The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-17
HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS.
Formal Closing Of the Odd Fellows
Fair Last Night.

Canton Ridgeley's Grand Drill and Ball in
City Han-Magniicent Decorations
Many Present From Out of Town
The Awards in the Contests.
The Odd Fellows Fair which has been
one of the most successful fairs ever
held In this city, was formally brought
to an end last night by a grand drill and
ball given by Canton Ridgeley, No. !.
+. Nd. Tbs tasty decorations of the hall,
the splendid music. the beautiful Co.'S
tunes Of the ladies and the fine arrange
lMents for handling and seating the large
| crowd which was present, all combined to
make the ball great success
From eight until nine O'Clock Chand-
ler's military band, Philip E. Robinson,
conductor, gave fine concert. which
was greatly enjoyed. The programme
of the concert was as follows: a..
Coronation March-From the Prorhet,
Meyer beer
Overture in F, Kalliwoda
Tone Picture-Germans Before Paris,
Trenkler
Serenade for Flute and Horn, Till
Messrs. jacobson and Cole,
Grand observation-disclosures Wallace
Concert Galop. Blanchard
During the concert Canton Ridgeley,
In full dress uniforms, marched into the
hall and escorted to the reception booth
| the reception committee and Gen. Joseph
l.. Small, department commander OF
Maine, z. NJ. I.O.O.F., and his staff.
This ceremony was very gracefully per-
formed by the Canton and It's Comman-
der. Major Moseley.
III the reception booth, WI ioh was taste
fully arranged and furnished by the Wal
ter Corey Company, were seated the re-
oepsion committee consisting Of Maj
Gen. o. B. Whitton, Col. II. X. Colas-
worthy, Lieut.. Col. W. E.Plummer Mej.
A. Il. Perry, Maj. F. E. Haskell Capt.
Charl.a F.. Tobie. and Capt. II. W. Rich,
with their ladies, Major o. p Green
and wife Of Saoe, Capt. 3. 4. Merrill,
Major Barton T. Lamb, Gen. Joseph
Small of Biddeford, departments oOmman-
der Of Maine, and Col. Bachelor.
| Following the concert the drill squad
of Canton Ridgeley consisting of eight
|
ed by Major #. L. Moseley, marched
upon the floor and were received with
applause. The squad was uniformed
in full dress chepeaux and coats and
white duck trousers, and made an excel
lent appearances. For half On hour Major
Mosely drilled the squad, putting his
men shrough various movements to the
| AL rxHf ~
showed it's appreciation Of the finely ex-
ecuted evolntions by frequent applause.
Some of the fancy movements in par
tioular were very creditably performed,
| and the Canton drill squad deserves
great praise for its fine exhibition.
The grand march was formed at 10
| O'Clock under the supervision of Major
Moseley. the floor director, who was as
sisted by the following aids: Maj.F. E.
Biokford, Maj. =. III. Floyd. Capt
Charles Cloud m au, Capt. James Fleming.
Lieut.. Samu Ell Shaw, Lieat John Cush-
man. Chev. Scott Simpson, Chew. John
Welch and Chew. s. @. Ripley.
About 200 couples participated in the
grand march and enjoyed the fine order
of ten dances and extras.
During the evening President Kelsey
of the fair committee announced the fol-
lowing awards:
Bicyole-J. W. Stevenson, 4e; H. E.
BBickford, 80; S. B. Kelsey. lS9; W. e.
Patrierch's Collar-A. b. Thompson,
81; D. F. Nash, IS; o. T. Hodsdon, 100;
j. Z. Brett, 269.
Past Uhief patriarchs Collar-A. E.
Perry, 100; no opposition.
Past Grand Representative Collnr-
| W. K. Plummer, 100 10, no opposition.
Rogers Groupe-Mrs. J. K BRETT, /;
Mrs. L. d. Sale, l; Mrs. A. e. Berry, /;
Mrs. Sarah Alexander, 1; Mrs. j. E. henley,
Q; MIS-. =. B. Kelsey, 4; Mrs. LA. Martin,
s.; Mrs. A. NJ. pettingill, g.; Mrs P.S. Nick
erson. 10; Mrs. j. r. Palmer, III; Mrs. H. D.
| Skillin, 246.
| Stationery Department. Picture No.
| l, awarded to Mrs. Henry q. Miliken,
No. 26. Picturs No. 2. d. E. Nash, No
| 81. Picture No. 8, W. j. Kerrigan, No.
| Sc. Picture No. 4, L. A. Quinn by, NO.
35. Picture No. s. awarded to Edwin L.
Palmer. No. II. Picture, No. 6, E.
Rand, No. 90.
Set of silver spooDs-Awarded to J. K.
Brett, No. IS.
Pickle dish-Awarded to Mrs.sS. G.
Ripley, No. 80.
SFirst Bust, awarded to Mrs. Colby, No.
ia; second to Mrs. r. B. Billings, No.
63.
Guessing contest on the mammoth
| cake of soap which weighed 1903 1-2
pounds, Geo. H. Libby guessed 1893 Id;