Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-11
A GREAT MASONIC DAY.
[coNrINurp FROM FOURTH pAaE.1

was attacked and captured. Big as the ar.
mory is the besieging force was 80 large that
with the room half occupied by tables only
little more than one-half could get In at one
time to attack the fine collation. provided py
the New Haven Masonic fraternity. The best
of good feeling prevailed and all were eventu-
ally filled to repletion, with delicacies from the
tables, while Caterer Bradley had an abund
anoe left over, 30 that when the hungry Dan
burians arrived from Danbury at O'Clock
there was still great supply of eatables.
The dinner over, the line was reformed
and the procession marched up Meadow, to
Chapel, to the Hyperion Theater, where the
afternoons literary exercises took place.
Many dropped out of line to visit New Haven
friends or see the sights, and many repaired
to the Lincoln rink, which was headquarters
for the visiting Masonic fraternity and the
bands of music.
The demonstration at the Hyperion was
imposing, an immense audience being pres
emit. While the meeting was going on q
the stage behind the big drop curtain, away
from view of the audience. Here troop OF
walters, under @. A. Bradley's direction, were
busy setting the tables for the grand ban
quet, 81 q ticket, Tor the evening. Dicker-
man, the florist, was also busy decorating
the tables with floral devices. There were
eight magnificent floral pieces representing
various designs Of the order, such as key
stones, maltese crosses, stars. ETC.,
each piece facing both ways, either
side being the face side. The special pieces
were all exquisitely finished and were all the
artistic work of Mr.. Dickerman's daugh-
ter, Miss Daisy. Beside these there were
eighteen vases full of lovely flowers, the
whole making the most elaborate and most
beautiful setting of flowers and floral pieces
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Just after the parade large portion of the
leading Masonic guests, in company with
leading New Haven Masons, dined at the
Tontine and enjoyed most fraternally social
occasion. At half-past two they formed in
line and marched to their carriages and were
driven to the Hyperion. Seated on the bal
cony of the hotel enjoying siesta just be-
fore the guests went to the Hyperion were
Mr.. Bunnell of Bunnell & Scranton, bankers,
State of Maryland, residing in Balti-
more, and his brother, William HIS
Shyock of Baltimore, grand treasurer of
the Maryland Grand lodge. 1t wa.
the first visit of both of the strangers to this
city, and they fell in love with our beauti-
full public square and Its situation right In
the heart of the city. Even the demolition
of the-old State House which was going on
did not detract, in their opinion, from the
beauty of this public square. There was
quite an ovation paid to the old State House
by visiting and New Haven Masons yester-
day. Hundreds of them visited the building to
take a parting view of its greatness. Some
still thought it an act of vandalism to de-
molish it, while others wept secret tears of
Joy to think there was to be an end to the
'everlasting State House question" Old
Wooster lodge, F. & A. NJ, of New Britain,
was not behind "There are no flies on
ha
State House just before the parade and were
photographed in body, standing on the
south steps of the venerable and doomed
ruin.