The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-10

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Bay-rhe Clam Bake at Long Island
How Governor Powers Enjoyed the
Festivities.
Yesterday the Pythian lodges of the
State of Maine had their innings, and
Old Sol in honor of the occasion smiled
his broadcast smile. We might go farther
and admit that he laughed his heartiest
laugh. About a. M. the atmosphere
felt like, and smelt like, a big stove that
has become overheated. People rose from
their beds, on which they had been toss
ing good part of the night, and realized
that the mercury in the thermometer was
a sizzling, and they ARA yed themselves
in their thinnest apparel. AS the sun
rose higher and higher and the mercury
kept climbing in the tube many of the
visiting sir knights, and local ones as
well, came to the conclusion that
they would let ''other fellers' parade
while they looked on from under
a good big umbrella or the friendly
awning of some store on the route of the
procession.
Between 0 and 10 a. m. the sidewalks of
the principal streets were crowded with
spectators. All kinds of fakirs pushed
their way through the multitudes singing
out "'ere's yer 'ot air balloons Just the
thing for the children or sounded all
kinds of bird whistles, cried the excel
lence of their peanuts, bananas or straw
berries got up in enticing little fancy
packages, and urged upon the perspiring
masses their cool lemonade or ginger ale
Children, tired with standing and wor-
ried by the heat cried and made miserable
the lives of their parents who had
brought them out to see the show. Bands
Of music were moving about playing live
ly airs escorting the different lodges to
their places in the procession.
Shortly after nine-thirty o'clock, Chief
Marshal A. III. Sawyer, with his
aides, all mounted and wearing blue uni
forms and broad yellow sashes, with black
shakos adorned with red feathers, took
up the line of march. There was by no
means anything like the number of Py-
thians in the parade that was expected,
many of the lodges turning out only
few men, but for all that they made a
large and attractive procession, especially
as they were materially aided by the
division of the Uniform Rank in their
striking military dress. Many of the
lodges, especially the Portland lodges,
turned out with good number. Trinity
lodge of Portland, under Lester Bray as
marshal, marched steadily and were most
attractive in their white caps and coats
and dark trousers, and they were set off
admirably by the red shirts Of the Veteran
Fireman's band that played exceedingly
well. Then there was South Portland,
with its men in linen busters, and straw
hats, a very large turnout. Pine Tree
lodge looked we'll and marched we'll, all
the men in dark suits and wearing white
caps. Steep Falls lodge in their white
caps and sacks numbered some 60 men.
There was small delegation from one
lodge about fourteen in number that car
ried red silk umbrellas, another of per-
haps dozen men that carried Japanese
parasols, and still another lodge that
wore in their fatigue caps tiny Ameri-
can flags. Triangular remnants on staffs
were carried by division and lodge mar
kers The various lodges as they passed
and the different uniform rank compa-
MES were greeted with much hand clap
ping.
1t had been the intention of the chief
marshal to mass the procession in front
of City hall SO that addresses could be
made by Gov. Powers welcoming the
guests to the state by Mayor Randall to
the city, and by Grand Chancellor Rey-
nolds to the grand domain, but the speech
making, owing to the great heat, was
postponed until the island should be
reached, and after massing in front of
the City building the line of march was
again taken up and the route of the pro-
cession passed over. A good word should
be said for the steady marching and
grand work of the police platoon under
the command of Officer Williams 1t was
a capital idea having Rich's ambulance
follow the procession so as to take care of
any one who might be overcome with the
heat or meet with disaster.
ss..This was the formation of the parade:
Police Skirmishers.
Platoon of Police Commander by Patrol
man Williams.
Chief Marshal, Arthur M. Sawyer, P. G.,
of Munjoy lodge, No. of Portland.
Adjutant, Henry W. Way, P. c., of Long
fellow lodge, No. 43.
Aides-C. L. Bucknam, Charles II. Free
man, Matthew W. jerks, Fred H
Cobb, Edward E. Heckbert, Frank 4.
Anderson, Lewis M. Fulton, George I'll.
WEIGH, Eugene L. Harmon Harry W.
Merrill, George Naylor, George Il. Spear,
E. E. Lander, F. II. WEIGH, J. ".
Crosby, Herbert Z. Libby, j. T.
Murphy, George i. Welt, John Lunt,
George S. Dolloff P. H. Stratton.
Chambers band of Portland, 30 pieces.
Pine Tree lodge. No. II, of Portland, 60
men, George W. Benner, marshal.
Mavoshen No. l, Biddeford, 80 men, Jere
Patterson, marshal.
Unity lodge, No. Is of Saco, 80 men,, j.
f. Houston, marshal.
Maine State Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps,
Is men.
Munjoy lodge Of Portland, so men, J. G.
Sherman. marshal