Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-10-03
KNIGHTS FIELD DAY.
Yesterdays Brilliant Pageant Of
Guests and Hosts.
Six Communicates with 400 Men in
Line---Parade Reviewed by Emil
nent Commander Webster.

Line---Parade Reviewed by Emil
nent Commander Webster.
Brattleboro witnessed yesterday the i
most imposing spectacle that she has
seen in many day-the parade of six
Knights Templar Communicates as
sembled for their annual field day.
Such pageantry is not a familiar sight
in Brattleboro, and the memory of it
will not soon fade. There were about
600 visitors in town and the hospi-
tally that was shown them was the
best that could be provided The
town was in their hands and anything
they wanted was theirs. Public con-
veyances, whether street cars of
Coupes, were free, soda fountains gave
of their best without charge, and every
other courtesy that Beauseant com
mandery could offer was extended.
The Communicates who participated
in the festivities were as follows: Sui
Ivan commandery. No. 6, of Clare
mont, N. H., Eminent Commander Har-
vey b. Glidden; Hugh De Payens COM
mandery, No. Z, of Keene. N. H., Emil
nent Commander Paul F. Babbidge;
Vermont commandery, No. 4. of Wind
sor Eminent Commander George F.
Flanders; Holy Cross commandery
No. 10, of Bellows Falls. Eminent Com
mander George II. Gorham: Beauseant
Commandery. No. T. of Brattleboro,
Eminent Commander Fred H. Holden.
and Orange commandery, No. As, of
| Orange. Mass, Eminent Commander
Dexter l.. Crandall. The Orange COM
mandery were present by invitation
as guests of Beauseant commandery.
! Each commandery was accompanied
by large number of ladies', some 200
in ALL Three bands of music, aggre-
eating IS pieces, furnished as good
music of it's kind as is heard anywhere.
At 1890 o'clock Beauseant comman-
| derry held special conclave in Ma
sonic hall. proceeding from there to
the railroad station. headed by the
First Regiment band of Brattleboro.
A special train at / o'clock brought
| the Holy Cross. Vermont and Sulli
van communicates and the American
band of Claremont. Beauseant COM
mandery escorted Holy Cross and YER
mont Communicates to Grange hall,
and Sullivan commandery proceeded
to Vinton building. Orange comman-
derry arrived on the regular train at
l30 O'Clock and was escorted by Beau
seant commandery to the Brooks
| House Five minutes later Hugh De
Payens commandery and the First In
fantry band of Nashua. n. H.. arrived
and proceeded to Vinton building.
Headquarters for the Sir Knights were
established at the Brooks House and
for the ladies at the Brooks House,
Masonic Hall and Vermont Wheel club
rooms
The lines formed on Elliot street at
O'Clock with about 400 men in line.
The makeup of the parade was as fol-
lows: Platoon OF police. consisting of
Chief-of-Police Hall and Policemen
Thayer. Worden. Amidon and Per-
ham; Chief Marshal ]. Gray Estey
with Sir Knights c. H. Long of Clare
mont, Don l. Petts OF Keene Edison n.
Pierce OF Windsor C. w. Locke of Bel
lows Falls and F. b. Putnam of Brat
tleboro as aids: First Regiment band,
26 pieces: Beauseant commandery
so men: Orange commandery, 36 men (;
grand officers and others in carriages;
American band, % pieces; Sullivan
commandery, AZ men; Holy Cross com
mandery. So men; Vermont comman-
dry. % men; First Infantry band. 95
pieces: Hugh De Payens commandery
rs men.
The following Sir Knights rode in
the carriages; First carriage. Grand
Commander ID. P. Webster and Past
Grand Commander Kittredge Haskins
of Brattleboro. Past Grand Commander
Daniel Payson of Windsor and H. T
Nelson, Eminent Commander of St
Alban commandery of Portland, Maine
Second carriage, Grand Generalissimo
W. II. Kingsley of Middlebury, Grand
Captain Gen. C. A. Calderwood of st
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II. c. Pierce of Barton. Third car
riage. Grand Treasurer c. w. Whit
comb of Proctorsville. Grand Wardel
George Flanders of White River Juno
ton. Past Commander Isaac d. Bailey
, of Brattleboro and Sir Knight II. w
Parker of Keene. Fourth carriage
Col. Long of Claremont, and Sill
, Knights Rev. ]. L. Seward F. L. Howe
/, and C. w. Whitney of Keene. Fifth
carriage. Sir Knights H. w. Brigham
of Keene, DR.. G.. S Foster of Putney
and w. II. Vinton of Brattleboro.
When the parade moved hundred;
of people lined the sidewalks and ad
mired the splendid appearance of the
column with its black and. white
+. plumed chapeauX, bright swords and
other handsomely ornamented equip
. ment. Inc line or marcn was through
2 Main. Common, Chaplin, Oak and Higl
streets, Western avenue to the opeI
!. field in front of d. s. Pratt's residence
where the Communicates formed il
+ dress parade and were reviewed b,
Grand Commander ID. p. Webster
I The column reformed and returned
to Main street by way of Green anC
Elliot streets headed by the tire,
bands consolidated into one band o
, SIS pieces. The Communicates formed
in line facing Crosby block, the grant
officers passed in front in teams to tn,
Brooks House and the commanderie
I, repaired to their respective headquar
D tiers.
A banquet was served at $50 o'clocl
in the Brooks House, American House
3 Grange hall, Congregational churcl
. and Universalist church. Following
e this concert was given on the Brook
e House balcony. the American and FRS
Infantry bands playing one hour each
l. They were cheered by an immens
crowd. At o'clock a reception I,
. the grand officers was held in tn
+ Brooks House. and at $40 a ball wa
! held in Festival hall, which had beel
S handsomely decorated by the Amer
: can Decorating company. of Sout
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