The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-28
.0RESTERS
IN final
SESSION
Supreme Court Will Complete
Its Labors Today-EnjoyabIa
Banquet at Crescent Park.

The proceedings OF the third and final
day of the convention OF the supreme
court, Foresters OF America. were con-
tinued in Infantry hall, throughout, to-
day, the morning session opening at 10
o'clock with Sureme Chief Representative
L. r. Donahue. In the chair.
The important feature OF the morning
session was the choice OF the place of
the next Biennial convention and, after
some discussion. Buffalo was decided
upon.
The weight OF the session. this morn
ing, however. lay in prolonged discus
sion on the endowment question. Reso-
lutions were also passed, during the ses-
sion, to the governor OF Rhode Island,
the acting mayor and 10 the citizens of
the city and state generally for hosp.-
talities and courtesies extended.
THE BANQUET.
The banquet participated In last night
by the members OF the convention, rep
resentatives from the local orders and
the friends OF the order was a brilliantly
successful termination OF the most I'M
portsnt business of the session here.
The affair was complimentary TO the
supreme court OF Foresters and their
friends who are visiting here and was the
banner event OF its kind seen In TINS
state for some time.
Just previous TO assembling at the ban
Quet hall and before leaving the city
members OF the convention, about ~
strong gathered in and about the Narxa-
gansett hotel, and together with ABOUT 20
members of local courts, headed by Sig.
Capone band. marched In a short parade
to the boat. There they boarded the
steamer Favorite, and were soon disem-
barking at the Crescent Park wharf.
From the landing they proceeded directly
TO the hall in which the banquet was 20
be served.
For a short time after sitting down
silence.
all busted themselves trying 10 do JUS
tice to the spread furnished by the ca
terers for the occasion. As the physical
demands became more and more COM
pletely satisfied the wits of the assembly
began TO play. and desire for toasts
and speeches was exhiDiteo oy most
The post -prandisl part OF the AFFAIR con-
sisted of brief speeches by men promi-
nently associated with the occasion, the
master OF ceremonies being Lawyer Quinn
OF Warwick.
This gentleman after few appropriate
remarks anent the organization intro
duced Gov. Garvin. the speaker of the
| evening When the Governor arose a
mighty round OF applause swept the hall
TO which he bowed acknowledgement. His
| speech was short but TO the point and
| full of spicy witicisms. The trend or his
| remarks was that organizations OF the
kind assembled were of truly beneficial
| kind and supplied a necessity. IL were
| better II such were more numerous and
| extensive In operation. To have enough
wealth was TO live comfortably but TO dis
| tribute the surplus In a benencial way
| was the golden mean of life.
| At the conclusion OF his remarks, In his
peculiarly charming style Toastmaster
| Quinn introduced the next speaker. Su-
| preme Chief Ranger Thos. +. Donahue.
| This gentleman made fitting reply to
the speech OF welcome then gave an ac-
| count Of the efforts OF the organization In
charities, having dispensed OF over S.-
0c0. 900 in that manner.
The gist of the third speaker, Mr.. Kelly,
| past supreme chief ranger. remarks was
that Gov. Garvin was the first chief oni-
| cial of a state to be entertained by the or
| ganization The fourth speaker for the
occasion was FIR. McKenna OF Dorchester
who spoke on the purpose OF the organi-
| cation.
The speaker to conclude the remarks
J for the evening was Commander John b.
| Finn OF the Sherwood Foresters. a branch
4 OF the order In session here who gave a
brief history OF his own order.
| At the conclusion Of his remarks the
| assembly left the hall for the boat BY
the time the affair was concluded II was
about 1870 o'clock and all were glad "a
| get back to the city again. voting the af-
fair most brilliant success.
One OF the most pleasing parts OF the
| return trip was the concert rendered by
the band in the afterpart OF the main sa.
loon Of the steamer. II was a treat ir
which all on board appreciated.