The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04
PYTHIANS HELD
STATE PARADE
Imposing Event In History Of
Order in Rhode Island.
FULLY 1000 MEMBERS IN LINE.
InsepstIng Exercises al Infantry Hall, Pre-
sentatIon Of Shield 10 America Lodge
and Banquet At the Wellington.

able and the members OF the Uniform
rank and OF the lodges turned out In
large numbers and presented n fine ap-
pearance, while thousands OF persons
lined the thoroughfares OF the city and
red fire was plentifully burned as the
line passed by.
LINE AND ROUTE OF MARCH.
II was $3.50 o'clock when the line had
been completed and moved I'm the follow
ing order:
PLATOON OF POLICE.
Chief Marshal Clark II Straight.
Aids, mounted.
American Band
FIRST DIVISION.
Aids.
First Rhode Island Regiment. Uniform
Rank. X. OF p, Col. Benjamin Red
ford commanding.
SECOND DIVISION.
Marshal, f. Jerome Davis.
Aids.
Carriages containing invited guests from
the grand lodge OF Massachusetts. offi-
GERS OF the Grand Lodge OF Rhode ISL
and Supreme Representatives.
THIRD DIVISION.
Marshal Orin e. Spencer.
Aids.
Band.
Lodge. No. 13 Damon Lodge, No. 8:
st. George Lodge. No. IA: Oriental
Lodge. No. q; Red Cross Lodge. No.
25; Enterprise Lodge, No. 26; Sterling
Lodge. No. "a; Abraham Lincoln Lodge.
No. %; Lafayette Lodge. No. 81:
Smithonian Lodge. No 50, and Co
lumbus Lodge. No. 3S
FOURTH DIVISION.
Marshal Henry o. Martin.
Band.
Washington Lodge. No. 4; Eureka Lodge,
No. 5: Charles r. Chickering Lodge No.
20 Charles A. Lee Lodge, No. 36 Myr-
tie Lodge. No 1: Elmwood Lodge, No.
49, Hermann Lodge, No. 15 ST. Johns
Lodge. No s. Rhode Island Lodge, No
%; What Cheer Lodge, No. "a Pythias
Lodge. No. is, and Canonchet Lodge.
No. 80.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Marshal, G. Herbert Snow
Aids.
Band.
Warren Lodge. No. %; Burnside Lodge.
No. "a; Howard Lodge. No. 12; Red
wood Lodge No IL; Narragansett
Lodge, No, -Iranhee Lodge. No. 10;
Providence Lodge, No Il; Garfield
Lodge, No. Z: Riverside Lodge, No. 81:
Palestine Lodge, No. 2; Bowen Lodge,
No. 80.
The route OF march was through Ex-
change street, up Westminster to the
junction OF Cranston, countermarch 10
Weybosset street TO Turks Head. TO
Market square, where the line was re-
viewed by the CHIEF marshal and aids.
and then down South Main street TO In
fantry hall, where the exercise. were held.
EXERCISES AT THE HALL.
When the procession arrived at the
hall about o'slock. those taking part
were seated In the following order. ac-
Doman, 3; g.. George. II; Oriental, 9;
Red Cross, 2s; Enterprise Is; Sterling. 81:
Abraham lincoln. Is; Lafayette, 81;
Smithonian. 32: Columbus. 80; America,
g; Washinston, :; Eureka, s; Charles f,
Chickering. 20; G. A. Lee, &c. Myr1 le, Al:
Rhode Island. 22 What Cheer "a: Pyth-
las. Is; Canonchet. So; Warren. %; Burn
raganeett s; fvanhoe. 10; Providence. IT:
Garfield, 7; Riverside. 81; Palestine. 2;
Bowen. 80;
with an overture. Good Luck" by
Reeves Band. At the conclusion OF the
overture Past Chancellor II. S. Barrows,
Chairman of the committe OF arrange
ments. welcomed the members OF the
order -te-the evenings entertafur1r1rt,
and then presented as the master OF GER
emonies for the evening s. r. Frederick
r Phillips Mr.. Phillips explained the
object of the grand dernonstration of the
evening by saying that IL was for the
purpose of seeing America Lodge receive
back the shield which IL had started out
over four years ago.
PRESENTATION OF SHIELD.
The next number on the program was a
piccolo solo by Fred Padley "Kinloch OF
Kinloch." The shield was then formally
presented TO America lodge by Perse-
verance lodge, G. G. H.. u. Parker repre-
senting Perseverance lodge and ~ c. T.
II. Holloway America lodge. Mr.. Parker
made a very appropriate speech Of pres
entation. and Nh. Holloway responded in
kind. The verdandi male chorus OF 90
voices, Oscar Ekeberg. leader. then sang
Kathleen Mavourneen." Chairman Phil
iips then introduced as first speaker OF
the evening Grand Chancellor OF Rhode
Island Ephraim r. Whiting. whose re-
marks were listened TO with deep atten-
tion. Miss Nettie r. Stante rendered
pleasing soprano solo and interesting ad-
dresses by j. V. r. Clark and Walter l..
Ramsdell. officers OF the grand lodge Of
Massa chusetts.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Ramsdell's
remarks Z. w. Spary rendered n from
bone solo. "One Thousand Leagues Under
the Sea-" lie was obliged 10 respond to
an encore. He was followed by n selec-
tion by the male chorus. and the even
ihk thcitiScs tApH'I WIN ~ NDtH'A pOAc
by Bowen r. Church Of the American
band
BANQUET AT THE WELLINGTON.
At the wellington. on the conclusion OF
fhe exercises at Infantry hall. the knights
'bad -thair- ladies sat down 10 n banquet
3hat lasted until 1890 o'clock. No speeches
we're INDUCED I'm at the wellington. the
program at the hall having taken the
|lace OF the usual postprandial exercises.
lut all enjoyed the excellent menu that
rss provided After the banquet many
the members present, especially those
(om out of town. proceeded 10 the hall
tsrtained all night