The Portland daily press., 1895-08-27

Loaded With Them-Westerners Saw
Old Ocean From the Deck of the Bay
State-How the Portland Communicates
Departed
There was a song popular in the days
of the old fashioned muster entitled, "On
the Way to Boston, 1t was a favorite
piece with the fifers and drummers OF
the long ago. Had the bands which left
Portland yesterday played the time hon
ored air they would have hit the ma rk.
for the Masons went through the city by
the hundreds all ION the way to Boston. -
First in the early hours of the forenoon
there came great throng of Westerners.
They arrived over the Grand Trunk and
were transferred to the steamer Bay
State on which they completed the "trip.
The vessel displayed all her bunting in
honor of the occasion, and as she swun 6
out from the dock, explosive rockets were
sent up from her decks, making racket
which led many to believe that the North
Atlantic squadron was coming into the
bay and saluting the town. The Bay
State was kept busy footing replies to
the greetings of other craft in the harbor
as she steamed out to sea. The western
ers probably enjoyed the trip, for the
sun shone brightly, the day was warm
and Old Ocean was in his most tranquil
mood.
St. Bernard G ommandery No. 10, and
Chicago Commandery No. 10, making
with the ladies in the party about five
hundred people, were the travellers on the
Bay State. They had with them can,
they made noise enough with it to
abundantly prove the truth Of the asser-
ton. The Chicago Sir Knights were
accompanied by a band Of forty pieces.
Another train over the Grand Trunk
in the early morning brought the mem
bers of Mt Olivet Commandery of Erie,
Pa, accompanied by their ladies' They
spent Sunday in visiting points of in
terest in and about Quebec, and left short
ly after dinner yesterday for Portland.
No one left the train at the Grand Trunk
with the exception of the conductor an6
its sleeping passengers proceeded ovel
Commercial street to the Boston an(
Maine, where the train was side tracked
Between the hours of five and six tht
occupants awoke, rubbed their eyes ant
thought of breakfast Breakfast was al
ready for them at the Union station ani
at the West End hotel, and they did full
justice to the m cal. The train proceeded
to Boston at about s. Is a. m.
At $50 another special over the Grant
Trunk brought Crusader Commandery
of Roclzport, Ill, which also Joined the
party on the Bay State.
1t was an animated scene at the Mason
ic headquarters in this city during the
forenoon First the members of ST. AL
ban Commandery mustered, 1877 strong
and marched to the Union station
where a special train was waiting fol
them and bore them away at 8. 90 The
Newport band of Newport, r. l., viii
play for the commandery during its stay
| in Boston, and the Commandery will bt
quartered at Hotel Brunswick. .
| The Sir Knights of st. Alban Com
mandery had hardly left Masonic hall be-
fore the members of Portland Comman-
derry began to gather. There was the
hustle of preparation. the packing OF
necessary articles into the grips, the
buckling on of swords and the brushing
up of the gay colored plume on the
chapeaux. On the street below stood sew.
eral large baggage wagons, into which
the grip sacks were loaded. Chand ler's
| band, 35 pieces strong, appeared and the
| line was formed and the column moved.
1t was a pretty parade and attracted q
great deal of favorable attention. The
| Commandery left for Boston from the
Union station on d special train at II
O'Clock. The column was halted in Mon
ument square and friends in the Lin
coin club presented to Eminent Sir
Thomas P. Shaw beautiful bouquet. II
will be CHARTERED duringsits stay at 1.-THE
| Hotel Victoria. The roster of the officers
| is as follows:
Eminent COMMANDMENTS George Il.
| Whitney.
Captain General-Sir Harry T.. Virgin.
| Senior Warden-Sir Aug. f. Moulton.
Treasurer EN-. Sir L. ". Fobes.
Junior Warden-Sir G. Fred Berry.
Recorder-Sir John S. Russell.
Standard Bearer-Sir George W. Leigh
| ton.
Sword Bearer-Sir Frank ". Robin
| son.
Warder-Sir Charles D. Clark:
Organist-Sir Walter S. Smith.
Sentinel and Armorer-Sir Warren ..
Guards-sir Charles Q. Haskell, Sir
! Fred E. Sanborn, Sir WilburTTA. Patten.
Alternate Guards-Sir Frank n. SGrout,
Sir Abner W. Lowell, Sir Geo. W. Plals-
ted. W. n
Past Commanders-Em. Sir. VIM; ?.
Preble, En-. Sir Seth G. Gordon, En-.
Sir Orrin S. Fogg, En-. Sir Frank u.
Stevens, EN-. Sir John. Smai, hm.
Sir JOS. Y Hodsdon. En-. Slr Leanoel
W. Fobes, Elm. Sir Frank E. Allen, EN-.
Sir Thomas P. Shaw, EN-. Sir John
E. Sawyer, EN-. Sir c. j. harrington,
EN-. Sir Geo. E. Raymond, Hm. olr
Charles l. Riggs.
During the Commandery stay IN Bos
ton, Rev. Vim. E. Gibbs of Lawrence,
will act as prelate, Ned James OF Cam
bridge, who has so often acted IN Ike
,a,,ooi+x, for 4la ooron1aDdarY will be