The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-28

The knights Templar Carnival.

The Sir knights of Dunlap Commandry
comprise those who are prominent and enter
prising citizens Of this city, and in view Of the
plan. now fully decided upon, to build at an
early day large and elegant opera house, in
which there will be o hall for the use of the
Masonic fraternity, the Knights have come
early to the front and put in effort to raise
some funds to be used in aid of the undertak-
ing. For this purpose they instituted carni-
val, holding during five evenings Of last week,
at the capacious car works building, closing on
Friday night.
The portion Of the large room devoted to the
performances was elaborately and tastefully
decorated with flags and other paraphernalia,
while the other end of the hall was occupied
by tables for refreshments.
The first nights performances were an Old
Folks concert interspersed with singing by 250
little girls the old folk and children together
singing America, and concluding with Aud
Lang Syne. The instrumental accompaniment
of forty pieces was by home talent. Both sing
ing and playing were excellent. There were
1000 tickets of admission taken in for this eve
ming, and all told there could not have been
much less than 1000 people in the building.
Tuesday evening was wholly occupied with
performances by the Portland Minstrels, in
which thirteen singers took part, with Chand-
ler's Band for orchestra. Twenty-Five hum
dred people were greatly pleased with this eve
ning's entertainment.
Wednesday evening was devoted to the pre-
sentation of tableaux, statuary and panto-
mime. In these were produced the Mistetoe
| Bough, French Wedding, Joan of Arc, Pyg-
| malion and Galataca and Gipsey Scene. In
| these performances some of the elite OF the
OF of LODI nd IL
| part, and exhibited much taste in costume and
facility in delineation.
Thursday evening a crowd of about 1000
| people came over to enjoy an instrumental con-
cert by Glover's musicians from Lewiston. The
performances were opened by Glover's orchestra
of eighteen pieces led by E. Perkins, and the
music was fine in selection and execution.
During the intermission came the drawing Of
the prizes on the season tickets. the largest be-
ing ladies' gold watch, a gold bracelet gold
coin and ilet set. This performance absorbed
the attention OF every one present, but it is
| fairly presumable none but the fortunate in
| the drawing were greatly entertained. Glow
| er's Brass Band, under the direction of Mr..
| Glover himself, then took the platform and
| rendered some excellent music 10 the highly
artistic style for which this band is Justly cele-
| brated.
Friday evening was the great event Of the
weeks entertainments, taking in q Knight
Templar's dress parade and grand ball, with
Portland, Bangor, Augusta and Rockland in
full regalia, as well as Gov. Robie with por-
tion OF his staff were in attendance. Besides
| those coming to the ball from the suburban
| towns, trains brought party of twenty from
| Rockland from Waterville, Augusta and in
termediate towns fifty, from Portland twenty
| five, taking five passenger cans to accommo-
| date all who came by rail. A raised platform
| was occupied by the Governor and his accom-
panying party, which included Mrs. Robie,
| Miss Mollie Robie, Gen. @. P. Mattocks and
| Mrs. Mattocks of Portland, Col. f. d. Pullen
| of Bangor, Col. w. A. Boothby of Waterville
| members of tho Governors staff with ladies,
| also Senator Pennell, President of the Maine
| Senate, Representative William Rogers, Mrs
Rogers, Miss Nellie Rogers, Mrs. f. Reed of
\ this city, and other ladies and gentlemen nota-
Bile in society circles in this and other cities.
| The Governor and his party led off in inaugu-
| rating the gayeties of the evening by Joining
| in grand march around the room and oDen-
| ing the dancing. The capacious hall was filled
| from then on till early morning with gay and
| festive dancers, in which recreation old and
| young, Sir Knights and civilians participated.
| 1t is accounted that more notable occasion
has never before transpired in the city of Bath.
| The ladies never futtered richer and more
tasty dresses, nor were ever more adorned with
costly ornaments, and the snowy uniforms of
the Sir Knights added variety and lustre to the
brilliant scene.
The Sir knights from abroad were enter
tanned by the brethren of this city, the Gov
ernor and his family by Hon. VIM. Rogers, and
until Saturday. when stay-over visitors took
their departure.
Not only did the carnival pass off with unal-
loyed satisfaction to all concerned, but result.
| ed in the realization of very handsome sum
| OF net profits. r.