The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-30


Reuben 8. Bemis, j. o. Anthony and G.
r. Brown. Prelate- elect John O'Neil has
rendered his services to the other officers
elect, and will give them lessons In elocu-
tion, and when the different ranks are
conferred the effect will be made manifest.
At the meeting Brother William Smith
was reported sick, and Brothers Latham
and Gage slowly improving.
| The officers elect OF Howard lodge are
rs follows: Chancellor commander, T.. q.
Bucklin; vice chancellor, f. ID. Burdick;
| prelate, Herbert Snow; master OF excheq-
uer, g. L. Kenyon; master of finance, Will
liam Aitken; keeper OF records and seals,
w. r. Stoyles; master at arms, Fred Davis;
master of work, q. K. Bucklin; trus fees,
Herbert Snow, w. b. Hubbard, T.. f. Dor
sey.
The work of forming a Rebekah lodge
at Pawtuxet has been suspended for the
present.
In St. Johns lodge Thursday evening
permission was given one applicant to be-
come member and one application for
membership was received.
Garfield lodge held well-attended
meeting Wednesday evening. One appli-
/ cation for membership was received.
The relief committee reported Zenas
C-owell and Steven Olney sick and
Brothers John Greenwell and John
M. Patterson as improving.
The following are the officers-elect:
Chancellor Commander. William Reed;
vice chancellor, Abraham Ingraham, jr.;
master OF work, Joseph William Mills;
prelate, Ere erick b. Fryer; master-at-
arms, Albert Il. Harris; keeper of records
and seal, Joseph McIIugh; master OF
| finance, John Rawdon; master OF ex-
chequer, William Scattergood, jr. They
are to be installed Wednesday evening.
Brother &. p. Darling OF Pythias lodge
is making arrangements to visit the Pa
cific coast, where he will spend portion
| of the winter.
Chancellor Commander John r.. Munroe
| OF Elmwood lodge has an excellent record.
| He has filled the Offices of master t-arms,
| prelate, vice chancellor and chancellor
commander, and during those years he
has only been absent from the lodge room
twice, and those two meetings were
missed because of sickness.
The rank of page was conferred on one
candidate at the meeting OF Enterprise
lodge Thursday evening. There will be
short session Thursday evening prior to
| the public installation OF officers. Mem
bers of the lodge desirous OF procuring
cards OF admission can do SO by calling
upon the committee. The rank Of esquire
and knight will be conferred on one can
didate on the evening OF the 11tn.
The officers-elect OF Sterling lodge are
as follows: Chancellor commander, o.
A. Carleton; vice chancellor, Walter A.
| Griffith; prelate, H. A. Briggs; master Of
work, X. K. Byrne; keeper OF records and
seal, N. f. Kennedy; master OF finance,
G. r. Leonard, jr.; master of exchequer,
| A. j. Bennett; master alarms, John +.
| Drinan; organist, 8. B. Spinning; trustee,
| w. j. Banspach. These officers are to be
| publicly installed on the evening OF the
26th by District Deputy Grand Chancel-
| lor II. 3. Bemis.
The officers elect of Ivanhoe lodge are as
| follows: chancellor commander, John r.
| Bowen; vice chancellor, A. ID. B. Dunton;
prelate r. l.. Robefts; master of work,
| A. M. Ramsdeil; keeper of records and
seal, l.. M. Goodwin; master of exchequer,
| A. j. Bromley; master of finance, o. o.
Hobbs; master at t-arms, Alfred William;
trustees, A. w. Smith, Thomas Walch, w.
B. Alverson.
Rcd Men.
King Philip tribe, met Friday evening
| for the last time in its old home on North
Main street. The following chiefs were
elected: Sachem, c. A. Cady; Senior
Sycamore, w. l.. Hyde; Junior Sycamore,
| James f.. Leonard; Chief of Seconds,
| Noah ID. Payne; Collector of Wampum,
| William Frankland; Keeper of
| for three years, George A. Manche ster.
| As soon as the officers had been elected the
members formed themselves into COM
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baggage to their new hall, 157 West
minister street, where number of work.
men are employed in making the necessary
alterations. There is to be house,
warming Monday evening, January 8.
! The chiefs of the great council are to be
present, and will install the newly elected
officers. There will be short session
Tuesday evening.
Watchemoket tribe will hold a masquer-
I ade ball Wednesday evening.
Wamsitta tribe did not hold any session
Monday evening.
Pocasset tribe will hold ball January
IL.
Squantum tribe at Riverside is preparing
for big pow-wow, which will take place
during the coming month.
The officers of Waneta council, Daugh-
tiers OF Pocahontas, were elected Tuesday
evening. They are as follows: Prophet
ess, Emma Simmons; Pocahontas, Emma
Bohing; Wenonah. Susan McNally; Pom
haitian, Fred Bohing; keeper of records,
Mary j. Tillinghast; assistant keeper of
records, jennie Chapman; keeper OF
wampum, Luretta Webster.
The officers of Metamora tribe should
have been elected Tuesday evening, but
there was not quorum present and the
l-.I
meeting Past sachems, &. II. Brown and
r. l. Clegg are on the sick list which ac-
counts for the small attendance to great
extent.
Beginning with Wednesday evening,
January 3, Waneta coupcil Daughters of
Pocahontas, will hold its meeting at 157
Westminster street, and In future will
meet the first and third Wednesdays of
each month.
Wamsitta tribe held session Tuesday
evening instead OF No -sy. Twoapplica-
tiops for mem her n iy, werC receivad The