Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
SIR KNIGHTS CELEBRATE.
THIRD ANNUAL FIELD DAY OF sULLI-
VAN, HUGH DePAYENs, VERMONT,
HOLY CROSS AND BEAUsEANT
COMMANDMENTS.

CONANhNOGhAlc'
Over 500 Sir Knights and Ladies Gathered
Here Yesterday-street Parade and Review
Followed by Banquet and Reception in
Festival Hall-Most of the Grand Officers
of the State Present Orange, Mass, Com.
mandery Guests of the Local Knights.
Sunshine greeted the knights Tenn
plar yesterday after week of rain, and
the third annual field of Sullivan,
Hugh DePayens, Vermont, Holy Cross
and Beauseant Communicates was a
great success. Nearly 800 Sir Knights
gathered in Brattleboro in honor of
the occasion, the assemblage including
nearly al of the grand officers of the
state as we'll as high officials from 9TH
er districts. Beauseant commandery
had as its especial guests about 40
members of Orange commandery of Or
ange. Mass The delegations from out
of town arrived here about l O'Clock
and Brattleboro was in gala attire in
honor of their presence. The special
train from the north bringing the com
manderies from Claremont, n. H.,
Windsor and Bellows Falls was the
first to reach here and soon after the
train bringing Hugh DePayens com
mandery from Keene arrived The
delegation from Orange came on the
regular o clock train.
Immediately upon the arrival of the
different delegations they were escort
ed to their respective headquarters by
Beauseant commandery and the First
Regiment band. The Orange delegates
were served dinner in the Brooks House
whlie the oIher Sir hhlShts We're led
at orange nail Masonic nan ana an
especially arranged dinlhg room IN the
Nlnloh pullalhg. AFTER dinner ihe
ARRANGEMENT TOT the street parade pc
gan the hea9 OF the me resting at
the corner OF Elliot ana MAIN streets.
me procession a@ began us march snort
!! alter : ;oo clock, passing up NAN
street across tnt Common, up MA pm
up YAK ana uiRh SlretIs 70 western
avenue ana thence 10 - . rfatt
IN where the TeTle" TOOK place;
lLe l'ne was heaaed by piatooh OF
ponce IN charge OF Chlef han lmlne-
alateiy folloWed by .hlef Marshai SIR
hnlgnt ). Gray Esteh ana ms alds'
ar hnlgitS CharIes H. Long: Don l.
Fetts, Epson ~ Pierce: !. W. Locke
ana r. g. putnam, linen came the
7 lrsl neg lIiehl nanu VI - piecs7 act.
ing a. escort to an assemhlage OF about
- from behustaht colnmahlerE Oh
I, llep3io Ia Goi ~ ~ W. Einiie tI
S9illlhahuer req n. ilo4ueh' anu tie
ue4e2alloh from Grange C 1ll.H
~ CnaiSe " Elilln'u' oHlin"nuer
Dexter l. CrahdalL Next IN llht
Wgre tHe carriages carr M 'he IRA ld
oli y, ana others. me! rout as
iol'o"9' iIst nIIlage' Iiahu toih
mahder T. I: NenN'er, fast Hrana
oihiliaHaer hitiFeuge llaSkih'' fas.
,Irahu Conl'l!ahdef i'ahIeI fayNph OF
', lhdSof' Eminent Sphlihanuer II; l.
NeIsoH OF Ihe 81 Alpat coiiihaN utr!
81 fqrtiaiiu' NE. second carriage W,
u. hihesleV' grand gtnefhllssitho' OF
Mldaiepury' !, y, oalderWood' grand
saplaih general Oh o. Johhsour!' ri,
:: Pierce grahu standard bearer OF
" oons'och thlru carriage -; W. /
hl'c0ihp, sfahd tfeaSuFer' OF froc,
.orsE ne Ge9ree r !ahuefs' Rfanu
WARDEN OF hIte hIVet Junction. olr
H. ". IarKer OF Meme f9urth
'arrlage' SIr hnlght Long ana sir
): l., seward +. /. Howe ana
y W "hltneE OF Meme ~ r. min
'arrlage' ar hnlghts r. W. Brigham
u Meme, IT: George r. roster OF Put-
icy ana william II. \lnton OF bratt!e-
'oro
Following the carriages cane the
American band or Claremont' y. H.
eadlng delegation or 90 from SUN
an Commandeiy OF Claremont, ~ II
y command OF Eminent Commander
1AfNtN lTIlGNeL.h delegation al ~ wears