The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-11
THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS
Co on an Excursion to Lake Auburn.

1t was very jolly party of ladies and gen.
tlemen that went on the excursion to Lake
Auburn and Lewiston with the Commercial
Travellers Association yesterday.
Inc association formed in front of their
headquarters in Brown Block, Portland, at s
O'Clock tuesday morning. headed by Chand-
Ter Band. The emblematic white hat and
custer were generally worn. and instead of
canes the boys carried Japanese sunshades
and fans of various oolors. There were
about 70 ladies and gentlemen in the party,
and at $50 a. m, the train pulled out of the
station for Lewiston, which city was reached
at 10 oclock
A large party of citizens was at the train,
with squad of officers of the police force in
their best regalia. Carriages were present to
receive the ladies and take them to the no.
tel. In the party of citizens who had donned
the buster. were Colonel Charles FL. Osgood,
Colonel A. B. Nealey, 7. Everett Eustis. j.
b. Isaacson, A. T. Neal, Alderman A. d.
Barker, Arthur S. Melcher and John E.
Miller. Everybody was decorated with
badges and the lines were formed on Bates
street.
down Bates street to the Dewitt, and up
Lisbon to Maine, thence to the Elm House,
where the ranks were broken and the COM
pany rested under the big elms of this ia
miliar hostelry. Then they were away to
Lake Auburn. The ladies were in the pa
rade in open barouches.
The journal says that at II o'clock the
three cargoes of happy excursionsts left the
Elm HSuse, in Auburn, bound for the Lake.
The red Lake Grove car tickets had been
passed around among the crummers. On
the way to the Lake, they sang and cracked
jokes, told short stories, saluted everybody
VINO CHANGED to be passing and had a good
time generally. While the excursion cars
were side tracked, awaiting the passing of a
down car. the drummers got out into the
highway and passed ball" The road was
full OF drummers, and their tall hats and
long linen busters composed a funny mi
FORM The sweat poured down over the
faces OF some of them when the train pro-
ceeded. Several parasols of the larger STYLE
were somewhat demoralized going nm and
the rents had to be tied together with red
and yellow ribbon. The ride to the Lake
was much enjoyed and everybody was feel
and were vacated.
After the drummers had arranged their
toilet and taken off their tall white hats and
linen busters and laid aside the parasols Won
Wouidnt nave recognized many of them. so
changed was their appearance. 1t was an
nounced that dinner would be served ct one
O'Clock and then the party scattered over
the ground. Some were at the spring and
some at me hotel, some playing bali and
others walking about the shores of the lake
soon after their arrival a OQnfla
up from the south and more delightful day
was never known. Dinner was served in
the dining room of the Lake House at a few
moments moments, past one o'clock. 1t was one of
loyed highly by the entire party.
This was the party at the lake:
Hon. J. +. Blabon president of Portland Board
OF Trade; NJ. n Rich. J. II. Dow and wife L b.
7. l. Barker, Esq, w. IL. Newell, Lewiston; Fben
Jordan and wife, Chandler Jordan and wife, N. /.
t t0n Ma, y; W; Written Mrs s. G. Bonney: Bog-
Jones and wife, j. B. Day, U. II. Robinson, ST.. j.
M. Steadman, ii, G. Leavitt, E. W. Coburn, A. (,
Robert Rexdale, of the Sunday Times Portland:
:: j. Morrison, st; Louis; E. L. Robinson, Oak,
gram. Portland; J. lllingworth, New York: I r
Dyer and wife, Bangor; +. A. Sparrow, Portland:
l. b; Isaacson, Blue Store Col. G. H. Osgood, Col
and wife, A. S. Melcher and wife, j. E. Miller and
wife, A. ID. Barker and wife, Lewiston:
Eugene merrill, George l.. SWEET, Frank
W Cobb, Portland; Arthur Spaulding, Merrill 4.
JORDAN. Frank Mclean, Ben Lesley, Mrs san
porn, MRS: walker, Mrs. Parlin, Master Sabin Jo-
seph a. Lindsey, Miss Marie Curtis, j. j. Morr
son, William Graham, Henry A. Free, Lewiston:
Sharles w Bean, Walter w. johnson, Portland;
). r. Felke and wife, Clinton.
Lake Auburn was looking its very hest
when the party took passage aboard the
steamer Lewiston. There was not a rinnle
on its surface and it looked most beautifnI
The ladies who had driven up from the city
In carriages, Joined the party here and occu.
PIED on the steamer seats aft under the avn
Ing. Chandler,s Band, of Portland. were in
the bow OF the boat. AS the steamer left the
wharf the band played. The run was made
In twenty minutes. The president of the as
ISOLATION gave directions for marching To the
MOTEL Every man to fall in line behind tie
band on leaving the boat and then to follow
the committee of arrangements"
The band took their places under the
shady trees near by the wharf and plaved
while the drummer disembarked. The iollv
president tried to form the unbroken ranks
put at last gave up saying fall in by twos or
threes or any way you're mind to- They
marched up the steps in good order, the COM
mlttee leading, followed by the drummers
and after them their ladies'.
AT $50 p. IN. the drummers organized n
couple of base ball clubs and had a iollv
time playing ball, with big crowd Of in
terested spectators.