Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-26
RECORD GATHERING KNIGHTS
TEMPLAR at WATERVIIIE
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| Comamndery, No. % of Camden, Sir
Frank j. Mcdonnell, eminent COM
mander; Sir John ]. Tewkesbury.
generalissimo, and Sir Howard ID.
Small, captain general.
! The parade was reviewed by dis
tinguished gathering from the resi-
dence Of Rt. EN-, Frederick c.
Thayer. and as the last commandery
passed the reviewing stand, they en-
| tered automobiles and joined the pa
rade, as follows:
| First automobile-Rt. EN-. Frank
P. Denico Of Bangor. grand com,
mander OF the Grand Commandery of
Maine; Ri. EN-. Frederick c. Thayer
of Waterville, past grand command
ter Of the Grand Commandery of
Maine; En-. Sir Frank c. Allen of
Portland, grand generalssimo: EN-.
Sir Edward X. Gould Of Rockland,
grand junior warden: Ri. En-. Albert
NJ. Spear Of Gardiner, past grand
commander, and Rt. En-. Arthur S.
Littlefield of Rockland, past grand
commander.
Second automobile-Rt En-. ].
Frederick Hill of Waterville, past
grand commander of the Grand Com
mandery Of Maine; Rt. EN-. W. J..
Dorman, Of Belfast past grand COM
mander; En-. Sir George F. Giddngs
of Augusta, grand military instruct
or; En-. Sir a. w. Pillsbury of Cam
den, grand sword bearer.
Third tomobile-Rt. En-. Fred
! ericll w. Plaisted of Augusta, past
grand commander of the Grand
Commandery of Maine: Rt. En-.
Sanford J.. Fogg of Augusta. past
grand commander, mayor of Angus
ia: Sir Leon O. Tcbbetts, mayor of
Waterville, member of Trinity Com
mandery of Augusta; Sir William Il.
( Pattangall of Augusta, member of St
Elmo Commandery of Machias: Sir
/ William T. Hurley, governor of the
| National Soldiers Home at Togus,
member of Claremont Commandery
| of Rockland: Sir Niles NJ. Perkins,
I commissary of the National Home,
Togus. member of Trinity Command
cry, Augusta.
Fourth automObilC-Rt. En-. Har-
ry r. Virgin of Portland, past grand
commander of the Grand Command
! cry of Maine: Rt. En-. Warren c.
Philbrook. past grand commander;
En-. Sir Charles +. Johnson of Wa
/ terville. past grand master of the
, Grand Lodge of Maine; Sir Ere dcric
f. Boothby of Waterville. past COM
mandcr of Portland Commanders
and DIR. Arthur j. Roberts of Water
Vile, president of Colby college.
Fifth automobile-Rt En-. Eu-
mund b. Mallett of l'reeport. pas t
grand commander of Maine; Rt. En-.
Clayton J. Harrington of Portland.
past grand commander; Rt. En-.
George w. Cover of Skowhcgan,
past grand commander and TT. En-.
! Frank w. Buchanan of SkowheSan,
past grand commander.
Thousands witnessed the parade,
lining the streets for almost the en-
tire route. One halt was made. mid
way between the city and the fair
grounds; then the line of march was
taken up again. AS soon as ranks
were broken, the Sir Knights took
the opportunity of renewing old
friendships.
The Shore Dinner
WaterVille is many miles from the
seashore. but that did not prevent
the banquet and lunch committee.
consisting of En-. John II. DeOrsay
and Sir Frank ID. Robinson, from
putting on a dinner which might
! have made the proprietors of the
best seacoast resorts green with
envy.
! The Sea Products Co. of Rock
land. represented by Walter J. Rich
of that city, catered. and here arc
some Of the things which had to be
done before the dinner was ready. In
the first place, wooden tables had to
be constructed to seat at one time all
the guests expected. This necessita-
ted a big force of carpenters. The
tables were built on the level space
between the new dancing pavilion
and the horse sheds, and in the CEN
ter was the big steam cooking out
fit. For the dinner there was sup
piled three thons of Holsters. 146 bar
rels of clans. 10000 bottles of
bottled soda: $4,000 rolls. $500 por-
tions of ice cream and $500 portions
of butter The separate dishes, IN
Guiding the wooden picks furnished
with the Holsters, numbered 2S,O0O
A small army of men and women
served. The committee and caterer
were the recipients of warm praise
and it was many times stated that it
was without doubt the biggest and
best single dinner ever served in the
State of Maine, and all concerned
have reason to be proud of the man
ner in which a gigantic undertaking
was handled.
| Particularly worthy of note was
the generous amount of soft drinks,
which were served to all simply for
the asking. as we'll as cigars. $500
having been provided for distribution
and they were all of excellent quail
ity.
Boxing Match
The guests made their way to the
grandstand. which was soon filed
and while waiting for the boxing
match, watched some fast workouts
by the horsemen who have their fast
ones at the park this summer.
In due time before crowded
stand. Joe Stanley of Philadelphia
and Kid Lee of Chelsea. boxed fine
double-six bout.
The match started bit slow, with
Frank Berard. who was staging the
exhibition. acting as referee. Bcrard
showed a diSnOSitiOn TO LOT thii1oS run