Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-21
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Canton halifax Eatsrtained cantons Somerset
and Pallas, Yesterday.

4 good part OF THE members OF Cam
ton Halifax, No. "a, p. NJ. left, ye1ter-
day morning. for Boston, where they
are to attend the 34th annual con-
vcntion OF Odd Fellows. The men,
beers OF the local Canton were to enter
tain as their guests the members Of
several Cantohs from this part Of the
Safe.
In order to be in readiness to meet
Them the members assembled at their
hall en- Common street. Long before
the time for assembling arrived some
OF the members were at the hall MAX
ing preparations for the march to the
station where the guests were received.
Several of the members were not able
to leave their business very early and
with the sword OF the order dangling
at their heels and threatening every
moment to trip them up they rushed
toward the hall where the members
were already assembled.
In the meantime the members OF the
Waterville band had assembled and
these headed by squad OF police ufl-
der the command OF City Marshal Call
formed the line of march on Common
street The police presented an un-
usually fine appearance. each man be-
ing in dress uniform and their size
when slney were at the station gave the
visiting Cantons an idea OF the men
whom the city had for protection.
AS soon as the line Of march was
formed the members OF the local order,
headed by the squad OF police and the
Waterville Band proceeded to the sta
ton where they received their guests
who arrived in this city at 9 O'Clock.
When Canton Halifax arrived at
the station they found the members
of the visiting Cantons already on
hand ana with them were several
members of the different ReDekah
lodges in this part of the State who
accompanied the Can.ons on their
trip to Boston.
More than one of the members of the
Rebekah lodge had pinned on her
Jacket either a ribbon bearing a hand
painted pine tree or pine cone at
tached to a burnt orange ribbon.
Soon after the Canton Halifax ar
rived at the station the line of march
was formed for the parade in this city.
Canton Halifax had come to COM
pany frontFIwith the part of the line
formed by7the police and the band
resting on College avenue. The col
urnn formed by the members OF the
visiting cantons then marched down
the station platform, past Canton
Halifax to a position on College ave-
nue. and then the line of march was
formed in rtills order:
Platoon of Police. Four Men. r. A. Call.
City Marshal, Commanding.
Watervile Band. 16 pieces, Prof. r. B.
Canton Halifax. p. NJ. No, p, Water
VILE. Is members. Capt. Dolliff, Com
mandant.
Canton Pallas. No. 4. p. NJ. Belfast. %
men. Capt. l.. r. Shales. Commandment
Canton Somerset, No. Is, Il. NJ. Skowne-
gan, Capt. Bert Noyes, Commandant.
AS soon as the column was formed
the company proceeded over this
route: College avenue to Main street,
down Main street to Silver. up Silver
to Pleasant. UP Pleasant to Elm, Elm
to Main and through Main to the resi-
dence of Major j. r. Hill, where ranks
We're broken.
All along the line of march the walks
were lined with people eager to catch
a glimpse of the procession. On Main
street nearly every office window was
filed with faces of clerks and stenoE-
raphers. and many were the words of
commentator for the appearance of
the parade.
AT the house of residence of Maj.
Hill tables had been placed on the
lawn and these tables were loaded
with sandwiches and coffee as the men
did not have a chance for a lunch until
they arrived in Portland
Luncheon over. the members finished
their cigars and then the line was
again formed for march TO the sta
ton where the II O'Clock train for Bos-
ton was boarded.
1t was planned to entertain the
members of the Canton from Bangor
but they did not arrive until the II
O'Clock train, the same train which
the local members boarded Cor Bos-
ton.
The badges worn by the different
cantons were the admiration of all who
We're near enough to see the designs.
The members of the Belfast canton
had in addition to the regular badge a
ribbon on which was hand painting
or pine tree, by Sanborn, an artist
or note in Belfast. The members of
the Skowhegan Canton had attached to
the regular badge, burnt orange rib
Din from which was suspended a
small pine cone. The members Of
Canton Halifax Wore a purple ribbon
from which was a medallion of which
was likeness of Fort Halifax i'm
Winslow.