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

The Am. Mechanics.
Next Thursday morning at O'Clock
the represen tatives of this state will leave
for Boston whore they will join the New
England delegates and proce,d to Dis-
Moines. H., where the national council
OF the order Will convene. The
most important item OF business will be
the changing OF the ritual A very great
effort will be made by all OF the New
England delegates to have the national
convention OF 1904 held in this city, %
Rhode Island IL the youngest state council
and has made rapid progress aud been
very active In the order.
Mt. Vernon council No. ~ will be in.
stituted next Tuesday evening by State
Councillor Wayland x. Smyth. II Is ex-
pected that there will be at least seventy
five mcmbers admitted.
Ex-Councillor Fred Alexander has
sown the seeds for new council of the
order at River Point, also at Warren and
Bristol
Providence council met and had It's
usual good attendance last Monday even
ing. The evening was devoted entirely
TO sociabiiity. Anumber of members
from other council, In the state were
present.
Lucy w. Hayes had large attendance
at les last meeting. Tires candidates
were initiated and dozen or mors ap-
plications for mem bership were received.
The councillor. Susie Fisher and Junior
ex-Councillor Mrs. j. II. Wilbur.
were. appointed COMMITTEES to
procure set Of regaIia for she officers
and mem6ers- These ladies with the
assistance OF few others will make the
re saiia. The membership of this council
at the preseut time Is nearly seventy-fv five
and it Is expec ed that before spring,
this number will be doublei. The
next meeting will be held next Thursday
evening when several candidates will be
In tated and a large number OF applica-
tions will be received.
Elmwood council had an attendance Of
nearly 100 last Monday evening. Two
candidates were initiated in the second
degree and number OF applications for
membership were received. Among the
visitors were Deputy State Councillor
Ralph Mayor, and others. Next Monday
the council will be one year old. and
the event will he celebrated by having a
parade, banquet, and general good time.
The members of oil councils who can
In the evening and join In the demonstra-
tiou. The line will move from the cor
ner Of Elmwood and Potters avenues at
7:30 prompt. The Elmwood council drum
corps will furnish music for the
line. The route Of march
10 as follows: Elmwooi avenue Burnett,
Buckliu, Mawney, Elmwoot avenue. Da-
Dol. Updike. Public, Hamilton, Potters
avenue. Melrose, Atlantic, Elmwood ave-
nue.. Carter. Hawthorne. Elmwood ave.
hue to the hall. Upon all ofthese streets
are the homes Of many OF the members
Of the order, and in front OF their
residences will be generous amount of
colored fires, aud In many instances the
houses will be decorated. State Coun-
cillor Waylaud II. Smyth and suite and
Deputy State Councillor Ralph Mayor
will be the special guests OF the council.
On Monday evening. Sept %, the time
will be spent In making number OF
amendments to the bylaws.
AT the meeting Of Lincoln council last
Wednesday evening, three applications
for membership were received. and per.
mission given one candidate TO receive
the first degree. There were visitors
present from Narragansett, Union, Prov
idencs and America councils.
Another council OF the Daughters of
Liberty WINS added to the roster OF the
state last evening. It bids fair to be the
largest In the state. rs many Of the most
prominent members OF the order are inter-
ested in Its welfare. 1t was instituted in
Almv's hall aud nearly 200 persons were
present to wituess tue ceremony which
was conducted by Deputy State Council.
lr Annie Goff, assisted bv OK State
Councillor Ira d. Goff aud others. The
ceremony of initiation was perfor ned by
the degree team from Martha ashingt on
council OF Riverside. In CHARGE of Coun.
cillor Albert L Woodard. When tho
charter list was real it was found that
the signatures OF eighty-hve persons had
been placed up,n it aud about fifty OF
that number were present to be initiated
into the mysteries OF this fast growing
and and very, popular sis order The The
will be known as Lady Lincoln council.
are as follows: Councillor, o
1. Ellsworth; associate junior
ex-counciilor, Ellen L. Taft;
junior ex-councillnr, Cora IL. Mayor;
associate councillor, Carrie Fiske; Vice
councillor, Mrs. S. wheldeh; associate
vice councillor. Mrl John Barron;
secretary, Jeeuette Davenport /;
assistant ,ecretary. Mr. John
Allison; financial secretary, Mary
Hawkes.; treasurer. A. Hallid y; inside
guard, Adelaide ShawcrJss; outside
guard. John Il l'son; guide. Nellie Grof-
ton; trustees, w. N. Loaery. Charles
Waterman aud Joseph 5. Fiske. A de-
liclors lunch was served during inter
mission.
Lucy W. Hayes council NETS on the
a rst aud third Thursday evenings in the
month Ia Elmwood hall, corner Of Elm
wood aud P1tiers avenues.