The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-29

L. A. COOK. Der of the commit
tees on correspondence and judiciary. In
1901 he was elected grand warden. During
the past year he has filed the ofvs of dep
uty grand master and has had Tn charge
the Rebekah lodges in Whitman. Fast Wey-
mouth and South Weymouth. Mr.. Cook
was married Feb. %. 1875. to Miss Lucinda
A. Clark of Blackstone. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cook are both members of Abigail Adams
Rebekah lodge, No. 90. Of South Weymouth.
Next Thurs lay evgring he officers and
members OF Mizp,h X bekah lodue will
be the gnests of X b, lodge OF Bristol.
The party will leave al 7;i5 la the evening
on a speciat train.
Fraternity encampm mt had n small
attendance at the meeting last evening.
owing to the fact that many OF the men,
I lers who belong TO the order Of Red Men
were at the meeting of Pettac psett tribe
of Red Men, where the members OF
Watchemoket tribe were ente timed.
Roger Williams lodge rehearsed the
initiatory degree last Tue day event q.
Rachel Rebeksh lodge met lat Monday
evening. o. Wednesday AFTERNOON the
degree team of the lodge met ia o ID Eel
lows hall, where few hours were spent
in drilling under the super vision Of Past
Cant n william S. johnson will meet
next MOI day evening.
A portion Of the grand officers who
went 10 Chicago ars expected TO arrive
home tom ,rrow. Grand Master Milton
PAYNE aud Grand Representative E,c,
John CCckcro.t will rot return for 80 ne
time as th,y have gone father West.
Brother Mills II Manufacturers lodqe
left this city for Chicago last Wed esday
morning. He will remain a~ay about
three weeks.
At e conclusion OF the meeting OF
What Che lodge last Tue. ~ evening
the fair committee held spsci Il meeting
and 1t was dec ded TO hold e fair during
the wee k beginning Nov. 20.
Next Friday evening Pilgrim lodge
will eet in Rhode Island lodge X. OF p.
hall No. 25 Westminster street. The
itiatory degree will be conferred. which
will be followed by the regular house
warming ex rcises OF the order.
The initatory degree will be conferred
upon one candidate next We lnesday
evening.
The members OF the canton are muci
pleased with the action OF the Severe IN
lode in. relation to this branch Of the or
DER, while the members the encamp-
ment branch are not so much in favor Of
1.
Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge OF
Mississippi George q. billiard has been ap-
pointed United States minister to Ecuador.
Olive Branch lodge of Charlestown,
Mass, has "A cash balance in the bank OF al
most $4,000, although the lodge is not over
10 years old.
Our motto, as interpreted by three great
minds: Friendship-the tendcrest tie of
the human heart.-Victor Hugo. Love
the pure essence of Deity in man.-Ralph
Waldo Emerson. Truth-the eternal OF.
spring Of God.-Eenry Ward Beecher
Stokely Finnacon of Columbia lodge, No.
10, Washington, died recently, he having
been on the sick list between Is and 90
years. The lodge performed faithfully its
duties during all that period and also paid
him over 5000 in benefits
Captain j. L. Weston has been elected
major OF the First battalion, First reg-
ment, Patriarchs Militant Of the state OF
Missouri.
The total membership in Ohio Jan. was
60,7l5. They have been second on the list
until this year, when they were supplanted
in their place of honor by New York. Penn
sylvania leads with membership of over
10000
AT the recent special session of the grand
lodge of New York l53 past grands received
the grand lodge degree.
Brother ID. G. Taylor was reported as
not being quite as well, Plst Grand Peck
ham about the same anu Brother Charles
Fenner well at the meeting of Crescent
lodge last Tuesday evening.
Ma flower lodge h,d a l,rye atten-
dance last Wednesday evening. During
the early portion OF the evening the in-
itiatory degree was rehear ed aud under
the head OF the good Of tAe or Ter, Past
Grand A. G. Clemen e gave a We y inter-
esting account OF his trip frlm this ci y
to Chicago. the fair. and h return. The
ini tory degr,e wi be conferre On one
candidate next Wednes lay evening.
Vics-Grand John q. Brown Past Grand
Ben Bro vn and Brother Willari j. Ian
sing were appointed commtie, in Eagle
lodge last Wednesday eve ing to arrange
for q series OF socials to be held during
the fall aud winter sensop.
Mrs. Maria A. Wilson, the delegate to
the convention OF the Dil,ghters OF Rebe-
kaN, will return to this city next Sunday.
A few of the members of Pilgrim 10 ge
superi nj euded the re nova OF the para
ph rnala OF the lodge TO their future
home to-day,
AS soon rs the alterations on the lodge
room OF Good s ,maritah lodge OF Paw
tucket have been com ,lcted il will
receive visit from Mount Pleasnt ledge.
who are to make a series OF visitations
during the fall and winter.
On Monday evening, o ;tober 0. Dis ret
Deputy Grand Master w. ID. Ma h and
suite will officially visit North Star led G.
aud at the meeting OF Olive
Prauch lodge last evening
the n enbers voted to accompany Brother
Nash, he being amember OF Olive Branca
ledge. There will undou btedly be W rk
In one of the degrees upon this occ lsion.
There was y large attendance at the
sess on OF Naomi Rebekah lodge last
evening. One epplic ition for memb ber-
ship was received aud two candidates we're
initiated. The next session will lie teld
Thursday evening, when there will be
work In the degree. aud he district