The Portland daily press., 1896-09-14
KING DAVID ENcAMPMENT.
They VIII Be Entertained by Portland
Odd Fellows.

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Eitohburg, Mass, which is to visit this
city will leave Fitchburg by train at
6. 80 a. m. Tuesday, the 18th, and arrive
in Boston at 80 a. II. The members
Of the encampment will march down the
wharf of the International Steamship
company and take the steamer st. Croiz
for Portland. leaving at 9, and will take
dinner on board at II. They will arrive
in Portland about O'Clock where the5
will be met by committee form the five
enoampments In Portland and will
march to the Preble house. (By mis-
understanding in the Sunday papers it
was stated they would arrive at the rail-
road dspot.)
The headquarters of King David En-
oampment will be at the Preble house
while in the city.
The members Of the various sncamp-
nsents of Odd Fellows in Portland met
in convention Saturdayevening to oonsid-
er the entertainment of King David En-
campment of Eitohburg, Mass, which
Visits Portland Tuesday and Wednesday,
September 18th and 10th. They resolved
themselves into a committee Of the
whole, with Chief Patriarch Howard
Winslow, as chairman, Chief Patriarch
D. P. Perkins, secretary, and Patriarch
a. ". Rich, treasurer of the committee.
A committee Of ten were appointed
to receive the enoampment on their ar
rival In the city and escort them to the
Preble house. This committee consists
OF the present chief patriarchs of the
several enoampments, as follows: East
ern Star Enoampment, Fl. Winslow, @.
P: Maohigonne, Walter Whitney, C.P. /;
Portland, D. P. Perkins, c. p; Fal-
mouth, l.. g. Blaisdell, G. p; Una.
John B. Foss, g. P. and Patriarohs c.
E. Snow, Jamss Flemming, A. e. Per-
ry, Ira Clay, S. @. Ripley,
The following Patriarohs were appoint.
ed as reception committee: Howard
Winslow. ssOrrin B. Whidden, A. II.
Thompson, Isaac T. CLARK, f. E. Briggs,
George H. Skillings, Edward A. Web
ster, L. N. Hapgood. N. E. Redlon, S.
G. Ripley, George E. Kenworthy, Jr.,
Charles f. Plummer, J. 7. Foster. W.
Stallard, o. D. Hansen, Albert Braok-
EFT, James Flemming, o. L. Hodsdon,
A. E. Perry. D. P. Perkins. J. ". Rob.
inson, Daniel E. Nash, Chas. e. Snow,
E. a. O. Thompson, H. W. Rich. Ira
Clay. W. A. Whitney, Thos. j. Briggs.
John E. Walker, VIM. II. Scott. WE. Robb.
Committees were appointed as follows
On transportation-E.H. Temp son,
O. B. Whidden, 81. ". Rich.
On clam bake--C. z. Snow, W. E.
Robb Ira Clay, James Flemming, o. T.
On printing-O. at. Hodsdon, J. E.
Walker.
An interesting pro gramme has been
mapped out for the entertainment of the
visiting encampment and full and
complete programme will be printed in
the Tuesday mornings papers. One OF
the features will be a clam bake unde,
the supperintendance CT Messrs. Mitchell
and Willard and will be served under
cover at Willard.
Tickets for the clam bake can be pro
cured of Patriarch o. L. Hodsdon al
Odd Fellows sblock after nine O'Clock
this Monday morning or of any chis1
patriarch of the various encampments Of
Portland and of patrlarcbs who will So
licit the members..of the several encamp
| Tnents. A generous response is desired
from shs members SO that this may b'
nade grand SUCCESS.
The visiting enoampment bring wifi