The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-18
The Am. Mechanics.


Lucy w. Hayes council will be insti-
tuted in Elmwood hall, corner Of Elm
wood and Poters avenues. this evening.
by National Secretary w. o. Staples, as
sisted by the mem bers of Betsey Williams
council. and the following officers will be
Installed: Junior ex-councillor. Elvira
Wilbur; junior ex-associate councillor,
Caroline NJ. Packard councillor. Susan
Fisher; vice councillor, Emma Joslin
associate councillor, Eliza Kenyon; as
sociate vice councillor, Ellen Campbell;
guide, Ida Scott; recording secretary,
associate recording secretary. Carrie
Peck financial secretary, Carrie Allen;
treasurer, Celia Rogers; inside guard,
Mary A. Ghirardini; outer guard, Chas.
Il. Sherman.
Martha Washington council will be one
year old this evening. The event is to be
properly observed.
Narragansett lodge held q lively sort of
a session last Wednesday evening. There
was no work, the time being devoted to
the good of the order.
Last Tuesday evening the third de-
gree was conferred upon three candidates
In America council.
The Executive council held its regular
meeting In the Office Of the State council
yesterday afternoon.
Nathaniel Greene council met last Mon
day evening. The first degree was con-
ferred upon one candidate. This council
has seven candidates under way aud be-
ginning with the first meeting IN Septem-
Der will settle down TO work.
The officers of the State council will
make an official visit to Volunteer coun-
Gil Monday evening. August %.
Union council No. 20, will be instituted
in Red Mems hall, corner of Cranston
and Winter street, next Friday evening
Owing to death in his family State
Councillor Wayland r. Smyth was un-
able to participate In the festivities of
Woonasquatucket council last evening.
Elmwood council met at their hall on
the corner Of Elmwood and Potters ave.
nues at 7:15 last evening and boarded
special car for Mantou. The council
was accompanien by the drum corps.
which furnished music for the occasion.
The twenty-sixth council of the order
will be instituted at Peacedale Monday
evening, September There are at the
present time about forty names on the
charter list.
A large delegation from Wincheck
council is enjoying camp life near Wes-
terly.
The weather was not all that the menu
bers of Woonasquatucket council would
like last evening as they had made ex-
tensive preparations for q grand time in
Manton, as they were to be presented
with the handsome silk banner that
was awarded them for having the
largest per cent of members in line on
the occasion Of the annual field day.
The membership at that time was thirty
four, thirty-one Of them being in line.
AS it was their council chamber was
filed to its utmost capscity, there being
representative present from all the
councils in the vicinity. State Vice
Councillor II. f., True on behalf OF
the state council made the pre-
sentation. The flag was presented to
the state council some time ago by
Brother j. C. Sherwood of Stamford,
Conn, with the understanding that it
would be given to the council making the
best showing on the date OF the field day,
Had the evening been pleasant the
gathering would have been one OF the
largest OF the order in this state.
A council of the Daughters of Liberty
will be instituted in the north end thurs
day evening, September Z.
At the meeting OF Garfield council last
Friday one candidate was initiated in
the first degree. The second degree will
be conferred this evening