The Portland daily press., 1898-09-22
PARADE OF CANT oNs.
A Notable Event of the Odd Fellows
Gathering in Boston.

Boston, September a1.-Amid the
plaudits of thosands of spectators and
under skies without a cloud, the great
parade of the I. o. o. E. in connection
with the annual session of Sovereign
Grand Lodge of the order was held today.
For hours before the time at which it
was scheduled to move, visitors from
different towns and cities Of Massachu-
setts and nearby states, poured into Bos-
ton, and the streets were crowded with
sightseers and uniformed bodies of men
as they moved from the different railway
stations to their positions In the forma-
tion of the parade.
Seldom has this city been the scene of
more animated and brilliant spectacle
rich uniforms of the Cantons and en-
oampments, the tasty vestments of high
officials, together with the numerous
bands combined to make the day one of
the most notable In the history Of the
order in this vicinity. And to all this
most perfect fall weather gave added
charm.
All the principal business houses.
hotels, theatres and municipal buildings
along the route of the parade were hand
somely decorated. Bunting, interspersed
with the emblems of the order and the
American flags mainly were used for the
purpose.
During the forenoon the people began
to line the sidewalks, the clerks from
many of the stores which were closed for
the occasion. adding to the crowd. By
oluded in the line of march, were packed
on either side, windows and doors were
filled to overfowing and every vantage
point seemed to be occupied
The procession which was made up OF
five divisions and aggregated about 90, 00C
men, was formed on Arlington street and
passed over the following route: South
side of Commonwealth to Massachusetts
avenue to Huntington avenue, to Boylston
street to Washington, Summer, High,
Congress, Milk, Broad, State Washing
ton, School to Beacon street, where the
line was dismissed in the vicinity OF
Charles street, under the chief marshal
ship Of Francis E. Merriman.
Maine was represented in the nrst
division by fine looking tody OF men
headed by the Waterville Military band
The brigade was made up as follows:
Brig. General Herbert q. Foster.
staff Lieut.. Col. A. B. Neatly, chief;
Col. George P. Colby, assistant adJutan
general; Major b. L. Moseley, ass, ass,stan'
inspector general; Major J. + Hi. as =
sistant quarterlnaster general; MaJor a, = !.
h. Hawes, assistant commlssary generai ,
Major S. W. Boone, assistant surgeon
general; Major G. E. Weeks Seet q assl1Tan' H Tan'
chief Of equipments; Capt. y. L. foA'
captain f. M. Glass, aides de camp.
tIs5 5sasro GREENE; M oaptain & ansfy &
A Eaton onertermaster; Capt. G. T..
Lugaes, . assistant, 5I,s surse0n' Captain f.
=: Firet i.ePI3, attelion-Major Mangus Evans.
Canton ~ ton IL /. Ridgely, 80 men: S. W. Shaw,
captain Canton e 9snfdn hdng aS RaSnford mSn 81 s.
nan: mta,:' Charles i Goldthwaite, captain.
'- Second Battalion-sMLsjor W. E. Austin
r Skales, captain. Canton II. Bangor
Is men; e. e. Kirk, captain. Canton
ls, Lafayette. 25 men; Il. d. Spear.
Second Regimsnt-Col. Edwin Lord.
Lieut.. Colonel Charles A. Marston,
Captain W. E. Mansur, ad5utant; Captain
G. f. Taggart, surgeon; Captain Thos.
A. Linn, chaplain. Canton 10, Ever