The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-06

About Z ~ the invited guests assembled In
the Mayors Office and soon ascended to the
hall which by that time was packed to over
flowing with one of the largest and best au-
diences ever seen in Portland. Among the
distinguished guests we noticed Gov. Plaisted
and Mrs. Plaisted, Mayor Libby, Adiutant
General Beal and Miss Beal, Gen. Lynch and
Miss Lynch, Coils McQuillan, Hitchcock
Hathorn, Pullen, Perkins, Richards, O'Dono-
glue, Mrs. O'Donoghue and friend, Capt. j.
B. Stowe and Lieut.. A. G. Sawyer, Saco
Rifles; Capt. j. s. Mason, Leuts. Medley and
Stevens, Sergeants Patten and Tufts Privates
Riker and Wakefield of the Lewiston Zouaves,
Capt. Merrill, Lieuts. Storer and Moore,
Sergeant Edgeromb, Corporal Reed, Privates
Jackson and Lamarche of the Auburn Light
Infantry, and the officers of the Portland COM
panies. Lieut.. Col. Sprague, Adjutant Sweat,
and Assistant Surgeon Cakes represented the
staff of the First Regiment The Auburn
company wore white coats, slightly tinged with
buff, with light blue trimmings. and light
red breeches and blue jackets richly laced with
gold.
The drill was of course a pronounced fea-
ture of the affair and the following was the
programme:
Lowell Mechanic Pbalanx-Company Movements
and Manual of Arms.
Portland Cadets-Company Movements
Music-Griginal Quickstep, dedicated to the Port
land Cadets by Reeves of Boston.
Drill by the little fellows-Johnson and Skillings,
Silent acknowledgement Music by Chandler.
The company movements of the Phalanx
were excellently executed The manual-at-
arms was performed, by taps, and was good
common sense practical drill and the COM
mand was heartily applauded. The Cadets
went through the company movements, by
taps on the cymbal, in which the original
quickstep by Reeves came in. This was some
thing unusually well done, even for the Ca
diets and brought down the house. OF eomse
the drill by the little fellows was very cum
ming and delighted everybody. The silent
manual, with original music by Chandler,
was entirely novel to Portland and beat any
thing ever before attempted in the City Hall,
in the opinion of old and we'll posted drill
masters. We might fill a column with de-
scription and then not half do it justice. One
OF its prettest features was the loading and
firing in open order, each rank executing the
manual one motion after the other, and yet
all keeping perfect time. The other was the
double-qnick movement, which was simply i'm
me nse. Chan dler's Band deserved word of
praise for the excellent music they rendered.
The Dance.
After the drill of course the dance was in
order, and list of thirteen were enjoyed.
Lieut.. York was floor director, with Sergts
n Z :: T De- n
Dow and E. R. Dow; Privs. G. H. Balm, f. W.
York, w. S. Frye: Hons. E. E. Rogers and
e. R. Coleord, as aids.
The ladies were many OF them in full dress
and the varied uniforms mingling with them
presented brilliant spectacle.
Items.
The Cadet order of dances was very hand
some
Mr. J. W. Robinson furnished the elegant
carriages for the Cadets, yesterday.
The Brown Light Artillery entertained the
Cadets and Phalanx handsomely last evening
The card of invitation was very unique.
The Cadets and their visitors, the Lowell
Mechanic Phalanx, will spend this loren Jon
at the roller skating rink upon the invitation
of Mr.. Reed.
The following were the Cadets committees
who did SO much to make the affair great
success: Committee of arrangements-Capt
N. D. Winslow, Lieut. F. 81. York, Sergt. D.
W. Heseltine. Privs. W. s. Frye and f. w.
York. Reception Committee-Capt n. D.
Winslow, Lieuts. f. j. Ilsey and F. 81. York,
Hons A. E. Chase and f. L. Moseley, Capt.
T. E. Hartnett, P. M. G.; Capt. Fl. A. Nc
Donald, P. L. l.; Lieut. E. E. Milliken, P. NJ
B.; Lieut.. R. T. Mcclellan, B. L. A.; Capt. w.
I. Woodman, H S, G..