The Portland daily press., 1881-02-09
THE FRATERNITY.
Gov. Plaistea and Councils Reception

| Last evening the Fraternity course of enter
tainments came to close with the usual re.
ception to the Governor of Maine and his
| Council The 6 p. M. train from Augusta
brought Gov. Plaisted and the legislative party
to this city. They were met at the railway
station by Mayor Senter and the committee OF
arrangements, and escorted to the Falmouth
Hotel where rooms had been engaged The
party numbered about thirty, including ladies,
and soon sat down to one of Messrs. O. W.
Shaw q Sons excellent dinners.
AT .45 p m. Mayor Senter and the commit
tee OF reception received the guests of the
Fraternity in the Mayors office, and, after ac-
qualntance had been formed, the party pro-
ceeded to the City Hal. which, with the corri-
dors, had been tastefully decorated for the oc-
easion. Marques of flags had been erected in
the ioobies, the staircase canopied with the
stars and stripes, the main hall decorated with
streamers and flags, while the galleries were
festooned with the red, white and blue.
Gov. Plaisted entered the hall leaning upon
the arm of Mayor Senter, and was followed
by his staff, the members of his Council and
Legislature, officers of the Fraternity, mem-
bers OF the reception committee and of the
city government, with ladies. The hall was
we'll filed with we'll dressed assemblage, and
seats in the galleries were nearly all occupied.
Among the guests we noticed, beside the Gov
ernor, Hons Frederic Robie, William Wilson,
Pendleton and Campbell of the Council,
Mrs. Wilson, Senators Jennings of Bangor
and f. W. Hill of Exeter Mrs. Hill, Mss
Hill and Miss Flint Speaker Hutchinson of
the House, Representatives Maxcy of Port
land, j. A. Sweat of Brownfeld, Fisher of
Boothbay, j. A. Buck of Orland, Mrs and
Miss Buck, Adjutant General G. L. Beal, In
spector General Lynch, Surgeon General F. E.
Hitchcock and Mrs. Hitchcock, Commissary
General f. d. Pullen, Col. E. G. Harrington,
Mrs. and Miss Harrington, Coils. Strickland,
Badger and Whidden, Major S. A. Berry, and
Harold Plaisted, the Governors secretary
BESIDES these there were present several men,
oers OF the City Council Gen. s. j. Anderson
Messrs. I. G. Hersey and G. S. Hunt, Hons
Geo. P. Wescott, Geo. Walker, W. w. Thom-
as, Jr, and Messrs. H N. Jose, l. P. Earring
ton and Chas. Mclaughlin of the Fraternity
reception committee, Consul Ainz and Vice
Consul Ramsault, Judge Cleaves, Hon. G. H.
Chase, j. M. Adams, John NJ Todd, J. s.
Palmer, j. f. Turner, Lycurgus Pitman of
North Conway, Luther Holden, Spencer Rog-
ers G.. W. Rice, Joseph Holden OF Otisfield,
and others.
Chambers full string orchestra gave most
delightful concert from eight to nine o'clock,
while the constituents of the Governor and
their ladies were presented to his Excelency.
The music was delightful. We do not wonder
that it called forth from many demonstrations
OF delight. 1t was given with the precision and
shading that mark Chandlers Band, and
the clarinet obligato in Lucia ii Mountfort
was enthusiastically applauded. The selec-
tlons from "Boccacio" were very fine.
After the concert an order of ten dances,
embracing all the fashionable figures, was in
dulged in by the young people present After
the fifth dance the Governor and party were
conducted to Reception Hall where a table
was spread with collation. and prettily decked
with flowers Later, the assembly, generally
speaking, tested the cream cakes, salads and
coffee furnished by Mrs. Ulmer.
The affair passed off very pleasantly under
the charge OF Messrs. F. R. Harrington, W.
Senter, Jr., E. G. Jordan, j. FL. Drummond,
Jr., P. T. Griffin, W. Fl. Schumacher and G:
M. Moore. The carriages for the occasion were
furnished by j. w. Robinson.