The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-03
Doings Of Fraterna| Orders.

Olive Branch lodge will be eighteen ars
the event, as In their Judgement every
we'll regulated lodge should, aud to make
this a success. the Noble Grand r. l..
Smith has appoin ed Vice Grand Il. f.
Graham. Past Grands Villa ~ Il. N sh.
G. ID. Poole, Bro hers G. f. Garfield aud
Christopher Simmons, mmittee 10
make the necce .sary arrangements for the
OCCASION. IL was decided that n banquet
should be one OF the attrac;io
A large delegation from Mount Vernon
lodge OF PawNuxst came I o this city list
M ,nday evsning and made surprise visit
to Hope Lodge. After q very peasant
h ,ur WIS spent In the lodge room the
members Of Hope lodge escorted their
guests TO the restaurant of Past Grai d
Master Lindsey Anderson, where spread
was served.
There was fair attendance at the
meeting of Mount Vernon lodge last
Wednesday evening. There was no degree
work, the time being spent In rehearsing
degrees. An invitation was r, lived and
accepted from Saarts lodge to
visit the lod9e on the evening
OF Wednesday. Nov. 8. Pist Grand Lswis
a, Brother Oh lrl s Albee entertained
tn, members with several vocal and in
strument II selections.
P.lzrim aud Mount Vernon lodges will
bo entertained by Swarts lodge next
Wednesday evening.
Grand lodges, 55; grand encampments,
81; subordinate lodges, 9.036; subordinate
encampments, 2.4s3; Rebekah degree
lodges, 2,905; lodge limitations, $500; en-
campment limitations, 10, 1872; lodge men,
bers. 147.2o5; encampment members, 1872
S42; Rebeknh members, $50, 800; relief by
lodges, S3,0l5, 80 90; relief by yencampments,
t309, ,S0l.S relief by Rebekah lodges, S32,-
615.03; total relief s., $50, ,456. 81; revenue of
lodges, 81 ,59l .S285S; revenue of encamp-
ments, s657, ,Ts19 80; revenue of Rebekah
lodges, $3.50, ,5203 80; total revenue, Ss,G09,-
1908. The different jurisdictions are:
Sovereign grand lodge, 1; independent
grand lodges German empire, Australasia,
Denmark and Switzerland), A. subordinate
lodges, 65; subordinate grand cncamp-
ments, SO; subordinate lodges, 10, ,274; sub
ordinate encampments, 2.503; lodge men,
bcrs, T3,43l; encampmcnt members, 1884,
$40; Rebekah lodges, 2,9lG; sisters Rebekah
lodges, 96,3l2; brothers Rebekah lodges,
S4,721; cantons Patriarchs Militant, $50;
chevaliers, rank and file, u, 400.
The social features are and have always
been the life of the order. Every lodge
should cultivate them.
There is no state Rebekah association IL
New Hampshire.
1t is growing custom to perform the
Rebekah burial service among the last sad
rites at the funeral of Rebekah. When
done by ladies, it is especially impressive.
An inquirer wants to know why young
Rebekah Of the fairer sex requires more
help in crossing street than an old lady.
Why?
Mrs. Emma r. Dalton, attorney-at-la
and president OF tho Kansas Rebekah state
convention, would make an enviable rcpu-
tation by unraveling the laws Of the Re
bekah branch OF tho order. They might
well be likened to the Egyptian and Cretan
labyrinths.
The California subordinates, encamp-
mepts and Rebekah lodges are all doing
well.
Samuel Gompers, the president of the
Federation Of Labor. is a past grand Of S.
A. Douglas lodge of New York.
Bro. George C. Thompson has been elect
ed secretary of the Pennsylvania Odd Eel
lows home.