The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-03
LADIES' NIGHT.
Roger Williams Lodge Has an Enjoyable
Function Ia Its New Lodge Rooms,

Roger Williams lodge. I. o. o. f., en-
tertained in a most royal fashion in their
beautiful and finely appointed new lodge
rooms in the old public library building,
4s Snow street last evening. II was the
the annual ladies' night and In honor OF
the event, extensive preparations had
been made with the result that the occa-
sion was one Of the most successful from
a social point OF view, In the long and
honorable history of this famous old
lodge.
The hall. itself, on the top floor OF the
building was brilliantly lighted and
handsomely decorated for the event with
masses OF palms and cut flowers and
these, with the handsome new furnish
ings and draperies OF the hall and the
rooms adjoining. made a most cheerful
environment which was enjoyed to the
utmost by the members OF the
lodge and guests to the number Of 25o or
more.
The festivities OF the evening fitly be-
gan with a banquet 10 which all did am
pie Justice. the menu being as follows:
Lobster salad. potato salad, chicken cro-
auettes cold ham, cold tongue, rolls,
butter, pickles, olives. strawberries ana
cream. ice cream, vanilla. chocolate,c cor
fee; sherbets, pineapple orange, raspoer-
ry; cake. pound, lady ngermacaroons'
jelly rolls: fruit, oranges, bananas,coHee'
puritan spring water.
At the close OF the banquet which con-
tineud from TO . o'clock. Toastmaster
Peter ]. Trumpler. p. q. NJ. called the
gathering to, order and. In graceful 1T
tie speech. introduced Mr.. Joseph T. Z.
Farnham, Grand Representative, who re-
sponded In felicitous manner 10 the
toast OF the evening The Ladies"
A fine musical and literary program
was then carried out as follows select
ion. Prince OF Pieen, Luders. Fish's or
chestra; cornet duet, concert polka
Short. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas F. Fish;
song. violets. Ellen Wright. Mrs Evelyn
g. Waterhouse. saxaphone solo. selected
Sig. Joseph Pettine: reading, The Ro-
nance OF a Rose. Perry, Miss Winifred
NJ. Atwell mandolin duet, selected. Mr.
and Mrs. Fish; coon song. selected, MT
Joseph Johnson: closing number, Dixie
land, Hsines. orchestra.
At the close of the entertainment the
members of the lodge and guests des-
cended 10 Willard hall, on the floor be-
low, where dancing was enjoyed until a
late hour. the order being as follows
with music by Fish's orchestra.
Waltz, Dolly Warden. Julian Edwards;
lanciers. The Star, Medley; schottische,
Jolly Pickaninies, Jean Howard: quad
rllle Japanese quadriHe. ID. w Reeves;
two-step fHawatha, Neid Moret; ca
price. Virginia Barn Dance. r. Farban;
lanciers Mocking BIRD, Rosenfeld- sloane,
schottische. exhlaration, r. Meyer; two
step, ! Wonder Why Bill Bailey Don't
Come Home, r. NJ. Jerome: good night
waltz. Sweet Bye-and Bye. Won Tilzer.
For those to whom the pleasures OF the
dance did not appeal, and these were few.
there was whist" in one of the parlors
above and TO those who preferred most
of all a quiet corner. with congenial souls,
there was also abundant provision made.
so that each and all went away with the
consciousness that the evening had been
one OF rare pleasure and that the breth-
rem OF Eagle lodge understood to the
smallest detail the art OF entertaining.
Among the guests OF the evening were
Past Grand John Hague. Past Grand
George Horton and Past Grand Fayette
wilkinson, all of whom Joined Eagle
lodge in the year ls4s. District Deputy
Grand Master Edward II. Shepard was
also a guest OF the evening.
The various committees 10 whom the
success OF the evening was due In large
measure were as follows: William +. Fu-
derer. chairman: Arthur ID. Davis. treas
urer: Harry G.. Tallman, secretary; re-
ception committee-Davld l.. Dyer.
Charles 8. Cook. Frank r. Burdick,
George T. Kilner. Frank NJ. George, Ar
temus Hancock: floor director-George A.
Peckham, Jr.; aids-Alfred w. Faxon. F.
A. Fogg. r. A. Cove, Walter L. Fry. A
r Monette.