Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-26
Ten Communicates Unite in Greatest Observ-
ance Ever Held in Maine - Varied Program
of Sports and Other Entertainments = Big
Shore Dinner and Buffet Lunch - Over 1900
in Parade with Nine Bands
Especial to kennebec JournaD

Especial to kennebec JournaD
Waterville, June 24-More than
$500 knights Templar, comprising 10
Commandries from Portland to Ban
gor, participated Saturday in the
biggest St. Johns Day celebration
ever held in the State of Maine.
AS if by providential appointment,
the rain, which has been almost in
cessant for the past week, held up
Just for the day, and the result was
q successful program in ever detail.
The visiting commentaries arrived
by special trains Saturday forenoon.
They comprised Maine of Gardiner,
Portland of Portland, St. Johns of
Bangor, Trinity of Augusta, Clare
mont Of Rockland, DeMolay of
Skowhegan, Palestine Of Belfast, De
Valois of Vinalhaven and Camden of
Camden. All but one of the organi-
cations brought it's own band.
The Sir knights formed in vari-
Gus streets near the Maine Central
station, marched to the Central
Maine Fair grounds where a varied
program of sports and entertain
ments was enjoyed, as well as
mammoth shore dinner at noon and
a buffet lunch in the afternoon. They
marched back to the station in the
evening, with the bands combined.
The Parade
The parade was headed by the
grand marshal, En-. Clarence E. B.
Walker. and the following aides: Sir
Irwin +. Thomas, Sir w. Hartwell
Pollard, Sir Walter w. Berry, Sir
Charles F. Jones, Sir Earle Eldridge
and Sir Mahlon Ellis. The grand
marshal and aides were mounted.
The route was from Elm street to
Main, to Silver, to Western avenue,
to the Fair grounds.
Organizations in line were:
Waterville Military Band, and st.
omer Commandery of Waterville,
No. IL, Sir Carl c. Piper. eminent
commander: Sir Waldron II. Spraguc
goneralissimo. and Sir Frank n.
Gardiner Band and Maine Com
mandery, No. /. Of Gardiner. Sir
Harold G. Smith. eminent command
or; Sir Irving r. Fossett. generals
simo, and Sir Freeman Wood, captain
general.
American Legion Band of Portland
and Portland Commandery, No. . of
Portland. Sir Clifton l.. Davis. emf
nent commander; Sir Charles r.
Sanborn, gcneralissimo and Sir Mel
Vile Marston. captain general.
Bangor Band and st. Johns Com
mandery. No. 3. of Bangor. Sir Edwin
NJ. Miller. eminent commander: Sir
Louis f. Shepley, generalissimo, and
Sir Charles A. Potter, captain gen.
eral
Augusta Cadet Band and Trinity
Commandcry, No. of Augusta. Sir
Louville w. Written, eminent COM
mander: Sir John c.. Arnold, gener-
alissimo and Sir r. Crawford Nell
raw captain general.
Park Band of Rockland and Clare
mont Commandery. No. .. of Rock
: land. Sir Edward Payson. eminent
commander: Sir Arthur F. Wisner,
generalissimo, and Sir Robert V.
Stevenson captain general.
Citizens Band Of Skowhcgan and
DeMoiay Commandery. No. 10. Of
skowhegan Sir Frank r. Madden.
eminent commander: Sir G. Ernest
Avore' reneralissimo. and Sir Elton
Atwood. captain general.
Belfast Band and Palestine Com
mandery No. A. OF Belfast. Sir
Warren a. Nichols eminent COM
mander: Sir Lynwood p. Thomson.
@eneralissimo and Sir Palrh y
Sonthworth, captain general.
DeValois Commanderv. No. 1e. Of
Nlnalhaven. Sir Frank NJ. White. en-,
lnent commander: Sir Fdrar IT
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