Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-26
4 PRETTY ceremony
'E SERVICE IS PUBLIC.
A Large Attendance at Har-
per's Theatre. I'D ,ss
General Program, Officers
Obligated, Etc.

Obligated, Etc.
Rock Island Home Tribunal No 1,
Of the new order Of Fraternal FRI.
bunes. installed its first officers ct HaE.
per's theatre last evening. The eere2
mony was public and was witnessed
BY large and representative audi
eace responding to invitations sent
out by the Tribunss to members and
their friends. In connection with the
orders ceremonies . nicely devised
program Was presented which was
immensely enjoyed throughout. The
FIRST part opened with . piano solo
"Deloro Ma3urka." BY Miss Winnie
Boggsss, followed by . reading "A
Sisterly Scheme, "by Miss Eva Barber.
who In response to merited encore
gave 1.-THE Confession Of Bad Boy -.
Miss Mary Knox. daughter Of ex-'
Mayor and Mrs. b. F. Knox. sang
beautifully "PApa's Lullaby" from
Ford and 80 charmed were her hear
ers that the little lady was obliged to
sing another song which she did with
equal grace. H. Brent Lemon. sang
Woodyatt's 'Little Spray of Bios
sons" % concluding number OF
the first part, with such pleasing Of.
feet that . response was necessary,
to which he sang "SPeak to Ne
Mabel"
The Installation Ceremony.
The curtain was lowered and the
stage set in the form of the lodge
room, with the altar in the center.
The candidates to be indicted into
Office appeared In the yellow robes of
the order, c. j. Eastman acting
- deputy supreme tribune and ]. s.
Sexton as deputy supreme sergeant
alarms. and officiating as the INSTALL
ing officers. The ceremony then took
place. It proved very neat and i'm
pressive, the various officers-elect
kneeling before the altar % they
took the obligation of fealty to the
order and acknowledgment of the
responsibility Of their respective du-
ties and repeating the pledge aloud.
Tho officers installed were:
Past Chief Tribune-M. E. Swee-
ney.
Chief Tribune-H. A. Weld.
Vice Chief Tribune. D. Boil.
man.
secrstary-Spencer Mattison.
Treasurer-T. c. Henderson.
Sergsant-at-Arms-E.H 81. Stafford.
Guard-D. B. Shaw.
Ssntinel-H. NJ. Beardsley.
The trustees are George Schneider,
Charles McHugh and s. ). Collins.
The service over, the program
was resumed by G. w. Nc
Csskrin, of Milan, who gave .
classic and highly amusing imitation
Of various foreign observations OF
the Worlds Fair, and the event it
eommemorated, the speaker evinc-
ing genuine versatile talent, and the
applause WAS % great when he con
eluded that be responded with
another rarely funny sketch, entitled
"How Jane and Played Romeo and
Juliet" g. H. Saunders sang Am
brose's "Ons S~estly Solemn
Thought musical gem rendered
in most clever manner, and then
Mrs. J. E. Assay recited IF All Ny
Ships Come Home" SO admirably
that the lady was eomplimented By
IN encore, and she recited Q humor-
Gus selection in which the small boy
was the hero, and which was heart
lily enjoyed. A corne. solo by Miss
Edith Housed was the closing number
and it was rendered with artistic. A.
feet that brought . tremendous en-.
core, and the talented Ioungn miss
furnished another fne1 selection.
Misses Mae Culton and Clara Deisen-
roth were the accompanies in the
musical numbers.
At the conclusion of the exercises,
Mr.. Eastman expressed the thanks
Of the Fraternal Tribunes to the au-
dience who had favored the order
BY being present. He poke OF the
orders Establishments, here in Rock
Island. with whose future Il was to
link its own and which IL was hoped
would prove . fratsrnal organisation
worthy Of the highest and best aims
- well ~ Of the confidence OF man.
oAssrs s.d IsssrpssSsefs 1lsst,
a meot1ng OF the lncoxPofatore and
supreme officers 10 being held this
afternoon ut the Tribunes' headquar-
tiers in Mitchell q Lynds block. The
supreme officers elected for the en-
suing year are: 80
Past Supreme Tribaas-T. J. Me-
dill, Jr.
Supreme Tribune-W. G Gallo
way.
Vice Supreme Tribune-K. n.
William.
Supreme sscrssary-o. B. Thomp-
Seprsme Treasurer-H. c. Clsavs-
land.
Supreme Counsellor No
CartRey.
Supreme Orator Robert Rexdals.
Supreme Sergeant-at-Arms-S. J.
Collins.
Supreme Guard-A. J. Taylor.
Supreme Sentinel-G. n. Eames.
The incorporators are: W. C. Gal.
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