The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-11
FRATERNITIES.
Important Business and Cos
sip of the Week.
ODD FELLOWS.

Posperousvincrease. Rhode Island thu
Iar TINS year has made decided lin owe
sne corresponding time OF last year. Tn
nnancial advance Is decidedly better an,
no numerical increase up q
p,osent time Is much greater
nusc.ts also seems to b.
having good fortune, as a review ~ IN,
meeting of the Grand Lodge in Ro.ro,
last Tuesday indicates. More than 6ot, nm !.
grands were In attendance. and th.
meeting was the most interesting one held
Ior many years. The new members ad.
mitted and instructed In the Grand Lodge
numbered 1885, Five subordinate and six
nepeRah lodges were instituted
turing The year. The grand secretary's
report showed: Initiated, 1921; admitted
ny caro-, w; reinstated, As; withdrawn by
cAru, loo; suspended, 436; expelled. IL.
oeceased, 2Sl; net gain for term. 500. net
gam ior year ending juno 30, 1894, ll5O;
reJections, ~; degrees conferred
4oo; past grands, 63a6; total
membership, 1912; brothers relieved
SloI widowed families relieved. 12e,
brothers buried, 275; weekly sick dement's
Paio, zi,zIa; receipts from dues, sl54, ,635. rs:
receipts from admissions and degrees.
sso,ooi'ss; from invested funds and other
sources, s66,9531s; total receipts s252.-
Paio ior reiiei OF brothers, $72,-
200, reiiei OF widowed families, S2744.s6;
euucation and relief Of orphans, S24s. .3S;
.Durying the dead, Sic, ,4so.52; Other char
s,ao ,ooie &C., purposes, sll,7a3.04; total relief
sl03, 3,l92.S0; total expenses, sl24. .44o.31
The Odd Fellows Home account sbows.
Balance February i, Ss754. .3S; rcceints In.
ciuding per capita assessment, s6175. "a.
payments, s445s.15; balance on hand
s12,930.32 N'
The report OF Grand Master Cook was n
iong ana able document, reviewing care
luiiy the work of the year. Since Febru-
hry the grand master has visited 11s
louees, more, probably, than any grand
muster mas ever done before during the
same time '"e
Inc ioilowing officers were elected and |
appointed: Grand master. Henry r Ruo- |
giles OF franklin; deputy grand master
Austin >. Esty OF Somerville: grand ward,
en-, Winfield S. Nevins of salem: grand |
secretary, j. Lawrence Martin of Boston.
grand treasurer, Julius l.. Clarke of West
newton; grand representative. Louis
a. cook of South Weymouth.
grand marshal, Clarke p. Harding Of
west Medway; grand conductor, Charles
-; rerry OF Miilbury; grand guardian.
Hhiah Il. Mason OF Franklin; grand :.
chaplain, Rev. William +. Dusseault of
MAIDEN grand herald, Zachariah Cush-
nan oi bos'on; grand Instructor, Joseph
York of Wollaston.
ne newly elected grand warden. Win
field s. Nevins OF Salem. Was borr q,
Brunswick, Me-, Decem ber 6. 1s5O In 1879
he became reporter for the Boston Time.
and In 1873 was for short time a.-
slstant editor of the Portland ENQUIRER
In November, 1873 he became a re-
porter Tor the Boston Herald in Essex
county, which position he still holds. He
nas written extensively for different ma ]
Ders, ana mas also written q history ~
'a'em ana vicinity and other productions. {
fe Is member OF Fraternity I,odpe
salem Encsmpment and other Odd Eel, c
ows' organizations.
Next friday evening Washington Park
.odge No. 81, will be instituted in odd
'ellows Hall. Weybosset street. bv Grand
dsster Farnham and officers of the =
'rand Lodge. The interesting oere- y
'ohy Will consist of the institution =
no the twenty or more applicants for the =
lspensation must be present in order to :,
econe chsrter members. After the in -
Iilution oificers will be elected. and :,
ney VIII be installed by the grand :"
ncers' Az the request of the grand A
aster ana the new lodge, Canonicus y,
ouge "li tender the use of its LODGE n,
'on d. o'o1ociock and render any ser 70
ce 10 the grand officers and the new ~
dge that may be desired. Tho &c 7.
and officers will be welcomed bv "
inonicus Lodge which will be present in
body, together with members NJ 81 81
her lodges who desire to see the ~
remony attending the institution of a O.
w lodge. Washington Park Lodge has nv,
GOOD Held TO labor in and its member ,r,
Up includes several influential and ener =,
NC men that insures success when tho
nge Is at nome at Washington Park, A IT..
etty Iodge room is being fitted mn Ia,
q washington Park Lodge will he 80
nome to receive visitors the last week
this month. Members of all lodges are 81,
rdlally invited 10 be present at the in IN,
tuition. -
The grand officers will make on official M M
lt 10 Lafayette Lodge next Tuesday
ming.
manufacturers Lodge, Tuesday evening
an attendance OF Al, probably the =
gest average OF any in the state. "
district Deputy Grand Master j. L. Pot .on
installed the newly elected vice grand WI VIZ
recording secretary in Mount Pleas ioi
lodge, Tuesday evening. oi
A"hN "oihIh y. y. SuShlng. whose
.lth has been poor of late, is bracing nm sg
White Mountain air. He will be ahE Mr.
{ until September. ton
mplimentary reception will be ten
ed the 20 past grands of Swarts Lodge
dnesday evening, Sept. 5. 1t is EXPECT n
hat 70 OF the 25 will be present. Two t..
out OF town, one in Boston and the ;nm
er at titchburg. An effort will be sosn
10 To have them present. The ini-
ory degree will be conferred. This d
se will have a field day at Silver NJ
ing tuesday. One OF the attraction, q.
% foot race Defween Past Grand tbs
pn Mayor and Brother William ~,
enc. This event will be for a purse Rho
szo ana Will take place about 4
'ek. Betting is about event.
cunt Vernon Lodge will have its field
at Rocky Point, August "a. The Re
degree was conferred upon one mem Win
wednesday evening. There ara sev- kno