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

uniform rank, and has, with one exception.
been elecle to the position OF captain
more sue cessive times than any other
officer OF that rank In the state. and the
divisioa has never been in more pros
porous condition ihan at the present
time
The attendance at the meeting of T. l.
terprise lodge last evening was nearly
half hundred, and while there was no
der work. the time WAS we'll occu-
pied, and tho future prosperity OF
the organic ition was the susject
OF disc1ssion. One vefy pleas mt atare
OF the eveaing was the presence OF
Brother Chester, who has had the mis-
fortune to o c)me blind while member
OF the loige. 1t was his first visit
to tie lodgs since he was in-
jured. He was in tho care of Past
Chancellor W. S. McQuitly VINO escorte
him from his home . the lod room,
and at Il close OF tue Tod saw him
sa ely home. The lodge ha the pleasure
o. seeing the faces If i've Of its past chan
cellors, which was sDmethng OF
treat 10 the younger int mbers.
THIS lolge will lie among the first In
the way Of enjoying life during the COM
irg winter and at the meeting next
Thursday evenin; a committee will be
appointed to see that series OF enter
tain nents and socials are arranged for.
l. fayc.te lodge had its usual good at
tendar c. last Wednesday evening. TIE
ral k OF esqu re was confer red upon TWO
p ges, and the committee on the first an
adversary Of the lode male u partial
rerort.
4 ha1I
W ednesday for the purpose Of visiting
Elnwood lodge.
Grand Keeper of Records aud Seal
Will I'm A. Wilson has added the picture
OF pist grand chance lor TO his gallery
of pho ographs
One application for membership was
ived at the meeting Of Seward lodge
last Wednesday evening. The social CON-
mittee reported that everything was In
readin IS for the ma querade ball that is
to be held next Tuesday evening. Next
Wednesday evening the rank OF page
will lie conferred.
The officers Of the grand lolge will
visit Smithsonian lodge next Tue ,day
evening.
St. Elmo lodge received one application
for membership last Wednesday evening.
Rhode Island lodge held a social meet
ing last Monday evening. TWAS expected
that member OF the or O.. from Phila-
delphia would be present and deliver an
address on silk, but the members were
d,sapp inted. An address by Past Grand
Chancellor Fr d N. Golf, +. citation by
Brother Dix nf 5 erling lodge, and vocal
selections by Is Others Spinning and ID wis
were tle principal events Of The evening.
The atte dapce at the meeting Of Elm
wood lodge last Wednesday was 1876. The
ciu-e OF this large gathering was the
vi sit of the officers of the grand lodge nc
companied by District Deputy
Grand Chancellor Louis Schmidt
A Communication was received from Da-
u, ascus lod se, Worcester, stating that the
members OF the lodge would return the
visi on tie evening OF November q. The
comm 'ttee fro n + mwood lodge, VINO has
charge Of entertaining the visitors, has
decided co hold n short business session
in Its hall ut an early hour, and IS soon
as the yi~itors urs received will pi oceed
to some lar: 20 hall in the cent,e Of he
city where ba quet i'll he served.
The grand lodge Of Colorado in sessioa
ct Pueblo, elected officers rs follows: Pas,
grand chancellor, T. III. Devine; grand
chancellor, Ralph Talbot; grand vice chan.
ccllor, III. =. Heath; grand prelatc, Charles
II. Farrall; grand master OF exchequcr,
George L. McClcrnand grand master at
arms, Charles II. Thomas; grand keeper OF
records and seal, W. s. O'Brien; grand In.
ncr guard, w. D. Edwards; grand outer
guard, u. ID. V. Reeve; trustee, 4. J. Nash
supreme representative, j. "A. Israel.
There arc 3,4so Knights In st. Louis.
The grand lodge Of Minnesota held its
twcnty-flfth annual session in ST. Paul on
Sept. ~ and o. The financial exhibit shows
the largest increase and greatest cash bal
ance the grand lodge ever had.
Thccxccutivc committee having in charge
the arrangements and preparations for the
reception aud entertainment Of the supreme
lodge and the uniform rank Mt Washing
ton has given TO the supreme chancellor
and major general full guarantee that ev-
erything is now so fully secured that there
can be no doubt but that the encampment
Of the uniform rank will be upon n larger
and grander scale than ever before In its
history.
Ladies Auxiliary.