The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-31
BIENNIAL
C0NCLAV b.
Convention OF the Knights OF
Sherwood Forest Opens.
WELCOME BY MAYOR.
Representatives From Many Cities Gather
at Foresters Hall For the Opening
Exercises Parade, and Sports at
the Lake Fill the Day-Exec-
utive Session Today.

lever you go you are sure to find some
eminent citizens of Worcester in places
of responsibility
1t is the one city in the state that
prospers in its business when the whole
country is in state of stagnation, a
| condition of affairs as much due to it's
central location and the energy and per-
severance of the people as the great
| natural resources. We point to these
things with pride, and we welcome you
! to beautiful and prosperous Worcester,
feeling that you will have as pleasant a
time as we shall receive from you. We
will show you all that we have to show,
and especially do we extend an invita-
ton to you, individually and collective
ly, to visit our City hall, and we are
sure that you will go away with the
conviction that there isn't another city
in the country that has a hall such as
ours. Again we extend to you a hearty
welcome. AS in the olden times, the
keys of city were handed to it's visit
ors, so we also extend to you the free
dom of this city, if in more figurative
sense"
Chairman Fitzgerald then introduced
the past commander of the supreme
conclave, Samuel B. Morriss, who said
In part
1T is an honor as we'll as a privilege
to respond to, the address of the mayor
Of this great and beautiful city. If there
is anything to be regretted in his
speech, it Is that he is not speaking
as knight Of our order. But we hope
that he will become one of us, and We
trust that he will find that we, as repre-
sentatives Of the uniform ranks of the
Foresters of America, stand for all that
| is best and noblest in the organization
This society was started originally upon
social lines, but in time it has grown to
be an organization with a higher mis-
sion in life than that of mere amuse-
! ment.
| Representing the society, 1 express
It's thanks for the hearty welcome ex-
! tended to u.s. We have held conyen-
tons in many cities Of this country, in
! Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis and in
cities in the east, and in all of them
we have borne ourselves as gentlemen.
We trust that Worcester will find us
such. 1t viii be our endeaVor to prove
worthy of the high honors that are
| shown us by the citizens of Worcester.
In conclusion let me ask you that three
cheers and a tiger be given to his honor
the mayor"
| The response to this request was
nearly and spontaneous, and the hall
rang with cheers.
An adjournment was taken after the
| speechmaking and the convention will
| open in earnest today when the su-
preme officers will be elected The pa
| rade was formed on Salem square I'M
der the direction of Chief Marshal P. ]
| Judge and his staff, and at ~ o'clock
the start was made. The line organized
to two divisions, with the right resting
on Front street.
The first division consisted of the
worcester Conclave and the visiting
conclaves from Providence and New
port, with bands of music In this d.
vision were the carriages containing
the visiting delegates The second di-
vision was made up of the local courts
of the Foresters Of America.
There was some change in the line of
march, and the entire procession NOV
ed over the following route Front
street to Grafton, to Winter, through
Winter to Green, to Park, to Main, to
Franklin square, down Southbridge
street to Madison, through Madison to
Main, down Main to the city hall, where
the parade was reviewed by the mayor
and the heads of the various city de-
partments. The parade continued to
Lincoln square, where it countermarch-
ed TO Foster street. where cars were
boarded for the lake.
The parade was made up as follows
Mounted Police Officers Legasey and
Frank w. Minett, Chief Marshal P. J.
Judge, mounted, with mounted Chief
of Staff A. p. Trombly and Aids E. j.
Quinn and B. r. Donovan.
Platoon of police, in charge of Sergt.
George H. Hill. and including officers
Addison March. William Condy, Sam
| uel w. Ward and Daniel F. Sullivan
| Worcester Citv hand ,aionoe To
Halpin, leader.
FIRST DIVISION, in charge of H. ]. Finne-
gan, past commander with Timothy
brennan, Court City of Worcester;
John Hanigan, Court Damascus; T. j.
MADDEN Quinsigamond court. and
howard Gulley, Court Frederick 7.
Greenhalge, as aids.
worcester conclave, Names Morrissav
commander; John Halloran and Chas
Forbush, lieutenants, so men
continental band of Providence ia
pieces, George c. Stevens. leader
Nswport eonclave, James Melvin com
mander; James H. Green and William
Chadwick, lieutenants. % noen
Providence conclave. i r Nonpnn -
mander; M M. McLaughlin iia, Tel,,-
ant, 80 men, -e"teh-
Everett Field band, 30 pieces A,fnas
Cassidy leader.
Boston conclave, No. ia, ]. 7 Ralton
Sonllnahuer, r Rice and w. A. Perry
lieutenants, 100 men. 81
I Carriages: First carriage contairoa @
b. Morris, past supreme Commando.
ID. J. MCGOWAN, supreme Commando,
Is. Fogarty, supreme adjutant gen
eral, and ID. F. Fitzgerald. nast e.
preme quartermaster general: secnn6
carriage, John b. Finn, suprens
second assistant inspector general,
James Mason; past supreme first in.
Z spector general of New Jersey: ] n
n Sullivan, past supreme adjutant gen
! eral, and j. J. kavanaugh. suprem,
I paymaster general; third carriage
Adam Brownp past supreme command
/. er Of New York: M A. McClallan
supreme master of the guard Of Bos
ton; ]. N. Taber, supreme assistan
inspector general, New Bedford
Thomas Nolan, supreme trustee, Bos
ton; P. r. Condor, supreme first as
sistant inspector general, Newport
Fourth carriage, james Goldie, su
preme auditor, Newport; P. w. Coco