Thanks, Lisa! Great insight! I'll put it with the sheet music. I know where Reservoir is but not Auburn. I'll look next time I'm out in RI (I live in OR)! When Gansert Piano was in Hoyle Square it must have been a common connection to Bartlett music and JA Bartlett, Dorrance doesn't seem that far (today!). I'm disappointed that there is no date on the music, but it appears that it was 5cents. If I'm reading the symbol correctly. Lots of the Bartlett music and others from 1890-ish seems to be 5 cents. Even then, they'd have to sell a lot of sheets to make any money! Often there are advertisements on the back or samples of other "try this on your piano" sort of things that would give a clue. Thanks for doing all this work! It really adds to the piece and it's curiosity! Brenda Hopkins ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Lepore" <llepore@comcast.net> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:37 PM Subject: Re: [RIGENWEB] Query: Order of the Emorians > Hi Brenda - > > An interesting find, so I took a look - > > I think it's in Cranston - > > The Providence city directory of 1900 listed in the section > of Societies, Institutions, etc. > > Order of Emorians, Providence Lodge, Headquarters > at Emery House. Pres. Maurice C. Smith, Sec. Orville L. Leach > > Also in the 1900 - Bartlett's Emorian Concert Band, 5 Dorrance > and James A. Bartlett, music printers, 5 Dorrance, h. 265 Dean > > In the 1911 Cranston I find > Orville Leach proprietor Emery Park, cor Reservoir & Auburn. > Auburn [Cranston] house do > > He's also here in 1919-1920 Orville & Theresa > Orville died January 1, 1922 according to the 1924 directory > He is last listed in the 1922 directory still as proprietor of Emery > house. > > I found a Theresa Leach in 1927, 1930, 1936 & 1938 in the Auburn > section > of Cranston -440 Auburn Ave - listed as widow of Orville. > Last listing was in 1943, so she died or moved away between > 1943 and 1948 [the next directory I can look at] > > The 1930 says 1440 Auburn, but the others all say 440. > The 1927 and earlier say corner of Reservoir & Auburn, so > I think 440 Auburn is Emery Park. It's not listed in the > advertisements > as a hotel, and there are no listings for motels, or music. > > Maybe someone from that part of Cranston will have an idea? > > [Jean - are you still awake?] > > Lisa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brenda Hopkins" <behopkins1@earthlink.net> > To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 10:53 AM > Subject: [RIGENWEB] Query: Order of the Emorians > > > > Listers: > > I have just begun sorting through tons of sheet music from Gansert > > Piano, formerly of Providence & Johnston, RI. I came across an > > interesting piece that is copyrighted but not dated in the size > used in > > the late 1800s to early 1900s, Published by JA Bartlett Music Co. > of > > Providence. > > > > The cover reads as: > > "Dedicated to Orville L. Leach, The Founder of the Order of > Emorians > > and > > owner of Emery Park > > (Titled) The Emorian Cake-Walk by J A Bartlett March or > Two-Step > > (photo caption)View of Emery Park Where The Emorian Cake Walk > Was First > > Introduced. > > Published for Band and orchestra by JA Bartlett Music Co. 54 N. > Main > > St, > > Providence, RI > > Copyright by JA Bartlett Music Company" > > > > Has anyone any information on this organization or location of > this = > > park? I'm assuming that it was/is located in RI since the = > > author/publisher was in RI. I have tried the traditional > Internet > > search = > > engines with no hit on Emorians (that apply) or Orville L. > Leach. Any = > > help you could provide in identifying this piece would be > greatly = > > appreciated. > > Brenda Hopkins > > > > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Newport County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~rinewpor/ > To unsubscribe: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/mailist.html#unsubscribe > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.6/323 - Release Date: 4/24/06 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.6/323 - Release Date: 4/24/06