The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-03
sr Az BAN commAnDERY
wi, start on their Washington Pill
erlnage Today.

e. Alhan Commandery, Knights Templars.
voted in NAV, 1887, to attend the Triennial
Conelaye of the Grand Encampment. In
Nav. 1883. a committee was appointed 10
make the necessary arrangements, and the
several communicates in Maine were invited
IN min the ranks of st. Alban on that occa-
sion. st. Alban COMMUNICATIONS char
ter is dated May, 1S66-has now member
ship of 256.
The commandery has arranged for an ex.
tensive and interesting pilgrimage, as fol-
lows:
Leaving Portland in special train Of
Pullman cars on the Boston d Maine rail-
road at p. IN. today, October 3, it will pro-
coed via Worcester to New London, thence
sa. M, October s. 1t will continue its pill
primage, in Eastlake coaches, via Harrisburg,
To the battlefield of Gettysburg, arriving at
43O D. m. Leaving Gettysburg at 2 p. IN.
Saturday. October 5, the commandery will
proceed to Luray passing sI through the cele-
1t will tarry Saturday night. at Luray Inn
and in the forenoon of the following day visit
the Luray Caverns. ION to Richmond"
leaving Luray at p. m. Sunday, October 6,
will take the commandery between the Blue
Ridge and Allegheny ranges, along the Shen-
andoah River, through The Blue Ridge Tun-
mel and past Monticello-the home of Jeffer.
son--to the River James, arriving at 7.50 p.
m. A tarry will be made at Richmond until
II a. m. Monday, October z. The. command
mond at 8 p. m. on Monday and proceed to
the Arlington Hotel. The three days follow
ing will be spent at the capital, except on one
of them, to be decided hereafter, when an
excursion will be made to the tomb of Wash
ington;;, While in Washington the command
cry will participate in the grand parade. Fri
day, October IL, at 8 a. m, st. Alban will
leave Washington for Philadelphia, tarry
there for two hours and then proceed to Bos-
ton oyia Providence and Stonington Line
a. N, or. Saturday. 1t will breakfast at the
Quincy House and at a. m. leave Boston
for Portland, via Boston & Maine railroad,
by special train of Pullman cars.
The commandery will number, with their
ladies'. LAG persons. and will wear the black
costume. They will carry the elegant Beau
Seant presented by Bethany Commandery of
Lawrence, and the American ensign, the gift
of Portland ladies few weeks ago. They
will wear the beautiful Templar cross, lately
described In the PRESS, as special badge,
They will also take with them headQuar-
tiers flag, or burgee, made of bunting, in the
shape Of an oblong square, 20 feet long by IL
feet wide, the upper half black, the lower
half white, and red Templar cross. six feet
square, in the centre, around which. in large
red letters, is displayed ''St. Alban Com
mandery, No. s, Portland. Me-" also a gift
from the lady friends of the commaudery.
Chambers Band will escort the commandery
to the Portland & Rochester railroad station
at 1.3O p. m. today, and in Washington the
commandery will have the services of the
Franklin band of Philadelphia.
The committee who arranged and have
charge Of the pilgrimage are Err. Sir A. G,
Schlotterbeck. chairman, and Sirs John II.
Fogg, James A. Martin, Charles A. Gushing,
+. ID. Eastman, William N. Howe ana F. D.
Rogers.
There was meeting for drill at Masonic
hall last evening. The Sir Knights from
Bangor who are TO 60 to Washington left
there yesterday noon and arrived here last
night in time to attend the drill in the even
ing Those from Bangor were DR.. D. W.
Maxield and wife, James A. Robinson, wife
and daughter, Manly G. Trask, wife and
daughter, A. B. Marston and wife, NJ. H.
Andrews, G. w. Coffin and wife, @. /. Cola
more and wife, Gilbert L. Leighton, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. K P. leighton, Charles j. Burr of
Brewer. Dr. E. N. Mayor of Orono, Willis j.
Shaw of New Limerick and A. f. Merrill.
The three latter gentlemen, all of st. Johns
Commandery, are accompanied by their
wives.