Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-22
koRA TEMPLES FIELD DAY.
Plans Complete for Shriners' Visit.
June 5, to Augusta.

Arrangements fer the coming Field
day exercises of .kora Temple. A. A. O.
n. NJ. s.. which will be held, Thursday.
June {, in Augusta, are, with the ex-
cep.ion of minor details practically
completed, and it is intended to MAKE
this. the first visit of the Temple to
the Capital City, a memorable one. 1t
is expected that fully coo Shriners will
visit the city on that occasion, and the
program which has been arranged
cannot fail to be productive of one of
those right royal good times which al
ways follows d gathering of the faith
full.
An enthusiastic meeting of the COM
mittee was held, Tuesday evening, at
the Augusta House, at which the de-
tails Of the coming event were talked
over and final arrangements COM
pleted. While the general plans for the
day remain as first announced, it was
found advisable to make some slight
changes Some of the visitors will ar
rive on the morning trains from east
and west, those coming early Will be
entertained by automobile trips about
the city. where they Will be shown the
different points of interest, and also at
Masonic Temple, which will be the
headquarters for the day.
The majority of the visitors, how
ever. will arrive during the noon hour,
those from the cast coming on Train
50, which leaves at 12.4S, and those
from the west en- Train 3, which leaves
at J215 Others, also, Will arrive on
the, neon trolley cars from Lewiston
and Waterville On their arrival In
Augusta special cars of the Lewiston,
Augusta & Waterville Street Railway
will be in waiting for the guests, on
which they will leave for Island Park
arriving at that resort in season 70
,hrt;,ke Of IN old fashioned ciambake,
which will he served at LEO.
The program for the afternoon al
the park will include sports of al
kinds. vaudeville. also motor boat rides
on Lake Cobbosseecontee, and various
other forms of amusement, after which
tha marty will return to Augusta II
season to enjoy supper at the Augusta
House. which will be served at t
o'clock, in the two large dining hans
of the hotel,
At about S o'clock the Shriners VIII
leave the, hotel, and accompanied by a
hand and with the route of march IL
lunainatea bv red Ere will move down
Grove street and up Water street
across the Kennebec bridge to City
hall where a ceremonial session Will
be held, and where trembling paha OF
10 candidates will be made to traverse
the net sands of the desert.
TIE members of the entertainment
committees are as follows:
Executive and reception committee
Noble Frederick w. Plaisted. Noble
Fred G.. Kinsman. Noble w Fl. Can
nett. Noble Byron Boyd Noble Walter
II. navis. Noble Nathan Weston. Noble
w. G. Boothby, Noble w Fl. Williams,
Noble evils A. Burleigh. Noble W. T.
Swift, Noble Chas l.. Andrews, Noble
Chas. Nv. Jones.
Committee on Transports tion-Noble
John V. Lane, Noble Harry Il, lvefs'
Noble Chas. p Kinsman Noble IL. Il,
Goodrich, Noble John ID. Newman,
Noble J. Frank Rabbit, Noble W. {.
Miller. Noble w H. Stilkey, Noble r.
T.. Fogg, Noble j. NJ. Nichols, Noble ;.
C. C. Ward. Noble l.. l.. Wellman,
Noble Merton l.. Wheeler, Noble Pay
son Niles.
Committee on entertainment-Nob
Wilbur f. Emerson. Noble Chas /.
Penney, Noble w. II. Reid. Noble Chas,
T.. Downing, Noble Chas. e. Purlnton,
Noble Fl. j. Cross, Noble +, i. Mer-
I'll. Noble LLOYD G. Haskell Noble +,
e.. Bradbury. Noble Y. X. Luce Noble
Never Selling, Noble Karl r. Sturgls.
Noble L. .. Tebetts, Mole Guys. Iiek-