The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-27
THE CLOSING SCENES.
The Great Odd Fellows Celebration
Ends With Dancing.
INFANTRY HALLAND ELSEWHERE.
rhs BIG Hall was Gay With Costumes Of
Great Beauty, and Reeves Band Kept
Everyone in Mood for Dahcing-Th
HAN In Pawtucket

The cultnination Of the great celebration
az the Odd Fellows anniversary was in
the evening and Infantry Hall the scene.
Brilliantly lighted. the platform covered
with flowers and plants. and the melodi-
Gus strains of music by Reeves orchestra
dlliug the air. it was no wonder that the
crowd fingered far into the morning
hours, keeping time with tireless feet to
waltz, polka and quadrille.
Beginning at $50 the orchestra gave a
concert for three quarters of an hour as
follows:
Overture. "ypbei' BACK ;Bsek
6ass1i 6ornes solo. a sand ndaSs levy
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The grand march began Mt 9:30, led by
Past Grand Samuel l.. Carpenter, with
over 200 couples in line. The ball was the
most successful ever given in the city by
the Odd Fellows, the Grand Lodge and
Grand Encampment, and considering the
fact that there were several minor events
OF similar nature going on in different
parts of the city the attendance, both of
dancers and lookers-on was large indeed,
there being about 1000 persons present.
Supper was served by Gelb & Norton
from 10 to o'clock and there was an in
Permission of half an hour at about 12
O'Clock. Although the ball was not
strictly full dress affair there were very
many exceedingly pretty costumes notice.
able, and altogether the event was one OF
the most sociable and enjoyable held in
this beautiful hall during the season.
The arrangements were in charge or the
following executive committee: Lindsay
Anderson. Samuel l.. Carpenter and AL
fred Manchester of the Grand Lodge, aud
Rufus G. Sprague, William A. Miller and
ment.
The floor was in charge of the following
competent committee: Floor director,
Samuel l.. Carpenter; assistant floor
director, John M. Battey aids, Herbert
4. Cate, Willard !. lansing, John y.
Frederick L. Ballou. Richard Sanford,
Thomas Affron, William Z. Wall, ]. II.
Kent, /. j. Shaw, r. III. Mcdonald, Min
ton Miller, p. S. Dobson, Thomas Waters,
B. F. Newcomb, Ralph Mayor. George L.
Robinson, 2; G, Baxter George b; & Maz,
q. Martin and b. w. Dodge.
Mount Pleasant Lodge.
An entertainment was given last even
ing under the auspices of the Mt. Pleas
ant Lodge of Odd Fellows In their hall.
The program was commenced by an
overture by the Mt. Pleasant orchestra.
Miss Burton gave a piano solo and Mr..
solo was given by Miss Charnley. Past
Grand J. A. Charnley delivered an ad
dress. A piano duet was given by the
Misses Burton. Mr.. Mooney again sang
and Miss Charnley gave another auto
harp solo. This ended the musical pro-
gram but began the dancing program,
danced away.
The entertainment was apparently
much appreciated by the audience, each
rendering being followed by applause.
The lodge will on the evening Of May 8
give mock trial. The goat has been
missed and suspicion + fixed Ike upon VIM; VIM
for the grave crime. +. H. jackson will
be judge; George j. West. counsel for the
A. j. Cushing, counsel for
the defense; Seth L. Horton, clerk of the
court; James o. Swan, sheriff. and jury
OF prominent citizens will decide as to
Mr.. Barton's guilt or innocence.
The Closing Scenes at Pawtucket.
After the parade in Providence yester-
day the Pawtucket lodges of Odd Fellows,
with their visiting lodges, returned to |
this city, arriving here about 2 o'clock, |
and made a short parade. in the evening |
an entertainment complimentary to Au- |
rors Lodge and ladies was given in En- |
terprise lUge room by Leah Lodge,
Daughters Of Rebekah, assisted by Miss |
Mary Amelia Lawson, reader; Miss Fan |
ME Chase, soloist, and Miss Lille An |
drews, soloist and accompanist
After the entertainment there was
season of dancing in the lower hall, and
the pleasant celebration was brought TO
y successful close. The committee of ar
rangements, to whose efforts the credit Of |
the success Of the day for this lodge is
due. are: Thomas b. James, p. g.;
Charles Il. Sulloway, p. g.; Giles w.
@asterbrooks, 4. g.; Charles III. Fuller
and Alfred G.. Slade.
Good Samaritan and Dorchester Lodges
went to the Dexter Street Grounds after
dinner to witness the game of baseball be-
tween the Invicti Base Ball Club con-
nected with Good Samaritan Lodge and
the Pawsucket team in the New England
League In the evening they returned to
Infantry Hall, where an entertainment
was given.
The entertainment was followed by a
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