The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-03
The Am. Mechanics.

Garfield council will hold an interest
Ing session this evening and lovers OF q
good time, whether members Of this
council or not, should make an effort to be
present.
There was m attendance o. 215 mt the
nesting OF Union council last Friday
evening. The attraction was the confer
ring of the first degrees upon eighteen
candidates by the degree team from Gar
field council. Twelve applications for
membership were received.
This evening the first degree will be
conferred upon number of candidates.
The charter OF Columbia council was
closed last evening aud the event was
celebrated by conferring the first degree
upon forty-sx Candidates, and number
OF applications for membership were re-
ceived.
Past Councillor Fred Alexander OF
Connecticut has severed his connection
with tue order in that state and has
placed his card in Union council. He has
been elected to the position of degree
master, and he. with the remainder of the
team. propose TO out do any team In the
state.
Next Wednesday evening State Coun-
cillcr Wayland X. Smyth and suite will
make IN Official visit to Columbia coun-
Gil.
Ex-S ate Councillor Ira ID. Goff has
been appointed chairman of the commit
tte on printing for the National council.
Martha Washington council, Daugh-
ters of Liberty, held well-attended
meeting last Wednesday evening.
For some reason unknown the official
visit OF the state councillor and suite to
Enterpri'e council Of Pawtucket was
overlooked last Friday evening, and the
fact was brought TO the attention of State
Councillor Wayland X. Smyth at a late
hour, al G as he had made an engagement
to be at "a meeting OF one of the councils
at Attleboro on that evening, he dele
gated ex-Councillor Ira ID. Goff to visit
the council and explain mattera This
he die, and at a. later day another
visit will be arranged. and it is hoped by
the members Of the council. as well as the
members OF the state board, 1t will be q
success
Burnside council met last Tuesday
evening. There was large attendance.
The drst degree Of the order was conferred
upon two candidates, the new degree
team doing the work for the first time,
and their work gave entire satisfaction.
AT the meeting next Tuesday evening the
secon degree will be conferred.
At the meeting OF Columbia council
last Wednesday evening twenty-one ap-
plicitions for membership were received.
permission given twenty-four applicants
to be initiated. and nineteen candidates
were initiated in the first degree.
Lincoln council met last Wednesday
evening and ten candidates were admit
ted to the first degree.
Burnside council is to build hall of its
own and ex-Councillors Fred Monroe,
George White aud Captain Isaac Rogers
weie app 0infed committee to procure q
building lot.
Deputy State Cour ciilor Ralph Mayor
aud suits will officially visit Elmwood
council on the evening of Monday Nov.
lS. The members propose to tender their
deputy and his staff royal welcome, and
grand time is being prepared.
Two Candle es were initiated in the first
degree at the meeting Of Narragansett
council last Nedne d ~ evening. An In
vitation was received and accepted from
Rhede Island council to take place on
Wednesday evening, Nov. Is