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

Vice Grand Goodell WIS present, having
fetu rned from. his vacation. be was
rendered Q hearty welcome. Oue candi-
date was given permission to receive the
initiatory degree. 4nat Of tkp tine was
spent In making ayrangsmenls for the
field day that ID to be held at Muddy
Cove, Saturday. August %. Party
wagons will leave the Pawtuxst bridge
ut II a. m. and Mt I o'clock and 2 o'clock
p.s m. vs
lodge has returned from his visit to the
Woilis fair. He was present at the
meeting last Tuesday and gave such
vivid description Of the fair that the
other members deem II unnecessary to
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Past Chief Patriarch Charles Champ
lain Of Frateroity encampment Is spend
ing his vac ,tion ut Coney Island.
Mizpah Rebekah lodge will meet next
Monday evening. J
Quite number of the members Of Re-
lance lodge were among the veterans
that We lt to Worce stor rest erday.
Franklin lodge had about its usual at
tendance last Wednesday evening. The
third degree was conferred upon one
candidate. .,t
What Cheer lodge conferred the second
degree upo, two candidates last Tues lay
evening. The third degree will be con-
ferred upon the same number or candi-
dates next tuesday evening.
Swarts lodge held we'll attended meet
ing last Wednesday evening. The sick
were reported to be about the same. The
base ballists occupied the greater portion
OF the evening. Noble Grand Ralph
Mayor wishes tn members OF the lodge
to remember that Wednesday evening,
August 30, has been selected a. the even
ing for "A full rehearsal or the degree
teams. The entire evening will be de-
voted to the work. On Wednesday. Sep
tember 6, there Will be a number OF eau
didates for the initiatory degree.
Mayflower lodge met as usual last
Wednesday, Noble Grand William II.
Hall presiding. The sick were reported
TO be improving. There were several
visitors present, among them being
Brother Ernon III. Dawley OF Harmony
lodge. East Greenwich. This lodge has
one candidate for the finish degree.
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock the
game OF baseball between n nine from
What Cheer and one from Swarts lodge
will be called upon the Lincoln field. The
game promises to be good one as both
mines have been getting ready for the
eveut all summer. The conditions are
that every player must be member OF
the lodge that his nine representa-
Ladies will be admitted free.
Roger Williams lolge met last Tues
day evening. There was no business
other thau to provide for six Of its mem
bers who are on the sick list.
Massashuck encampment met last
evening. There was no degree work.
One week from next Monday evening
Grand Patriarch John ID. Paterson and
board will visit Weetamore encampment.
Charity Rebskah lodge will have its
field day Wednesday. August 20. Old
Maid cove is the spot.
Next Thursday evening the members
of Crescent lodge and their friends Will
indulge in a moonlight excursion. The
boat leaves Spragus's wharf at 7i45.
Rachel Rebekah lodge held very
pleasant session last Monday evening.
Last Monday evening Grand Mister j.
Milton Payne and suite made an official
visit to Anthony lodge at Anthony.
Next Wednesday evening Friendship
lodge of Carolina will receive visit from
the grand officers.
The members OF Naomi Rebekah lodge
did not have just the sort Of day that
they would like yesterday for their out
ing. t3a 2
Unity lodge had an attendance OF about
thirty last Tuesday evening. There was
no degre, work. Some or the mem bers
retired early in-the evening while others
remained and talked VI tha future pros
poets of the lodge.
Other than the work of the "big six"
there was nothing of Importance In Olive
Branch lodge last evening.
The net gain for 1892 Of 995 members in
California shows the popularity OF this fra
ternity. The figures now touch nearly 30,
600 members in this state--a wonderful pro
rata according to population. California
is the only old jurisdiction which has never
shown loss some year in It's history. 1t
has ever made more or less gain, which Is
owing to the unceasing and constant Wis
itations and work Of its officials.
The grand increase made In the member
ship of the order in Illinois during the year
ending March 81 is something to be proud
Of The exact figures, according to Grand
Secretary Miller's report, are 4,4os Chi
cago and Cook county have contributed no
bly, to this splendid result
Eighty-one applicants for positions regis
tercu uuTlhS tuo Ibiohtu VI ouuc With tuc
secretary of the Chicago Odd Fellows as
sociation, and situations were procured for
35 Of them. s'iffN
Plover, Wis. ia to have new Odd Eel
lows hall.
During the past year the net gain in the
subordinate branch in Massachusetts was
2.0Ss.
At the annual meeting Of the Long Island
Odd Fellows Home association 1t was
shown that the property now owned by the
association is worth $4,000.
The largest lodge in Illinois is Illinois
lodge. No. 4, at Jacksonville, which has a
membership of 3i7. The smallest in the
state is Rome lodge, No. 3s4, at Dix, Jeffers
soL county, which reports members in
good standing. 9 OF whom are past grands
Washington reports is new subordinate
lodges, IL Rebekah lodges and q encamp-
ments instituted last year.
The receipts Of the subordinate and Re
bekah lodges Of California aggregate SJ94,
24s.39. Amount paid for relief sums up to
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