The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-03
SILVER ANNIVERSARY.
Grand Lodge, knights of Pythias.


Knights of Pythias celebration to be held
in this city on Thursday, July sth, and
Friday, July 9th. The Governor and
Staff and Supreme Chancellor Philip T.
Colgrove, of Hastings, Mich; Past Su-
preme Chancellor Walter B. Richie. of
Lima, Ohio; Supreme Vice Chancellor
Thomas G. Sample, of Allegheny, Pa !;
Supreme Master of Exchequer, Thomas
d .Meares, of Wilmington, N. c.. Presi-
dent Of Board of Control. John A. Hinsey,
of Chicago, ILL.,; and Major General of
the Uniform Rank, James R. Carnahan,
of indianapolis, Ind, will arrive in the
city during the afternoon of Wednesday,
July 18th. On that evening a reception
will be rendered the Governor, Mayor and
Supreme officers by Longfellow Lodge
No. 45 Of this city.
On Thursday forenoon, July Sth, the
distinguished visitors will be under the
charge of the Committee on Entertain
ment of Guests.
On Thursday afternoon, July Sth,
there will be a parade by the Maine Bri-
gade Uniform Rank, knights of Pythias,
under command of General Wesley G..
ments, made up of twenty -four Uniform
Rank Companies The Briagde will
form on Congress street, with the right at
the head of Exchange street, and the
column will move at p. m. The line Of
march will be as follows: Up Congress to
High, to Deering, to State, to Spring, to-
Park, to Congress, to Middle. to Elk
change, to Federal, to Franklin, to Con
gress, to Elm, where the parade will be
dismissed. At City Hall the line will pass
in review, the reviewing officers being
the Governor, Mayor of Portland, SUI
preme Chancellor Colgrove and Major
General Carnahan.
On Thursday evening, July Sth, Re-
ception will be rendered the Governor
and Staff, Captain Rogers, U. S. A,
Lieut.. Morton, q. S.. A., Lieut.. Royden,
U. S. A, Col. Kendall, of the First
Maine Regiment Col. Philbrook, of the
Second Maine Regiment, the Mayor of
Portland, and the Supreme Officers, at
City Hall, from o'clock to $40 At 8. As
an exhibition drill will be given by Bel
fast Company No. 2, U. R. K. P, o
Belfast, Maine, under command of Capt
Francis II. WEIGH This will be followed
by Military Ball. Admission to City
Hall for all not in uniform will be by
tickets, which can only be obtained of the
General Committee. The first three rows
int ho xryi11 1o nd
tied number of tickets will be on sale at
Smith & Broe's drug store on Wednesday
morning, July 18th.
On Friday will occur the parade Of the
Pythian Lodges of Maine, P. G.. Arthur
M. Sawyer, of Munjoy Lodge No.
Chief Marshal, P. c. Henry W. Way, of
Longfellow Lodge No. 43, Adjutant, and
the twenty five Deputies of the State as
Aids. There will be seven divisions.
The first division, Lodges to 5, will
form on the southerly side of New High
ST., its right on Congress Square; the
second, Lodges 6 to 81, on the northerly
side of New High ST., its right on Con-
gress Square; the third, Lodges 80 to 81,
on High ST., it's right on Congress
Square; the fourth, Lodges 5S to 80, on
Spring St (south), its right on High St. !;
the fifth, Lodges So to liz, on Spring St.
(north). it's right on High St; the sixth,
Maine Brigade Uniform Rank, on Free
ST., its right on Congress Square; the
SEVENTH carriages with guests, on Myrtle
S., right on Congress St. The columns
will move at 10 o'clock, a. M, the route
being from Congress Square down Con-
gress Sr. to City Hall, where the divisions
will be massed, and all will be welcomed
to the city by Mayor Randall, and the
guests will be welcomed to the State by
Governor Powers, and to the Grand Do
main by Grand Chance llor Reynolds.
The line of march will again be taken up
and proceed down Congress to Pearl, to
Cumberland, to High, to Congress, to
Mellen, countermarch down Congress, to
Middle, to Pearl, to steamer for Long Is
land. A clam bake will be served at the
Island, after which there will addresses
by the Mayor, Governor, Grand Chancel-
lor, Supreme Chancellor Colgrove, Past
Supreme Chancellor Richie, Supreme
Vice Chancellor Sample and General
Carnahan.
The guests for Friday, July 9Th, will
include the Governor, the Executive Coun-
Gil of the State, President of the Senate,
Speaker of the House, Supreme Officers,
Grand Officers from all the New England
States and from New York. This Pyth-
ian celebration is to bring very large
number of people to Portland from every
county in the State, many of whom will
remain in the city for several days, as the
tickets on many of the railroads and
steamers will be good to return until July
18th and 14th. Many of the citizens and
business men Of Portland will decorate
for Fourth of July, and the Silver Ami
versary committee would request all, es-
pecially those on the line of parade for
Thursday and Friday, not to removed
their decorations until after this Pythian
celebration is over. They would also re-
quest all citizens to decorate on July 18th,
8th and 9Th.