The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-26
AN ODD SPECTACLE.
ThirtY.First Anniversary of Maine
Odd Fellowship.
5000 MEN IN LINE.

At an early hour yesterday morning tn
streets were alive with men, and resounde,
with the blare of many bands. The thirty
first anniversary of the establishment OF Od'
Fellowship in Maine was celebrated with be
coming pomp, aud by larger street procession
than has been seen in Portland for years. Tn,
night before brought several lodges and en-
campments to the city, and all yesterday morn
ing the Portland organizations were busily en-
gagged in dong escort duty for the visiting
brethren. who poured in on every steamer ant
train.
Congress street. from State to Franklin, was
| filled with bodies of men, marching and coun
termarching, while crowds of eager spectators
pushed and jostled each other on the sidewalks,
or swarmed on balconies or doo1-steps, or leaned
from every window that commanded a view OF
the procession.
The decorations were many and fine The
| City building was draped with flags, bearing
fantastic devices, while knights clad in armor
of mail kept watch from the wings of the por-
| tico. Flags and bunting were displayed along
| the whole line of Congress street, and the trl-
| colored Pythian banner lazly waved welcome
from the flagstaff in Market Square. Other
thoroughfares We're not behind. Exchange
street was galyl decorated with bunting and
notices, the gilt shield on Odd Fellows hall
bearing above the casped hands the legend,
''Welcome Brothers" Further down the me-
teor flag of England hung from the British
Consulate. On Middle street many business
houses displayed bunting in honor of the pro-
+ba hapnar of Ireland and
the scarlet and gold standard of Spain hung
from buildings along the route. On other
streets, from the windows and roofs of private
dwellings small flags aoated, and floral decora
tons and quaint emblematic designs attested
the warmth of the welcome.
The residence of o. B. Written, ESQ.,, on
Newbury street was elegantly and tastefully
decorated by Col Beals, numerous and appro-
pirate notices and emblems looking out from
cloud of bunting. J. S. Bedlow's residence on
Cun, berland street was embowered in flags.
The Prebe House portico was converted into
an archway, over which was the one WORD
"We,come" n. G. Fessenden's house on
Paris street was completely draped in bunting,
as was also the residence of Mr.. Walden. c. f.
ingalls, lhouse on Congress street was tastefully
decorated. At S. r. Leavitts residence on
Cumberland street the decorations were numer-
Gus and appropriate On Locust street the
house occupied by Messrs. Edward Hall and
c. H. Pratt was noticeable because of its dis
baskets. On the same !street Mr. Cox's house
was decorated, as was also that of Mr.. Mount
fort on India street. Mr.. Daniel Leavtt's
residence on Chestnut street was particularly
noticeable. The smottoes of the Order greeted
the eye from various parts of the house, while
at the gate stood three ladies clad in white.
representing the three cardinal virtues .of Odd
Fellowship. At one window stood a boy
clothed in regalia, while girl atsanother SYM
bolized the degree of Rebekah.
AS fast as the several lodges and encamp-
street. At ten o'clock there were fourteen en-
campments and thirty-fve lodges on the ground.
Thanks to the efficiency of the chief marshal,
Gen. Beal, these bodies fell into their proper
places without the slightest confusion, and at
the hour designated for starting line of march
was promptly taken up. The published route
of the procession was gone over, and few
minutes past twelve the men were embarked in
the boats en- route for the islands and the clam
bake.
The streets were crowded with people all
along the route of the procession. The number
of visitors, exclusive of members of the order,
was very large, the fine weather and the attrac-
tions of great street march serving to draw
people here from many miles around The
purple plumes and croziered gauntlets of the
encampments, the many-c0lored sashes of the
lodges, and the gorgeous and diversified uni
forms of the bands, conspired to make bril-
liant scene.
The order of procession was the same as that
published in our yesterdays issue. In the rear
of Maine lodge, the post of honor, was long
line of carriages, containing the Grand En-
campment, Grand Lodge, and invited guests,
in the following order:
No and No 2, Grand Encampment of Maine.
Hiram Snow Lewiston, w Grand Sentinel.
Nash, Portland, r w Grand Treasurer.
j N Reed, Deering r W Grand Representative.
q H Rich, Portland R W Grand Representative.
A Smith, Portland, NJ w Grand Patriarch.
n Morse Bath, M Grand High Priest
O II Douglass, Lewiston, R W Grand Senior War
n Cummings, Portland, W Grand Scribe.
Nos.
F Driscoll, Providence W Grand Secretary.
WIG Comstock Providence M High Priest.
George Means, Portland, Chairman Committee of
Encampments.
No4.
N H Cotton, Bangor, G Master.
- Blake, Bangor Mayor.
Otis Kaler, Portland, P G Master.
Joel Taylor, Manchester, N II, P W Grand secre-
No5-Grand Lodge.
ii G Tryman, Fairfield, Executive Committee.
Byron Kimball, Bridgton, Executive Committee
S G Hills Union, Executive Committee.
PGM,H G Oliver, Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
PGM, Horribly, Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
PGMG R, A Simpson, Grand Lodge of Penn
ssylyania.
= F Hazeltine. Portland, Executive Committee.
E McAilister, Lowell, W Grand Herald.
HIP Cox, Portland, w Grand Guardian
wv Toward, Augusta, W Grand Conductor.
H Blake, Portland, w Grand Chaplain
George A Callahan, Lewiston, R W Grand Repre-
B Nealley, South Berwick, W Grand Repre-
sentative.
No 9.
E P Parcher, Biddeford, R W Deputy Gran1 Mas
c Stone, Bridgton, R W Grand Warden
Joshua Davis Portland, r w Grand Secretary.
Stephen X Dyer, Portland, r w Grand Treasurer.
No 10.
F M Laughton, Bangor, M w Grand Master
Sire (Orator).
George P. Wescott, Portland Mayor (of the city.
OBJ Written, Portland, Chairman Executive Com
mitee.
At the head of the line. was the City Mar
shall, followed by platoon of police. The pro-
cession was headed by Gen. G. L. Beal, chief
marshal, accomps MED by the chiefs of division,
7. I. Reynolds, R. M..Stevens, George A. Boil
ton, w. E. Pressey, E. A. Buck, and the aides,
Charles Walker and Mathew Adams. The en-
campments and lodges followed in the follow.
| ing order:
| FIRST DIVISION.
CHIEF, r. M. STEVENS.
Metropolitan Band, Boston.
Machigone Eneampment, Portland.
Dirigo Band, Saco.
Hobah Encampment, Saco.
| Saco Lodge, Saco.
Institute Band.
York Encampment, Biddeford.
| Lacona Lodge, Biddeford.
| Granite Lodge, Bddeford.
Mousam Lodge. Kennebunk.
| Olive Branch Lodge, South Berwick.
| Naval Band Kittery.
| Drigo Encampment, Kittery.
| Riverside Lodge, Kittery.
Mt Sinai Encampment, Portsmouth.