The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-23
Second Annual Parade of
the R. |. Division.
ABOUT 500 MEN in LINE.
Services and Sermon In ST. Mary's
Church on Broadway.
EXERCISES IN HIBERNIAN HALL.

The second annual parade of the
branches composing the Rhode Island
division OF the Catholic Knights or
America was made yesterday and was
witnessed by very large crowd of peo-
pie who lined the streets through which
the procession passed. There wsis nearly
500 men In line and they made very i'm
posing appearance The line was formed
on Exchange street ana at o'clock
moved In the following order:
Committee of Arrangements-J. j.
O'Connur. Branch $50: John A. Mo Manus:
Branch 327: Thomas D'Aroy. Branch 722:
Terrence Donnelly. Branch g65; M. y.
Ryan, Branch 472.
FIRST DIVISION.
Platoon OF Police.
Chief Marshal Peter III. McCready,
Branch $50.
CHIEF Of staff Hubert r.. Croghan,
Branch 800.
Aids-John +. Mahouey and j. Frank
McCsun, Branch So, Henry Mcclure
ana Thomas Dolan. branch $50; j. j.
Monaghan and II. II. Cannon. Branch
399; Paul Bolton and Patrick Buckley,
Branoh 69S; James ID. O'Hern and Peter
II. MoKeou. Branch 722; John Curran
and William SIattery, Brsncn 237 i James
II. MoGann and John McKenna, Branch
$50.
Fairman's Band OF Pawtucket.
Rhode Island state Council-Presideut,
ID. II. Kelleher, Branch 63; Vics Presi-
dent X. +. Padien, Branch 507; Score
trhA. A. .Rothmiche, Branch SO; Treas
urer. Peter n. Macready. Branch 800.
Delee ates-D. II. Kellehsr, A. A. Roth
niche, Branch SO; John Goff, John X.
MoManus, Branch 237: Il. Macready,J j.
J.O'Connor, Branch $50; j. II. Drury.
III. Il. Croghnn, Branch 800; Cornelius
Dunn, Branch $50; q. w. Johnston,
Branch 696 Thomas Ii. Darcy, Branch
e65: Terrence Donneliy, A. A. Allen.
Doyle Branch. 265; III. Q. Ryan, Ia III.
Hogua Branch 472; r. +. Padien, w.
+. Trunney, Barnch 507: w. II. Gilhooly,
Branch ISL; j. Il. MoGivtn, Branch S02.
Providence Branch, No. SO, Providence.
James McCrudden, PRESIDENT 175 men.
Hendricken Branch. 2S7 OF Providence,
Wallace Branch, 800. of Providence, Jere-
miah O'Connor. President, bs men.
Olneyville Branch, 800, of Oineyville, H.
II. CroRhan, President, 75 men.
st. Edwards Branch, 6S9. of Wanskuck,
James Bolton, President, 35 men.
Colum bus Branch, 69a OF Mount Pleas
ant Henry II. HolAnds President, 40
men.
Manning Branch, 722, of South Provi-
deDos. Thomas DARCY, President, 26
men.
SECOND DIvIS ION.
Marshal Thomas n. Hughes, Branch Ara
Aids-O. d. Brooks and John. Powers,
brAnch 472; Henry Lynd and Thomas
+. Vance, Branch 265; Thomas Ward and
Thomas o. Brien. Branch 2Ss; Andrew
Kennedy and John III. Kirby, Branch
507 Joseph r. Kelley and Michael Fore
stell. Branch 7Sl James Muleroy and
John u. Davy. Branch 500.
stones Continental Band.
Pawtucket Branch, 265, Frank Il. Rowan,
President, 75 men.
Sacred Heart Branch. 2s5. Of Pawtucket
y. j. Murray, President 30 men.
Ionsdale Flute and Drum Band.
Kane Branch, 472, OF Valley Falls, Mich
asl q. Ryan, President 30 men.
Holy Trinity Branch, 507 Of Woonsooket.
w. II. diIhoolsy, President. 30 men.
dence James Sweeney, President 80
men.
The route of march was from Exchange
Place through Dorrance, Westm inster,
jackson street To broadway To ST. Mary q
Church, where musical vespers weie sung
and an address delivered by Father Gas
sidy OF Branch 472. After veepers, ,ho
line was again formed, the march being
continued TO Olneyville square, counter
marching 10 Westminster, Fenper. Broad.
wsybosset and D0rrance streets to Hiber-
nian Hall.
Refreshments werc served In the hall
and addresses were made by President 4.
G. Quinn of the Massachusetts, State
Council President ID. F.kelither or tho
Rhode Island State Council. Cornelius
A. Dunn. 1hers were also present tle-
cations from Massachusetts including
Councilman Charles Broadbury of Fox
bury and Councilman Chalres Sheehan OF
south Boston.
Branch No. % was the pioneer In the
state and was established In 1879 At
present there are 1Y branches I'm the state
and over 1900 meiu bere. Seven Branches
are located In Providence, one In Paw
tucket. two In Central Falls one In Woon-
socket and one in East Providence. Over
$500, coo nave been paid to the families Of
osceassd members In the state up to the
present time.