The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-16
Knights OF Pythias.


Knights OF Pythias.
| Sterling division held very interesting
meeting last Monday evening. The time
was spent in drilling, as this division is TO
take an active part in the grand demon
stration of the order at Washington next
summer. The next session will be held
Friday evening in the hall OF Sterling
lodge, as the regular meeting night hap
pens on Christmas night.
Rhode Island lodge received one appli-
cation for membership Monday evening.
Next Monday evening the rank of page
will be conferred and the officers for the
ensuing year be elected. On Monday
evening, Jan. 1, the officers will be pub
licly installed by District Deputy Grand
Chancellor Reuben 3. Bems and suite.
Tickets for the ceremony will be for
warded to members OF the lodge and their
friends. The program will be in charge OF
Brothers A. Manchester Hussy, u. Il.
Kilner, w. II. Peck, Z. Z. Peck, James A.
Cbarney, .. B. Graham, and James Clary.
Providence lodge held an enjoyable
meeting last evening. At the close of
business capital and labor was the theme
discussed. The remarks were to the
point.
There was nothing out OF tho usual
course in Elmwood lodge Wednesday.
The last visitation of the grand chan
cellor and board will be made Wednesday
evening when lafayette lodge will be
visited. There will bo work in the Sec
ond rank.
Grand Chancellor George e. Gates and
suite will publicly install the ofIicers-elect
Of st. Elmo lodge Wednesday evening,
January3.
The officers OF the grand lodge visited
Enterprise lodge Thursday evening.
Grand Chancellor George &. Gates,
Grand Keeper OF Records and Seal Wit
liam A. Wilson and Past Grand Chancel-
lor Fred N. Goff visited Fall River last
Tuesday, when the three ranks were ex-
emplified by three OF the best teams Of
the state.
A very important committee will make
its final report in st. Johns lodge next
Thursday evening.
When Cheer division held drill meet
ing last evening. OnlJanuary s the fourth
anniversary OF the division will be ceIe-
bratcd. Perseverance division is to be
special guests.
There is movement on foot to have
battalion drills in the hall on Exchange
place at least once month.
Stirling lodge held short session la st
evening. Chancellor Commander A. j.
Batchelder was reported as being severely
injured, and Brother Chace sick. The off,
GERS are to be publicly installed, but the
affair has been postponed for some time
on account OF the condition of Chancellor
Commander Batchelder.
Colonel ". w. Pierce and suite made an
official visit TO Rhode Island division last
Monday evening. Remarks relating to
the proposed trip to Washington were
made by Colonel Pierce, Lieutenant Colo
mel J. ID. Carpenter, Adjutant j. Sanford
Davis and others.
Colonel N. w. Pierce and staff will make
IN official visit to Garfield encampment on
the evening OF the 18th.
The rank OF esquire was conferred upon
one page in Howard lodge, Wednesday
evening. There were number of visitors
present. The rank of knight will be con-
ferred next Wednesday evening.
Brigadier General George II. Rhodes has
been ordered by Major General James r.
Carnahan, commanding the uniformed
rank OF the Knights of Pythias Of the
world, to form the two regiments com.
prsing the New Jersey brigade into bat
talon formation. so as to conform with the
tactics recently adopted by the regular ar
my and the national guard of the United
States. The new formation will necessi.
tate the appointment of two additional ad.
jutants of battalion, two sergeant majors
and two quartermaster sergeants.
There are 80, 73i members of the endow.
ment rank, their endowments amounting
to SG9. 9.7i5,000l
Since July I, &c subordinate lodges
throughout % grand Jurisdictions reported
established sections of the endowment
rank. Nearly 1000 new members have
been admitted, representing an insurance OF
over S2,Oo00O0
The uniform rank numbers over So, ,00
members fully equipped and drilled, and
their soldierly bearing when on parade
compares favorably with any civic military
force in the country.
The major general has issued general or.
ders making the following announcement:
preme chancellor and the executive com.
mittee to notify the uniform rank that the
funds are now raised to pay the successful
competitors the prizes at the close of the
encampment at Washington next August
womsn's Heii,f Corps.
The oficers-elect OF Tower corps are as
follows; president, Angie F. Earle; SEN
Tor vice president, Lizzie r. |
sweetland; junior vice president,
Sarah A. Maxwell; treasurer.
Sarah w. Earle; chaplain, Eliza Hawes: |