The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-03

cal and literary entertainment In Free
dom Hall Friday evening, March "A.
This lodge has added a new feature to the
secret work Of the order. The hall has
also been newly furnished. and they are
In an excellent condition generally.
Smithsonian Lodge had n very large at
tendance last Tuesday evening" There
was present n large delegation from
Lafayette Lodge. The rank Of knight
was conferred upon four esquires. and
one csndidsts wa, given permission TO re-
csive the rank Of page. Next Tuesday
evening ths members are requested 10
meet at tue hall as early as 1880, when
there will be "a party wagon at the hall
to take them to Garfield Lodge In Vans
kuck, where the evening will be spent.
A jolly good time is In store for all that
20 upon this visit. A short session OF
the lodge will DO held prior TO the start.
The Pythian Temple committee has
been instructed to apply TO the State
Assembly for u charter. The amount
will be 100000. The members OF the
order are Ina earnest In this movement.
A Pythian TIE nple that will be an orna-
ment TO the order and the city will, with
out doubt, be built upon one OF the prin-
cipal streets.
Sterling, Providence and Pythias
lodges meet this evening.
The executive board met In the Office OF
the Grand Lodge last Wednesday even
ing, Grand Chancellor George &. Gates
presiding. The committee appointed to
arrange the many lodges into districts
made the following report District No.
/; Damon, Elmwood aud Herman; No.
2, What Cheer, Abraham Lincoln and
Bowen; No. 9, Lafayette, Oriental and
| ing and Myrtle; No. 5. Palestine, Wash
| ington and Ivanhoe; No. 6. Smithsonian
| and Riverside; No. Z. Perseverance and
| Burnside; No. ). Redwood and Colum-
bus; No. o, Rhode Island, st. George and
Sterling; No. 10. Webster and st. Johns;
| No. IL, Narragansett and Enterprise
| No. IL. Eureka and RathDone: No. l3,
| Garfield and Howard: No. IA. Red Gross,
| ST. Elmo ana Pythias lodges. After con-
siderable discussion this report was
adopted as read.
Damon Lodge conferred the rank oi
page upon two candidates last Tuesday
| evening and received one application fol
membership. An hour or more wa
spent under the head OF the good Of the
| order.
The executive board will meet next
| Monday evening.
What Cheer Lodge had large attend
ance last Monday. evening. There were
among them being Master OF Finance
Frank A. Harmon and Brother FREQ
| Hussey of Commercial Lodge OF Boston
Grand Chancellor George G. Gates, Crane
Master at Arms A. Mckenzie. Pas
Grand Chancellor Fred n. Gof. Crane
The rank of knight was conferred upol
one candidate and one application 70
membership was received. The rank q
PAGE will be conferred next Monda.
evening.
Sterling Lodge conferred the rank o
knight upon three esquires last Friday
evening. The social committee made 9
partial report upon the grand ball tina
is to be held the latter part OF this month
| This is what the lodge mas termed ladies'
night, and it, is expected that the castle
hall will be filled to its UTMOST capacity
as bill of more than usual interest ha
| been arranged bv the committee.
Lieut.. Col. j. ID. CARPENTER will inspec
and install the following named officer!
| this evening in Harmony Divisson: Sii
knight Captain, Frank q. Wehoskey
sir knight lieutenant, Herman w. F'ldgq
sir knight herald, Thomas Arnold; 81
sir knight recorder, William X. Browr
sir knight treasurer, A. X. Stevens; 81
knight guard, &. w. Mercier; sir knigh
senIinel, Edgar Sowden.
Lieut.. William s. PIN accompanied b
Lieut.-C j. ID. Carpenter visited Davi
Division last Friday evening, and on Mot
day evening Adjt. +. A. Perry installe
Monday evening. March l3, Capt. j.
Foss will install the officers Of Rhoe
Island Division.
Brother X. Il. Stone was elected maste
of finance to fill the vacancy caused
the resignation Of Thomas A. Leonar
in Elmwood Lodge, last Wednesda
evening.
: Perseverance, Lodge met last Tuesda
evening. Master-at-Arms Rassmusse
and Brother White were reported wei
Brothers Richardson and Chambe la
. are about the same The rank OF KING
will be conferred next Tuesday evenin
Capt. John n. Williams will insta
the officers Of What Cheer Division tn
! evening at the armory No 81 South Ma
street
Why Is BRowN's imprint on seven-eight
of all programs seen at balls, etc. Z Becau
: | he gets them up reasonable.