The Portland daily press., 1896-06-25
ST. JOHNS DAY.
lively Morning at the Union
Station.

Station.
Union Station yesterday morning pre-
sented a lively sight. Portland Com
mandery, accompanied by Chambers
band, left the armory on Exchange street
about O'Clock, and took the train at
the station for Pennington ON visit to
Pilgrim Commandery. Eminent Com
mander E. T. Vose was in command and
among the officials were Harry r. vir-
gin, generalissimo; Augustus P. Moul-
ton. captain general; Rev. g. J. Og-
den, prelate: John G. Russell, recorder;
past commanders @. j. Harrington, John
e. Sawyer, George E. Whitney. Fl. H.
Burrows of ST. Alban: Rev. Sir Joseph
B. Shepherd of Holy Cross Commandery,
Cleveland. O.; Sir @. b. Robinson of st.
Paul Conmandery, Dover, N. H. The
Commandery turned out SO Sir Knights.
st. Alban Commandery marched with
full ranks to their train, whore their lad
| les had preceded them, and went up on
the mountain division to the Fabyan
house. Their band was with them.
They had dinner at the hotel upon arriv-
al. 1t O'Clock the trip to the top of Mt.
Washington was to be made if the wealth
or was pleasant, returning about 6
O'clock to the hotel. An entertainment
of music and dancing. The command
cry expect to return by 10 p. IN. tonight.
Dewitt Clinton commandery, <. IT,, of
Portsmouth, N. H., passed through the
Union station on its way to Bath, where
Ii will be the guests of Dunlap command
people about the station taste of their
quality.
The train was made up Of vestibule
coaches and the entire train crew, engln-
eer, conductor and all was made up of
Sir Knights Shortly after leaving Port
land an elaborate breakfast was served
on the train. Pennington was reached
after pleasant run of two hours and a
half and when the train rolled into the
depot it seemed as if the whole populace
of Pennington and the surrounding
country had assem- blsd to welcome the
s if knights from the Forest City. Pill
grim Commandery of Pennington, EN-
inent Commander George c. burlington,
with 66 men and Wheelers military
band OF 30 pieces, were on hand at the
station and escorted the Portland Com
mandery through the principal streets of
Pennington on parade of about mile
and half.
The houses and public buildings Of
Pennington were profusely and elabor-
ately decorated with bun ting and the
whole town seemed to be in gala dress
for this occasion. After the parade the
visiting sir knights were escorted to the
asylum by the Pilgrim Commandery
where an elaborate lunch was served.
At 4. 80 tho visitors were escorted to the
Hotel Willows by their hosts and sat
down to magnificent banquet Speech
IS were made by Eminent Sir G. J. Far
rington Of Portland Commandery, the
grand Junior warden of the Grand Com
mndery of Maine, Eminent Sirs Pu ring
ton, Noble and Talbot of Pilgrim Com
mandery. Eminent Sirs Sawyer and Au-
gustus +. Moulton and Vose of Port
land Commsndery, Sirs Burroughs of st
Adams commandery and Rev. G. T. Og-
den. After the banquet the parade was
| reformed and escorted by their hosts, the
Portland Commandery marched back to
the depot and took the special train for
home. On arriving at the bridge over
! the Androsooggin between Auburn and
Lewiston from which the late Sir Knight
William A. Allen, the chief engineer of
the Maine Central, who was swept to his
death last spring, the train came to a
stop, and they uncovered while Chambers
band played dirge. This touching tri-
lutte to the memory of man who was
deeply honored as a sir knight and citi-
zen of Portland moved many to tears as
they recalled Mr.. Aliens noble qualities
and untimely death.
The trip from Lewiston to this city
was made in so minutes and on the way
ID fine lunch was served to the con- mand
cry by a caterer whom they took with
them. The march down Congress street
from the union station to the asylum on
Exchange street, was continued ova-
tlon, anu III sPeaklhg VI uuo Joy IiHi-
nent Comm ander Vose said, 81 desire to
take this opportunity to express publicly
the thanks oof the Portland Commandery
to the citizens of Pennington and the
Pilgrim Commandery of that place who
entertained us 30 royalty. 1t has been
the most successful pilgrimage we have
ever enjoyed"
The Steame Salacia.
Attention is called to the change Of
tina of tha Maipe Coast Naviotion coy,,