The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-08-27
I. o. o. F.
Visit of wannalanoet Enc ampment.

Yesterday morning about o'clock, Eastern
Star Encampment, l. o. o. F., of this city,
under the marshalship of Patriarch N G. Fes-
sender, headed by a platoon of police and
Chandler full band, marched from Odd Eel
lows Hall to the foot of State street, where
they received Wannalancet Encampment,
No. 49, of Lowell, Mass. The route of process
sion was then taken up as published ia We'd
nesday's PRESS, in the following order:
Platoon of Police
Chambers Band-25 pieces.
Eastern Star Encampment Patriarch IN. G. Fessen-
den. commanding.
Salem Cadet Band, Bandmaster j. A. Buckley-22
pieces
Wannalancet Encampment Capt. c. IT. Kimbsll
Guests in Carriages
The Encampments were in full regalia and
were viewed by large numbers of spectators,
who gathered on the line of procession. The
bands discoursed excellent music. Many citi-
zens displayed flags, and some rather elabor-
ate decoration, including a very fine one at
Geo. B. Loring's, 30 Pine street, while Mr..
Nash, g. r. Davis James Bailey, Frank Fox,
f. f. Hale, [. Washburn, Jr., the Hammond
homestead, and many others displayed ban
AAo-S' -RAS ehO SoOoeo uOAO ISA-IIdyOI
Jewett, Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts,, Ex-Mayor Peabody, Alderman
Hartwell, Leonard Worcester and Alfred Gill
man, Esq, of Lowell, Grand Chief Patriarchs
G. A. French of Massachusetts, G. X. Ladd
and j. H. Crockett of Portland, and the COM
mittee of arrangements of York Encampment,
Biddeford, Messrs. w. E. Andrews, G. HI.
P. Hampden, r. M. Stevens and c. F. Butler.
The procession halted at Odd Fellows Hall,
and the visiting Encampment then crossed
over to their headquarters in Congress Hall,
where their regalia was removed, a collation.
partaken of, and then rest enjoyed for an hour.
AT II o'clock the procession reformed and
marched over the published route to Central
wharf, where the Gazelle was taken for Long
Island AS they passed the PRESS office both
Encampments appeared to great advantage,
being composed of fine looking men and
marching with much greater precision than
earlier in the day. The Eastern Star Encamp-
ment turned out "a men and the Mammalian
Gets 81.
Arrived at Long Island a spendid clam-bake
was served by Messrs. Fletcher & Littlefeld,
and the visitors were quite enthusiastic in its
praises. AllGr the CldlIlS udQ received 1ull JUS
tice storytelling was in order, and Ex-Mayor
Jewett of Lowell, made a brief but humorous
address, thanking the Portland Encampment
for their attention, which was loudly applaud
ed. At o'clock the Encampments had re-
turned to the city, and soon after marched to
the Boston boat over the prescribed route,
when they left for home amidst cheering and
the music of the hands
Wannalancet Encampment was organized
Oct. 90, 1869, and numbers 234 members. The
following are the officers of the Encampment
parading as company:
Capt.--C H. Kimball
Assistant Capitalization Bailey.
Sergeants-G. III. Parker, E. Gerry, NJ V.
Libby, f. M Merrill.
Executive Committee. Huntoon, J. T.
Trask, M. v. Libby, c. H. Kimball.
The following are the Encampment officers:
Chief Patriarch-D. S. Fields
Senior Warden-O. A. Goodale
Junior Warden-A. L. Corliss.
Scribe-G. A. Hood.
Treasurer-A. G. Stone.
Financial Scribe-G. B. Farnham.
High Priest-F. P. Brown.