Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-30
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4 uul1ueTl uuiOlS tiiS DeiihNA
awarded at the last competitive driii SOY
| eral years ago, and their magninceno W.
and discipline showed them 10 oe apie "
defend it strongly whenever cnii'cnseu
| The Minneapolis knights 1eiIpiar Urn
| corps followed the Chicago men ar.
aroused great enthusiasm, executing se'
| eral original figures.
| The last on the field was Detroio com
mandery. Their exhibition was one Oh ,n'
features of the day. Their alignment wa
| perfect. and every movement was iii'.u'
With a precision which showed careiu
practice and perfect knowledge OF tac'ios
At MeehanicS Hall.
vost numbers of the knights and theil
| ,od;as turned toward Mechanics hall last
oro,,;ng TO attend reception rendered
| cr,rd Master Most Eminent Sir HuSi
NIcCurdv bv the grand commandery O
| NIossochusctts and Rhode Island. Fully
| 6n00 couples were presented by GENERA
| Samuel C.. Lawrence, grand master OF ths
| commandery, to the honored guest. Inc
| hall presented brilliant spectacle, tho
| eI.horate and many-hucd costumes OF the
| ladies blending in pleasing harmony Wltt
| the dark and profusely ornamented rega
| las of the knights.
Seated behind the receiving party, the
| salem Cadet band discoursed program
| of excellent selections. Prior to closing
the reception, the members of the Lltth
Masonic home of Louisville marched INTO
| the hall and on to the platform, where
Grand Master McCurdy, in short adj
dress. talked to them in fatherly kind OF
| way. urging them to be good and true
.h,,,, N xx-inn hottie and 10 he
like George Washington, and never tell
| lie. After the reception the boys went
through number of different military
eyolutions, which delighted the audience
and for which the boys were warmly ap-
plauded
cat Home"
While the reception to grand master was
proceeding at Mechanics hall, there was
no end of entertainment offered ut the
headquarters of the various command
cries about the city. The grand COM
mandery of Ohio received and was as
sisted by various Ohio commanhries.
At the Brunswick the grand command
cry of Virginia and the Maysyille COM
mandcry of Kentucky received
At the Victoria the Portland (Mc) COM
mandery entertained.
Washington commandery, 1, of Wash
ington, held a reception at Young's hotel.
Boston commanderx6gave a. big recep-
ton in Horticultural all.
De Molay commaINVry of 4. Louisville
gave reception at the Unitfd States hotel.
All the afternoon and evening, up to
midnight, De Molay commandery of Wash
ington received at the Capley Square
hotel.
The grand commandGy of Tennessee
was Eat home" at 491 Massachusetts, ave
nue..
General reception and "at home" OF
Texas grand commandments at 1928 Com
monwealth avenue.
ST. Bernard commandery OF Chicago
gave reception at the .Copley SquarJ
hotel.
The grand commandery of Wisconsin
was "at home" and gave a musicale at
the New England Conservatory of Music
complimentary banquet was given in
Faneuil hall by the general grand chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star.
Trinity commantery of Manchester, N
H., received at the American House.
The Indiana grand comnlandery held
formal reception at Cotillion hall and will
keep open house all the week.
st. Louis commandery received at Hotel
Bellevue.
Columbia conimandery of Washington
received at the Castle Square hotel a.
Nebraska grand commandery received
at 391 Boylston street..
Dwight hall was the scene of the recep-
ton given by Mt. Horeb commandery of
New Hampshire.
Enough For All.
California commandery, of which so
much has been heard and said since they
started ON their pilgrimage from the Pa
cfic coast, willnot, belle their reputation
for hospitaltywhile in Boston.
1t has been reported that they have
brought wlththeni fully 10000 bottles Of
winc,. as samples of the products of the
Golden state but the half has scarcely
been told. They have brought not only
100000 but $4,000 bottles ofythe product of
California vintage, and they do not in
tend to take any of it back with them.
Fruit, also, has been brought by them in
such Quantities as would not be safe TO at
tempt ID measure.
The Californians have been preparing
for thi, affair for a long TIME. Many a
long month ago they sent an order to
Japal1for 10, 80 dainty little round wicker
baskets. Each of these We're packed with
the Itettiest little bottle of wine imagina-
bic, earring the special label i'll red, black
andsold of the California commandery
Aroind and about this, concealing all but
thegold foil that coverssthe cork, lie an
army of fruit, such as California only can
prtfuce. Luscious peachesn apricots,
gripes, prunes and plums strive to hide
tie pretty little bottle that contains the
hart of the California sunshine.
Every lady who attended their reception
nst night, accompanying brave Knight,
1ccked one of these souvenirs, together
with the hearty goodwill of Commander
Hurlburt and his brother knights.
Here, too, was Zerubbabel ". From
his cage he received visitosEwith tact and
courtesy, If not GOODNESS, Tor the little Bear
was anything but cool
He should make haste to become acch~
mated, however, for he is destined not to
return to his far-away home ,withxtho
knights.
I. His diminutive majesty, pridepof the
colnmandery, and playfpllow of their
youth is to be presented TO the Bay State
commandcry OF Brockton.