The Portland daily press., 1896-02-26
sHEPLEY CAMP.
A Fraternal Visit to A. G. PRAY Camp and
Ladies' Aid.

LII was jolly party that left Portland
last night on the $40 train en- route
TO Auburn to attend the campfire tend
eied the members of Shepley Camp, S.
OF ", and the Ladies' Aid.
The party enjoyed themselves during
the journey by the singing of songs and
relating many past incidents much to
the amusement of all.
Upon the arrival of the party at Au-
burn they we're met at the. depot by a
committee from A. 9. Pray Camp, who
escorted the delegation to the oamp's
headquarters in Burnside Post hall.
Everything being in readiness the COM
pany proceeded to the dining room where
feast of ''good things had been spread
upon the tables to tempt those who sat
down.
The following is the list OF those that
made up the party from Portland: Susie
E. Nilsson. G. S. Wilson, Ethel M. Frost,
e. W. A. Gilman, Il. G. Preble, Flora
]. johnson. Jennie r. Crosby, Alfred H..
Jordan. Elsie Megquier, Miss Edith
Gribben, Joseph Wood, Lieu. C.S. Berry,
Lieu. M. L. Stickney, Nellie NJ. Parker
Alice l.: Soule, Mr.. ard Mrs. W. S. Crib
ben, A. N. Soule, H. Higgins, 6. E.
Shaw, W. II. Jewett, Il. E. Brooks.
Steele, Lewis j. b. Walker, Henry Towle.
r. G. burlington, ". A. Gribben, Jr.,
John N. Sorua, Moses P. Adams, Frank
+. Prince, Sadie Stickney, Walter 6.
Webster, Ada Hood, Florence Foster.
Frank G. Aver, Grace johnson,
The dining hall was handsomely deco
rated with streamers of bunting, and on
the centre wall was arranged shield
in white, about which the American
flag was draped, and in dark letters up
the shield was the greeting: swell
come, Shepley Camp and Ladies' Aid
As soon as the company had been seat
ed the command WAS given to 1fall tor
and was responded to by all, and judg-
ing by the way the food disappeared it is
safe to assert that the inner man was
most thoroughly satisfied. Supper being
over the company adjourned to the main
hall where the following exercises were
carried out: Past Col. Chas. E. Merrill
Of A. c. Pray Camp presided and hega n
the exercises by delivering brief ad-
dress of welcome. He said: "We have
met tonight not SO much in formal
way, but IN purely social way. We
hope that our meeting will have ten
dency to develop more fully one of the
greatest principles of our order, that OF
friendship" He closed by extending
hearty welcome and assuring all present
that the camp and aid were the hosts
and hostesses of the occasion and hoped
that all would go away feeling that they
had passed pleasant evening.
The opening address WAS followed by
reading by Miss Cora Smith who rend-
cred the selection "The Little Girls Life
H.. IN&r Il. H. L. - ~As =
all.
She was warmly applauded and re-
sponded to her encore by reoiting anoth-
or pleasing selection.
Capt. Soule of Shepley Camp was next
introduced and responded in behalf of
the Portland delegation, and assured the
Auburn friends that The company from
Portland were always pleased to avail
themselves of the hospitality of Pray
Camp and Aid, as they are known to
be royal entertainers. He closed by re-
viewing the principles Of the order and
admonished the brothers to stand par
tioularly firm on the question Of loyalty
to their country.
East Captain Charles S. Wilson of Free
port, was next called upon and spoke
in his usual happy manner.
II 9 admonished the mem bers to stand
by the Society OF the Ladies' Aid as he
>A~~>
az prominent feature in the success of
the camps for the future. He alluded
very fittingly to pleasant visit in the
South and contrasted the feelings of
those people with that of the dark days
of 1851, and said that today he believed
there were none more loyal or willing
to defend the INTEGRITY Of the Union than
the ex-Confede1ates. He attributed a
portion Of this good fellowship between
the North and South to the influences of
the S. Of v. in the different localities.
He closed by urging all present to attend
the next Division Encampment at Free
port in June.
These remarks concluded the literary
exercises. ana at this juncture Prof
G. B. Whitman of Lewiston and Others
of an orchestra, took possession of the
platform and tuned up preparatory to
the introduction of pleasing order Of
dances. After the dance the company
passed a short time in social CONVERSE
ton, after which the Portland delepa-
tion departed to take the train home, all
expressing themselves we'll pleased with
the even ing's entertainments.
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