Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-04
WEARERS OF THREE LINKS
Seven Hundred Strong Parade the Streets
OF Belfast.
Interesting Exercises at the Dedication
OF the New Hall and Gay Waltzes
that Followed.

Special to the kennebec Journal.
BELFAST, Sept. 3.
Belfast wears her holiday attire today.
Early in the morning crowds began to pour
in from the surrounding country and in =
few hours the city WAS filled with eager
sight. seers. At ten o'clock the first of the
Odd Fellows arrived on special steamer from
Bangor and by noon the streets were crowded
with wearers of the three links.
At l.3O p. NJ. the procession of seven
hundred men was formed on High street,
under the management of Marshal Charles
Baker and his efficient aids +. A. Follett and
G. A. Hutchins, and advanced as follows:
Marshal Baker and aids,
Patrarch's Militant Band Of Boston, 90
pieces, c. Baker, leader.
Canton Pallas, Belfast, 40 men, l. II. Har-
mon, Captain.
Winterport Band, 20 pieces. p Hall, leader.
Canton Bangor, 80 men. +. T. Thompson,
Captain.
Lincolnvile Band, 10 pieces. A. S. Neal,
leader.
Canton Halifax. Waterville, l5 men, Lieut..
G. p. Colby in command.
(AutOn lLaIAyett', hOtkihhu, "a ueH, f " I,
Berry, Captain.
Vinalhaven Band, 2l pieces, o. p. Lyons,
leader.
Canton Vinalhsven, 80 men, +. Hinckley,
Captain.
Pen ,bscot Encampment, Belfast, 30 men,
J A Ciough, Captain.
Camden Band, 26 pieces, +. Smiley leader.
Mt Battle Lodge, SO men, T. c. Atwick.
Marshal
Knox Lodge, Rockiand, 26 men, o. b. Love
joy, CAPT tain.
Castine Band, i6 pieces, W. 5. Payson,
leader.
Massasoit Lodge, Castine, 40 men. +. r.
Ordway, N. G.
Garfield Lodge, Winterport, 70 men, +. At
wood, Marshal.
Waldo Lodge, 80 men, W. A. kimbal,
Marshal.
Carriage containing }. l.. Small, Biddeford,
Col LIST Reg't.; ". u Clayton, Col I'd
Regt Adjt W. Manson, ID Regt.
Carriage containing Grand Master kimball,
Norway d.. NJ, Dyer, Belfast;
G. c., Hooper, Orono.
Carriage containing Grand Secretary Davis,
Portland; Grand Marshal Pike,
Norway.
After marching down High to Church, up
Church to Grove, up Grove to Congress, up
Congress to Franklin, down Franklin to
Court, down Court to Miller, down Miller
to Church, up Church to Pierce, counter
marching back to Church to High, and down
High to Main, the procession was received
by the grand officers.
Long before the hour appointed for the
dedicatory exercises the hall was filed with
ladies' and their escorts and when the pro-
cession of Odd Fellows arrived they were
forced to find seats in the dance hall and
arte rooms. After the singing of the ode by
the Unitarian choir and AL eloquent prayer
by Grand Chaplain W. w. Hooper Of Orono,
Grand Marshal A. l. 2, Pike of Norway,
accompanied by the four Herslds, X. G.
Dyer of Belfast, ID. q NJ, Joshua Davis.
of Portland G. ). and Past Masters A. G.
Spencer and Samuel Adams, both of Belfast
entered. dressed in Oriental costumes, and
the impressive ceremony of erecting the altar
began.
In the centre of the hall were piled one
upon another seven stones emblemstic of the
virtues which distinguished the order. At
its completion N. G., X. +. DuntOn formally
presented the keys to the Grand Master of
the order, A. s. kimball of Norway who ac-
cepted it as worthy assembling place for
ter spoke at some length on the purposes,
hopes and benefits of the order, congratulat-
ed the Il .lfast branches on their new hall
and hoped that it would give an added impe-
tus to Odd Fellowship in this section of the
State. The dedication ode was then sung by
the choir and a response service by the
Grand Master followed
The dedication closed with fervent prayer
from the Grand Chaplsin. X. G. Dyer then
took the chair and Grand Master kimbsll.
Grand Marshal Pike, Grand Secretary Davis,
N G. Dunton and other made eloquent
speeches. In the meantime the Patriarchs
Militant band of Boston, gave a pleasing
concert in custom house square.
At the close of the exercises the process
sion reformed and marching to the coliseum
sat down to a sumptuous banquet followed by
interesting speeches by prominent Odd Eel
lows. The bali in the Belfast Opera House
last evening was attended by all the young
society ladies Of Belfast and vicinity, and
dancing was kept up till late hour.