Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-25
MANY KNIGHTS
TEMPLkRS meet
IN FOREST CITY
N. E. Communicates in
Annual St. Johns
Day Pilgrimage
Augusta, Boston, Rumford,
Bridgton, Biddeford and
Chelsea, Mass, are Guests
Clambake at Diamond Island
-Honors Exchanged

Portland. Me-. June 24.-Portland
was today the mecca of hundreds of
knights Templar from all parts of
New England, nearly a half score of
communicates making their annual
st. Johns Day pilgrimage to some
one of the many summer resorts in
this vicinity with Portland as head
quarters. Delegations began arriv-
ing in this City as early as Thursday
evening, coming by train and auto
mobile and remaining at local hotels
for the night in order to be early in
readiness for the days observances.
Among the communicates making
the Portland pilgrimage were Hyde
Park of Boston, Trinity of Augusta,
Strathglass of Rumford, Oriental of
Bridgeton. Bradford of Biddeford,
while Palestine of Chelsea, Mass,
and William Parkman of Boston
which arrived by machine Friday
and will remain here over Sunday.
Portland Commandery of this City
left at $50 Friday morning for South
Paris by special train over the Grand
Trunk and returned from their Pill
grimage Friday evening.
Several parades featured the fore
noon portion of the obServanceS and
from S-15 until 1870 the people of
Portland became accustomed to
many bands and long lines of uni
formed Knights, with waving plumes
of the military chapeaux contrasting
with the funereal black of the digni-
fed uniforms and the glittering of
hundreds of swords.
The big local event of the day was
the entertainment by the members of
st. Alban Commandery of this City
of Trinity Commandery of Augusta
Strathglass of Rumford and Oriental
of Bridgton, who arrived here Friday
morning. 800 strong, for a sail down
the bay a clambake at Diamond Is
land and a military program during
the afternoon at Fort Mckinley.
ST. Alban Commandery, which was
host to three fellow organizations
began entertaining early. About 60
Bridgton under command of Emin-
ent Commander C. NJ. Libby arrived
early and Joined the local command
cry at Masonic Temple. At $40 st.
Alban. nearly 800 strong, command
ed by Eminent Commander Sidney
P. Nash and headed by st. Alban
Band, G. NJ. Brooks. leader and fol-
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Band S. NJ. Guimond. leader left
Masonic Temple and marched over
Congress street to Union Station
where they met the members of
Strathglass and Trinity.
Honors were exchanged by the
three organizations and the line of
march was taken over Congress
street to the Temple. Following ST
Alban, which had the right of the
line. came Trinity of Augusta under
command of Eminent Commander
Melvin H Simmons, numbering
nearly 100 men and headed by the
Augusta Cadet Band. Next in line
came StrathglaSS of Rumford with
100 men in command of Eminent
Commander James Shea following
Third Maine Infantry Band. G. M.
Dexter, chief MUSICIAN. and this unit
was followed by Oriental Command
cry of Bridgton. The parade back
from the station to the Temple was
greeted by crowds of spectators who
lined the sidewalks on both sides of
Congress street and filled the win
dows of the buildings along the line
of march