The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-15

gSse was conferred upon one candidate,
the WORK being In charge OF Murdo,k
McGregor. who ofiiciated as degree
master. There we're number
OF visitors present, among them
being Brothers j. A. Frazier of Union
ldge, w. W, Mo Williams Of Norton
lodge. John Potter of Scotia lodge. all OF
Nova Scotia. Brothers A. Y. Cogeshall
OF Friendly union and James q. Horne
of James Wood lodge. The second de-
gresswill be conferred next Wednesday
evening. rT
Maynower lodge had q well attended
me etipg last Wednesday evening. Per
mission was given one applicant TO be-
come a member OF the lodge.
The date OF the annual Rebekah con-
vention has been changed from Septem-
Der 10 to September 20. The session will
be held in Odd Fellows Hall on We, bos-
set street.
There was a good attendance 1T the
meetiag of Naomi Rebekah lodge last
evening. One application for member
ship was received and permission given
one applicant to become member OF the
body.
Olive Branch lodge had a slight In
crease In It's attendance last evening.
Past Grand w. N. Mash wds among those
present. Brother Alexander varied the
monotony of the meetipg by treating the
members OF the lodge to small COLA
tion.y ~ Is' Gfr
RISE Standish lodge d. OF r. will meet
on Monday evening. S p. Is. when gen.
eral good time Is expected. Every mem
her is requested to beprsssnt. -
Hon. j. X. Miller, grand secretary Of the
Illinois Odd Fellows. has issued q report
giving summary ofthe subordinate lodges
In the state up to April last. This report
shows that there were then 797 subordinate
lodges. 3S having been created during tho
year. There have been 1881 additions TO
membership during the same time. There
were deducted from the ranks for various
causes, including 405 who died, 8,973. The
gain was I, ,40S, making total on April in
the state OF 4s,l59 Relief given amounted
to $l32.5il.S7 The total revenue of the
lodges was S469 9,55l.u. The report brings
the Rebekah lodge data mp to Dec. 81, 1894,
when the number was 268 and the mem
bership l4,423.
A most important branch of the order Is
the one known as the Daughters of Rebek-
lh. This was organized as an auxiliary So
tiety for tle female relatives of the Odd
prove very prosperous at the outset. Schuy-
ler Colfax was the champion OF the Rebek-
abs, and by his persistent efforts secured
such legislation as to greatly aid their ad-
vancement. II 1877 they were given great
impetus and are now exceedingly prosper
sus.
During the last calendar year reported by
the sovereign grand lodge SO, i19 candidates
were initiated into the order; 13,672 were ad-
mitted by card and 6,654 reinstated; 1.0o9
were expelled and 17S0 died.
Emporium lodGo Is erecting . handsome
$4,000 hall at Emporium, Pa
General Underwoods report of 62S can
tons, with membership Of nearly 25,000
evidences that the Patriarchs Militant
branch of the order is growing. Massa-
chusetts has II encampments with mem
bership Of l0,39S.
The Rebekahs Of Marion, o., are reported
TO have recently initiated IA candidates
from Caledonia at one inning"
North Oak ota reported Is active Rebekah
lodges and 464 members at the close of 1892.
Sister Emily Smith of Ivy, No. /, Fargo, is
president Of the state assembly.
The Patriarchs Militant in their canton
uuiiOrfIiS arc tuo uucot oIcnScu "a tue ultii
tary organizations.
Tho flftieth anniversary of the establish.
ment of the order in Maine was celebrated
In Portland recently.
The Rebekah lodges are helpful in every
way. They are the prompters Of worthy
enterprises, the sure support Of all that is
best In charitable effort and pioneers In
much Of thcpoblest work Of the order.