The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-06-25


Portland.
One hundred and twenty years ago yesterday
Portland Lodge of Masons celebrated st.
Johns Day by dinner at Daniel Ilsley's
tavern in Deering. As was stated in yester-
days PRESS, many grand recognitions of the
day have occurred here since then, but none so
noteworthy as that of June "a ,1879,if we except
June a, 1862. AT the latter date there were
not so many men in line, but the effect was
more pronounced, owing to the number of
knights Templar who took part in the process
sion.
AS early as midnight of Monday our streets
resounded with the music of bands, and from
an early hour the special trains over the
various railroads poured their cargoes of living
freight upon our streets. Every other man
wore white apron, a new black silk hat, and
a button-hole boquet, and the prevalence of
new tiles gave the impression that the halter
had been doing an excellent business. By ten
o'clock, the time for the procession to form,
every side street leading into the main av-
enues were filled with we'll dressed throngs
anxious to gaze upon the grand spectacle. Con-
gress and Middle streets were crowded with
lodges all seeking their various rendezvous.
The eight fingered gentry" had quite an
outlook, as the thick masses clustered on every
street, beside every post and monopolizing
every corner, gave ample accommodation to
the gentleman of the road to make their
pockets light yet we are happy to record that
but few instances are related where grievous
thieving was successfully consummated. One
good gentleman from the country in broken ac-
cents told an attache of the PRESS that he had
lost his cold keepsake of PURSE containing
some twelve dollars.
1t was peculiarly day for all sorts of refec-
lions. The Country Cousin was extremely
visible,-he and she stood upon the roadway,
ate candy, gingerbread, and seriously discussed
milk but we must not be understood as con-
veying an impression lot pleasing to our rural
visitors; we certainly found city folks just as
eager, just as anxious, as foreign, and as unur-
ban-like as their friends from the country. The
recollection of the day will doubtless dwell
with many of them
THE PROCESSION.
Chief Marshal, George L. Beal.
Aids, F. G. Stevens, A. j. Nichols, j. Y. Holds
don.
Platoon of Police, Capt. F. T. Merrill
FIRST DIVISION.
Chief H. r. Millett
Aids, Thomas lyric, c. D. B. Fisk
Chandeliers Band, Portland, % pieces, d. H.
Chandler, Leader.
Atlantic Lodge, Portland. NJ, Richard X. Gate
y; s. w., Algernon D; Pearson; J: W., Charles c.
Bed Ts Marshal D. K Mapn 100 Thomas
Haskell; S. W., William F. Rundlett J. W., Rob
ert s. Melcher; S., Elisha N. Jordan Marshal, A.
Bridgton Band Bal a. O. B. Cobbitt, leader, 21
pieces.
Oriental Lodge, Bridgton. NJ, Isaiah S. Webb;
S. W., George H. Willard; j. W., Alonzo L. Rich
ardson; Marshal M. Gleason; So men.
Denmark Brass Band, Henry H. Lovejoy, leader,
II pieces.
Pythagorean Lodge, Fryeburg. NJ, H. w. Stew
ems; s. W., r. w. Cousens; j. W., B. w. McKeen;
Marshal, Seth Fife; so men.
Westbrook Band, Saccarappa, 16 pieces H. Babb,
leader.
Temple Lodge, Saccarappa NJ, A. G. Chute; s..
w., s, W: Whidden; j. W., S. A. Whidden; Mar
shall, c. w. Foy; 20 men,
man; s.. W., Theodore Shackford; j. W., W. H.
Usher; Marshal, j. c. Summersides; 100 men.
Brdgton Cadet Band, 20 pieces, E. NJ. Berry,
leader.
Greenleaf Lodge, Cornish. NJ. G. c. O'Brion; s.
W, l; n. Bracket; j. W., 1. Boothby; Marshal j.
Mechanics Cornet Band Sanford, Is pieces, N.
Bennett, leader.
Fraternal Lodge, Alfred. NJ, NJ. Towne; S. w,
A. L. Kicker; j. W., w. Hammond, Marshal, w.
H. johnson; 80 men.
New Gloucester Band 24pieces, H. L. simonds,
leader; j. r Eyeleth, director.
Sturgis; S: W, j.. D. Anderson, j.. W., w. A.
Knight Marshal, j. Hammond 40 men.
Casco Lodge, Yarmouth. NJ NJ. Stoddard; S. W.,
L. L. Straw; j. W., T. NJ. Ward; Marshal, W. H.
Hale; 60 men.
Crooked River Lodge, Bolster's Mills M, S. c.
Maxfeld; S. W., L. Dormant j. W., /. Sands; 40
SECOND DIVISION.
Chief, W. E. Pressey.
Aids, A. M. Perley, Il. M. Blossom
Johnson's Cornet Band % pieces, H. N. John
son, leader.
Rabboni Lodge Lewiston. M, O. G. Douglass; S.
W, Fred Kelley; J; W., F. W. Parker; Marshal, A.
Miller's Cornet Band, Lewiston, 81 pieces, j. H.
Miller, leader.
L: N. Tarbox; j. W., j. H. Fisher; Marshal, w. F.
Wood rs men.
Webster Lodge, Webster M, F. E. Sleeper, $;
paraded with Rabboni Lodge.
Glover's Band, Auburn, "a pieces, Geo. II. GLOW
er, leader
Ancient Brothers Lodge, Auburn NJ, NJ j. Lor-
ing; S. W., G. NJ Atkinson; j. W., j. 4. Hale;
Marshal; +. Hackett; ~ men.
Tranquil Lodge, Auburn. M, A. M. Roak; s. w.
A. F. Lord; j. W., A. R. Savage; Marshal, j. s.
Nash
Turner Brass Band, 81 pieces, c. Fish leader.
Nezn Lodge. Turner, 40 men, NJ, Charles Blake;
S. W, G. H. Thayer; j. W., L. b. Perry Marshal,
Philo Clark.
cRenel washburn Lodge, Lvermore Falls, 40 men;
NJ, w. H. Wood S. W., Frank Garcelon; j. W., L.
s. Gooding; Marshal, S. J. Burgess.
Winthrop Cornet Band 81 pieces, league leader.
Temple Lodge. Winthrop 80 men; NJ, W. H, Pet
Marshal, N Strout.
Acadia Lodge, Durham, 81 men: NJ, J. H. Davis;
w. a. ID Parker t = W. e Fenlsson This
Freeport Lodge, FreepOrt, so men; NJ, S. A.
Thurlow; S. W., w. F. Bennett: j. W., w. H. Nor
Cadet Band, Norway, % pieces, R. Packard,
leader.
oxford Lodge, Norway, 60 men; M. H. D. Smith;
s. w, e. M. Smith; j. W., j. w. Swan; Marshal, l..
Bethel Lodge Bethel SO men; NJ, A. W. Grover;
S: W., W. E. skillings; j. W., NJ. w. Chandler;
Whitney Lodge, Canton, % men; NJ, A. Packard
s. Us. Mendall; j. W., 1. L. DeLano, Jr.; Mar
Tyran Lodge, Mechanic Falls, 80 men; NJ, E. F.
Stevens; s. W., J. M. Libby; j. w, H. N. Whittle;
Marshal, p II. Cobb.
THIRD DIVISION.
Chief, Geo. w. Parker
Aids, f. S. Leighton, c. n. Perry.
Augusta Band, "a pieces; H. Hall, drum major;
d. G. Hannagan leader.
= Augusta Lodge 56 men; NJ, G. A. Curtis, IS. w,
Osgood.
In this lodge were included delegations from
Bethlehem Lodge of Augusta. Kennebec of Halo
WELL Herman and Ionic of Gardiner.
Bath Band, II pieces, Fen G. Barker, leader.
Solar Lodge, Bath, 40 men; M, John H. Stantial;
WI J. K 7, Kn %N,dt j. w., W. g. Weber;
Polar Star Lodge, Bath, 25 men; NJ, c. W. Arras;
S. w, J. T. Reed; j. W., Sanford Farrar; Marshal,
w. H. Higgins.
Brunswick Band, 10 pieces; F. G. Giveen, leader.
United Lodge, Brunswick, 40 men; NJ, B. F.
Morse S. W, I. G, Whitehouse; j. W.,Job Barrow;
Village Lodge, Bowdoinham So men; NJ, j. H.
Wilson; S. W., L. D. Small; j. W., W. A. Wood:
Marshal, j. II. Wilson.
Maine Lodge Pennington, II men; NJ, - Adams;
Marshal A. B.. Adams. With Maine Lodge
marched Wilton Lodge, IS men.
Biddeford Institute Band, 20 pieces; p L. Pain
chaud, leader.
Saco Lodge, Saco, 40 men; NJ. W. s. bennett; s.
W., j. Quinby; j. W., w. j. Bradford; Marshal, A.
Sawyer
Dunlap Lodge, Biddeford, 60 men; NJ, Edwin
Stone; 5. W., n. S. Drown; j. W., F. A. Sawyer;
Marshal, G. f. Huntress.
Palestine Lodge, Biddeford, 81 men; NJ. W. f.
Andrews; s. W, NJ. Woodman; j. W., H. A. Chad
bourne; Marshal, L. G. Harmon.
Yorkshire Lodge North Berwick, 81 men; M ,
G. S: Dutch; S: W., w. Weber; w. c. Pike;
Marshal, F. Knights.
Bowdoinham Lodge, Bowdoinham, 80 men;
Marshal, G. L. Whitmore.
FOURTH DIVISION
Chief A. NJ. Benson.
Aides-F. f. Hale, Z. c. Gardner.
Boston Cadet Band, 25 pieces. T. w. Henry,
Leader.
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