The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-01-21
SOCIETY NEWS.

SOCIETY NEWS.
Quite delegation from E,na Council
No. 90, United Fellowship, visited Roger
Williams Council, in Providence, last
| Monday evening, and reported n royal
reception from the members of the sister
council.
Perseverance Division of the Uniform
Rank went 10 Providence last Wednes.
day evening and with the other uniformed
divisions Of the State were inspected in
the armory Of Nsrragansett Division. IN
the Wayland Building. by Col. Lewis T..
Davis.
The regular meeting Of Perseverance
Lodge, X, Of r., last Tuesday evening.
was well attended in spite of the snow
storm. There being no work regular
! business meeting was in order at which IA
large amount of business was transacted.
\ Brother Mciann was reported as not
! the next meeting the cbivalric rank Of
| Knight will be worked.
! The second meeting Of Eina Council
No. 90, United Fellowship, was held in
and despite the inclemency Of the weather
was we'll attended. Three Candidates
were initiated, among whom was n lady
whose courage in facing the heavy snow
storm 10 be present and initiated into the
mysteries of the order was commended
! 10y all the members present The officers
were called upon for the fi!st time 10
perform the initiatory work and with the
! display their ability did the work, with
the aid Of the rituals, In n praiseworthy
manner. The officers should try and
memorize the work, as they are fully
capable Of, and do away with the rituals
! during initiation and by thus doing will
make the best set Of officers in the order
! in Rhode Island. AT the next meeting.
| Tuesday evening next, twenty candidates
ARE expected 20 be present and receive
the initiatory work. At the last meeting
Instructor Arthur q. Chamberlain was
installed and large amount Of routine
business transacted.
Suppose we could look behind the
scenes and see into the bereaved families
which have received the vast sum of
money paid by th. fraternal benefit
paying organizations, what volumes
could be filed with the records Of benefits
thus conferred. Every payment has
brought relief which doubtless In n
majority Of instances has saved the fam
ly from want, if not actual poverty. We
might record too, the number Of children
those orders have furnished means of
education and the widows they have
given money 20 pay for homes. How
brilliant and white with the glow Of
charity does this work appear. The
best of il IL that these millions of bene-
fits were secured by the payment Of smnll
monthly assessments. which were not too
heavy 10 be easily carried, and no family
gas stin,ed ia order 10 meet the trifing
calls. The fraternal societies have done
a work as immense ms its kind. IL Is the
duty of every man twho In n NAM 10 be
oOme n member of some one Of these
fraiernsl societies. The payment Of five,
four. three. two. one thousand, or even
five hundred dollars means great deal 10
ninety-nine of every hundred families In
the land in case ~ the death Of the pro-
,ec,or or bies winner II means school
ing for the children, clothing, shelter and
in many cases even bread for the widow
and ORPHANS. which would otherwise be
obtained only in the poor house and
asylum. Poverty crushes out the cour-
age of It's victims and makes children
tremble when the finger of scorn IL
pointed At them by thoughtless COM
panions Poverty IL often the parent oi
Ignorance; ignorance fosters crime; and
crime yictimizes the world. The man
therefor who with the opportunities
offered by n fra,ernal order ~ provide
for his dependants does not do ~, o,assumes
the responsibility for a train u possible
evils for which the world should hold
him strictly responsible. He should be
counted unworthy 90 associate with bis
fellowmen.aud merits only the eIecration
II those who believe that man IL put upon
earth 20 do his duty 10 God, his family
and bis neighbors. There are few men
who cannot. with very little self denial.
pay the cost ola benefit certificate in an
order. and even IL IL involve the loss Of
much personal qualification the duty IL
incumbent on every man 10 make the
sacrihce.