St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-09-06

ing towards them. Occasionally a
box would miss all the outstretched
hands and strike the pavement with
a cruel thud, now and then one
would lodge in some inconvenient
tree and hang there tantalizlngly out
of reach. Several broke in the air,
and sent down a shower Of sand
witches and cake, more than once a
bravcly dressed Knight was hit
squarely on the head with a force
which must have made him feel tie
blow, but it all went off merriIy, and
when the procession would start
those who had been lucky enough to
secure a portion, marched off MUNICH
ing their sandwiches with relish
which made them envied of their less
fortunate companions.
One whole commandery were the
fortunate recipients from some friend
OF stock OF some light drink, and
every man marched past gratefully
cherishing big black bottle.
Down on fremont street there was
a woman among the crowd of sight
seers who was good Samaritan.
She stood on the very edge of the
sidewalk, with big fap, and as each
column came past her, reached out
and famed the heated face of the
Knight who was at her end OF the
line.
Speaking of stands, every one who
had a bit of land in front OF his house
put up one and let the seats on it. |
know one family, Vermont people,
too, who live on Washington ST., for
tunately where the procession would
pass their windows. They have
small yard in front OF the house, on
which they put up a stand from
which they realized enough, after all
the expense of building was paid, to
pay three months rent of their house.
OF course | was particularly inter-
ested in the Vermont contingent, but
| hear many people who saw them,
and did not have the same personal
interest in them which had. say
what fine appearance they made.
AS it happened they had few bands
with them, and while at first
thought this may have seemed to
have been a disadvantage, | think
that on the whole it was not, for the
various communicates were not sep.
arated as much as most those of the
others were, and the result was that
they were massed together in way
which made, to my mind, the body
of Vermont Knights one of the most
imposing in the whole procession,
| noticed particularly the elegant
new banner which Palestine Com
mandery carried, and heard many
complimentary comments upon it.
The center of attention in the pro-
cession was the Mounted Command
cry, No. 1, from California. This
was the same company which
came by the way of Montreal and
Newport, and which wasentertained
at Newport by Malta Commandery.
Their progress all through New Eng
land, as in fact it was all the way
across the continent, was one con-
tinual ovation, the climax of which
was reached when they came into
Boston to be met by Boston Com
mdndery, No. 1, at the union station,
take horse, and ride up through the
city, saluted by repeated cheers on
every side. This Commandery, which
prides itself on sustaining the repu-
tation of the Pacific coast for hospi-
talitv, entertained very freely while
here. They arrived here on Satur-
day, considerably in advance of the
most OF the delegations, and opened
the festivities of the week with an
elegant dinner at the Parker House,
Saturday evening, at which were
present the Governor, the Mayor,
most of the city government and
many notable people.
The speaking at the California
banquet was particularly good
, Gov. Greenhalge is always a pleas
ing after dinner speaker and on this
occasion he did unusually well
The main thought which he followed
out was the close connection be
: tween Massachusetts and California
although so far apart. Massachusetts
e sits at the gateway of the Atlantic
} to keep watch that no harmful in
| 1uence shall enter the country. Cal
= ifornia performs similar duty or
/ the coast of the Pacific, and all tn