The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-07
I. o. Q. F.
RECEPTION OF VISITING ENCAMP-
MENTS.
a Hearty Welcome Extended to the
Guests.

Yesterday afternoon Portland Encampment,
under Marshal NJ. A. Jewell, formed line in
front of Odd Fellows Hall at g. 80 o'clock, and,
headed by Chandler's band, marched to the
Maine Central station to receive their guests
from Bangor and Burlington. In their ranks
were P. G.. P. A. d. Smith and G. III. Rich. A
few moments after o'clock the Katahdin En-
campment of Bangor, headed by the Bangor
band, arrived, followed in about ten minutes
by the Green Mountain Encampment of Bur-
lington, headed by Sherman's Military band.
AS the visiting encampments passed Portland
Encampment, at the corner of York and State
streets, the usual salutes were given and ex-
changed, and then the procession took up the
line of march up State to Congress street,
down Congress street to Market
Square-where Green Mountain Encamp-
ment was left at the United States Hotel
thence down Middle to the Falmouth, where
the Katahdin Encampment was quartered.
All along the route many of the citizens dis
played their flags, aud the streets were filed
with people. 1t was most disagreeable weather
for marching, hot, close and sticky, and the
The visiting encampments are both compos-
ed of fine looking men. Katahdin wore its
new and elegant regalia just made for the oc-
casion. This Encampment numbered 40 men
in line, with the beautiful banner of their
Order, and the band was represented by six
teen pieces, attired in their nobby scarlet coats
and white helmets. The remaining seven
members of the band arrived on the late
train. The drum-major is a splendid specimen
of physique and handles his baton with skill,
while his style is decidedly military The fol-
lowing is list of the officers
Marshal-Frank D. Pnllen.
Aides-Thomas White and Horace Chase.
Adiutant-Capt. g. l. Brown.
G. PC. w. Brown.
S. VIC. W. Getchell.
j. VIC. A. Hutchins.
III. P.-J. Booth.
The Encampment parades as a battalion.
The invited guests are P. G. NJ, N. II. Cotton,
P. G. P, P. Batchelder and G. x. Ladd, and
P. G. Fl. P, A. N. Yeaton.
Green Mountain Encampment brings but
one or two of the gentlemen with whom such
pleasant acquaintance were formed onsthe late
trip of the Ethan Aliens, but Gen. Henry is
here in full health and yigor, as Marshal of the
company. Instead of the former um-major
we have Mr.. f. S. Francis, who understands
his business thoroughly. The Encampment
regalia is very rich, and the gay uniforms of
the band contrast most favorably with it. The
following are the officers of Green Mountain
Encampment:
c. P.-W. W. Henry.
S.sW.--S. R. Wager.
j. W.--Allen Calhoun.
FL. PIT. f. Griswold.
Treasurer. M Isham.
Scribe-W. P. Mason, Jr.
There are fifty members of the Encampment
band. There is also delegation of thirteen
members of Moose River Encampment, st.
Johnsbury, Winooski and Essex Encamp-
ments, and the following ladies': Mesdames
Chapman, Hawkes., III. P. White, j. L. Seavy,
J. S. Parsons, M. H. Hale, j. W. Fish, Dixon,
Rose, Tsham, G. e. P. Nash, j. B. Johns, J.
A. Stone, Mason, Misses Phelps, Chambers
and Lizzie Smith. Mr.. johnson of the Bur-
lington Free Press, also accompanied the
party. The ladies were taken in carriages and
driven to the hotel.
After hearty supper and slight rest the
Encampments were taken by their hosts to a
moonlight sail in the Gazelle, leaving Custom
House wharf at s. 30 p. m. The visiting bands
discoursed splendid music, and. although there
was good deal of fog, and the moon hung
like great red ball in the sky, a delightful
trip was enjoyed. The party returned to tho
city abaut II O'Clock.
Today the encampments, including Agawam
Of Springfield, which will ARR, at an early
hour, with Weeds Band, will form line at a.
m. and march over the following route
Down Middle to Exchange, Congress, Frank
lin, Cumberland, State, York, Park, CONNER
eial, to State street wharf, where the steamer
will be taken for sail, landing at Little Che
beague, where a frst-class clam bake will be
opened for inspection at II o'clock, after
which band concerts will be given by the four
bands and bowling football, base ball,
bathing and fishing INDUCED in.
Leaving the island at 4 p. m. the steamer
will return to the city, landing at Custom
House wharf, when the line will be reformed
for the parade in the upper part of the city.
Following is the route: Pearl, Middle. Free,
High, Spring, Emery, Pine, State, Deering,
Congress to hotels.
In the evening the grand promenade concert
and dance will come off at City Hall.