Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-09-08
VISITING ODD FELLOWS.
Naumkcag Encampmcnti In Burlington
The Reception Last Night-To-
days Programme.

days Programme.
The hospitality Of Burlington has become
proverbial, and year after year. as one or
ganizatlon follows another to test it, II grows
ii would seem. more and more ample Ant
OF the societies who delight to receive and en-
terrain the strangers that are within thu
gates" none do it more handsomely that tb,
brethren of the three links. An opportunity
arose to exercise their hospitality when the
matter of u visit from Naumkeag Encamp
ment, |. o. o. f., of Salem, Mass, was
preached, and right promptly and happily
did they avail themselves of it. The
Naumkeags decided to visit Burlington
en- route for the Odd Fellows reunion at
Saratoga, and our home members of the or.
der at once proceeded to make ample ar.
Engagements for extending a cordial reception
to their guests. Unfortunately there were
two things over which they could exercise no
cOntrol-the weather and the Central Yer
mont Railroad The Salem Odd Fellows
were rash enough to entrust themselves to
the tender mercies of the alleged fast !"
train from Boston, and consequently reached
this city two hours late Monday evening-be.
ing, on their arrival, perfectly willing to ack-
nowledgc that the term EAST" is applied
to the train entirely as a joke. To add
to the discomfort Of the occasion, a
rain storm was two hours late, also,
and reached Burlington ut the same time the
Odd Fellows did. But the fraternity was
not to be put down by little cold water.
The Burlington Odd Fellows, accompanied
by the Sherman Military Band, were at the
station 10 receive the visitors, and n process
sion was formed and the original line of
march carried out to the letter-through Col
lege, st. Paul, Main, Church, Pearl and st.
Paul streets to the Van Ness House, aIwhich
hosptable inn the Naumkeags are quar,ered
First came the Shcrmans, who looked well
and played well, as they always do. Next
was Green Mountain Encamptment, to the
number of about two score. Then came the
Salem Cadet Band. This fine musical or.
ganization numbers twenty-onc members,
and it plays with taste and skill, showing
careful practice and quite unusual degree
of proficiency. Their uniform consists of
bright blue coats trimmed with blue of
darker shade, and black belts, and dark blue
caps and pants and it is striking and snowy.
Naumkeag Encampment-av very fine looking
body of mcn-brought up the rear 1t in
cludes, with its guests, just ninety gentlemen
With it is Ambrose Lawrence, Most Worthy
Grand Patriarch of Massachusetts, and also
w. NJ. Hail. District Deputy Grand Pari-
arch. The rain considerably diminished The
number of onlookers, but still large crowds
thronged the sidewalks and packed the cor
ners, and the flags flying from all parts OF the
city gave general gala-d appearance.
Arriving at the Van Ness House, the pro-
cession dsbanded, and the guests betook
to the not unpleasant duty of de-
spatching an excellent supper.
This task satisfactorily performed, the
Salem band gave concert in City Park, to
an audie &c large in spite of the weather
The rendering of the programme showed
anew that the band is an excellent one. All
who heard it, spoke of it in the highest pos
Sibc terms, and the universal verdict was
that ii is one of the very best bands that ever
visited Burlington.
In the meantime the Odd Fellows fratern-
zed in right social style. and with pleasant
social intercourse and exchange Of civilites
he hours of the evening passed rapidly and
lgrceably away.