The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-08
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degr. Q presented hinself for that degree.
it other work by the lodge prevented bis
re; living the same. The hrs. degree will
be conferred next Wednes lay evening.
SwGr lodge had a very large attend
a ico last We inesday evening. There were
members of Eagle. Westminster, Unity,
Or sc ut. Roger Williams aud Amity
lodges preseli.
The initiatorydegree WAS conferred
upoatlr candidates; tn, work
wns 20 in most excellent and
impressive manner. AT the close
OF the initint. ri cereno y Past
Grand Potter gave very interes,-
Ing account OF his trip TO the Worlds
Fair. Remarks OF very pleasing
nature were made by Others. The first
6egre, will be conferred next Wedi esday
evening.
Pilgrim lodge has decided to make it's
home in the center of the city. for at the
m .etlng h. Id last Tuesday evening IT, was
voted To change it's place OF meeting from
Elmwood 10 ige X of p. hall to Rhode
Island lodge X. OF T.. hall, the latter being
located at 25 Westm inster street. The
nights of meeting have been changed
from Tuesday to Friday ev n
ing,. The cnange will be made
on the first +. iday in October. when the
lodge will be pleased to receive their
friends at their new home. OIe week
from next Tuesday the initiatory degree
will b. conferred upon Que c indidate.
Grand Repr, sentative p. j. Trumpler
acco npanied by his wife left Boston this
moraing for the West. Mr.. and Mrs.
Trump'er will 90 rs far as Mansfield
Ohi", an will remain there about a week
with h. parents OF Mr.. Trumpler. Then
Mr.. and Mrs. Trumpler will proceed
TO Milwaukee where the session OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge TO be held.
Next Thur day Grand Master j. Milton
Payne. Deputy Grand Master j. r. c.
Farnham, Grand Secretary William ii.
Il. Mosley, Grand Warden George IL.
Mackinnon, Gran Marshal A. j. Cush-
ing Of the Grand lodge. Grand Patriarch
John d. Patsrson, Deputy Grand Patri-
arch John A. Sulloway Of the Grand en-
can pment and other members OF the
order will leave this city for Chicago as
the represent atives Of this state. They
will also be in attendance at the session
OF the Supre ne lodge that Is to hold its
annual session.
At the meeting OF the Crescent lodge
last Tuesday evening Brother Charles
Fenner was reported as teing severely i'll;
Past Graz d Peckham ID Brother Taylor
about he same Brothers l.. w.
Spencer and Gilbert were reported sick.
The attenda ance was not very large, but
the members are looking for brighter
days. as many OF the members who have
been out Of town for the summer are
ready to come home.
Extensive operations are being made
upon the building owned by Good
Samaritan lodge. Among the improve
ments are several bay windows. and when
completed it will be one of the prettie st
halls in the state.
The most important items of bushes
that will come up for action before the
members Of the eSovereignGrand lodge will
he the revision Of the laws governing the
Rebekah and Patriarch Militant
branches Of the order. There are "a num-
Der Of suggestions offer, d, and it IL ex-
pected thata great deal of time will be
consumed ia disposing of the two items.
The executive and officers OF the Be-
besah convention met at the residence
Of Sister kinnicom last evening for the
purpose Of arranging for the eighth an
nual convention OF the order, which will
be held in Oddfellows hall Thursday
evening, Oct. 10. II the hall can be secured
upon that date. but there are some doubts
about it, as the hall is occupied by
another body upon that evening.
Reliance lodge had small attendance
last Thursday evening, but the few that
were present had a very pleasant time.
Fraternity encampment will meet next
Thursday evening.
Mizpah Rebekah lodge met last We'd
nesday evening. The lodge had its
deputy present who made very blessing
address.
What Cheer lodge did not have very
large attendance last Tu 'sday. A eau
ddate or two for one Of the degrees was
expected but failed to materialize The
date for the grand fall outing and the
me Of ball with the Canonicus
lodge has not yet been sett le upon. At
the close of the lodge the Building
Fund association held a very busy ses-
SION. AT the close of the lodge mex
Tuesday evening The com nittee, who has
the proposed fair In charIe, will meet
for the purpose Of arranging for the fair.
Among the visitors were Brother Fiske
OF Swarts lodge.
Minnehaha Encampment held a short
8 s>ion Wednesday evening.
x ANSbIc MIS-. "A.
Wilson has been elec ed "A delegate to rep
resent the members Of the Rebekah de-
gree in this state at the National Con-
ventio that will meet in Chic 60 Tues
day, september 26
There was a large attendance at the
session OK Mazeppa encampment last
Friday ;the royal purple degree was con-
ferred upon two candidates, and permis-
sion given one applicant to become n
member. The patriarchal degree will be
conferred next Friday evening.
The session of Mayf )wer lodge was
very much enjoyed by those present last
Wednesday evening and the attendance
was larger than on any evening during
the year. Brothers Crandall and Dawely
Il Harmony, and Past Graud Sanford Of
Columbia lodges were among the visitors
and added somewhat TO the pleasant
events Of tie evening. This lodge has
one candidate for the first degree aud one
for the bird.
Brother Willard I. L,nsiug OF Eagle
lodge fell into a cellarway last evening"
and was ouite badly injured As he va.