Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-26
Maine Gossip
General Green.

General Green.
He is camped or the meadow and camped
on tie Hi,
The trees lift his banners OF greer ny Inc
rill,
The tents of his glory are over the plain
Ola General Green's on his SUMMER cam
pai@n. :, -
Old General Green, whom we All love to
When the blooms on the rose and the
leafs on tie tree.
lie came without music Of drum or Of
Except that tie robin awoke his Wild
The bluefird grew merry with song on
The Rob Wiiita chir,ed loudly his hearts
TIE wrjnnoorwii! under the willow gave
tn III - Il Voice of the wandering music Of
earth!
old General Green has swept over the
win ! hrade Of fresh grass in each con
quering hand; ,r,,, tor,Iara1
lie has CAPTURED the valleys ana h"r'ie' 81
with ~ tbn "4 aicam and the velvet OF SOFT
summer day j. 80, ~ the
The spears OF ms nos az a
field . IVA daisv's
white si'ie''' Baltimore Sun.
The baseball season is on IN Ar'"'S-
took and they are SO excited that 'ii''S
almost forget to resent having it called
the potato League"
who does not envy the small p"NS
that seek out the shady spot on the
shore of the lake and river and spend
these afternoons in the water?
They are publishing the football
schedules for next fall. but somehow 1t
is not easy lust now to work up much
enthusiasm over the great grldlr"h
game.
Waterville will find it hard to strng-
gle through the summer without any
baseball. Perhaps a Waterville-Far-
field series will be mentioned later on
ana then the apathy will VANISH.
There are apparently Two lonesome
boys in the graduating class over ~
Bates since the class contains 81 young
men ana 90 young ladies. At Colby Il
Young ladies and 20 young men receive
their diplomas.
The knights Trmplar Of WatcrVille,
Augusta ana Gardiner will long re-
member the st. Johns day pilgrimage
Of 1907 when they enjoyed the b"untl-
ful hospitality of Lewiston ana Au-
burn as guests of Lewiston Command
cry No g. As usual on 81. John
dav many of the communicates ol
Maine enjoyed outings last Monday
those at Bath. Belfast, Camden ana
Rnckland spending the day ut Crescent
Beach. Portland Cummandery going t"
Eridgton as the guest of Oriental
Commandery of that town, Bradford
Commandcry Of l'iddeford spending
the day at the BAY of Naples, st. Al
bans Commandcry Of Portland and st.
Armand Of Kcnnehunk spending tn"
day at Kittcry-but the gathering of
the Sit Knights from the three Ken
nchec cities in Lewiston was by TAR
the largest Tcmplar gathering Of the
day ard enjoyed by rar the most
clabnrat, program. In the morning
parade, after the special trains had ar
rived. ! .wistun Commandcry had
nearly q men in line, Trinity Of Au-
gustn 10. St. Omcr Of Watcrville -
ara Maine Of Gardiner GO. There We're
four bands and the route of the parade
was through the principal streets Of
Auburn and Lewiston. The d"cora-
ton; we're profuse ana elaborate and
both towns enjoyed n holiday in honor
or the visitors, ana crowded the streets
in their welcome. The march was q
Inng ANA hot one ana many Of tn"
Sir Knights were men VINO do not do
much marching through dusty streets
ana under bruiling sun, but not on"
OF them Wiltcd or gave it up. Several
paus,S were made in shady spots
where stands had been located and
where tie Lewiston ANA Auburn ladies
dispensed lemonade and Poland water
10 the visitors. All four communicates
made fine appearance and the pro-
ceseinn with the hundreds Of whit"
plum"s. the rich uniforms and the four
splendid bands. was declared to be one
Of the most imposing ever seen in the
Twin Cities.
After the parade was over and n"
Sir Knights had been refreshed ut tn"
Lewiston Masonic temple which is one
of the finest structures of its kind in
New England. and where they changed
their uniforms for fatigue caps and
coats. special cars We're taken for Lake
Auburn where d clam bake and after
moons entertainment had been ar