The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-23
FRATERN|TIES.
Indoor and Outdoor Lodge
Work and Pleasure,


One pleasant evening last winter Olive
Branch Lodge made q fraternal visit TO
Mount Pleasant Lodge, at which time ii
was noted that the charter members OF
Park Hilland Mount Pleasant lodges were
formerly members of Olive Branch Lodge,
and Past Grand William e. Nash proposed
that the three lodges have a reunion. The
idea was good one and each OF the lodges
appointed committee to make the ar
rangements and last night showed how
thoroughly the committee had done its
work for Park Hill Lodge room
was filled to overfiowing, there being
at least 800 persons I'm the hall. The exer-
cises consisted of q reception from 80 to
$50 In the lodge room, after which the
members and their families formed in
line and headed by Past Grand James
Hunt OF Ohio Branch Lodge, marched to
the banquet hall where supper was
served. After supper, very Interest
ing program was given. Among the
talent that kindly contributed their SER
vices was the accomplished yiolinist,
little Bessie CIough accompanied by her
sister Sadie on the piano; Master G. y.
Tanner, Miss Sadie Swan, In piano solos;
Messrs Plant and Anthony in In
etrumentai music; Master Frank Jackson,
In recitations, Miss Maria Tobin in read
ings, Miss Flora Miller in selections on
the autoharp, and Miss Jessie Charney in
readings. A short history OF Olive Branch
Lodge was given by Past Grand Hunt,
who was followed by Past Grands Will
liam o. Towne OF Park Hin Lodge, and
Lodge, each having word or SO for their
lodge. The committee have been assisted
materially by the members of Miriam
!, lodge, Daug ghters of Rebekah. Prominent
Rmong the workers were Mrs. e. IL. Dorm
pam, Mrs; w. b. streeter, Mrs.
Mrs. John Thurber, Mrs. John
Waite and Mrs. Frank Streeter. The af
fair was success in every way, and the
committee and all concerned are gratified
with the results. The committee were:
Past Grands Herbert Tanner OF Park Hill
lodge, William E. Mash OF Olive Branch,
Lodge aud Frank II. Jackson of Mount
Pleasant Lodge.
Monday evening the grand officers will
make all official visit TO Columbia Lodge,
Wakefield. July they will visit Granite
Lodge OF Pascoag.
The new lodge at Washington Park will
probably be instituted within the next
ten days. Preparations are now actively
on foot for that event.
The grand officers and past grand
officers celebrated the 50th anniversary OF
the institution OF the Grand Lodge last
Wednesday evening at Crescent Park
Hotel where a special dinner was served.
The party numbered 20 and everyone had
a good time.
. Members and friends OF Canonicus
nhQ nlEn- Hnnudl lelQ-
day at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet last
, Thursday. Rhodes had fine lunch
ready just after the shower
that deluged the sout hern part of the city
: and then the Indians started in with
whoop. After the opening war dance
Salisburys "splintersn and Greschen's
hair pins" played ball on the lot. 1t
was wonderful game and caino near
skilling Is men. The umpire was safe be-
/ cause he had fits. The sun stood still
when "Imy" Myers hit the ball
'and ran three bases before 1t got
back into the lot again. Myers
after this could hardly keep his vest on.
Those who were not afraid of their lives
said that the chair -pins" licked the
"splinters" Ia to IL. When the game was
Thought to be finished or
badly used up, dinner was an
,nounced and. Rhodes clans were
declared excellent. A few OF the outsiders
lwanted to know IL they dug them in the
river and the chorus shouted, "all up"
They had boat racing, whist playing, and
a lozenge game that Fleckheimer said
was nothing more nor less than bunco.
All hands returned TO town as twilight
fadeddnto dusk, feeling that this annual
had been a daisy. Past Grands John NJ.
Bailey, Frank A. Salisbury, and Brother
William A. Fiske engineered things, held
the COW, kicked the goat and robbed the
unsophisticated.
All lovers OF an honest game OF baseball,