The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-23
GRAND PARADE
OF Odd Fellows in Boston Yester-
day.
From 900 to 5000 Members of
the Order in Line.
The Procession Reviewed by the
Grand Sire and Gov. Robinson,

BOSTON, Sept. 22.-Ino sovereign CIdilu
Lodge of Odd Fellows was called to order by
Deputy Grand Sire White at 9 o'clock a. M
and was opened in regular form. Jurisdie-
tions were called and a large amount OF
business presented, which was referred to
various standing committees.
Mr.. Rowe of Dakota presented resolu-
tion providing for obituary notices OF de-
ceased members to be handed to the Secretary
and printed in the revised Journal.
Mr.. Carten of Illinois presented proteSt
from Excelsior Canton of Illinois against
the action of Lieutenant General Under
wood in postponing the drill which was to
have taken place today, demanding that the
drill proceed. and if no other Canton ap-
peared for drill that the first prize be award
ed to Canton Excelsior of Chicago.
Pest Grand Sire Durham raised the point
of order that the protest was out of order in
The fsand Sire sustained the point of
order
Mr.. Cox Of Maine offered resolution that
each representative who had not already re-
ceived them be entitled to copy of the
bound journal, which was referred to the
finance committee.
On motion of Mr. Cox of Maine, repre-
sentatives and their ladies were requested
to meet in Odd Fellows Hall at 1.30 o'clock:
Reports as they appear upon the Journal
were taken up.
The Grand Lodge then adjourned until 8
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The city is crowded with strangers, who
have come in on the morning trains to wit
ness the great annual parade OF odd rel
have brought into the city large bodies of
uniformed cantons and encampments from
all parts of New England to swell the ranks
of the processionistS, and 1t is now DeneVed
that the parade will be the largest in the his
tory M of the organization. The principal
streets are so crowded as to make navlga-
tion almost impossible at times.
The weather is absolutely perfect. a cool
northwest wind is blowing, and the sun is
favorable for the comfort Of paraders and
spectators alike. The procession will begin
to move at about O'Clock.
At the headquarters of Lieutenant General
Underwood, Ccmmander-ln-ch1ef OF the
Patriarchs Militant at the Hotel Brunswlck,
while the different brigades formed on the
parade grounds upon the Common and pre-
pared for inspection prior to taking their
position in the procession.
Immense crowds also cOngregated around
the Common and in the vicinity of Berkeley
street, where line was formed, until 1t be-
came almost impossible for pedestrian to
make his way through the dense mass of
humanity. :.
ness of some of the participating bodies,
but at LAO o'clock, OF only ten minutes after
the advertised time of starting, long line
was set in motion, in the following ORDER
Platoon of Police;
Boston Cadet Band.
Grand Canton Luzerne Of Lynn, 10omen-A Acting
as escort to Lieutenant General Under
wood and Staff and Patriarchs
Three Divisions of Patriarchs Militant followed,
being comprised as follows:
Maj. Gen. S. s. Eddy and staff, of the Division of
the Atlantic. commanding organizations
from New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania. Delaware, Maryland, Vir-
North and South Carolina,
and Colorado.
Band.
Maj Gen. S. Burnet Palmer and staff Sta ;,,t and the
Division of the East, comprising the First ana
Fourth Massachusetts Regiments, First
Rhode Island, First Separate psraoa6 Battalion tall
Third Massachusetts .Regi
ments, First Connecticut
REGIMENT. First Maine,
First New. Hamp-
shire and First
Battalion of
Vermont
Band.
Mai Gen. Franklin Ellis and Staff and the Divi-
sion Of the Ohio comprising such delegations
as were present from Indiana, Ohio. West
Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, Georgia
and Florida.
This portion of the procession was its
most marked and interesting feature, the
brilliant uniforms, fine marching, stillful
evolutions and splendid appearance OF the
Patriarchs calling forth universal COM
mendation.
in order, preceded by Reeves Band of Provi-
dence and Bunker Hill Encampment, escort
ing Chief Marshal Charles Fl. Porter and
staff.
This part of the procession was divided
into seven divisions, the first including the
Encampment Drill Association Of Balti-
more, Granite Lodge of Nashua, n. H.,
Crescent Lodge and Roger Williams Lodge
of Providence, the remainder of the division
being composed of State organizations:
The second division was made up Of Rhode
Island organizations, under the marshalshlp
of Joseph Bradbury.
The third, fourth, fifth and sixth divisions
also comprised lodges from various parts OF
Massachusetts, and the seventh included
representatives of other Massachusetts,
lodges in carriages.
1t is estimated that between 10000 and
1900 men were in line, and the procession
was about two hours in passing given
point.
The procession passed in review before
the Grand Sire of the Grand Lodge at Odd
Fellows Hall, before Mayor O'Brien at City
Hall, before Gov. Robinson at the State
House, and Lieut.. Governor Ames on wash
ington street.
The streets through which the procession
passed were densely packed with people,
and it was with great difficulty that the
police kept the passage clear for 1t.
The line was dismissed shortly after =
O'Clock, and the streets present lively ap-
pearance tonight as the various out OF town
bodies march to the depots on their return
home.
The only sad incident so far reported is
the sudden death of Charles Q. Currier,
member of Canton Harmony of Newbury
port, who dropped dead on Washington
Street from heart disease, caused by over
eXertlOn,