The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-01
PARK HILL LODGEI. 0. 0. I.
ITS NEW HOME DEDICITED WITH
APPROPRIaTE CEREMONIES.
Large Attendance Last Evening-Ihe
Lodgo-Its Successful Career-iis New
Home Described.


Oa tie ev ening of March 23, 1856, Park
Hill lodge No. A of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows, was instituted In En-
campment hall, 97 Weybos' set street, by
Grand Master George ID. Lansing, and
afterwards located at Auburn, where it
ically, and last. but not least, socially.
Tue officers of the lodge at the date OF In :
stitu ion were Noble Grand, II. L. Thur
ber; vice grand, Seth NJ. Albro; recording
secretary, Charles T. SIssons; permanent
secretary. Il. w. Bradbury; treasurer,
Frank $. Steere; past grand, HerLert NJ.
Tanner; trustees, Herbert NJ. Tanner, A.
ii. Sunderland ard X, NJ. Dornbeim.
Ihis small number OF men found an
ample field for work. and, as has shown
in lne past, they went TO work with a.
will, and have succeeded in creating one
of the best lodges OF the order in the
state. In November OF the same year the
lodge occupied "a hall of its own tn at
cost about s.. 500 this was done with u
membership OF thirty-two, and as
large additions to the roster were
made from year to year, the
new home proved alto9ether too small
and il WIS deciued to build "a larger and
more convenient hall, and in the year
1890, Past Grand Herbert NJ Tanner,
Frank l.. Burrows. William %. Iowne,
Brothers Thomas Ii. Waters and Leslie
Il. Langworthy were appolnten build
ing COMMITTEES, aud tho result OF their
labors ended last evening when Grand
Master j. Milton Payne and suite dedi-
Gated one OF the prettiest aud most CON-
plete halls in tho state to the work OF the
order.
The Dedication.
The grand master was assisted in the
work by Deputy Grand Master j. Il. G.
Farnham (who ofIlciated as grand chap
lain, owing to the absence OF the Rev.
Alfred Manchester), Grand Warden Geo.
MacKinnop, Grand Secretary w. III. L.
Morley, Grand Representative Templer,
Granu represents i've elect John Cock
croft, grand marshal AdoliramJ. Cush-
ing, Grand Conductor Henry ID. Martln.
Grand Guardian Herbert NJ. Tanner,
Grand Herald of the North Isaac III.
SouthwicK, jr.. Grand Herald of the
South William A. MilIer, Grand Herald
Of the East George Is. Hazard and Grand
Herald of the West Il. B. Lincoln.
The hall wus flied To its utmost ca
pacity. and the ceremony was performed
In an exceedingly pleasing manner. Tho
Crescent quartette of Messrs. al. Ia. Web
ster, 1st tenor, T.. NJ Wheeler. 2nd tenor,
Z. IL. Baird, 1st bass, aud w. ii. Barron.
Jr., 2nd ba-s, with Earl II. Leavitt as ac-
companist, gave a number tof pleasing
selections.
It's Location.
The new hall is situated at the corner
OF Park avenue and Wellington street, is
four stories in height, the lodge room
proper being in the upper story. There
is n large hall upon the lower floor that
will be used upon public occasions. The
building cost about SIS, 900 and the COM
mittee have already several tenants. The
hall is expected TO bc good paying in
vestment.
The membership of the lodge at the
pres mt time is 103. and ne officers are as
follows: Noble grand. H. L. Dornheim:
vice grand, Il. Is. Waters; recording sec
retary, Seth NJ. Albro; permo-
nent secretary, G. A. Gallup;
treasurer, III. NJ. Tanner; sit.
ting past grand, w. b. Streeter; trus-
tees, w. o. Towpe. 4. l.. Burrows, and
Il. &. Steere. The lodge was the recipient
OF a number of handsome lpresents. among
Dornheim. altar by w. B. Streeter, aud
large photograph from Past Grand
Master William r. Dutemple. Among
those present were Past Grand Masters
George ID. Lansing, William r. RDutemple,
and Henry Il. Easton. The committee
who had cnarge of The affair were: Vice
Grand Thomas B. Waters; Past Grands
w. B. Streeter, S.th M. Albro aud
Brother Warren Magoon. The lodge
meets every Monday evening in the year,
aud will be pleased to entertain any and
all members OF the order who can make
it convenient to he present at the meet
interesting address by Grand Master
pavne