The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-09
SECRET SOCIETIES.
ODD FELLOWS.

day evening.
initiatory degree on two or more candi-
dates the last Tuesday in the month.
Vice Grand X. l.. Smith Of Oliver
Branch Lodge has returned from his va
cation.
Canonicus Lodge meets this evening.
present and get tickets for the field day.
Noble Grand Benoni Lewis will have
one of the city lodges pay his lodge Cove
nent) a visit In the near future. :
Westminster Lodge will celebrate Its
twentieth. birthday next Monday evening.
Anchor lodge will soon build its new
Past Grand Spencer has removed to
Warden Mcdonald Of Friendly Union
lodge Is at home from an extended stay
In Nova Scotia.
The members of Canonicus lodge think
that they cannot wait for 1893 for an
other days outing, SO they will make
their second trip of the season TO Rhodes
on-the- Pawtuxet, Wednesday, Sept. IA.
Grand Patriarch G. A. MAYO of Maiden,
G. e. Pierce last Monday evening.
There is some talk Of forming one more
Rebekah Lodge in Warren and vicinity.
Mrs. A. Dana and Mrs. Alexander NJ
Sawyer of PROVIDENCE were the guests
OF Celestial Lodge laat Monday.
last Monday evening. One application
for membership was received. There
being no special business before the lodge
IL was closed at an early hour. so that the
building committee might hold session,
when when plans for the new hall were ex-
Past Grand Button Of Mayflower Lodge
u away on his vacation. and Will be gone
two weeks.
Hope Lodge lad good attendance last
Monday evening. Brothers Lester l.:
and w. H. Rice p. g. and Past Grands
Winslow and Sherry remain about. the
same. Brothers Alden of Acushnet
Lodge of New Bedford, Mass, and HER
lihy Of Washington Lodge, who are being
proved. The initiatory degree was con-
ferred on one candidate In very pleasing
manner. The first degree will be con-
ferred next Monday evening.
The attendance in Crescent Lodge Is
steadily on the increase, and the members
are beginning to take an active interest
in the business of the lodge Last Tues
day evening Brother Allen was reported
to be improving, and Past Grand Peck
ham aud Brother Taylor are about the
same. One application for membership
was received. William I. Huntington,
=. G., thinks of looking through the
archives OF the lodge TO see IL he can find
coffee pot that at one time played
prominent part in the welfare of the
lodge. If found the aroma OF Java and
Mocha will be inhaled as the members
enter the ante-room.
ESPilgrim Lodge had good attendance
last Tuesday evening. Brothers Arnold,
Appleton, Anthony aud Chapman remain
about the same Commencing with Octo-
ber the lodge will have degree work, and
the ficers hope that every member who
can will be present every Tuesday even
II az in "A nf
the order was enjoyed last Tuesday even
ing.
Spencer b. Hopkins, p. G., of Crescent
Lodge will soon take vacation.
Past Grand j. Henry Wilbur OF Frank
lin Lodge. will spend his vacation in the
wilds of New Hampshire:
j. NJ. Batty. T. g., I. "A Salisbury, p.
G., and G. II. Remington, will engineer
the excursion of Canonicus Lodge,
Wednesday, the 14th.
Rachel Rebekah Lodge meets next
Monday evening. There will be work in
the degree.
The father of Grand Master Henry T.
Easton and ex-Sherif benjamin Easton
died at his residence in Newport. last
Saturday, and was buried last Wednes-
day.
Among the items OF business to be
transacted at the session of the Supreme
Lodge will be the 1s-year-old, minimum
aud LIQUOR laws. The first will. without
doubt, be defeated, the second modified
and the last left with the State Grand
Lodges.
Roger williams had good attendance
last Tuesday evening, the first. degree
was given ten candidates. The sick
members remain about the same. The
second degree will be conferred next
Tuesday evening.
the first degree last Wednesday evening,
the work being done in an excellent man
ner. Brother Davitt was reported well,
Past Grand Norris remains about the
same, and Brother DeGroat is in preca-
rious condition. Among the visitors
nant Lodge, and Brother Sanford of
Columbia Lodge. The second degree
will be given one candidate next Wednes-
day evening, under the supervision Of
Past Grand Petrie.
Franklin Lodge had fair attendance
degree was conferred on one candidate.
The first degree will be in order next
Wednesday evening.
Swarts Lodge had short but interest
ing session last Wednesday evening.
Brother Fuller was reported to be about
the same. Short and pithy remarks were
made by Past Grand Chappelle and Bro
ther Harrington. The first degree will he
conferred next Wednesday, on one can
didate
Friendly Union Lodge will make fra
ternal visit To one of the lodges of the
order in Fall River next month.
Olive Branch Lodge had large number
OF its members present at its session last
evening. The newly elected vice grand,
X. l.. Smith. was installed by Past Grand
Hunter. Brothers Handy, Brown. Wal
dron and Stoddard are improving. Broth
er G. II. Drew of Worcester, Mass, was
among the visitors. This lodge will have
work next month.
Naomi Rebekah Lodge had very largo
attendance last evening. Many of the
officers of this lodge are still absent on
their vacations. Next week the question
of holding settles of socials the coming
fall and winter will be brought up for
action.
Noble Grand John w. Brown Of Friend
ly Union Lodge and Mrs. Brown will
spend n few days in Newport with friends.
The members of Faith Rebekah Lodge
and their friends will meet at the resi-
dence of Brother and Sister Hunter to-
morrow evening and partake OF bean
supper.
Mount Vernon Lodge held large and