The Portland daily press., 1895-01-16
THE BUZZARDs' DINE.
Very Pleasant Social Gathering Tuesday
u Evening-The knights of the Golden
E1Eagle and Their Good Time Degree.

The annual banquet of the memb ers
of the Buzzard's Degree, Knights OF the
Golden Eagle, was held at the West End
Hotel Tuesday evening. The Buzzard's
Degree occupies the same position with
reference to the Knights of the Golden
Eagle that the Orient degree does to the
Knights of Pythias, and the Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine to Masonry. The
Portland branch of Most Exalted and
sublime Buzzards mum bers AS mem bers,
and is one of the largest branches in the
United States. Mr.. Carl E. A. Weber is
Grand High Muck-a-Muck-so they call
their chief-of the Portland Buzzards.
He succeeded Mr.. Howard Wjnslow, who
introduced both the Knights of the
Golden Eagles and the Buzzards into
Maine, and is one of their most promi-
nent officials and members belonging to
the Grand Castle of the United States.
The knights of the Golden Eagle,
while only organized since 1872, now
number about $4,000 in the United
States. In Maine active efforts are to be
made this year to extend the influence of
the order, and Organizer St. Clair is to
begin work at once in Saco, Bangor,
Lewiston and Portland.
The annual dinner Tuesday evening
was one Of the most enjoyable ever held.
Nearly a hundred loyal and hungry
Buzzards gathered about Landlord Cast
ner's tempting tables. Among those
present were Past Grand Chiefs Howard
Winslow, James W. Stevenson and Moses
E. Downing, and Deputy Grand SChief
N. N. Jencks, and Past Chief John E.
Green. AS they sat at the tables the
list was: Henry Evans, Moses E. Down
ing, Levi E. Weymouth, John E. Greene,
WI Card, Alfred Bateman, William T.
Timmons, Albert G. Dyer, Winfield S.
Barrett, Charles E. Bailey, H. S. Nixon,
ALB. Brown. E. Kimball, Arthur Fl.
Smith, f. E. Anderson, ]. W. Stevenson
E.E. Bibber, VIC. Nicholson, Daniel S.
Strout, Matthew M. jerks, Grant S.
Rolf, Joseph W. Thaxter, George M.
Todd, George G. Austin, Fred F. Sears,
Robert B. Lord, Hugh Mackenzie, RIG.
Nixon, DIV. Russell, F.W. Fitch, P.S.
Spear, John W. Thompson, G. E. Hillen.
Chas. H. LON bard, G. F. Carr. Carl fla.
Weber, Howard Winslow. J. W. Pinkham,
A. V. Thompson, N. D., j. S. Sponagle,
Chas. E. Aver, F A Davis, E. B. Dicken-
son, SIG. Willard, Charles W. Willard,
Warren W. Willard, k.Howard Smith, Roy
B.Carpenter, Ellis Leavitt, Fred E. Has
ell. William F. Little, George L. HON.
sted, SIS. York, Lem1el Fl. Slower, John
F. Anderson, Walter F. Leslie, F.W.
Powers, NE. Hatch, r D. Carnage, BIS.
Mason. F.E. UNDERWAY, Fl. A. Dow, G. 81.
Chandler, J. H. Hewey, CA. Weber, Jr.,
W. j. Glendenning, Alton 1. Crosby,
George H. Rowell, S. F. Libby, CHI.
Whitley, HIS. Dow, S.B. Webb, AT.
Archibald, George S. Billings, GIN. Ben
iamin, E.P. Cummings, A. Fl. Marden,
A. c. Bragg, C.G. Means, G. A. Thomp-
son, George D. Duffey, E. H. Wiuslow,W
F.Dyer, W. E. Valentine, Charles q.
Wight, Hiram Abrams, B. B. Rodick, W.
F.. Birnie.
After the Bnzzards had gathered at
the table, Grand High Muck-a-Muck
Weber gave the laconic direction:
Brother Buzzards do your duty"
1t is pleasing habit Of the Buzzards
to have good social time, but no after
dinner speeches. In accordance with
this programme the oarlors of the hotel
were kept ringing with music and the
other accompanimeHts of good time.