The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-18
SLAV0NIANS MAKE
FINE APPEARANCE
AnspiciOus Beginning Of Their Sixth
Annual National Convention.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED IN THE PARADE
Short Session Held in Landmesser
Hall, After Which the Societies s
March and Later Spend the Day in
Jollity at Mountain Park.

March aud Later Spend the Day IN
JoIlity at Mountain Park.
Wilkes Barre, May 17-The sixth an
nual convention of the National Sla-
vonan society assembled in this city
today, in Landmesser hall. 1t repre-
sents a membership of 264 local assem-
blies and 10000 members. The society
was founded in Pittsburg, February 16,
1890, by six representative members,
who were the presidents of the six
branches then in existence. The men
were: Stephen drawer, of Hazleton; A.
S. Ambrose, of Plymouth; =. V. Row.
nianek, of Allegheny; Rev. l.. Novo-
mesky, of Freeland; John Miller, of
Cleveland o., and j. f. Rybar, of
Braddock. These men assembled in
Pittsburg and elected j. V. Rovnianek
supreme president and A. S. Ambrose
secretary, which offices they still hold,
having been reelected without opposi-
tion at every convention held since.
The convention opened at 8 o'clock
with President Rovnianek in the chair.
1t was in session about an hour during
which the preliminary arrangements
for the weeks work were made. The
convention then adjourned for the day
to take part in the parade and to at
tend the picnic at Mountain Park. The
next session will convene at 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The Ladies' auxiliary society, Zivena,
will also hold its second convention at
Landmesser hall The officers are:
President, Mrs. Mary Ruman, New
York; vice president, Mrs. Mary KinetZ,
New York; Mrs. Parl Novomsky, New
York; treasurer, Mary Exner, New
York.
THE PARADE.
The feature of the day was the
grand parade. According to the ar
rangements the parade was to have
commenced at 10 o'clock, but owing to
the large number of societies present
and unavoidable bitches the line was
not formed until about II o'clock. 1t
formed on South street in two divisions
with right resting on South Main.
When the order of march was given it
was necessary to considerably curtail
the proposed route. The parade march
ed up South Main around the west and
north sides of Public square to North
Main, to Union, to Washington, to East
Market, and thence to the Central Rail-
road of New Jersey station where the
cars were boarded for Mountain Park
where a big picnic was held.
The demonstration was splendid
one and it's size and general excel
lence surprised q great many of the
large crowds of spectators. The divi-
sions marched in two columns-one at
each side of the strect-betWeen which
were about fifty or sixty carriages con-
tanning the officers of the National Sla-
vonic society, officers of the Ladies'
Auxiliary Zivcna, the visiting dele
gates, several of the clergy and a few
honored guests. Along the line of
march the various societies won much
applause and many admirirg comments
by their fine appearance and Conspicu-
Gus discipline. They marched with the
military bearing ard precision which
are characteristic of their martial race.
1t is estimated that there were no less
than 100 in line.
ORDER OF MARCH.
The societies marched in the follow
ing order:
Christopher Columbus, 1, with Citi-
zens' Plymouth band, Pleasant Hill.
Ladislav, 2, Plymouth band.
Sladkovic, 5, band, Freeland. .
Slovensha, 80, Forest City.
ST. Francis, As, band, Duryea.
st. Mathew, 40, band, Wilkes Barre.
n. S Brotherly Fraternity, "a, Forty
Fort band, Forty Fort.
ST. Clement, So, ECkley.
st. Peter and Paul, IS, Peckville.
st. Cyril, 6S Exeter.
n. 5. b. Fraternity, 10. Nanticoke.
St. George, 109, Dupont.
Andrew kmet, 12t, band, Old Forge.
Holy Heart, 127. Plymouth.
St andrew, 142, CarbOndale.
st. John, 145, band, Winton.
George Tranoosky, 145, band, Glen
Lyon.
st. Gabriel. 149, Beaver Meadow.
st. John, 1855, Minersville.
Ivan Dakner, 159, St. Clair
St. Nicholas, 1863, Shickshinny.
Svetozar Vanjansky, AZ, Philadel-
phia-
st. Peter, 176, Lansford.
st. Matthew, 1872, Siegfried Bridge.
st. Vojtech, 1S4, Bauer's Band, Scran-
ton.
Jan A. Komensky, 1S6, Scranton.
st. Gabriel, 1877, Slatington.
st. Mary, 1S9, Swedeland.
Patolest Slovanoy, 199, band, Price
burg
st. John, 212 band, Miners Mills.
Simon and Suva, 221, band, Halle
brook.
John Slovensky, 225, Bessaria, Pa.
st. Nicholas, 226 Silverbrook.
st. John, 229, band, Forty Fort
st. Peter and Paul, 222, Sheffield.
st. Elias, 246, band, Wilkes Barre.
st. John, 252, band, Kingston.
st. John, 247, band, Taylor.
Svatopluk, 249, band, Treskow.
st. John, 252, band, Kingston.
st. stephen, 245, band, Kingston.
st. stephen, 264 Girardville, Pa.
st. Hrehov. 259, band Scranton.
Slovak Youths, 264, band, Maltby.
The grand marshal of the parade
was Andrew Jacko, of Plymouth, who
was ably assisted by John Wallace, of
the National SlavOnic society, No. 40,
of this city, and the marshals of the
various societies, A pretty feature of
the parade was a tally-ho, contain
ing a large bevy of little Savonian
girls, attractively attired in pure white.
HE SAW SNAKES.
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