The Portland daily press., 1897-01-27
BRILLIANT EVENING.
Enjoyed by Portland Commandery
knights Tempfar.

Which Entertains the Grind Lodges o.
Massachusetts and Maine, and Promi
nent Boston Temp1ars-Over $50 Ma
sons Present-The Red Cross Worked.
Portland Commandery, K. T., OF this
city had gala night of 1T last evening
The Red Gross degree was worked on a
large number of candidates. The Com,
mandery had as guests the officers OF the
Grand Commandery of Maine, g large
mum Der of the officers of the Grand
Commandery Of Massachusetts, and many
of the most prominent knights Templal
from Massachusetts,. The following
visitors were in the party:
Rp. EN-. Sir VIM. r. Walker, grand
commander.
E. Sir Herbert B. Morse, grand captain
general.
L. Sir Freeman G. Hersey, grand
sword bearer.
e. Sir Albert Il. White, grand lectur-
er.
e. Sir Charles E. Price. acting grand
warder of the grand commandery of Mas
sachusetts and Rhode Island.
p. r. e. Sir Caleb Saunders, past
grand com mander.
H. e. Sir E. I. Garfield, past grand
commander grand commandery of Michi-
gan.
from Molay Commandery of Boston:
E. sir Henry X. Dunton, commander.
= Sir Edwin B. Holes, generalissimo.
Sio' Frank W. Mead, captain general.
Sir G Ellis Reed, junior warden.
Sir charles r. Magee, recorder.
Sir Charles 4. Hall, standard bearer.
sirs william P. Stone, Oscar A. Shop
ard, Winslow B. French ard George
Eddy, guards. :.
Sirs &. r. Cheney, J. n. Murphy, A..
". H. Emery. 9: B. Leighton. F. 2.
Tucker, D. W. Sanborn, r. FL. Garter,
James e. Dooly, A. v. Fisher. II. W..
j. Ritchis, o. c. Hubbard, F. Barker,
G. W. Mason, H. ". Kimball.
st. Omer Commandery of South Bos-
ton-Em. Sir VIM. ii. Puffer, command
er; Charles J. Noyes past commander;
Sir James A. Cook, generalissimo; Sir
q. Littleneld, warder; Charles B. Belt.
A. N Hatch, Henry s. Clark, ]. II.
Hawkes., N. &c. Chamberlain, q. E.
Richmond, Robert Harrison, ]. f..
Sw Amos r. White, W. y. Holbrook.
En-. Sir Charles E. Draper, command
er Joseph Warren Commandery, Rox-
burr, Mass.
Sir Charles Il. Ferguson.
En-. Sir George Mills, commander Cy-
rus Commandery, Hyde Park.
e. Sir E. A. baldwin. past command
or Bethany Commandery, Lawrence,
Mass.
Elm. Sir George W. Bishop. past COM
mander A thol Commandery.
I'm. Sir Thomas Kellough, past COM
mander VIM. Parkmsn Commandery.
K. Martin Hatch, Boston Command
A. v. Bartlett. Occur de Lion Com
mandery, Oharlestown, Mass.
E, P. Lutte, Cam bridge Commandery.
Sir E. B. James, Sir A. H. Sawyer of
Boston.
Grand Commandery of Maine-R. En-.
Sir A1bro e. Chase. grand commander;
En-. Sir John w. Ballou, past grand
don, r. EN-. Sir John o. Shaw, r. I'm.
Sir Joseph A. Locke, II. EN-. Sir Edwin
III. Fuller, R. I'm. Sir Thomas P. Shaw,
past grand comm anders: En-. Sir Frank
4. Sleeper, grand generalissimo; EN-.
Sir Herbert Harris, grand captain gen
eral; EN-. Sir Joseph Y. Hodsdon, past
grand captain general; Elm. Sir Clayton
J: harrington, grand junior warden; En-.
Sir Leander W. Fobes, grand treasurer,
of the grand commandery of Maine.
Besides the grand officers and distin-
guished Tenplars from Massachusetts
there was large attendance of Templars
from all over the state. Among them
there were noticed Brank Il. Sleeper,
Sabattns; A. S. Kimball. S. Fl. Walcott
Norway; E. G. Heath, Auburn; II. e.
Judkins, Waterville: c. II. Ferguson,
Boston; Lycurgus Pitman, No. Conway /;
A. V. Richards, st. John;iC. A. Wake
field. l.. 4. Staples, e. M. Staples, Bid
dsford; j. D. Oochrane, Saoo; +. f..
Jones. Boston; Fl. A, MoNeally, Saco;
G. T.. Hathaway, Norway; A. II. Little
field, Boston; II. d. Smith, g. H. Cole.
Freeland Howe, Norway; g. r. Haynes.
Waterville: W. j. Denver x. Decrow,
G. s. Tucker. Boston: A. Leavitt, SAN
ford:I A. is. ETeague, Sanford, James
Bine, Biddeford; f. G. Webb, E. A.
Crawford, S. S. Cahill, Brunswick; j..
b. Robinson, Oxford; 3. L. BARTLETT,
Auburn G. Fl. Thayer, Lancaster; G..
e. Stephson, Boston; W. A. Coggins,
St. Johnsbury; d. p. Fisher, Dover; Il.
P. Tute, Cambridge; S. P. Leighton,
Melrose; e. Parsons. Kennebunk; g. W..
Bixby, Atho1; j. o. Shaw, Bath; A. H.
Sawyer, J. H. Hanks. Boston; G.. G..
Littlefeld, South Boston; A. E. South
worth, Eomerville; E. NJ. Hatch, A. E..
Chamberlain. A. H. White, Boston; H..
Buchanan, st. John.
All the work was of course secret, but
the visitors spoke in the highest terms OF
the splendid manner in which Portland
Commandery exemplifed the work of the
Red Cross.
At the conclusion of the secret work
the entire company proceeded to the ban
quet hall above, where Caterer Robinson