The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-09

Griffith e. Son. jewelry manufacturers
| OF this city.
Samuel Olney White. father of Past
| Chancellor Joseph ii. White of Wash
ington lodge, died at his home in Wind
sor Locks, Conn.,, recently.
The rank OF pa @ was conferred on one
candidate LIST Tuesday evening. Past
| Chancel or Frank Besser and Brother
| Richard Studdard were reported sick,
| and Brothers Hutchinson and Follett as
| improving. The rank OF esquire will be
| conferred pext Tuesday evening.
The grand officers will make an Off
cial visit to Burnside lodge next Tues
| day evening.
Brothers Carr and Tourgee. the we'll
known Comedians, are In town for
week.
Damon lodge net in its newly-fur-
nshed hall last Tuesday evening. There
| was no work.
The grand lodge of Nevada met in vir-
ginia City yesterday.
The gain OF the order throughout the
| world from December, 1891, TO January,
1898. is 56,02o md the gain in lodges is
| 67l.
The field day OF the order IN C)nnecti-
cut Will be held in Danbury, Friday,
Jun. 10. Col. L. L. Davis of this state
has been invi ei to be present.
District Deputy Grand Chancellor
| Charles A. Lee visited Lafayette lodge
last Wednesday evening and Installed
iour officers and exempiiied the secret
| work OF the order.
Red Cross lodge entertained the OFF,
GERS OF the grand lodge last Tuesday
evening. The rank OF page was conferred
on two candidates. Among Others pres
ent We're District deputy Grand Chau-
ceilor q: L. Card aud Master-at- Arms
John l. Drinan of Sterling lodge. A col
tation WAS served at the close of the meet
lug. Inc rank OF esquire will be cou-
na-tfl ~ AN
l The officers OF the grand lodge made an
ofnc.ai visiS TO Herman lodge last even
| ing.
The uniform rank now numbers over
45,OO0 sir knights, and is increasing at
| tue rate OF 600 per month.
MaJor-General j. X. larnaham was in
| Washington, ID. c., recently, conferring
| with prominent members of the order
relative 10 the general program for the
a my during the concldve of '94; this in-
clu i,s prizes for competing commands,
| Ioute or parade, encampment, e.c. He
claims there will be q. 600 unisoraled
knights In line on Pennsylvania avenue,
and that at least 200, 600 strangers will be
| in tn, city.
Pythias lodge will meet this evening
| when the rank OF kaight will be con-
| ferred on one candidate.
Providence lodge received word last
Friday evening that Brother c. 5. Far
| mer uled In Medbury, Mass, Tuesday,
| May 80. He was buried at Seneca Lake,
n. IL. This lodge will confer the rank OF
| page this eve ling.
| What Cheer lodge met last Monday
evening, when one can idate was voted
Tor. ULder the head of the good of the
| order subjects OF interest to the lodge
wee discussed.
In future ST. George lodge will co1fer
| the first, second ard tnird ranks on the
| first, second aud third W, d dlesday even
ms respectively In each mJnth.
Rhoie Island ioige conferred the first
| and second ranks upon one candidate
| h st Monday evening
Sterling division will celebrate its first
anniversary next Monday evening.
Elmwocd lodge conferred he third de-
gree on three candidates last Wedne day
evening. 1t WAS voted TO entertain
| Burnside lodge OIL the evs ming OF June
II. and Bro hers j. A. Reade, NJ. A. New
comb, T.: Il. Tompkns. a. j. TayI,r + aud
| Joshua Ecnels were appointed 1, com
mittee TO entertain the visitors.
Al the meeting OF the E.mwood Base
| ball association last Wednes lay evening,
the manager. NJ. A. Newcomb. informed
lie members That game would be
played by the tea n with strong anna
| leur team on Browns field nexG Wei
nesday evening. There will be special
meeting next "Wednesday evening. wneu
the attendance OF every memUer is de-
| sired.
AT the meeting of Lafaye te lod 20 last
"Wednesday eyeninI one applca ion Tor
memb rship was received fhe rank OIL
page Will be conferred next Wednesday
| evening
Inc members of Smthonian lodge
spent the time last THURSDAY evening la "a
| social Nay.
ST. Johns lodge hal its usual attend
auCe tast evening. There was no work
| IN any OF the ranks.
| Sterliug lodge meets this evening
Enterprise lodge was three years old
last evening, aud the event W, observed
b. the meaiUers. together VITA their
families and friends. "A strawberry sup
| per Was served in the cysy hall Uf G
| lodge on esJminstcr street. Tnis was
| followed by au exCellens musicu and
| literary entertainments. he tables
| were very pre,tiiv arfangei, aud
bouquets Of handsome flowers adorned
each table Jhe super was Ia charge ol
Mrs. Henry Normandy. Mrs. A. NJ
Burke, Mrs Robert SneesJJu, Mrs. j. D.
Reca, mrs. q. L.. CAR, MRS. Mauue
Durke aud Mis- William brown. The
cJ.mittee o. arrangements was BrOtn-
ers "A. M. Burke, t,Bancellor Commander
Joseph A. Re, he per OF keeor and
| Seal J-Sr iseed, r.st- VnHuce TOT t'eOT-C
L.. Cara iaud PIelate William McDoua d
Master OF Finance Waiter "A, Griiii
oi Sterl,nR 'onge spent "a portion OI sav
week ia New York city.
| Az the nite.iaS o. Howard lodge last
veJlns brother H. g.. Baic in was in
sJailei - Vice chance lot aDd II. u.
StOyies as Keeper OF records and seals b.
D'strlct Depu.y Grand Chancellor Joan
| IL. Gary. Next Wed Inc sday eyeninu the