The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-01
Odd Fellows.


last Tuesday evening. There was moth
ing Of Importance In the way OF busi-
ness. Brothers Charles Fenner. ana
Nathal Briggs were ported sick. There
was no report as to the condition of Past
Grand Peckham and Brother Taylor.
The commit tee on the moonlight excur-
sion made its report and owing to the
postponeme,t Of the excursion the COM
mittee was obliged to say that the affair
was not financial success. Past Grand
ByronW. Bowen is away on his acation.
Rachel Rebekah lodge held a short SEES
sion last Monday evening after which the
members visited the st. George cafe,
where ice cream and cake were served
The lodge had for its guest Past Noble
Grand Mrs. Stagg OF Newark, N. j.
: Reliance lodge was visited last Tuesday
evening by Past Grand g. Is. Ellis OF
Ainsworth lodge of Nebraska.
Mizpah Rebekah lodge will m eet next
Monday evening.
Fraternity encampment held a special
meeting last evening. The members were
told that the special business was drill.
and as nearly every member OF the camp
Is especially interested I'm this direction,
there was very large attendance. After
the meeting was called TO order by the
chief patriarch, Benjamin +. Pierce, one
OF the members asked why the meeting
was called for drill when 1t was
voted that there should be no more hand
work done by them during the hot
season. The member was politely re-
quested to hold his peac, until such time
as was right and proper; at this moment
Past Chief Patriarch f. b. Lincoln arose
and said that he had word to say and
that he must and should be heard. He
called upon Past Grand Chief Patriarch
c. f. Pierce to assist him, SO Brother
Pierce took a hand at the little scrap.
Tue boss OF the meeting felt some
what alarmed when he found that
these two masters Of oratory were
ptted against him. Liucoln began the
battle In right good shape. while his as
sistant looked on with q sort OF anxious
expression. and was ready to take hold
right where his friend Lincoln left of.
But Eddie" did not let go, but turning
to Brother Pierce he informed him that
he was the cause Of all the trouble and IL
the members of the order had not made
him = past grand patriarch there
would not have bes a special
meeting, aud that he Qincolu)
was happy to say that It gaze him q vast
amount OF pleasure to be able to present
him (perce) with small token Of re-
spec aud esteem in which the members
OF fraternity encampment held him. and
at this time Brother Lincolu dec )rated
his friend, c,mpauion aud brother, with
one of the most costly past grand patri-
arch's collars ever worn by a member Of
the order in the state. Brother
Pierce found that there was no other
cause for the special meeting and after
response by him the members adjourned
t. the ba quet hall wherJ a supper
was served. After returning to the hall
the days gone by and the days to come
were the subjects OF discussion.
Roger Williams lodge had very fair
attendance last Tuesday evening.
Brother Byron Smith Of this lodge is
among the Rhoie Islanders that are at
the Worlds fair.
The attendance at the meeting Of Swarts
lodse last Tuesday evening was very
large. and the members are to take an ac-
tive interest in the work CT the lodge the
remainder OF the year. The work OF the
iuitiatory degree was rehearsed. and when
IL Is exempli6ei upon they propose to
have it the bes; of any in toe city. This
degree will be conferred upon three can
is expected that every seat in the hall will
be occupied. At the meeting Wednesday
evening Brother George II. Knapp gave a
very pleasing account OF his trip e the
Worlds fair.
Mazeppa encarnpment will confer the
royal purple degree upon three candi-
dates this evening.
There was a good atten lane, at the
meeting OF Unity lodge last Tuesday even
ing; the deltho the wife of Brother James
+. Eddy was announced.
The hall owned by North Star lodge is
| eng painted In and out side, ana other
wise fixed up. it will he ready for occu'
psncy this evening. aud the members of
Providence loige X. Of p. will lily
know the place when they see the hail.
The coming session of the sovereign grand
lodge, which will be held at Milwaukee
Sept. 16 to "A, inclusive, promises to be of
unusual interest The committee OF ar
rangements has made extensive prepara-
tions for the entertainment of visiting Odd
Fellows and their families and hopes for
large attendance. There are mt present I'M
der the jurisdiction of the sovereign grand
lodge over 0,S00 subordinate lodges, with
total membership of over 100000 These
are scattered all over the world. Lodges
have been established in every state in the
Union, in every province in Canada, and in
Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark,
France, Australia and Hawaii The en-
campment includes about one-seventh Of
all the members, while of the Patriarchs
Militant, or the highest rank, there are over
10000. ''''.''''
There are now 222 subordinate and 100
Rebekah lodges in Massachusetts,.
There are now % Rebekah lodges in the
province Of Ontario.
In response to an oft repeated question,
II Is we'll TO state that the grand demon
stration" Of the order at Chicago will take
place Monday, Sept. 25.
The lodges that occupy the Odd Fellows
temple in Baltimore pay sl25 per year rent
when they occupy the large room. ans 500
per year where they occupy the other lodge
rooms.
One hundred and fifty thousand Odd Eel
lows have died since 1880.