The Portland daily press., 1899-05-08
AT RIvERTON.
Knights of the Grip Dine by the
Presumpscot.
A .u.v D.y for the United Commercial
Travelers-Omccrs Elected.

New Engleud as the guests Of Portland
Council. No 1903, United Commercial
Travellers, left the city at four O'Clock Sat-
urday In special electric cars of the Port
land Railroad company for Riverton park
casino, where arrangements had been
made for the complimentary banquet
rendered by the members Of the Portlaui
Council to the delegates of the Grand
Council. Given's orchestra of Portland
were stationed In the corridor Of the ca.
sino and as the members entered they
lions by the orchestra. After brief time
spent in viewing the buildings and the
various attractions of the park the call
was sounded for dinner. Lines were
formed in the assembly hall and to the
strains of march played by the orches
ira the company filed into the banquet
hall where the tables were handsomely
decorated and one of Smiths best dinners
was in readiness to be served to the hun
CRY "knights of the grip" President
Menish of Portland, Of the local council,
as seated at the head table and beside
him on the right and left sides were the
officers of tine Grand CoDcl. The follow
ing were in attendance: A. NJ. Menish,
Portland; w. Ii. Nicholas. Providence.
K. l.. George +. Hunt Boston, george
W. remnant. Portland; IL. d. BLACK,
Boston; r. II. Jordan, Portland; U. Il.
Baird, Providence; William W. Roberts,
Portland; j. Henry Notter, New Bed
ford; c. B. Showers, Portland; E. E.
True, Portland; Fred II. Towns, Water
Vile; Parker G. Prince, Portland; Frank
+. Taft, Portland; K. Turner Hatch,
Portland; A. NJ. Palmer, Saco; j.. +.
Lapham, Portland; g. S. Foster. Port
land; T. Leslie Briggs, Portland; Rich
ard King, Boston; W. W Morong, Port
land; George q. Clark, Portland; Carlton
q. Ide, Portland A. p. Whittier, Port
land; John p. Conway, Paris, Texas;
". +. Mari, Portland; NJ. Lewis,
POI tland Z. +. eastman, Providence, X.
IL n. j. Lane, Portland; Jonathan
Eastman, Portland; K. Dorr, Portland;
W L. Lawless, st. Louis; Arthur II.
Magoon Portland; j. g. stout, Portland;
Frank {. Bibber Portland; Fred E
Libby, Westbrook;. W. NJ. Written,
Portland; + A Ramsay, Portland; G.
G. Blake, Portland; f. G. Paine, Port
land, d. b. Myshrall Portland; G. A.
Haines, Boston; William b. SeigmoDs,
grand treasurer, Boston. Mass Charles
". Thomas, Portland; Clinton h. Hobbs,
tsoston grand conductor; c. e. Thomp
son, Portland; H. l. Nelson. Portland;
L. H Hosley, Springfield, Mass, past
grand councillor, q. G. n. t.; John
Brown, Portland; 4. NJ. Thompson, A
Al. Soule.
After the banquet had been served,
President Menish called the company to
crIar and n nriaf spppch xypt,pmed the
officers and members of the grand council
aud assured them of the pleasure that it
gave the members of the local council to
entertain them on such an occasion. He
concluded his remarks by introducing the
newly elected grand councillor, Mr..
Nicholas. who said that it afforded him
much pleasure to partake in the hospitali
ty of the Portland Council. He assured
the members of the new council that the
officers of the Grand Council were proud
to claim them in the ranks of the order.
Past Grand Councillor l.. ii. HoIsley of
Springfield, Mass, was the second speak
or. lie spoke in "a similar strain to his
predecessor and thanked the members Of
the local council for the entertainment
extended
4 MIR. Clinton Z. Hobbs of Boston spoke
of the pleasure that it gave him to be
a de to say that he was Identified with an
order that was doing SO much for the In
the rlpid growth OF the order and con-
gratulat Portland Council on the excel
lent showing made by them in the length
of time that they mad been organized.
Mr. renry b Black Of Boston, the
grand secretary OF the order, spoke in
response TO his name. He spoke Of his
pleasure of icing in Portland and said
that he could claim the honor Of sowing
the seed that led to the organization of
the Portland Council. He told the boys
that he hal no objection to their calling
him papa" If they SO wished Uaugh-
ter. He concluded his remarks by telling
an amusing incident about some travel.
ing men.
Mr. George Hunt of Boston, grand
junior councillor of the order spoke of the
good work being done In the order. He
said that the order in New England had
made a gain OF 30 per cent in It's Inemb er-
ship in the past year.
Mr. Charles Thomas of Portland spoke
briefly in response to his name. Mr.. &.
A. Haines of Melrose, the grand sentinel
of the order, was the concluding speaker
He confined his remarks to the good fell
lowship existing among the member of
the order and said that he believed that
the order was good thing in the way of
cult waiting the acquaintance of the fell
low membe of the order throughout the
country.
The mem bers, after the banquet, left
the park on special cars and prooseded to
the lodge room of Portland Council in
Farringtonsb where the degree of the
order was conferred on twelve candidates.
Much credit is due Mr. ID. l. Nelson of
the committee and Manager Smith of the
casino for the manner in which they
were entertained at the park. The COM
mittee in charge of the entertainment
was: A. M. Menish. h. +. True. George
W. Tenant, Charles ". Thomas, II. l.
Nelson, W. II. Whittier.
The New England Grand Council at
its annual meeting elected these officers:
Past Grand Councillor-L h. Hosley,
Springfield, Mass.
Grand Councillor-W. H. Nicholas,
Providence.
Grand Junior Councilior-George K
Hunt, Boston.
Grand Secretary-H. b. Black, Boston.
Grand Conductor-C Il, Baird, Proyi-
dence.
| Grand Page-.C W Thomas, Portland.
Grand Sentinel-.C A. Haines, koston.
Executive Commitete-C. W. Barnard