Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-06-24
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BAseoR. June 23.-O,ing to shower
the parade Of St. Johns and Trinity Com
manderies vas omitted. About . O'Clock
the knights repaired to the Masonic hall
where plates for 200 we're set. The hall
vAs pfofusely decorated with flowers. A
sumptuous dinner was served. Landlord
Chapman Of the Bangor House. vas in
charge. Brief speeches and singing by
the Temple quartet followed tbs dinner,
which vas very elaborate affair. The
Bangor Knights sre royal entertainers.
NofvithssAnding the clouds, Trinity Com
mandery never really set out on = Pilgrim
age under more suspicious conditions than
yesterday. The train was lille late from
Augusta but there vss no tiresomeness In
the wait, for the Lewiston brigade band
discoursed sweet music on the platform.
No prestier scenery exists ali Along the
route than up the Kennebec, out this was
too near home for scenery, and the time
TIL Bangor wsss reached was passed in
renewing AcquAinsxnceships. At Water
vile goodly delegation from Winthrop,
Monmouth, Skowhegan aud other places
joined tire party. There were i3 cars on
the train, but there were two engines to
haul them and little time was lost. |
There wss every indication that the
weather would clear on the morrow and
there was OF course no dust and the fields
and woods along the route looked 90 fresh
and green that the dull sky il no wise |
msrred the trip to 'h, Queen city.
Oareachius Bangor Trinity Commkndery |
found brother Knights Of st. John Com.
msndery dsawn up ipiDspot Square to re-
ceive them. The Bangor knights were
accompanied by the Bangor band and the |
march was taken up to the Bangor House, |
where Trinity Sir Knights were to make !
the iirst stop in the pilgrimage 10 Aroostook. |
Trinity's party when it reached Bangor, in |
Guiding invited guests numbered about |
seventy. Among them we're Eminent Com
mander sE. McMurdie, E. c. Dudley.
generslissimo; John 4. Avery, past grand !,
captain general; Assistant Captain General
Fred W. Plsisted; Senior Warden Chss.
w. Jones c. X. Partridge, prelate; Chas.
w. Jones, junior WARDEN James +.
Blanchard, recorder; Joha K, Ward, treas
urer; James Kingsley, standard bearer; N.
W. White, S. W.; $. C. Webster, W.;
James Souie, S. A. Russell J. II. Harrison,
M. s. Campbell. DR.. G. ID. Rowe, C. c.
Boston; Daniel Steward, N. S. Nelson,
Judge ii d. knight, Hallowel; Dr.. A.
7. Snow Of Winthrop; also Of Winthrop
M. W. Manter, S. Fl. Morrill,, j. Z. Lewis,
N. ID. Gordon, s. M. Boynton, +. |.
Bishop, Charles Hannsford. Henry Penni.
man, j. M. Pulsifer; Past Master, A. II.
Totmsn of Fairfield; c. Z. Duren, Fair
field, j. II. Montgomery, Camden, Of
Claremont Comm andery, Il Rocsland, Simeon
Merrill and Z. g. Hodgdon, II. C. Jacobs.
G. NJ. Clark, w. II. Oliver, Geo. Davies,
WAterville: C. G. Carleton. Water
vile; John A, Woodsum, China; G.
I. Delano, Monmouth; also G. A.
Dudley, DIR, L. 7. Msrston. d. Z. Boyn-
ton of Monmouth, Eminent Commander J.
7. Oak of De Molsy Commsndery, Skow-
hegan, W. A. Wildes Of Skowhegsn, and
Col. A. G. Blunt, Past Eminent Com
msnder of De Molay Commsndery, Show
hogan, f. L, LOvsjoy, Winthrop, G. d.
Hughes, Bruoswick, Of Dunlap Command
cry, Bath, C. II. Harrington, Waterville,
W. A. d. CroRin of Phillips of Pilgrim
Comm andery, Pennington, who rode across
the country some "a miles to 60 on the ex-
cursion. Several knights were on other
parts Of the train and their presence was
soon learned and nothing must do but what
they 70 Into the special car. One very
pleasant incident occurred. The Temple
street quartet Of Boston were on board and
among them were Sir Koights who, on
learning of the plsus for the banquet at
Bangor, offered, IS soon as the concert at
the Maine State College, where they were
to sing in the evening, was over. to return
to Bangor ard sing At the banquet 1t Is
needless to say that this offer WAS fully
appreciated by tie Sir Knights.
The speeches were Of unusual interest.
Rev. f. F. Pember, pastor of the Univer-
saist church. referred, as did others, to the
sction against secret societies taken at the
Baptist the eting in Boston, Monday night.
He said he was Mason. lie knew what
Masonry Was. aud those who spoke sgains.
Masonry knew nothing Of it. lie believed
the principles of Masonry, when lived
up to, made better Christians.
owes much to the assistance of
Masonry. Hon. Charles 1. Collsmore, who
preceded Mr.s Pember also referred to the
same episode with regret. He said Masonry
showed its true nature rather than by actions
than by words, and 10 this case hoped they
would continue to do 30. Among other
speakers were John T.. Avery, and DR.. A.
Robinson, the ls.ter gentleman making the
wittiest speech of the evening. Too much
cannot be said of the Temple Quartet. The
pilgrimage moves on to Aroostook early in
The morning.