The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-13

d.; high priest, q. A. Alexander; scribe,
l.. +. Beckford; treasurer, Albert Fenner;
financial scribe, William ii. Hamilton.
They were installed by Deputy Grand Pa
triarch j. ID. Lloyd, ir. At the close OF
| the meeting collation. was served. On
the evening OF the 22d the royal purple
degree will be conferred on one candidate
The members of Mt. Vernon Lodge,
Pawtuxet, turned out i'm force Wednes-
| day evening to give the new officers a
start off. III. s. Bennington was appointed
$. l.. to VIC. A. Nj. Dow, who has been
| quite sick, has recovered his usual good
health,
Thursday evening the following named
officers of Fraternity encampment were
installed by District Deputy Grand
| Patriarch l.. Il. Beckford: c. r., Walter
Il. Townsend; ii. P., Cornelius Beard, +.
III. p; S. W., Clarence q, Reed; scribe,
Chas. Ingraham, p. c. p; financial
scribe, Jas. G. Peck, p. q. p; treasurer,
III. II. Perkins, p. c. p; j. W., Frank b.
Doll; guide, ID. +. Logan, p. c. p; i. B.,
b. F. Pierce, p c. p; o. s., stephen
Brown; 1st W., F. L. Bucklin; I'd W., J.
w. Sadler; Sd W., Geo. Shaw; 4th W., X.
f. Pooler; 1st g., l.. IL. Lewis; I'd e.,
Richard Lynn; retiring chief patriarch,
r. f. Pierce. Among the visitors were
Past Chief Patriarchs Luther OF 1kezeppa
encampment, Chief Patriarch Stackpole
and Senior Warden Nickerson Of Plymouth
encampment.
Tuesday evening District Deputy Grand
Master George III. Remington installed
the officers of Crescent lodge previously
announced. The appointed officers are
White; l.. s. to n. g., Daniel III. Baton;
r.. S. to V. G., A. $. Powe; l.. 5. to V. g.,
Melvin Bates; outside guardian, Isaac
Dickerson ;:inside guardian, Benjamin +.
Freeman; chaplain, Walter Il. Horton;
warden, William. 4. Fleming; conductor,
William A. Creenleaf;
Brothers John Gallington, David Taylor
and Past Grand William L. Huntington
were reported as being about the same as
last week, Past Grand William H. Peckham
not as well, and Brother Ripley of
Wilde lodge was reported to be improv-
ing. The retiring noble grand, III. s.
Miles, was presented with the gavel that
he handled last term. Under the head of
good OF the order "Blackstones" were en-
joyed.
Deputy Grand Master William f. Nash,
NlS1ACu ltiidnSt iohSS ibNoooy N'N''sSt
and installed c. p. Nye, as warden; r. b.
Lincoln, p. G., as r.. 5. to N. g.; Herbert
r. Perkins as chaplain; Noble Grand, Will
liam E.Ripley, appointed the ward, finance,
and other committees.
The officers elect OF Mizpah Rebekah
lodge will be installed Monday evening.
District Deputy Grand Master Louis w.
Clarke and suite, installed the officers
elect of What Cheer lodge Tuesday even
ing. Permission was given one applicant
TO receive the initiatory degree. There
was large attendance and general good
time, and at the close OF the meeting
collation. was served. The direc-
tors OF the Saving Fund associa-
tion held a meeting after lodge hours.
The social committee of Roger Williams
lodge decided to hold social Tuesday
evening, February 90 Tuesday evening
one application for membership was re-
ceived. Next Tuesday evening an effort
will be made to pay benefits for only
limited period. Several attempts have
been made in the past to accomplish this
and thus far the movement has failed.
The officers-elect OF Swarts lodge named
last week were publicly installed Wednes-
day evening by District Deputy Leander
j. Shaw and his board of officers. Noble
Grand Hamilton r. Mckenzie made
the following appointments; Warden,
w. A. Thoene, conductor, Joseph s.
Fiske; inside guardian, Louis A. Bowen;
outside guardian, Henry A. Brown II. s.
to N. c., James +. McAllister, p. G.; l..
s. to N. c., John #. Giddings; X. s. to V.
G., T.. Vi. X. Blake; L. s. to V. G.,
A. l.. Holiday; X. s. s., George M.
Knapp; LIS s., Theadore A. Dresser;
chaplain, Charles A. Bowen, p. G. At the
conclusion OF the ceremony concert was
given by Miss M. Alma Grant, pianist; w.
Lowe, p. c., tenor soloist; the "Swarts"
combination; Brothers Knapp, Dresser
and Blake, in voca. selections; Il. ii. Lin
coin, p. G.. M, readings; Miss Evelyn
George, contralto solos; James McIaugh-
lin and Brother w. A. Austin i'm a tenor
duet. The committee OF arrangements
were Brothers George l.. Kelly, Il. 8.
Dresser, George ii. Knapp, j. I. Potter,
=. G. and w. A. Thorne.
The Park Hill lodge installed officers as
follows Monday evening: n g., Thos.
b. Waters; V. e., w. B. Bullard; re-
cording secretary, Edward Goddard, jr.;
permanent secretary, Earl A. Leavett;
treasurer, w. B. Streeter, p. G. warden,
Edward II. Leonard; conductor, Louis
Baum, o. G., Seth Nj. Albro, p. g.; /. g.,
Frank l.. Burrows, p. c.; II. s. to
n. c., Herbert NJ. Tanner, p. g.;
l.. s. to n. g., Albert Domheim; X. s. to
V. G.. John Mcdonald; l.. S. to V. g.,
George Thurber; finance committee, VIII
liam q. ToWne, p. g.; Seth NJ. Albro, p.
g.; Warren Mngoon. District Deputy
Frank l.. Burrows, assisted by Robert Il.
Thurber, w. $. Martin, Charles $. Cook,
r.. j. Brown, William b. Streeter, ii. NJ.
Tanner and George Lewis were the in
staling officers. After the ceremonies
collation. was served by the entertain
ment committee.
Canonicus lodge had itsregular monthly
ginger-pop meeting last evening.