The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-06
Odd Fellowship.

Ter str et this evening Tor the nrst time.
The initatory degree will be conferred.
and the ceremony no doubt willy.be fol-
lowed by q supper.
The inltiatory degree was oonfsvred
npon two candle idates In What Cheer lodge
last Tuesday evening. There was q very
large attendance. II has been the cus-
tom Of this lodge to have chowdsr upon
the lht thsinitiatory degree 10 confs rrsd.
but for acme unknown reason this i'm
portant feature was eithsr forgotten or
was slip of the caterer
There were at least 200 members OF the
order present at the session OF Rose Stan
dish Rehekah lodge last Monday evening.
The lodge had for its guests Occidental
lodge Of Attleboro aud kuth lodge
OF this city. The degree OF the order was
exemplifie In q very artistic manner bv
the degree tsam Of Occidental lodge. At
the conclusion of the degree work the
party repaired to Red Mems hall whore
banquet was serve and an hour or more
was very PLEASANTLY spent.
This evening Ruth Rsbekah lodge will
entertain its deputy. Mrs. May Thurbsr.
and the vfficers and members OF Beulah
and Miriam LODGES The In itiaiory oere-
n,ony will be exempli6ed.
On Thursday, Oct. ~ Deputy Lizzie
Carr will make an Official visit To Mao
mi Rsbekah lodge. The officers Of the
grand lodge and the Representative OF
the sovereign grand lodge have been In
vi ed. One or more candidssss will be
initiated.
Roger Williams lodge had a 20 ID attend
ance last Tuesday. The snbjrct
Of sociablity was discussed asd IL
was decided to indulge In little
OF social life = during tile coal
Weather. and in all probab Titles at
tie next meeting q c,mpetent committee
will I've appointed to arrange for = series
of socials. Among the visitors were p ,st
Grand Master Peer 3. Trumpler, who
Y YEA very Interesting account OF tn
trip OF the officers OF the grand lodge to
the Worlds fair.
The attendance at the 80 sslon OF Cres.
cent lodge was good last Thursday even.
ing Brothers ID ivid Taylr.l G. A. Gil
ert and Past Grand w. II. Peck ham wsre
reported t, be improving. Brother Will
] am Hartford Of Mlzpah lodge OF Hiver-
hill. Mass, was present and IN ,de very
interesting address. Brother J. w. Grams
ton added no small amouut Of fun to the
,ccasion.
II the future he social OF Westminster
lodge will be in charge OF Vice Grand
John Mullen, Brother William Cotton
aud Noble Grand william Bradbury.
Past Grand Isaac Potter. who WAS injured,
is getting along very nicely.
Member Of the order to see the thtrl
degree exempIihed just as it should he
should visit Westmn nster lodge upon the
evening when Past Grani John Binnn M
aud his team have candidate. as they
propose to outdo anything In the state
aud give New En- gland a hard rub for
6rst place.
CAnonic IS lodge meets this evening.
when Gra1d Warden George II. McKln-
! on will be present and tell n portion of
what he saw and heard while at the
World, fair.
The newly appointed social COMMITTEES
OF Eagle lodge reported last elnesday
evening that the meml ers deemed 1t ad
visabie to hold series OF cials during
the winter. 7
Tweni five thousand dollars has been
txrcnded forr building in the city. o
Bsltimore for the use OF the officers OF
tles sversig grand lodge, VIII re the hesd
Of the order will lie prominently 10 ated.
The work on the building owned 10y
Good Samaritan lodge is being donc as
fast as possible aud il " expected 10 have
it completed by the midd Of November.
when it will he dedicated.
The question OF dues aud benefits was
about the only matter OF any Importance
that secured any great amount Of atten.
tion at the re ent meeting of the sover-
ei0n grand lodge. aud IL was finally de-
cided to ask all OF the Jurisdictions to con-
slider the matter and through the
representatives to the next session have
the matter settlei. The many ideas from
into consideration aud the best ones will
be adopted.
The committee who has charge Of the
proposed change in the government of
the Rsbekuh lod res will make its report
at the next session OF the sovereign
grand LODGE.
The attendance at the session Of Olive
Branch lodge was very much larger than
usual last evenings Brother Youlden.
organist, rendered his resignation. The
lodge was given very pleasing account
of the Worlds fair by one
OF its y members who has
recently returned from Chicago. Amoig
the strangers prssert were brothers Ear
rest Lundt, and David III Patterson Of
Polar Star lodge OF New Haven, Conn.
and Brother William j. Hartford OF Miz.
pah lodge OF Haverhill, Mass.
No lodge OF Old Fellows Ia rhis state
has prcttier or "A bettos arranged hall
than Anchor lodge at Manton 1t Is the
only lodge In the city that IL lighted by
electricity. At the present time workmen
are engaged in putting In a heater
of the latest pattern. The hall Il already
rented to number of PARTIES. 80 that
there is an income sufficient TO pay fair
interest on the money expended to build
the hail. Beginning with TIL hrst OF
next month degree work will be had at
each meeting. 1
At the last meeting of Faith Rebekah
10 re six applications for membership
were received and ns many moro will bs
received at the meeting this evening.
There was large attendar CO mt the meet
in, Of Swarts lodge las. Wednesday
evening. The initiatory degree was con-
ferred upon one candidate Next Wed.
nesday evening the FIRST degree will be
conferred upon one candidate. The work
,yill ha dana under tha an mar vi aion of