The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-27


pleted: and II is the expectation that II
the weather is favorable there Will be
about 5000 in line, making il one OF the
most imposing demonstrations the or
der in this state has ever held.
The formation of the line and assign
ment OF the various bodies TO places
therein was by vote of The general COM
mlttee left entirely in the discretion of
Col. Giles w. Easterbrooks, the chief
marshal whose only instructions were
TO consider only the general impression
to be made by the line as whole. The
undertaking proved an exceedingly ar
duous one, as many problems were
presented most difficult of sSlution: but
Col. Easterbrooks says that he feels
that in the makeup OF the line finally
decided upon he has secured a forma-
tion that Will make the best possible
showing forsthe order as whole. al
though 10 secure that end he was COM
PEELED TO do some things that had per-
sonal preferences governed. might not
have been done.
The chief marshal has issued Gem
eral Order No. I. which gives the COM
plete details of the formation, etc, as
follows:
TO the Subordinate Lodges, Encamp-
ments, Rebekah Lodges and Cantons OF
Rhode Island:
pointments and other details OF the public
parade iI Providence. Thursday. May 3.
1900. I'm celebration of the Slst anniversary
OF American odd Fellowship.
APPOINTMENTS:
Chief Of Stan-Herbert s. Tanner
Personal Stan-lsaac j.. Con-, Chas L.
Butler Henry #. Carpenter. w. Frank
Cloudman. Albert o. Coates. Herbert A,
Dean, David l.. Dyer, III. 5. Bushnells
VIM. b. Hazard. Geo +. Lewis. w. l..
Lewis, Archie Martin. r. %. Mathewson.
Moses II. PAUL. Albert $. Powe VIM. l..
Wall. NJ. u. Wood
First Division-Marshal, Lester S: Hill;
aide, J. Irving Davis.
Second Division Marshal w. A. May
nard; aide. ID. r. Logan.
I Third Division Marshal w. II. Gurne.p
aide. $. l.. Carpenter
Fourth Division-Marshal. S. W. X. AL
len: aide, G.. r. a. Beane
Fifth Division-Marshal. c. T. Glines;
Sixth Division-Marshal. J. Milton
Payne: Aide. a. &. Griffith.
Seventh Divson-Marshal. Henry o.
Martin: aide. T.. -. Blake.
Eighth Division-Marshal, T. NJ. Holden:
aide, Il. n. browne.
Narshals ana aides will report prompt
ly at 1:30 o'clock TO the chief of stan
at the Burnside monument, Exchange
place twhere the headquarters of the
chief marshal Will be established). mount
ed ana wearing Dlack ciOtneS, SILK mats,
white gloves and white ties.
Lodges. encampments and cantons Will
report promptly at o'clock TO the mar
shals of their divisions.
The line will move promptly at 30
o'clock and there will be no deviation
from this order .r5
FORMATION.
The formation of lodges and encamp-
ments will be I'm column of fours. ex-
cept carriages, which viii ba formed by
twos. Cantons will form according to
their regulations.
The first division will form on Ex-
change place. northerIy side. right rest
ing on a line with westerly side OF Ex-
change street, as follows; Canton Sow
amsett. Canton VIM. $. Johnson, Fifth
Regiment. +. NJ. of Massachusetts. and
Encampments Nos. l. ?, y; le 8, B.
The second division will form I'm the
rear of the first. right resting on the
same line, as follows: Lodge No %
shetucket lodge OF Norwich, Conn. and
Lodges Nos. 3, %. g. a.
The third division will form in the rear
OF the second. right resting on the same
line. as follows: Lodges Nos. y. u, 2l. 35
g, -, 40; 4 King Philip lodge OF Taunton,
Mass.
The fourth division will form in the
rear OF the third. right resting on the
same line, as follows: Lodges Nos. 2, 20
II, "a. A. 10. n, 81. Milford lodge of Mil
ford. Mass, and Lodges Nos. "a and %
The fifth division will form in the rear
line, as follows: Lodges Nos. 27. 80. 23
4s. 10, Quinobeuuin lodge of Jamaica
Plain. Mass, Lodges, Nos. 4e. Is. Good
Samaritan lodge of Taunton. Mass.
The sixth division. consisting Of car
riagcs with grand officers of Rhode ISL
and. MASSACHUSETTS and Connecticut. will
form on the bridge on the northerly side
of the fire station. Immediately In the
rear of the carriage containing the grand
sire.
rho savanth division copSistiny of car
riages with representatives OF Rebekah
lodges. will form on the southerly side
of Exchange place. right resting Just
east or Exchange street
The eighth division. consisting of car
riages containing veteran members. will
form Immediately in the rear of the sew
enth division.
space OF ten yards will he left be-
tween divisions i'm formation.
The bugier will sound Attention five
minutes previous 10 the call Forward.
The line OF march will be over the fol-
lowing route: Northerly side OF Ex-
change place, passing In review before
street. TO Westminster, to Jackson 10
Broadway, To Barton. countermarch TO
Courtlhnd. To Westminster. TO BRIGHAM.
TO Trinity square BROAD To Wevbosset 10
Turks Head, Exchange street To Ex-
change place. whore the line will he re-
viewed by the chief marshal and the
grand sire I'm front 90 the city hall and
will then be dismissed.
Lodges. encampments and cantons from
other jurisdictions not enumerated i'm the
foregoing will report to the chief marshal
for assignment to places i'm line
Fraternally.
GILES W. EAsTrRRRooKs.
Chief Marshal
HERBERT s. TANNER. Chief Of Staff
The personal staff Of the chief mar
shall and the marshals ana aides Of THE
various divisions are thoroughly repre-
sentative OF the order as a whole. and
or the various sections Of the state and
include many men prominent I'm tho
business community and I'm public life.
IL is expected that the line will he
about three-Quarters of an hour In.
passing n given point. and that the
head Of shc line Will reach Exchange
place at the conclusion Of the parade
not later than 1880. after VIII ch many
Of the participating bodies will march
with their guests TO their halls and
enjoy fraternal hospitalities calcu-