The Portland daily press., 1893-09-14
PATRlARcHs MILITANT.
visit of Canton Worcester to Portland.


visit of Canton Worcester to Portland.
Canton Worcester, No. 8, Patriarcds
Militant, of Worcester, Mass, arrived
here on the Boston boat yesterday morn
ing. They had pleasant journey from
Worcester to Boston yesterday, and in
Boston were handsomely entertained and
escorted to the wharf by Canton Shaw
NUT.
This visit to Portland is made in re-
turn for the visit of Grand Canton Ridge
Nv to Worcester three years ago, when
the Portland Odd Fellows were hand
somely entertained. Johnsons Band, of
Worcester accompany the party. The
officers of the canton are:
Commandant--E. E. Francis.
Lieutenant-H. d. Hannant
Enslgn--GeOrge Kingston.
The staff of Commandant Francis is as
follows:
Colonel George H. Randall, Fitchburs
MAtor-John A. Sears.
Major. G. Bennett. Lowell.
Captain-D. A. Harrington.
Ensign-A. H. French.
On the arrival of the boat yesterday
morning, committee from Grand Can
ton Ridgely waited on the visitors, and
at an early hour escorted them to the
Falmouth Hotel, where quarters were
assigned them. During the forenoon
the visitors were taken in buckboards
and carriages for drive about the city.
After dinner the visitors went to West
brook in the electrics and thence took
the steamer for Madison Fails.
In the evening an entertainment was
provided by the committee of arrange
ments at Odd Fellows Hall. This was
the programme:
Address of Welcome. Maj. Gen. o. B. Written
............ ........Van de Water
Haydn Quartette.
Tenor Solo-The Bells of Seville. -. jude
Mr. W. H. Stockbridge.
" Mrs. Emma wyer Moseley. 4. s.
ouartette-Ths Sea hath its Pearls finsu1
Solo. Alto-Protestatio -. -. y orris
Miss Katherine M Kicker
Vusf'e'ee HAYDN G,uartette Se'''''0
Solo, Soprano-To Seyilla. .Lessaur
Miss Florence q. knlghb.
Reading. Selected
Mrs. Emma Wyer Moseley.
Solo, Bass-The Friar of Orders Gray ..Shlelo
Mr.. Harry f. Merrill.
2uartette-The Sands of Dee. .McFarren
Haydn Quartette
Major General O. B. Written, who
made the address of welcome, spoke of
the necessity of orders, and of the
growth of the Militant division of Odd
Fellowship. General Written closed by
assuring the visitors that they were thor
oughly welcome to Portland, and that
the welcome was not alone from mem
bers of the order, but from all citizens.
At the close of the regular programme
given above. Colonel George H. Randall
of Worcester, presented to Grand Can
ton Ridgely large picture of the Odd
Fellows Home at Worcester. Major B.
T. Lamb replied on behalf of Grand
Canton Ridgely He was followed by
Colonel William G. Plummer of Port
land, Major j. A. Sears of Worcester,
and Lieutenant Colonel ]. G. Bennett of
Lowell. At the close Of the. programme
1T the hall, the visitors were escorted to
The Falmouth.
This morning the members of Grand
Canton Ridgely are requested to meet
1T Odd Fellows Hall at o clock, in full
Uniform, and thence proceed to the Fal-
mouth Hotel to receive the guests for
short street parade, after which a steam
er will be taken for sail down the bay,
landing at Long Island, where clam
bake and shore dinner will be partaken
of. Tho afternoon will be spent in the
usual outdoor amusements, the cantons
returning to the city in season for the
visitors to return home by the Boston
boat.
The route of parade today will be
from the Falmouth Hotel up Middle to
Free, to High, to Deering, to State, to
Congress, to Pearl, to the boat.
The following is the committee of ar
rangements: Major B. T. Lamb, Major
F. NJ. Floyd, Captain Ira Clay, Lieuten-
ant H. w. Rich, Chevalier I. ]. Briggs,
Ensign j. E. Walker, Chevalier c.. F.
Aountfort.