The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-30
Official Visitation to Howard Lodge
Knights Of Py'hias.
The High School Alumni Meets and
Elects Officers.

| East Providence was the Mecca towards
which many OF the knights OF Pythias OF
| Rhode Island and adjoining states jour
neyed last night. The occasion was the
! official visitation of Grand Chancellor
John +. McQuillan and board OF grano
! officers 10 Howard lodge. There was a
very large attendance, l2 members OF
the order being present.
This is a record breaker for the attend
| ance at any similar occasion In this 1urls-
diction. and represented 10 lodges, IA In
| Rhode Island. three in Massachusetts and
! two in Connecticut.
The bushes was disposed OF in short
order, and the remainder of the session
was devoted to speech making by the
visiting dignitaries of the order. Grand
| first speaker, and after being officSlly
| received with few well-choseE words or
welcome by the chancellor delivered a
very interesting address relative TO the
wor kof the order in Rhode Island and
! elsewhere. He congratulated the local
/ lodge on their fourishing condition and
/ announced the order in his Jurisdiction TO
/ be i'm most gratifying condition.
/ He was followed by Grand Vice Chan
cellor Ephraim p. Whiting. who also com
| pimented Howard lodge. and spoke at
considerable length regarding the order
and it's work
Grand Keeper OF Records and Seals
tistics. showing that the order was en-
! joying an era of healthful prosperity. and
/ spoke very interestingly in a general way
of the work of the order.
| Interesting remarks were also made oy
Grand Master-at-Arms Nehemiah h
| Stevens and Grand Inner Guard Earnest
G, Scott. Deputy Grand Chancellor James
I Wood also spoke at some length and gPve
some interesting information regarding
| the order
Four past grand chancellors, Hon. Levi
s. Winchester. John T.. Bowen, John Og-
1 den and Walter Scott, were also present,
! and entertained the members with fluent
! remarks pertinent TO the occasion.
| A pleasant incident of the meeting was
the presentation of gold past grand
! chancellor's jewel to Past Grand Chan
cellor John +. Bowen. The presentation
scribed. was made by Past Chancellor
| Henry o. Martin. who, accompanying the
act with few well chosen words, arixed
! the jewel TO the lapel OF Mr.. Bowen's
| coat.
Mr.. Bowen responded in a neat little
! speech, thanking the lodge for the jewel
| which he said he should always value
not for its intrinsic worth. but because
of the pleasant associations connected
After the presentation the Pythians
proceeded TO regale themselves on the
good things which had been provided. Ice
cream. cake and coffee, with fruit, was
| served to the members OF the order
Several selections were sung with good
| effect by n grand chorus composed or
| knights. The evening closed by the sing
Ing of Aud Lang Syne."
HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI.
Last night the annual meeting of the
| East Providence High school alumni for
! the election OF ocicers was held at the
| school house on Grove ovenue The fol-
| lowing officers were elected:
| President, Edgar NJ Johnson: first vice
! president Lewis +. Langworthy: second
vice president, George w. Carpenter. Jr.; /;
secretary. Samuel r. Lincoln; treasurer,
| Edgar w. Allen; entertainment commit
| tee, three years. Miss Bertha Belle Wal
J ker; two years. George D. Cady; one year.
| Mrs. Robert G.. Gibln.
! A new constitution and bylaws was
adopted. The date OF the onnual reunion
| of the association was ont set. but left In
/ the hands of the entertainment commit
} tee. II will be held some time in the
carly part Of July.
! ALBERT f. sUTTON'S FUNERAL.
The funeral of Albert F. Sutton was
/ held at his late residence on Waterman
! axenueL this afternoon. The obsequies
were in charge OF Prescott Post No. l, G..
| A. r., and were conducted according to
the ritual OF the Grand Army.
The pail bearers were six members OF
| the post. Of which Mr.. Sutton was an ac-
| tive member prior to his death.
| There were many floral tributes from
! the members Of the family and from the
| Grand Army and other organizations of
which Mr. Sutton was member.
sHAD HAVE ARRIVED.
/ Shad are being taken from Runins river
/ I'm fair quantities by fishermen from this
| town and Seekonk. Every year a great
/ many OF these fish come mp the river TO
/ the bridges near the old Mink Trap road
| and are caught i'm seines hauled across the
! river which at this point is Gerry mar
! row During the spawning season quite a
quantity is taken each season. The fish
arrive at the bridge as early as at any
| place I'm this vicinity.
HUNTS MILLS LICENSE.
! The statement Of Rev Edwin A. Her
ing that the license for a dance hall at
| Hunts Mills was granted without hear
/ ing, although one had been asked. has
! caused considerable comment council
i man said that II was known that the mat
ter was 10 come up at certain meeting
1 Of the town council and that anyone had
! an opportunity to appear az that meeting
! for or against the license II they so
/ chose.
/ The fact that n petition. only partially
4 circulated but representing $4,000 OF the
| property interests In the locality was In
Mr. Herings possession could have no ef-
I feet on tho granting OF the license be-
cause the council had no official knowl-
edge Of the fact
] A member Of the council also said that
several signers Of the petition had signed
/ II because requested TO do so and were
not very strcnuously opposed TO IT,
THE F1REMEN's FAIR.
/ Ia-tnight n larer------rti we-- attracted
/ 10 tn fair hv the announcement that
! song and dance act were TO be given
/ by Mcssrs. Mullen and Gardn~. The
act was n dandy and those who saw IL
do not regret their attendance. watche-
/ moket tribe No. II. l. o. r. NJ. were
| the guests Of the evening They were
! escorted from their hall on Warren ave-
\ nue. 20 the fair by the firemen. who agve
n short parade.
A NUISANCE.
The people or At least many OF them.