The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-09
WOODBINE LODGE.
Entertains Guests from Bath and
Lewiston Saturday.

An Elegant Banquet-A Royal Good Time
The Guests Who Were Present.
Saturday evening is one that will long
remain in the memory Of every member
of Woodbine lodge of Rebekahs OF this
city. for on that night they enter5a ined
Fidelity lodge of Lewiston and Queen
Esther lodge of Bath, and to say that the
visitors were rCyally entertained is putting
it rather mildly, for seldom, if ever, has
Odd Fellows hall presented prettler or
moro animated scene. The large hallway
was finely decorated with flags and ban
ners and on one side of the stairway was
a large banner with the word, wei
Gomez
The reception committee went to thu
Union station in four special cars to re-
ceive the visitors who arrived at about
6. so O'Clock, the train being delayed for
short time on the road. Upon arrival at
the hall the visitors were ushered into
the large ante room to remove their out
side wraps, after which they were CON-
Quoted into the large hall, where Past
Grand Representative Milton Higgins
welcomed the visitors in very pleasing
and hearty manner.
After greetings had been exchanged the
members of Woodbine lodge formed in a
double line in the hallway, preparatory
to escortlng the guests to the banquet
hall. The visiting members passed
through the line, headed by the reception
committee, and were then followed by
the members of Woodbine to the banquet
hall, where supper had been prepared
that would have doue credit to a French
chef The banquet hall presented beau
tiful sight, being handsomely decorated
with flags, buntings and banners, the
centre piece being several American
flags gracefully grouped around one of
the iron pillars. The decorating was
done by Messrs. S. B. Kelsey and E. ].
Skillin. The visitors were seated at
tables in the centre Of the hall, and were
surrounded on all sides by other tables,
all laden down with everything substan-
tial. as well as dainty. After blessing
was asked by MIR. E. c. Chase, the
Rebekahs turned their attention TO the
good things placed before them. The
following are the names of the visitors
from the Lewiston and Bath lodges:
Mrs. H. S. Weymouth. Mrs. F. NJ.
Goss. E. S. Weymouth, Mrs. ]. 5. Aff1eck,
j. S. Afleck, Mr.. E. I. Wills. Mrs. F..
I. Wills, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Ward, Bertha
N. Radcliffe, Mrs. E. Wright, NilIen
Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. H. Town.
John H. Booth, Mrs. Booth, Annie Chad
burn, Maggie Davis, Mrs NJ. Davis, Ber-
tina Parkinson, Richard Parkins on,
Martha A. Mottram, William Mottram,
Mabel Dexter, Edwin Dexter, NJ. l..
Cooper. Blanche NJ. Cooper, Mrs. Owen
II. Owens, Mr.. Owen FL. Owens, Miss
Lizzie II. Hill, Annette B. Jacobs, Ida
Louise Barton, G. H. Durham, Elsie j.
Durham, W. J. Jacobs, Emma r.
Jacobs, Mr.. and Mrs j. Campbell, Mr..
F. E. Barton. Mr.. and Mrs. ". W.
Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Keith, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Pulsifer, Mrs. Wilson
Pulsifer.
After all were satisfied the Rehekahs
adjourned to the large lodge room, where
an exceptionally fine programme was
rendered. The programme consisted of
music by an orchestra, vocal DUETS by
Misses Robertson and Halves, musical
rock duett by Messrs. Hatch and Skillin,
vocal solos by Mrs. Mary e. Stackpole of
Bennington, trio, bowzither either and
guitar by Mrs. Zimmerman, Miss Hard
ing and Mr.. Graenz vocal solos by MI
INV
Hawkins, and mandolin and guitar num-
bers by Messrs. Skillin and Green. Ev-
cry number on the programme was
heartily applauded and the different ar
lists had to respond TO encores. 1t would
be hard work to pick out any plumber
for special prai fer all were excellent,
but perhaps the most pleasing and TAX
ing novelties were the musical rock duett
of Skillin and Hatch and the sweet
music of the zithers and guitar by Mrs.
Zimmerman, Miss Harding and Mr.
Graenz. Misses Robertson aud Halves are
the possessors CT exceedingly sweet ana
rtrong voices and their duets were rem
after round of applause. Miss Hawkins
is rapidly coming to the front as a reader
and her rendering of the selection,
"Grandma's Visit to the Masquerade, "
WIS given in mastery style. Mrs.
Staokpole has strong soprano voice of
excellent range and her selections were
very pleasing. Mr.. Files has a strong
and sweet baritone voice and his songs
we're we'll selected and rendered with the
SIX i'll of an artist.
At the close of the concert the visitors
were taken in special cars to the Union
station in time to take the Pullman train
for home, we'll pleased with the hearty
welcome they received from their Port
land friends The following efficient
committee had charge of the arrange
ments: Reception and entertainment
committee, Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. Briggs,
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