The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-14
TO OBSERVE
SILVER
JUBILEE
Outing at HauterlVe, Memorial
Services, and Gathering in
Infantry Hall.

Tho Royal Arcanum is a fraternai bene-
nj association with a membership extend
ing over the United States and the prov
inces. 1t numbers among it's members
many OF our most prominent citizens. Its
chief objects are the carrying out OF the
grand principles Of cooperation and dis
seminating OF the teachings OF true
brotherly love by assisting its members
during life caring for it's sick and unfor-
fortunate. providing free hospital service
for its manned and makes substantial
provision for widow and orphans. mean
ing not the thousands but millions.
The supreme regent issued circular to
all councils throughout the Jurisdiction
asking them TO unite in making this oc-
| casion. 25th anniversary OF silver jubilee.
worthy OF being commemorated in tho
history OF the order.
! wanbossett Council. No. 1914. Walter w.
Massie. regent. was the first in the state
TO have meeting after receipt OF this
circular and when 1t was read Past Re-
| gent VIM. NJ Green was Immediately on
his feet with a resolution to accept the
suggestion and to notify all councils
throughout the state TO appoint COM
mittee TO cooperate with the Grand
| Council officers In Rhode Island
To this end a meeting was held in Ar
canum hall and subcommittee OF one
| from each council representing. was Or
gan!zed for the purpose OF taking meas
ures to provide for an outing on Satur-
day afternoon, June 21st.
Past Regent VIM. NJ Green OF Wan
bosset Council was elected as chairman
end orator. Robert J. Braley of Haskelo
Council as secretary, Walter 3. Budlong
| OF Unity Council treasurer. Bro. j. K.
Holland OF Moshassuck Council was ap
| pointed chairman OF a committee TO pro-
vide sports and games and Regent w. w.
| Whitten OF Chppequansett Co"nch TO
| look after the provision for the inner man
Past Regent E. L. Con- will devote atten-
| ton TO the musical features OF the day.
| Orator II. j. Braley OF Haskell Council
| will act on transportation committee.
| Past Regent s. w. Thompson has these
| matters of publicity.
The members OF the committee haw
| held numerous meetings under the en-
| dorsement OF the grand regent and com
| mittee an special work and have provideA
| for a grand outing on Saturday afternoon.
| June 2lst at Hauterive to be enjoyed by
! members of the Royal Arcanum. their
| families and their friends.
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| by Brother T. J. Gidney, with all that
| belong TO II and which the season will
| afford Provisions have been made for
baseball game between nine from Mo-
shassuck Council and a nine picked from
various other councils. the prizes for
which will be announced on the grounds.
| The game will be called at 230
The sports will include a hundred-yard
| dash. for sons of members, egg and spoon
race and fat mems race.
These races, except the boys, will all
be free TO members OF the Royal Area
mum. Entries must be made to the secre-
| tary of the committee at committee head
| quarters on the grounds. and the privi-
leges will be extended to ladies of entry
| in any OF these races. The grounds are
| private and will be devoted exclusively
| TO the use of members OF the Royal Ar
| canum and their guests. An ample COM
mittee of ladies, suitably decorated for
recognition, will be present TO look out
| for the welfare of their own sex.
Everything will be free except trans
portation and dinner, the price for which
| will be 30 cents. and tickets may be OBJ
| talned from the regents or secretaries
| of the council or any member Of the
committee.
| IL is especially requested that all who
| desire dinner will notify William NJ.
| Green chairman Of the committee, A
| Washington street by postal card, not
| later than Monday. June is. as 10 how
many tickets they will require, so that
| the caterer may be able TO make some
kind OF an estimate and all be salts
| factorily served.
| The Rhode Island Ladies' Orchestra has
| been engaged to furnish music during
dinner and also for dancing.
| The committee memorial service.
| Regent Walter w Massie. OF Wanbossett
| Council chairman, have issued n circular
requesting members and friends to meet
at Arcanum hall 152 Weybosset street,
at 10 a. m, and proceed In a body to
! the Mathewson Street Methodist Epis-
copal church, where they will listen 10
| a sermon by the Rev. Samuel NJ. Dick.
| Phi. u.
| II is especially urged upon the members
! Of the order that they Will make this.
| the first public appearance OF the order,
| an occasion worthy of themselves, that
| the public may better appreciate the
| personnel OF the Royal Arcanum.
| At 3 o'clock I'm the afternoon brothers
| are requested again to meet at Arcanunr
| hall 10 assist I'm arrangements for mark
| ing and decorating the graves OF departed
brothers.
Monday evening. June %. there will be
! a general gathering at Infantry hall on
| invitation OF the grand regent, j. Willard
| Baker, and the committee on special work
| consisting OF Past Grand Regent Clinton
| s. Andrew, Supreme Representative
| James ID. Lloyd and Grand Secretary
| john S. Kellogg.
Among the talent TO appear will be
| BENJAMIN Chaplin. monologuist OF New
| York; Schubert Male Quartet. Miss Laura
Il soule. contralto. and Howard G. Wig
gins OF Rome. y. Y. orator OF the occa-
sion.
This entertainment will be absolutely
free, but admission VIII be by ticket only
1 -. ha htF
ber, sSor themselves and friends upon
application TO their secretaries or the
grand secretary.