The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-13
Sterling Division U. R. Second Az
nual Reception Last Night.
III WAS A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
aohn Boyle o'Resiiy Branch j. N' y.
Bali at Infantry hai'-Eimw"ou
1emplo Pythian sisters Masquerade
Elmuood Asssmbly's Bean supper.


rank. knights of Pythias, held its second
annual reception in b. I. hall last even
ing. seldom in the history OF the ORDER
(. in this jurisdiction has more brilliant
party been gathered together.
All $50 O'Clock the grand march was
formed with Adjutant Walter A. Griihth,
accompanied by Mrs. Nelson =. DAVIS,
followed by Col. and Mrs. n. w. Pierce
and 100 or more couples. As the ollcers
and sir knights in their handsome uni-
forms. accompanied by their fair partners
4 in charming costumes, marched about the
ban beneath The many electric lights they
presented beautiful picture, one seldom
seen in ball room. The division had
fold object in holding the reception,
(. enc feinp that IL desires TO entertain It's
lcav friends once a year, but the other,
and perhaps the most important one, Is
that they desire 10 add 10 the tund
that il being accumulated TO
defrav the expenses OF the division
which is To take part in the grand demon
7, stration OF the order at Washington next
August, when the supreme lodge OF the
world is to hold its session in lhat CITY,
The fund was very materially added toiast
evening, and the occasion was SO ENJOY
able that many of the members have oeeh
snauested to hold one more OF the same
character during the winter. Ihe DIVISION
had the honor Of having for Its guests OF
the evening Col. l.. Il. Davis, ald-oe-camp
Major Gen. James X. Carnahans stan
C,ol, N. w. Pierce, Major j. Il. Wentworth,
Adiutant ]. sanford Davis, Quartermas-
ter James l.. Foss, Captain John {. Purkis
and supreme Representative Charles A. Lee
and other well-known members OF the
Ix.aFr mil
mission was declared for the purpose OF
partaking of q lunch that had been
prepared by the B. Il. club.
Not more than half hour
was devoted to this portion of the even
ing's program. The dancing was again
resumed. and the clocks in the vicinity
had finished striking one of the small
hours of the morning before the
festivities ceased. The committee OF ar
engagements were Adjutant Walter A. Grif-
9TH. Lieutenant c. II. Leonard, jr., Re-
corded n. L. Kennedy, Sir Knights Alfred
Williams and w. NJ. Greene. The
reception committee was Captain Nell
son S. Davis, Recorder Nelson Il.
Kennedy and w. NJ. Greene. Sir Knight
Seminal A.. A. Manchester was general
floor director, and was assisted by Sir
Knights K. p. Whiting, M. c. Happoldt
and w. G. Ashton.
Torester's Ball Last Night.
Old Infantry hall was filled to its doors
last evening with the friends of Branch
John Boyle O'Reilly, No. 213, Irish Ma
tional Foresters, who were on hand TO
participate in ball rendered by the
branch to the patrons OF the fair that
was held by the branch recently. About
8:45 O'Clock Mr.. p. f. Murphy
and Miss Mamie McCue headed the
grand march, followed by w. w.
Delaney and wife, John Moan and Miss
Maggie McMurry and not less than 200
other couples, and after marching through
several pretty evoiutions the dancing
began and continued until about mid
night, when halt was made for refresh
ments. This occupied about thirty min
utes. after which dancing was resumed
and enioyed until after 2 O'Clock. The
affair was thoroughly enjoyable and while
all were tired, they were nevertheless
sorry that it had to be brought to a close.
The various committees were made up as
N follows:
Committee OF arrangements William
Delaney, chairman; M. Mulgrew, treas
urer; John Moan, secretary; p. Il. Muir
Mulgrew, John Mcconnell, NJ. Daily, p.
Oats, Phillip McQuillin, Lawrence Me-
Carly, William Gormely.
General floor director-P. #. Murphy;
assistants, NJ. Daily, James Mulgrew,
Patrick Delaney.
Reception committee - John McCon-
nell, chairman; John Moan, M. Rooney,
John Connolly, Nj. Mulgrew, p. j. Oats,
Thomas Louth, p. Cunningham, p. f.
Costello.
Relreshment committee-Peter Healy,
John j. O'Keiff, John Lynch, p. f.. Me
Govern, John Moenan, w. Gormley
Thomaz Iouth, Tom Daily, Patrick AL
len, b. Carroll, James Corrigan, Martin
Gushing, John Corrigan.
Pyfhisn sisters Masquerade.
Elmwood temple OF the Pythian Sisters
held a masquerade party in Oriental hal
last evening. The hall was filed to it
utmost capacity and il is seldom that .
greater variety OF costumes have been seer
upon an occasion Of this kind. many o.
them being OF rich and novel designs
IL was a jolly party and n success,
in every way. Miss Jennie Burdick, Mrs
Alice Roak, Mrs Leah Lester, Mrs. Ma,
Rounds, Mrs. Jennie Kenaston, Mrs. Annl
westcott and Mrs. Mary White, were th'
the committee. Harry Stackpole wa
general Aoor manager, and was assisted b,
Joseph IL. White, George T.. McLellen, c
&. Higgins, Charles Barker and Henr,
Rounds. The grand march was led b,
Harry Stackpole and Miss Jennie Bur
dick.
Elmwood Assembly Bean supper.
Elnwood assembly No. OF the Pythiai
Sisterhood gave bean supper and socia
10 It's many friends in Elmwood lodge X
OF y. hall last evening, and at least Il
persons were served with an excellcn
supper, which was given from 5:30 L
nearly 0 o'clock. After supper the foo
was cleared for dancing whicl
was enjoyed until midnight. The com
mittec IN charge were: Mrs. B. /. Kcacl
Mrs. =. Snow, Mrs. Sadie Capron. Mrs. {
r. Corey, Mrs. G. y. Eldridgc, Mrs. Bar
rctt, Mrs. M. v. b. Gorion. The gran