The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-11
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
COLLATION., imposing Street Parade, Smoker,
Social Session, Vaudeville Entertainment
and Other Exercises In Music Hall.

noon and last evening, when new lodge
of nearly four score charter members was
instituted with due ceremony and all the
accessories. The welcome accorded the
visiting members OF the order was most
cordial. tho spirit of Elkdom permeating
the occasion and making It one long 10
be remembered by all participating.
Just before the installation exercises,
shortly after 4 o'clock, the members OF
Pawtucket lodge met in X Of c. hall In
the Spencer block and proceeded In n
body TO the entrance OF the Memorial
Public Library building. where they were
photographed in a group. The line was
reformed and then proceeded to Music
Hall, the scene OF the institution. rhe au-
ditorium was handsomely decorated for
the interesting exercises.
OFFICERS INSTALLED.
The board OF officers selected and in
stalled was as follows: Grand exalted
ruler, election continued TO the next
meeting): esteemed leading knight, Wal
ter L. Dennis: esteemed loyal knight, DR..
Thomas III. Murphy; esteemed lecturing
knight James A. Mckay; secretary. AL
bert r. Entwistle; treasurer. George +.
Cunningham; tyler. Charles r. jerks;
Lewis f. Butler and Hugh J. Lee. During
the initiation and installation the or
chestra OF Woonsocket lodge, No. $50,
Douglass Stewart, leader. was in service.
District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler
Edward f.. banners was the installing
officer. assisted by the following: Grand
Leading Knight p. +. r. S. l.. w Merrill
OF Providence lodge. No. IA; Grand Loyal
Knight +. T.. II. George II. Bray OF Wes-
nd ~
Knight r. L. r. Gilbert Read of New
port lodge No. l04: Grand Treasurer p.
f.. r. William II. Chase OF Woonsock4t
lodge No. $50: Grand Chaplain F. Il. R.
James Clary OF Providence lodge. No IA;
Grand Esquire =. ID. ID. Frank King of
Providence lodge No. IL Grand Inner
Guard T. ID. ID. John A. Allen OF Newport
lodge. No. l0i: Grand Tyler Anthony Mum
given OF Providence lodge, No. IA; Grand
Secretary Harry w. Calender OF Proyi-
dence lodge, No. IA: Grand Trustee +. F..
r. oliver Gavin OF Westerly lodge, No.
CTS: Grand Trustee Charles Matthews OF
Providence lodge No. IA: Grand Trustee
u T. +. Kennedy OF Woonsocket lodge,
No. $50. The thanatopsis was delivered
by Waldo r. Bartlett OF Woonsocket
lodge
A letter from Mayor James II. Higgins,
who was unable TO be present on account
OF illness, was read He is the first exalt-
ed ruler OF the new lodge.
The arrival OF Newport Lodge in the
hall just before the close OF the installa-
tion was the signal for a spontaneous out
burst OF enthusiasm. which was contin-
ued in a way that left no mistake of the
intention on the part of the large gather
ing.
COLLATION. AND PARADE.
At o'clock the collation. was served in
the assembly rooms under the direction
of Banspach Brothers, and 700 were pro-
vided for. With the inner man satisfied
preparations were i'm order for the street
parade. which organized shortly after s
o'clock in the following order:
Platoon of police, under command or
Sergt C.. f. Gardner. and consisting OF
Officers Porritt, Rockford, c, u. Hill,
Mclaughlin. Joseph Smith. Jeffers, o.
B Siocum and Gregory.
Chief Marshal p. d. u. G. r. r. Frank
King OF Providence and STAFF, compris-
ing all Exalted Rulers and Past Exalted
Rulers OF Rhode Island lodges.
Seventh Artillery Band of Newport, John
F. Freeman, leader. 20 pieces.
Officers OF the Grand Lodge
Newport Lodge. No. 10. Grand Exalted
Ruler william II. Tobin
Providence Lodge. No. IL, Grand Exalted
Ruler William r. Mains.
WOonSOtket isouses NO. wv.
westerly Lodge, No. CTS, Grand Exalted
Ruler Augustine r. l.. Ledwige.
Pawtucket Lodge, No 900.
Business places generally were decora.
ted and red fire was burned in profusion
along the following route OF march:
Through Main street 10 No. 2 engine
house. Park place. George street South
Union street, East avenue, Main street
Walcott street. Broadway, Main, North
AHaf,a s,tr n
Music Hall.
SMOKER AND ENTERTAINMENT.
A varied program was given at the
smoker and entertainment, which con
cluded the auspicious event. Past Exslt-
ed Ruler James Cary or PROVIDENCE
lodge acted as chairman and first intro
dlced District Deputy Grand Exalted
Ruler Edward r. banners. who con-
graduated Pawtucket lodge and char
acterized the gathering as one which
augers we'll for most prosperous exist
ence.
The speaker briefly reviewed the his
tory OF y. +. O. r. since it's organiza-
tion. declaring that the principles of the
order bring out all that Is good in man.
Appropriate remarks were also made
bv Grand Exalted Rulers William ".
T-obin OF Newport lodge. william r.
Mains of Providence lodge. Augustus +,
7, Tedwidge OF Westerly lodge. Arthur
u. Comerford OF Newport lodge and
others
Vaudeville and other interesting fea-
turcs we're interspersed with lively airs
bv the band. and n reading by James
r Franey of Providence lodge was one
OF the distinctive hits OF the evening
AZ the hour OF n o'clock there was n
pause In the proceedings and the toast
to absent members was given with inn
pressive effect by William Warren OF
Providence lodge.
Besides the lodges mentioned there were
representatives from Boston, Worcester,
Taunton. Milford. New London, Bridge
port. New Haven. Philadelphia. and even
from Racine. Wis.
The committee OF arrangements CON
sisted of Edward +. banners, chairman:
Mayor James II. Higgins. Lucius n
Daring. Samuel Jackson. J r. Leahy.
Robert O. Hirons. Albert r. Entwistle
Lewis s Butler. George T. Bradley and