The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-11-15
THE OBSERVATORY THERE
The Time Honored Tower Goes to
the Munjoy Lodge Fair.
1T LOOKED DOWN UPON A GAY
SCENE LAST NIGHT.

Evolutions of knights in Brilliant Uni
forms and Appropriate Addresses by
Members of the Order Opened the Fes-
tival-The Decorations and the Booths
Ladies Who Preside Over the Many
Attractive Department..
The fair of Munjoy Lodge, z. of p, in
which SO much interest has been taken
on all g.des, opened at City Hall last
night.
The Lewiston and Aub burn divisions ar
rived at the hall about 6 O'Clock and par
took of lunch.
They then reformed for short pa
rade, the procession being led by Chand-
ler's full band, and consisting of the
Portland division, Uniformed Rank,
Captain E. G. Milliken, 40 men; Damon
division of Lewiston, Captain W. Il.
Brown, Is men, and Auburn division,
Captain @. M. Verrill, 1o men.
AS the procession came down Congress
street the rays of the powerful search
light on the balcony of City Hall were
turned on and the sight was magnifi-
cent one. The light was then thrown in
various directions and proved drawing
card.
Representatives of every lodge in this
section met in the aldermen's room and
received the visitors and escorted them
to seats on the stage.
Chairman of Executive Committee
Arthur M. Sawyer introduced Mr.. Car
roll M. Morrill, as master of ceremonies,
who after brief and interesting remarks
introduced the orator of the evening, Su-
preme Representative B. T. Chase of
Lewiston.
Mr.. Chase gave very interesting re-
sumo of the doings of the order since it
was founded, its growth both in mem
bership and finances. and also depicted
the grand principles of the order.
The Portland division Uniform Rank
then took the floor and gave an excel
lent drill, going through many intricate
movements with precision and exactness.
Then all the companies with the band
formed on the floor for dress parade.
which was feature of the evening.
decorations.
The hall is magnifcently decorated in
every design and arrangement emblemat-
ical of the order.
Directly opposite the entrance stands
the well known Munjoy Observatory so
natural that one asked last night wheth-
er it was borrowed or purchased out
right of the owners. 1t is in keeping
with the surroundings, its base serving
as Munjoy's booth.
From the center of the hall from the
ceiling are streamers reaching to the ex-
treme parts of the hall, and on all sides
are embIems in which the tri-color-
blue, yellow and red-are ever promi-
nent.
The Booths.
The tables of the booths are fairly
loaded with dainty devices and desirable
articles of every description. An
enumeration of the good things dis
played would be an almost endless task.
Suffice to say the exhibition in this line
alone is well worth visit to the hall.
One special feature in the hall is the
fact that each and every booth is con-
nected with the executive committee
quarters by electricity SO that by pressing
a button in any booth the number of the
booth drops in the headquarters and
messengeris quickly on the scene. This
is the first time this idea has been car
ried out in the hall at a fair.
Everything that has been represented
of the fair has been carried out, every
idea realized.
Articles Displayed.
Among the articles displayed Munjoy
booth has very fine silk quilt made by
the committee, which will go to the
Past Chancellor of Damon Assembly,
Pythian Sisterhood, receiving she most
votes. They have also a very elegant
picture executed by J. E. Bradford of
Knightville, who has donated the same,
beautifully framed in gilt.