The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-21
KNIGHTS OF pYTHlAs.


What Cheer Lodge Confers Degrees Gem
eral and Personal Gossip.
What Cheer lodge had good attend
ance last evening when the rank OF es-
quire was conferred upon two and the
rank OF knight upon one candidate. Past
Chancellor A. d. William, who has been
absent for several months on account OF
sickness, wac present for tho first time
siuce his recovery aud received AN ova-
tion, a. every member In the lodge aud In
fact the order ia the state. ars pleased 60
see him out again, as at one time the
chances OF his recovery were exceedingly
siiin. Next MoIday evening TIE ran K OF
knight wiil be conierrri.
Rhode Island lodge has chartered the
the evening Of Wednesday, Aug. %.
There will ne music aud REFRESHMENTS on
board Tue members Will be accom-
panied by their families Il friends.
At the meeting or Sterling lodge last
Friday evening, one Candidate was in
itiated IN the rank OF page. The COM
mittee who had cnarIe Of the outing that
was held on July III, mad a partial re-
port. The rank of esquire will be con-
ierred this evening.
The FIRST regiment OF the uniform
rank OF this state has been invited by
Warwick division OF Springfield. Mass.
to be it's guest on MONDAY, July ~, 1t
being the tenth annual field day OF that
body. But as Pythian day will be observ-
ed upon the following day IL Is no. prob
able that very large delegation viii
respon :.
Damon lodge met last Tuesday evening
and had is 0su "a fair attendance. Past
Grand Chancellor Ere I j. Smith was re-
ported as beins somewhat prove.:
Next Tuesday is Pytuian Day, and it Is
exp. CT. d that The orIer will make an ex-
l,l,<n<
cided not to sell any tickets aud members
eau purchase their supply direct from
the Steamboat company. The large
boa Of he feet VIII be placed at the
disposal Of the commi tec aud Mr.. Har-
riugton will endeavor Co make Rocky
upon this OCCASION,
A new division OF the uniform rank Is
being formed la Pawtueket. The uni
I, rms have been orderei. and 1t was
expected that they would be received Ia
time TO be worn next Tuesday, but the
mem Ders have given up all such hopes
IA they will not arrive earller than Sat-
urday Of next week.
Muster VI Finance. William f. Kuight,
is among the Rhode Islanders at the
Worlds fair. rH
Brother Henry Normandy and william
II. Her lex of Il ,terprtss lodge. visit d
Red Cross lodge, last Tuesday evening,
for the purpose of arranging game OF
"old fashioned round ball." for Pythian
day. There was a small attendance, aud
the time being limited, 1t is somewhat
doubtful whether the two teams will get
together. Both lodges are working hari
however.
Grand Chancellor George G. Gates
visited Providence lodpe last Friday
evening anu Installed Brothers David
Robinson as inner guard aud Rufus
Miller 10 outer guard. Brother M,Ia-
foi xit IN,
of the shore res Jrts, whore he will remain
until he RECEIVERS IRON his recent illness,
aud Brother Thomas w. Glover. who 10
now resident OF Denver, Col, was re-
por ed sick. This lodge In conjunction
With Smithsonian loigs viii eojoy
moonlight excursion To ROCKY Point
during the latter part OF August.
Supreme Representative Co ,r.es A.
L.e is In Washington, ID. c.. where one
OF the committees Of the supreme lodge
is in session.
Past Chancellor Nelson s. Davis OF
Sterling lodge mas gone TO New York,
Washington and other cities on basi-
ness trip.
The game of ball between the teams
from Elmw ood and Eureka lodges will
be the leading attraction at Rocky Point
on Pythian day; New ana good players
te IN will do It's utmost to via the game.
There are many professional players In
botn 10 ,ms and the wining team will
play any amateur team la the state.
Pythias lodge held n very pleasant
session last Friday evening. The attedd-
ance WAS about rs usual.
Oriental lodge conferred the rank OF
esqu re upon one candidate last evening.
Tue rank OF knight will be conferred
next Thursday evening
The rank OF kni -ht was conferred
upon one candidate last Wed esday
evening In Sc. Georvr 'dge. Deputy
Grand Chsncellor X S. Bsn.is was pres
ent during the early portion OF the even
inv but was unable TO Wait. owing to
other engagements. AT the meeting
next Wcdn. slay he will be present and
will commune ,te the password to the
chancellor commander.
Mr.. Eugene O'Connor OF the Boston
Globe has been sngag ID to umpire the
bail game played bv Elmwood anu
Eureka lodges Al Rocky Point on Pythian
day.
burnside lodge entertained its many
lady friends iass Wednesday evening.
The program consisted ~ an address by
Grand Chief Sarah J. Goff. OF the Pyth-
ian S s,ers; a piano 500, toy Miss SAILS
bury; vocal srl,ction, NJ sss Sic sel; duett,
J. j. Wilkinson aud G.. Clarke; r, aaing.
Miss Gro Round-; whistiiny solo, q.
Burne II; and a sonu, by Georle F.Thorn-
/ / n. Dancing aud refrt suments were en-
jov, during the evening.
Enterprise lodge conferred the rank OF
| esquire aud knight upon one candidate
| last evening. The members OF tho loige
| are reaueste el TO meet at the nall at $50
o'clock In the morning to take part A
| the parade. The rank Of pa e will be
conferred upon one candidate next
| Thursday ev -uing.
Az the meeting OF Elmwood lodge last
Wednesday evening permission was
given one candidate TO receive the rank
OF page, which will be conferred upon
him next Wednesday evening. The com
mittee on Pythian day reported that all