The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-19
CRESCENT LODGE, NO. a.

1t Observed Its Coming OF Age Appropri-
ately Last Night.
On the evening of June 4, 1872, a few
men met at the residence Of William
jackson, No. 306 Cranston street, for the
purpose of forming lodge Of the Inde-
pendent Order OF Odd Fellows. and as a
result, Crescent lodge, No. "a, was insti-
tuted in Odd Fellows hall on the even
ing of July n, 1871. by Grand Master
Gardner I. sMart., with , seventeen
the lodge were John l. Sprague.
noble grand; William jackson, vice.
grand; A. NJ. Bliven, recording secretary;
William A. SDrague, treasurer; William
II. Pecknam. permanent secretary; Viii
liam II. Arnold, conductor; and j. H..
Cranston, inside guard.
Came of Age Last Night.
Last evening the lodg, was twenty-ope
years old and the event was observed by
having social meeting. to which the
officers of the grand lodge and the dis
tr ct officers were invitei aud were pres
ent. A short business session was held
in the. early. part OF the eveu-
ing, after which Noble Grand s..
II. Miles turned the lodge over
to Past Grand K. o. Matherson who Off.
clated as toast-master. This portion Of
the evenings exercises began with an
Grand William L. Huntington. addresses
by Grand Master j. Milton Payne. Dep
uty Grand Master j. E. G. Farnham,
Grand Warden George +. Mac
kinnon, Grand Marshal A. j. Cushing,
District Deputy Grand Master George
X. Remington, Noble Grand b. ;. Miles.
Past Grand Master Samuel L. Carpenter,
Past Guards William II. Mavis. Spencer
b Hopkins, William X. Potter, Byron
w. Bowen and others. During the even
ing numbr of instrumental selections
were given by Hamilton G. McDougall,
William Hunter, Miss Jennie Hunter,
Master hunter aud Brother Gildare.
This lodge has among its members a
number Of very prominent citizens,
among them being His Honor w. X.
Potter, Representative G. L. Brown.
Inspector Of Building Spencer, Is. Hop
kins, Mayors Clerk William r. Walker.
aud number Of well-known business
men Of the city.
Has Had Successful History.
Durin the existence of the lodge. there
has been thirty past grauds. twenty-six
of whom are living, three have died aud
one has been su ,pended. OF the twenty
six living, nineteen were present
ldSb tNenlng, Ouo pabb
grand master OF the seventeen charter
members There were five present.
who were John l.. Sprague, j. II. Gran
ston, William II. Mavis, A. M. Bliven
and William Ii. Arnold. At the present
time the mbership of the lodge is 241.
and has in cash and property about
$4,000, aud 1t Is conceded TO be one OF
the best lodges in the state. The officers
of the lodge at the present time
are III. s. Miles, noble grand; Byron
A. Remington. vice grand; Recording
Secretary. William T. Huntington; Per-
manent Secretary Spencer B. Hopkins;
Treasurer. E. o. Myrick; Conductor. Ed
ward Eaton; Warden, William L. Flem-
ing; Inside Guard. Benjamin Fem
ner; Chaplain, Walter K. Hor-
ton: Sitting Past Grand, EFT.
Mathewson. The exercises OF the
evening were brought to Gloss
by partakinu of light refreshments.
Tue affair was I'm charge of the social
committee who are as follows Past
Grand f. l.. Mathewson. Brother l. L.
Bennett aud Frank f. Lakey.