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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1895
Page
5
On Bunker Hill Day Charlestown residents staged a grotesque morning carnival with painted wigs and groups marching through narrow streets led by Buffalo Bill's Wild West riders. The Masons then held a centennial memorial for General Warren as orchestras replaced bands and dancing shifted to lantern lit nooks amid fireworks ending the annual delirium.
A bustling Charlestown carnival opens with a municipal parade featuring Buffalo Bill’s rough riders, Masonic lodges in regalia, and a vast crowd. The morning procession forms from Bunker Hill to Monument Square, amid ornate floats, bands, and speeches honoring the grand monument and brave Masonry.
The Bunker Hill Dragoons staged Day and Night with sun and moon symbolism. Nelson Club presented Title vs Cash in a free‑style critique, while Druids offered burlesque from prompter to villain. The Koo Doo Doo Club performed Trilby as Svengali. Wild West acts and bands, Tammany Tigers, Lexow, and Coming Woman highlighted the second division. The parade shifted from City square to Thompson Square after brief chaos, with guards clearing crowds and dignitaries escorted through orderly formations.
A vast Masonic parade in Boston honored General Warren at Bunker Hill with King Solomon’s Lodge leading and Gov Greenhalge as chief Mason. Dozens of lodges from across Massachusetts marched to the monument, where Warren was eulogized as a patriot and martyr.
Civilians and soldiers join in a 3:30 parade with Hibernians and Continental units. Chief Marshal Meredith leads the civic procession past Monument Square to the navy yard, then a Masonic banquet at Faneuil Hall hosts weary marchers.
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