The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1891-06-18
Palestine Commandery at Watery lie

The Belfast Sill knights and ladies, accompanied
by the Belfast band made pilgrimage to Water
VILE on Friday last, returning Saturday evening.
The occasion was the dedication of Il new Masonic
Mali. While at Watervile the Belfast Templals
were the guests of st. omcr Commandcry, and
were royalty entertained
The Belfast knights formed in front of Masonic
Temple shortly after dinner Friday, and under
command of ;. A. Parker, Generalis-imo, marched
To the Maine Central station, taking the Is train
with the band and ladies there must nave been at
least 100 persons. Eminent Commander Wads
worth was called TO Freedom In the morning but
met me tram at Ihorndlke' and Joined his com
mahd. me following Sir knights were OF the
party e. T. Lombard, {. b. Han, and A. &. Bun
CESS Fast Eminent Commanders of Palestine, }.
d. falktr, L. f. {. of hugh de Paynee, Mer"se,
ANA r ; walls T. T. {. OF DE alous ' lnalhavtn.
Ahset "adsworth, r. Conn., > A. Parker, General
lNS'm"i robert T. Chase, Z. q James f. Ftrnald,
lfeait' "llllam Il Marshall, ; W, James II.
ltoWrS, >. W e.; e. +. johnson, Recorder; j. c.
Gates, : Is; IL +. Mcdonald, $ h, +. +. Grow
ley Nhrder; hiram base, Robert Burgess, James
; Hartman, Percy Z. Pelrce, WIN. L. Litteield,
y. y. Casweil, Geo I Ryan, o. g. Critchctt, FL
MGR small W 5 Pehdleton, Fred L. CHASE,
Charles r. Adams, {. H. Bray, John L. Frost,
John b. Tnombs, ". i Washhurn, W. a Field,
NJ. + Dodge, Benz Williams, c. =. Bean, George
T. Ring, @. q. White, u. y, Bird, James H. Per
kine, lrhn Watts, W. - smiley.
Ihcy were accompanied by the following alies
MIS-. {. Il. Hall, Mrs q. T. Lombard, Mrs. j. {.
Gates. Mrs {. W iiancy, Mrs. IL. l.. Mcdonald,
Mr. Ja-. ) Hartman, Mrs f. +. Crowley, Mrs.
T. {. Priice. Mrs W. l.. Littlefeld, Mrs. G. II.
tieid, Mrs. A. q. Caswel, Mrs W. K. Mar hall,
Mrs. 4 II Chase, Mrs. Elmer small, Mrs. W. 5.
rcndIcton, Mrs Z. 4. Adams, Ms. j. Il. Thombs,
Mrs. NJ. +. Dodge Mrs. W. q. Cox, Mrs. .. q.
White, Mrs ID. \ Bird, Mrs Geo +. Ring, Mrs.
t. F. Ryan and the Misses Alberta Wudsworth,
Lucy RYAN, Georgia Thombs, Nellie HOPKINS,
Maud Ganmans, kittie Conant and Maud Barker
They arrived at WateryiiIe ut 3 oS where large
crowd was Ia attendance. >t, Omer Commanders,
with the Wateryille bIni, received the Belfast
Knight, formally The procession marched down
town Led by Ire Watcrvilie band; followed hy the
Watctvlle Cnmmandcry, Belfast band ana Bel
fast CuUm;,uderv. The Watervie band play Ell
at the start, hut ceased when the Elmwooi Hotel
reached, when the Belfast band took mp tie
music and played all the way down Main street
Wnen the new Masonic Hall was reached Il halt
Was nAde and the two Communicates chcered
each other After the principal streets were
paraded' the Belfast band was left at the Bay
View House, and Palestine tommandcry escorted
TO the EimWood, which wa7 their headquarters.
At o'clock in the eveni g the visitors were re
eeiyed at the Temple W"lshirfnl Master Andrew
t. Mcfa''en and Mrs MrFadden' Eminent Com
: mauder and Mrs H. W stewart "ieiated as hosts
ana h"7tesse9 Of the evening After the reception
the company repaired to the ha'l on the fourth
Moor anu danced. Refreshments were served