The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-04
FORESTERS VS.. CLANS.
The Ancient Order Tackles CLANS
at Crescent Park.
AND ENJOYS ATHLETIC SPORTS.
It Took Two Steamers to Accomm odate
tho Large Number of Members Of tho
Order who Turned Out To-dsy-vet-
Grams Ut Pleasant Bluff.

This Is Foresters day at Crescent Park,
and the Foresters of this State-with ex-
ceptions of one or two courts and the
uniformed portion Of the order-have
turned out in goodly numbers to partici-
pate In it, and they will, as usual, have a
jolly good time. AS early as o'clock the
members of the order began to gather on
Exchange place where the parade was
formed aud the guests of the day re-
ceived. Everything was in readiness at
10 o'clock wnen the chief marshal gave
the word Of command aud the line moved
In the following order:
.Chief Marshal, Thomas +. Donahue;
aids, NJ. p. Griffin and Joseph A. II. Rob-
erts.
Foresters, first division. Police Sergt.
A. II. Martin in charge
National Band, 81 pieces, I. w. Hedley,
leader.
Committee of arrangements
George J. Devon, chairman; John Nc
Cauley. secretary; Thomas +. Donohue,
treasurer; transportation, George J.
Devon. chairman; A. L. Bagley, II. =.
Brown, M. p. Frifiin, II. Babcock, j. 4.
Wylie, Jonathan Henshall, james M.
Buckley and j. A.. Roberts; sports aud
games. /. Ahern, J. NJ. Buckley M. p.
Donohue, X. +. Brown, II. Deacon. recep-
ton, K 4. Brown, j. McCauley, NJ. p.
Griffin, h. V. Babcock, II. Il. HOran, J. j.
Ahern and James Nj. Buckley; printing,
John j. O'Neil, John McCauley and John
II. Stevens
Grand Court Oficers-Grand chief
rangers, p. f. Kinnon; j. II. Sullivan.
=. >. q. r.; j. j. Fitzgerald, G. q. S.:
James G. Ryan, G. II. S.; j. j. Glasheene,
u. ,. W.; John A. Lancaster, q. j. W.;
Jonathan Henshall, G. S. b.; John Hy-
land, g. j. b.; p. II. Flynn, John B.
Guillotte and John Adams.
Grinon Of Lincoln, Charles A. Sawyer Of
the Manville Manufacturing Co., Edward
Gallager, James j. Kelly, Fergus j. Nc
Osker, Michael McHale, Thomas Walch,
y: Carney and his honor Mayor Pond Of
Woonsocket.
Court Flower of the Blackstone, James
Aidred, marshal and chief ranger. with
Court Fidelity, NJ. D. Griffin, marshal !;
j. q. Downie, chief ranger and 75 men.
Second Division, John p. Finn, mar
shal; aided by John p. McHale, G. r.;
Edward Murphy, S. c. r.; Eugene
McCarty. S. c. X.
stones Continental Band, 20 pieces.
Court Star, John p. McHale. chief
ranger, 100 mon.
Court Hope. J. J. Kernian, chief ranger.
20 men.
Court Phillip Allen, Thomas b. Scott
chief ranger, 125 men and one goat.
Thomas Quinn and John Trainer with
National flags.
Court Central, James II. German mar.
shal, N. j. German chief ranger and 25
men.
Caledonian Band, 20 pieces.
Court Narragansett, Owen +. O'R0urke
marshal and chief ranger with 65 men.
Court Washington, NJ. +. O'Donnell,
marshal; j. j. Murphy, chief ranger, 1l5
men. and the Hon. A. n. Cunningham,
X. II. Tobin and w. II. Coughlin in car
riages.
Court Bellevue, Fred Dowding, mar
shal, and other guests Richard McGuy.
Oscar Ceiner. Harry Deacon and M. X.
Carney, In carriages, with 40 men.
Providence U. Il. A. Band.
Court Westminster. Henry A. Mcclure,
marshal; J. j. Cochran, chief ranger.
Olneyville Cadet Band.
Court 7: w. Dorr, c. j. Meegan, mar
shall, and 80 men.
Third division, Thomas f. Donahue,
chief marshal.
Court Burnside, Joseph J. Cartin, mar
shal and chief ranger, with IS men.
The procession marched through the
following streets: Exchange Place, via
City Hall, and reviewed by His Honor
Mayor Potter and Board Of Aldermen and
Councilmen, through Dorrapce, up
Westminster, down Weybosset to Dyer,
to the steamers Day Star and Bay
Queen. An excellent program has been
arranged for the afternoon, and as soon
as the dinner that Manager Boyden give
them will permit, they will be given.
Liberal prizes have been offered by the
committee and they have received num-
ber of entries for each game. Mr.. Boy
den and his staff of assistants are hard
at work attending to the wants of his
guests OF the day, which, by the way. is
said to be the largest number he has ever
had on the grounds at one time, with the
exception Of Sundays.