The Somerset reporter., 1909-08-26

received but coarse fare and a hard
their severe duties. Led by their earl
ent day occasionally set out on pill
perative than in the days of the early
the way far less arduous. Such a D
Dunlap Commandery of Bath to Skow
their fraters OF De Molay have found
comfort and sharing with them the
the meeting occurred on the dusty pli
In the old days foes were on every
friends only were at hand for Skowhe(
utilization united in the welcome, a
distinguished a company was gathered
Early observers yesterday found
the promise of fine weather greeting
them on the morning long looked
forward to and from six to 1875 the
local Sir Knights busted themselves
in review of the preparations which
had been going forward during the
past month, for the proper reception
and entertainment of their guests.
Messrs. G. A. Ross and j. Wallace
Blunt, charged with the responsibility
of meeting their down river fraters
outside the Jurisdiction of De Aolay
and guiding them across its borders,
left by the $50 train and met the
members of Dunlap Commandery at
WaterVille. Just previous to the ar
rival of the 1875 train the members
of the De Molay, attired in full Temp
lar uniform, issued from their asv-
lum, in the Dunlap block to form as
escort preparatory to receiving their
guests at the station. When the line
was finally drawn up, OH the souther-
ly side of Water street, it was COM
posed of over one hundred knights,
the largest number ever assembled on
parade by De Molay since it's organi-
cation. AT the right of the column
were Marshall F. c. Dunlap, Eminent
Commander David A. Haig, Sirs
Isaac Dyer, W. r. G. Estes, L. G.
Emery, Forrest Goodwin, Geo. E.
Sampson, D. H. Perkins, J. G. Griffin
and G. w. Cover, eight Past Eminent
Commanders Of De Molay, Mr.. Cow
er being also Past Grand Commander
of the Grand Commandery of Maine.
The incoming train gave early evil
dence of the special party on board
as there were several special cars and
at the windows and on the platforms
the dark uniforms and white plumes
of the widely known templar regalia
could be seen. The members of
Dunlap Commandery, accompanied
by Payne's End Regiment Band of
Lewiston, quickly disembarked and
formed in line. The short march was
then made to the Asylum where
! 1,,,,n Il
! both hosts and guests. Time was
taken here for the exchange of fra
ternal greetings, the address of well
Geo. w. Cover and the response by
Eminent Sir Edward G. Wheeler OF
Brunswick, Commander of the visit
: ing organization. Following this
brief sojourn at the Masonic rooms
, the lines were reformed and the
= grand parade, the most impressive
\ public feature of the days program
entered upon. The line was led By
Marshall Dunlap, accompanied by
Police Officers, Frank Thompson anC
Chas. Steward. Then followed thu
visitors with Payne's Band in thu
lead, while the rear of the line wa
made up of De Molay, headed by
t Company E. Band and with them thu
carriages furnished for the Knights o
either commandery who felt unabl,
= to participate in the full line 0
t march.
s The line of march was over the
: route given in previous issue of thu
. REPORTER and on returning from tn,
South side halt was made at thu
: residence of Eminent Commando
i David A. Haig on Elm street.
{ Tables had been arranged on thu
= lawn and from it the wife of the Emin'
. ent Commander, assisted by Mrs. Alice
Gledhill, Mrs. Edith Steward, Mrs
, Vivian Woodbury., Mrs. Helen C
. Wing, Miss Florence Wyman, and
Miss Lola Goodwin, all of Skowhegan
with Mrs F. w. Briggs of Pittsfeld
and Mrs. Mary Leavitt of Purcell
Oklahoma, served fruit punch
and other light refreshments. After
all had enjoyed the brief rest in the
> shade of eims, on Commander Haig's
broad lawns, the march was resumed
; On the streets yet to be traVersed
: were two fraters, members of De Mo-
lay, both unable to unite with their
comrades in the days pleasures
These were DR.. L. A. Dascombe, con
fined to his bed by a recent injury,
and Moses A. Parker, who has been
an invalid for some years. A halt
was made at the homes of these gen.
tlemen for the purpose of extending
fraternal greetings. At DR.. Das-
combe's the Eminent Commanders of
the two Communicates participa ting,
accompanied by Ri. Eminent Sir Geo
w. Cover, left a large bouquet of
flowers, an expression of esteem and
sympathy from both organization
and at Mr.. Parker's on High street,
the same committee accompanied
their expressions OF fraternal good
will with box of cigars.
During the morning committee of
ladies, Mrs. E. F. Fairbrother, Mrs.
Adam Simpson, Miss Blanche Pol
lard and Mrs. George IL. Pishon, as
sisted by other ladies of Sunset Chap
ter, Order Of the Eastern Star, had
been busy with preparations at Co.
burn Park. Here, at the terminate
OF the parade, the Sir Knights, some
what wearied by their long march,
found rest and substantial refresh
ments awaiting them In a shaded en-
closure near the rivers bank. The
ladies were fortified with feast en-
tirely of their own preparing,
brought from their own homes in
abundance and variety, and they
served in order and with a goodwill
which made their work a pleasure to
themselves and to those who partook
of their bounty. Threet cheers "for
the ladies of Sunset Chapter" were