Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-26
DeMolay Commandery
Fiftieth Anniversary

Grand Commandery fouoWeQ anu @AeA'
came a long calvacade Of automooiies
bearing the older knights OF De Molay
and guests. The Red Cross car was
noticeable feature of the parade oeins
driven by Leon Parlin with Sir l.. a.
Dascombe, NJ. D., in charge. After
marching along Elm, out Pleasant ana
down High and School streets, the pa
geant touched Water street and ap-
proached the residence of EN-. Command
err Water P. Ordway. The house had
been charmingly decorated for the occa-
sion and q Young girls awaited the
knights with waving flags. group OF
Bow Scouts were also on the grounds
and Mrs. Ordway's niece, Miss Adelaide
Lancaster, stood on the terrace with one
of the commandery banner emblems with
Misses Martha Steward and Chantel Bis
son as her guards. Here Right Eminent
Commander Frank r.. Redlon and MS
suite alighted to review the parade, when
from that point proceeded up water
street and to Fairview park by the way
of Madison avenue. The business places
had for the most part been elaborateiy
decorated with the national colcrs IN
most artistic fashion and large CROWDS
of people assembled from different sec
tons of the county and State to witness
the pageant and to listen to the States
finest bands.
After the arrival Of the knights at Fair
view park Caterer Grant of Lewiston
served a shore dinner to $50 persons,
members of Somerset Lodge acting as
servers. After this the real fun of the
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inent Sid j. w. Blunt, assisted by
Noodles Pagan. the New York actor,
program was carried out. The Grand
Commandery Handicap was won by
Thomas Mcdonald of st. Johns Com
mandery, thermos cup being the prize
In the fungo contest in which men only
weighing over 200 pounds entered, Harold
H. Mari of Pilgrim Commandery batted
the ball the longest distance and was
awarded a pack of cards.
In the promenade c. M. Blanchard of
Pilgrim Commandery won the palm and
was given a pair of silk hose In the
Battle of the Penobscot a string chew
ing stunt, NJ E. Brown Of Palestine Com
mandery carried off the honors and
handkerchief In the Battle of the Ken
nebec Charles Wiley of De Molay and
B. r. Fassett of Maine had fistic en-
counter, confined, however, each to bar
rel the Maine knight winning E. w.
Hall, leader Of a team from Pilgrim Com
mandery, won box of cigars'in the re-
lay sprint while in the Jaf-es, where the
heavy weights were tied up in bags, r.
H. Holly of North .Anson and c. w. Gro
ton of Bingham were first to hop across
track line and get a box of cigars. In
tree chopping test John Blanchard Of
Pilgrim Commandery won the shaving
brush.
Several men were lined up to eat
crackers, E. F. Adams of Bingham get
ting a mirror. The holiday act was
won by L. U. Sceles of st. John Com
mandery and then the baseball games
were in order. 1t was a tournament
between teams representing the four
visiting Communicates and Pilgrim
and st. John were the first The Pill
grims won. The Palestine and Maine
played, with Palestine winning. The
Pilgrims finally won the championship
Buffet lunch was served at $50, fol-
lowed by concert down town and
vaudeville performance in the Opera
house, the visitors leaving by special
train at II o'clock.