The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-02
ODD FELLOWS

'It is no longer question OF hoping
cess" said the chairman OF the general
committee i'm charge Of the coming Odd
Fellows demonstration. this morning;
'dt is'a success now. Even IL II should
rain. we are going TO have our celebra-
tion Just the same; and il Will be big
one and thoroughly enjoyable 10 all
concerned. IL the weather is favorable
--and who dares to say It won't be?--
enough Is known already 10 amply just
ify my statement that the celebration
is now an assured success. We shall
have many more I'm line than would
have been seen on May 3; and in score
OF material respects the demonstration
will be SO much better and SO much
more effective that the postponement
will be found to- have been a blessing
in disguise and one Of the best things
THAT could have happened"
These are the sentiments that seem to
pervade the entire membership OF the
~rder, and are even reflected In the
community at large; and there cam pe
no doubt that next Thursday will see
the greatest public demonstration In
the history of the state. The reports
of applications for special excursion
tickets from stations in Massachusetts,
Rhode Island. Connecticut make lOVVV
am exceedingly conservative estimate or
the number of strangers who will be at
tracted to Providence: and many set
the figures at $1,000. The liberality OF
the railroads embraced I'M the New
England Passenger Associ-tion, to-
gether with the cordial cooperation OK
~ 90 h.. NAxU
New Haven e. Hartford with the chair
man or the committee in securing the
special rates for June 6, Z and s, for the
Joint benefit OF the Odd Fellows, the
general public and the business COM
munity. is greatly appreciated; and the
energetic and public-spirfted committee
has thereby placed the entire communf-
ty under renewed obligations TO II.
while the spirit shown by the .Consoli-
dated" road is very pleasant incident
OF the movement.
The committee will meet again this
evening, when IL expects to have in Its
possession such complete data as will
enable IL to know exactly what to ex-
pect on June z: and from the present
indications II seems likely that fully
1000 Will be in line. some subordinate
bodies coming from points as far dis
tant as Newburyport. Mass. and that
nearly every participating body from
this state will have more men in line
than would have been seen on May
Is assured.
1t is known that the decorations on
the principal streets OF Providence will
far surpass I'm extene and beauty what
had been planned for the earlier date;
and not only Will all the large manu-
featuring concerns which intended to
give their employees a haH holiday on
May do so now, but many others will
follow their example, SD that next
NJ. Exs
purposes general holiday in Provi-
dence.
Many special features in addition to
those devised for May will be intro
duced by the various participating
bodies, some Of them OF a slightly hu-
morous character. some particularly ef-
fective and all directly appropriate TO
the occasion and to the Order itself;
and the large representation OF the Pa
triarchs Militant and the uniformed
encampments at the head of the line
In certain to contribute very much TO
the effectiveness and impressiveness of
the parade. while the long counter
march of three-quarters of a mile on
Broadway will AFFORD one of the pref
tiest sights ever seen in any public pa
rade in this state.
The portion OF the general committee
representing the grand lodge has now
labored for fifteen weeks and those
representing the grand encampment
eleven weeks. 10 the end that the DEM
onstration may be the greatest success
in the history OF the Order In this state
and the largest OF any kifvi that Rhode
Island has ever seen: and II is doubtful
if any similar undertaking here has
ever received the long. thorough, ener-
Retic and intelligent attention from
those In charge that has been given TO
this. The Order has enjoyed the rare
benefit OF having a genuine working
committee. whose energy faithful at
tention and conscientious efforts have
won Widespread admiration. not only
within the Order but m the communi-
~ at large; and the public I'm general.
as we'll as the Odd Fellows owe to the
committee no slight debt of gratitude.
The general orders of Col. Giles w.
Easterbrooks. just issued, and the ac-
companying circular from the general
committee give all the details OF the
program for the day and evening. and
are az follows: ~
GENERAL ORDER NOE i
Announcement is hereby made of
appointments and other details OF the
parade In Providence, Thursday. June
Chief of staff. Herbert s. Tanner.
Personal staff. Isaac l.. Goff, Alex
ander Strauss, Chas. l.. Butler, Henry
r. Carpenter. w. Frank Cloudman,
Frank A. Twitchell. Albert O. Coates.
Herbert A. Dean. David l.. Dyer, III. s.
Bushnell, VIM. Il. Hazard, Walter c.
Twedell. Geo. Il. Lewis, w. l.. Lewis,
Archie Martin. Moses f. PAUL. Albert
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