The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-24
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Grand Peckham aud Brother Taylor were
reported TO be about the same, and
Brothers Il idy aud Robbins, who are out
of town, were not heard from. just ~
the members Of the lodge were about TO
take their departure an alarm was heard
In the outer ante room which proved
to be large delegation from
Swarts lodge, who were cordially
received by Noble Grand H. s. Miles
Noble Grand Ralph Mayor OF Swsrts
lodge was the first speaker. who said th,t
he was sorry that there was no degree
work, as he would like to see how we'll
Crescent lodge had done their work. He
then refer. ed to the excellent manner in
which his (Swarts) lodxe conferred the
degrees. and he claimed they were far
ahead Of any other lodge in the city.
The members of Crescent lodge
pride themselves upon being
about as good rs any one when
il comes to degree work, aud
Brother Edward Eaton was called upon
TO see that the Cresents' end Of the story
was kept up. and when he had concluded
his remarks the members Of Swarts
lodge thought that there might be orc
other lodge that could do the work just
as we'll as they could. and the subject was
changed. A Blackstone" was passed
and in a few moments the large room had
the appearance Of smokehouse.
The committee appointed by Roger Will
liams lodge to prepare an entertainment
for the officers Of Manufacturers. Anchor
aud the Grand lodge on the evening OF
Tuesday, December IL, reported that they
had attended TO their duties. 1t was also
voted to a tend the fair OF What Cheer
lodge on the evening OF Monday, Decem-
ber 4.
The sewing circle connected with Ra-
chel kebekah lodge met at the residence
OF Brother and Sister Charles Virgins,
on Doyle avenue, last evening and spent
q very pleasant evening.
IL is expected that three applications for
memb rship will he received at the meet
ing OF Roger Williams lodge next Tues
day evening.
Grand Master J. Milton Payne and
suite made an official visit TO Mount
Vernon dge last Wednesday evening.
During the early part Of the evening the
in!tiatory degree was conferred upon one
candidate, after which speeches were
made and a collation. was served.
A "feed" will be the attraction at the
meeting of Canouicus ledge this even
ing.
Grand Patriarch John ID. Paterson an d
site will be the guests Of NarraRansett
enca npment this evening.
The report OF Grand Patriarch r. T. Lee
OF Maine shows satisfactory progress: Num-
ber Of members, $500; encampments, so;
gain in members since last report, 1913;
number of Patriarchs relieved, 4sl; amount
of relief. ,4S6. The report Of Grand Sec
retary Joshua Davis of the grand lodge
shows 0,139 members, asia past grands
and 5,577 Rebekahs; So, ,649 was paid out in
relief during the year; annual receipts,
SAG, 1851; invested funds, $602, ,095.
Bro. A. G. Wolford of Topeka has been
81 years an Odd Fellow. He accompanied
Grand Sire Wildey when the latter made
his trip south and west in the summer OF
1888 and assisted him in instituting lodges
In Illinois.
The present assets of the sovereign grand
lodge are s121, ,779.96.
Past Grand Representative Mckinney OF
New Hampshire has sailed with his family
to Colombia, South America. He is minis
ter plenipotentiary to that place on a salary
Of $1,000 year.
1t 10 decided that any member Of lodge
has the same right to vote on the penalty
that he would have were he not counsel.
During the past sovereign grand lodge
year there was gain of about "a per cent
in membership in British Columbia.
The chief patriarch of Schiller encamp
ment Of Baltimore is ever IS years Of age.
The success and proper management Of Q
lodge depend in very great degree upon
the efficiency and attention of the noble
grand recording secretary and permanent
secretary.
There was paid during the last grand
lodge year in District of Columbia jurisdic.
tlon for benefits, relief for widowed fami
lies, watching the sick, ETC., S11 1856 81, ac-
cording to the figures Of the grand secretary.
American Odd Fellowship exists In all
the provinces Of British North America,
Australia, Germany, Switzerland, Norway,
Sweden, Denmark. France, Japan, Chill,
Cuba, Mexico and other foreign countries.
There are about 100 subordinate lodges in
Chicago. In Philadelphia there are 152.
Oberlin lodge of Lowell, Mass, celebrat
ed its 1ftieth anniversary Nov. Is.
An effort is being made to provide Sc
ries of evening entertainments for the en-
joyment OF the inmates of the Pennsylva
MIA Odd Fellows home during the coming
winter.
Walla Walla, Wash, is truly an Odd
Fellow town. Grand Secretary Shaw makes
boast that they have an Odd Fellow foi
every two voters, and no other town in the
United States can show such a record.
Grand secretaries and grand scribes were
denied the privilege of examining the so
oret work during the esessions Of the S. G. l..
General Underwood was voted his p. M.
flag, desk and chair in appreciation of his
services as commander of the Patriarchs
Militant.
j. A. Barker of America lodge, No. 25,
Philadelphia. and member of the Brother.
hood of Railway Trainmen, stationed at
Houston, has made the Pennsylvania Or.
phans' home the beneficiary Of his death
benefit Of 81 900 in the latter organization.
Between thirty and forty names have
been placed upon the charter list for the
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