Battles, Lieu
tenant j. E. Bliss aud Adjutant G. A. Hardy
They are accompanied by the Fitchburg Coruet
Band of % pieces, under the leadership of w.
S. Russell, whose plumed and gold laced laps
and blue uniforms, make very dashing APP
pearance. The Wonolansett Encampment of
Manchester, N. H., Is men, under the CON-
mand of Past Grand Piper, accompanied them.
No aJo haly rul oh
Island. was gotten up by D. K. Reed, the pop
ular caterer under Lancaster Hall, and was a
perfect success. Everybody as usual gorged
themselves to repletiou with the luscious bl
vulve and its concomitants. The amusements
consisted of foot ball. romping, &c. &c. At
o'clock M, the company returned to the city
after sail among the Islands, and everybody
declared they had had most delightful time.
The visiting brothers were escorted to the
Preble House where they took supper.
In the evening they were escorted to City
Hall, where a concert was given by the Band.
after which grand march took place and
dancing began and was continued up to late
hour.
The following is the programme for to-day;
In the morning the visitors will be escorted IL
the prominent places of interest about the city.
At p. m. the Portland Encampments will
form in line at the Hall, proceed TO the Preble
House-the headquarters of the visiting breth
rem and march up Congress street to High
to Deering, to State, to Congress, to Carlton tt
Pine, to State, to Danforth, to Park, to Com
mercial, to the station, where they will taxi
leave of their friends from Maiue, Massachu-
sets and New Hampshire.