The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-19
Naval Veterans to Have An
Election.
knights Will Entertain Distinguished
Officer and Eloquent Speaker
Novel Plan OF tho Wives Of Red Men
~ Raise Money.
Fellows.

pany with the grand officers OF New
York, Connecticut and Massac husetts, hau
a sample OF Connecticut hospitality last
Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday they
were the guests OF Nosahogan and Town
send lodges OF Waterbury, Conn, that
had selected that day to dedicate their
new building and lodge room, because 1t
was the 6oth anniversary of the continu-
GUS life Of Nosahogan Lodge. 1t is the
handsomest and most attractive building
In the city and II owned conjointly by
the two lodges that have q total men,
bership Of 1912, OF which number Nosa-
hogan Lodge has 655. The lodge room is
q thing OF beauty with all modern con-
veniences and its dimensions are 50x5S
feet
The building, ak stories high. faces
the public square, right in the heart OF
the city, and it's beauty will always at
tract the attention Of visitors and be
lasting evidence OF the enterprise, pros
perity and strength OF the order in that
city.
The grand officers OF Rhode Island were
met at the Waterbury station by a special
committee that never deserted their
charge from beginning to end of the
wonderful ceIebration. The Rhode
Islanders win always feel indebted to
past grand 7. ID. Barlow and brother c.
ii. Hart for their effective care, gentle
manly courtesy and particularly pleasing
and unobtrusive hospitality. The method
of these two star entertainers was perfec-
tion, and II both or either OF them ever
set foot on Providence soil they will get
sample OF Rhode Island hospitality which
will be patterned after the kind revealed
by these two brothers In the big watch
town. -
When the parade, which numbered
about 5000 Odd Fellows, had nearly COM
pleted fits course a smart rainfall decided
the chief marshal to dismiss the line. 1t
was wise precaution.
After the parade the Rhode Islanders
were taken to the leading hotel, the
Scovill House, which Was their head
quarters.
The entire program OF the day, briefly
told, was as follows: AT 10 o'clock the
grand encampment OF Connecticut met In
Masonic Temple; lunch at 1880 o'clock;
parade at ] 80 o'clock; dinner under tents
on the private grounds OF the Waterbury
Watch Company, at 3;15 o'clock; recep-
tion to the grand officers OF Con necticut
at 8 o'clock; dedication OF the new hall
at 1880 o'clock and grand anniversary
ball in city hall at $3.50 o'clock, and be-
tween whiles lots of things ad lib. The
dedicatory ceremony was impressively and
GERS OF Connecticut and it was witnessed
by large and apparently very much inter-
ested audience. The bail was thing of
beauty and gaiety.
Waterbury was en- fete and it's citizens
made holiday completely. Public build
ings, factories, shops, stores, schools and
private enterprises closed business and
the people Of the city turned out, regard
less OF the moisture, to join In the festiv-
titles. 1t was from first to last an I'M
pressive public dem onstration and betok-
ened emphatically the estimation in
which the two Odd Fellow lodges were
held.
Swarts Lodge of Providence, who is To-
Gated in business at Waterbury, joined
the Rhode Islanders and assisted in their
entertainment until early morning.
Grand Warden -ohn Corkhill Of Massa-
chusetts was also in the Rhode Island
party, and his genial nature ana bon
homie manners endeared him to his CON-
panions.
Wednesday morning early the Rhode
Islanders started for home. At Hartford
grand representative De Leeuw, who was
grand master of Connecticut last year,
and who was the guest OF the grand mas
ter OF Rhode Island last April, boarded
the train and insisted upon entertaining
the Rhode Islanders in the capital OF the
State. In company with this sterling
Odd Fellow the magnificent Capitol
building was visited and all its beauties
were shown the visitors through the
courtesy OF assistant superintendent
b. f.. Mckinney, who made their
stay particularly agreeable. Nearly
every point of interest in Hart
ford was visited, and the strangers were
introduced to many of the public city
officials. A delightful dinner was srved
in the Hotel Heublind and at 2: 80 O'Clock
the Rhode Islanders started homeward
again with many pleasant things IN
memory for grand representative DE
Leeuw and his whole-souled hospitality.
The grand master accompanied by his
board OF grand officers made an Official
visit to Enterprise Lodge OF Pawtucket
last Thursday evening. They were well
coined by . large attendance that includ-
ed members from Superior Lodge OF Gen.
tral Falls and Good Samaritan Lodge OF
Pswtucket. An Interesting ex-mplifica.
tion OF the secret work was given by
grand representative Trumplsr, and grand
representative Fsrnham reviewed the legis-
lation Of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
while in session at Atlantic City. Short
and interesting speeches were made by
the officials and memb hers of the lodges