The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-06-21

August :. Isl, De Molay entertain
ed ~ John GoHmanderY OF Bangor.
\ parade. dinner. and exercises in the
hall We're features of the occasion
The SkoWhesan Band furnished music.
July 4. Is. De MolaF assisted in
the dedication ii the Masonic Temple
at Belfast
Efforts - arouse interest in pill
grinages about This time appear 10
have net with little success. \ com
mittee was appointed in the summer
OF ISL to ascertain the wishes OF
the Commandery in regard TO making
an excursion 10 some place to be de-
cided upon, but the Committee re-
ported that they did not receive SUI
ticient encouragement 10 warrant an
attempt at making such an excursion,
and We're discharged from their labOrs
\ further committee appointed in
the same year To consider the advisa-
bility OF entertaining Trinity reported
that with the present hotel accom-
modations Of the town il is not prac-
ticable 10 do So.
On March It. 1SS2, Promenade
Bali WIS given 10 invited guests and
citizens by De Molay Commandery
February =, 1SS4, a Concert and Ball
" a. given ~ ldulto dHd Sut9t0 III w
burn Hall About 10 couples are re
ported to have attended. The Som
erset Reporter says Of il: There were
a great many fine costumes on the
floor among the ladies', but we have
heard it expressed by many that on
the whole il was not as dressy an at
fair as that given by the same order
two years ago. Andrews Orchestra
furnished music.
September 10, 1855, De Moay en-
tertained st. 0mer and Trinity. The
program comprised parade, ban
quet at Coburn Hall, and a concert
and ball in the skating pavilion john
sons Orchestra of Lewiston was en-
gagged
March =. 1889. the Commandery
gave another concert and ball, with
supper at Hotel Heselton and And
rews' Orchestra of Bangor was in at
tendance.
September %. 1890. De Molay en-
tertained Lewiston Commandery. The
Togus Band Was engaged by the hosts
and the visitors brought the Lewiston
Brigade Band AT the banquet ten
dered the visitors there was an eX-
ceptionally long list of toasts. There
was a concert and ball and a parade
on the second day. The visitors later
expressed their appreciation of the
event by presenting De Molay with ar
oil painting by the artist Coombs as
Il token OF the knightly feeling exist
ing between the two communicates
and the remembrance OF the hOSpitall-
ties enjoyed by those Sir Knights who
made a pilgrimage To SkoWhegan in
September last The record shows
that Eminent Commander Oak "ac-
cepted the valuable gilt in an APP
propriate manner.
September /, 1891. the knights of De
Molay and their ladies enjoyed a three
day excursion to Moosehcad Lake.
about thirty-tiye Of the Sir Knights
participating The itinerary com
prised steamer rides. dinner, etc, at
the Mt Kineo House. and a dinner
at the Blethen House. Dover, ON the
return trip Halls Band of Water
Vile accompanied the party, and "De
Molay Commandery March, written
by the director. r. B. Hall, was then
played for the first time.
February 9. 1899 a public drill, con-
cert and ball, were held in Coburn
Hail. with music by the famous Salem
Cadet Band About 125 couples at
tended, and the affair seems to have
been an elaborate one The Reporter
states that final adjournment was TAX
en- at 3 a. In.
June "A, 1893, De Molay and Lewis
ton Communicates were entertained
at Portland by st Adams. About
fifty members of De Molay made the
trip. A trip Was made to Little
Cheheague. Rain appears to have
necessitated abandoning a portion of
the program. A parade and banquet,
however, were among the festivities.
June IA, 1894. De Molay was enter
tanned at Augusta by Trinity. About
fifty Sir Knights made the trip, ac-
companied by the American Cadet
Band of Portland The occasion was
the laying of the corner stone of the
Lithgow Public Library and the ma
sonic temple
June %. 1877, the Sir knights and
ladies enjoyed an outing at Lakewood
Grove Hobbs Band and Kendall $
, Orchestra were in attendance, and a
! yacht race MAS among the attractions
August Il, lA97 De Molay, Trinity
st. Omer and Maine Communicates
united in an excursion down the
kennebec' There were parades in
| Augusta and Gardiner. steamer trip
To Boothbay lIarbor and Popham
. Beach. and clam bake at oak Point.
August u. 1S9N. the same Command
cries united in similar trip \
shore dinner Was served
June "A. 1S99. De Molay and st AL
bans were entertained by Lewiston
COmmandery Occur de Lion Precep-
tory of Montreal was in attendance,
and there were loar bands, Halls Mill
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