The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-10
Doings Of Fraterna| Orders.

the honor Of nominating the mayor-eleet
OF Pawtuckst. Henry 4 Tiepkle.
Grand Vice Chancelior Walter Scott
ledge Last Monday evening.
As the weather grows cooler the az end
snce at the sessions Of ST. George lodge
grows larger, which 10 extremely crafty
ing 70 the ofliosrs Al the meeting last
Wednesday evening the third rank was
conferred upon one candidate. aud the
social eommittse distributed tickets
among the members for the entertain
ment. and social 10 lie held Wednesday
evening. Nov. x1
Al the msst'ng Ci Sterling division
next Monday svanlug a first lieot tenant
will be el~c' sd TO hi the vacancy caused
by the rssiEpAtiou II w. X. Griffith, who
has been appointed TO the position of ad-
jutant Of the second battalion.
AT least one application for membership
will DO received - the meeting OF Rhode
lslDnd divisisb pext Moudsy evening".
Al the me~ssrR cf Union division last
Monday Ss kLiRht Fled Thompson was
Installed ss tsthsurer by Ii. o. Truo OF
Colonel N. w. Piei,s's staff. Lieutenant
Colonel J. u. CAILtLtsr was among the
visitors
The Oldest son Of Past Grand Chancel-
lor y. N. Golf -hAs- -returl ed home ia "a
very critical eGndifion. He Is sutfe RUG
with consun piion.
Enterpriss lodge held a very pleasant
session isst evening. Past Chantellcrs
j. II. Hailsr. NJ. d.. William >.
McQulry. Brothers Robert Snees-
ton. J s Reed aud Brown OF
Smitbonisn lrdyc entertained the gatier
Ing with o few remarks. A Committee OF
one was appointed. vita power to select
four other of she members, I, form a
social committee. the nams> or which
will be announced next TuuIs lay eveL-
ing.
Elmw ODD lodge ccnsette the rank OF
esquire upoa ono Candidate / ST Wednes-
day evening
Poughkeepsic (N. " lodge. No. zs, paid
out in the past six months over $0CJ for sick
benefits and funeral expenses.
A brother of Triumph lodge, No. IG5.
Poughkeepsic. n. ", has been suspended
for 10 years for conduct unbecoming gen.
tleman and X. of p. He was also suspend
ed from the U. II. for the same term OF
years.
New Haven knights have established
needs of members of other jurisdictions
who may be among them.
There are now five mounted divisions OF
the uniform rank. Tie last was recently
instituted ut st. Joseph. Mc., the members
of which arc all mounted ON white horses.
The condition OF the uniform rank, un.
der tho sagacious management of Major
General Carnahan, is most excellent
The pglzes 10 AZ awarded TO divisions for
proficiency la drill at the encampmcnt In
Washington In 1894 are as fellows: First
prize. 81 500, and 20 each member Of the
drill team aSir knights jewel; second prize
for proficiency in drill, 81, 200; third. 81 ,0C0:
fourth, $50, fifth. $500, sixth, 500. seventh,
800. eighth, $500. ninth, $500, tenth, Si00
The Pyihian press * agitating the ones
ticn OF creating the uniform rank higher
rank OF the order.
Fifteen new lodges have beca instituted
and several reorganized since The last scs
sion of the grand lodge of Pennsylvania.
The Knights Of PythiaS have the largest
membership OF fraternal socictios in the
Hawaiian Islands, and IL was from the uni
form rank that the governments obtained
its officers for the army which preserves
peace IN the realm.
Rhode Island has a membership of :, ,s9a
Supreme Chancellor Blackwell has re-
Gently announced through the medium OF
private correspondence that members OF
the order cannot join the Pythian Sisters
without thereby violating their obliga.
tions
The memb mbership Of the uniform rank Ia
Ohio is at present about 1900 persons
The Pythian Sisters organization is q
good one, and has contributed materially
to tho growth and development of our or
der In many sections Of the country.
The annual reports us just issued by I'll,
supreme keeper OF records anil seal show
the following figures: Total membership
last report was 80, ,994; initiated since, ~.
l06; reinstated, 5,254: admitted by card
1925 suspended, 23,023: expelled. l35,
dropped. Csc; Withdrawn by card, 0.09i; died,
3,4GO; leaving total membership tlia report
1894 in 5,5.2 subordinate lodges, the ne,
gain being 81, Geo.
In New Hampshire every county has a
Pythian lodge. The knights OF hat state
are evidently at work.
In Michigan 25 new lodges were instituted
,ast year. Increase of membership. 1857
Not bad years work.
There are 226 lodges in New York state;
membership. l9.064; increase during the
year. $3.50.
Kansas City division. uniform rank. has
a cornet band Of its own