The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-03
IHE FRAIERNAL ORDERS.
Events Of Interest in the
Various Lodge Rooms.
MANY IMPORTANT MEETINGS HELD.
General Reference TO Work Being
Done by Odd Fellows, Knights Of
Pythias and Grand Army Veterans
Other Secret Societies.

The Grand Lodge OF Rhode Island will
meet in annual session in Odd Fellows
Hall, Weybosset street, at 10 o'clock next
Tuesday morning. After the admission
of new members, Grand Master j. Milton
Payne will present his annual report, ana
reports viii also be presented by Grand
Secretary w. "A. 4. MosIey, ana
Grand Representatives Trumpler
and Cockcroft. IL will then be
noon when the annual election OF officers
will be held Then there Will be recess
for dinner provided by Grand Treasurer
stephen o. Randall. After dinner the
result of election will be announced, ana
reports of committees received. There
are two or more important things that
will happen early in the afternoon and
according to the present outlook the new
officers will be installed and
the meeting closed by O'clock. In the
evening Enterprise lodge OF Pawtucket
will exemplify the third degree and
this interesting ceremony viii be wit
messed by about as many scarlet
degree members as the hall will hold. 1t is
expected that the attendance will be large
during the day as there are about 100
members OF the Grand lodge.
According to reports from so lodges in
this State there will be net increase I'm
membership in this jurisdiction of about
80. The financial gain will be consider
able.
Doughnuts, crackers, cheese and cigars
in Eagle lodge Wednesday evening were
attractive to the members.
The officers of Swarts lodge spent We'd
nesday evening in rehearsing the initia-
tory work, which will be conferred on two
candidates next Wednesday. The
social committee announced that
social would be held the latter part OF
the month. The committee who have
charge OF the twenty-second anniversary
of the loLge, to be celebrated March 22, re-
ported progress.
While the officers and members of May
flower lodge were attending to their du-
ties Wednesday evening they heard
strange noise in the
outer room. Upon investigation
It was found that Noble Grand Z. ID.
Goodale and a large number of the men,
bers Of Mount Vernon lodge of Pawtuxet
had taken possession of the premises.
They were given cordial reception.
Among the entertainers were Vice Grand
and A. X. p. Hoffses, Past Grand Lewis,
Brothers Abby and Dawley. Cigars were
in evidence.
elected trustee i'm Hope lodge Monday
evening to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Past Grand William r..
Taber.
Past Grand w. T.. Huntington and
Brothers Carpenter and Taylor
were reported improving in Cres-
cent lodge Tuesday evening"; Past
same as last week. Among the visitors
we're Past Grand Davis of Beaver Brook,
N. H., and Brother Warner of Nantucket,
Mass. Tuesday evening the initiatory
degree will be conferred on two candi-
There will be work in the initiatory
degree in Reliance lodge Tuesday even
The third degree was conferred on one
candidate In Westminster lodge Monday
evening.
Wednesday. evening the officers and
members of Fraternity Encampment will
make fraternal visit TO Woonasquatucket
Encampment, when the Golden Rule de-
gree will be conferred by the degree team
Of Fraternity encampment under the
supervision OF Past Grand Patriarch G. L.
Pierce.
Mizpah Rebekah lodge will meet Mon
day evening. Work is expected.
The committee recently appointed in
Minnehaha encampment to secure new
hall will report Wednesday evening.
Roger Williams lodge will hold a social
Tuesday evening, February "a.
There was a good sized attendance in
What Cheer lodge Monday evening. Per-
mission was given one applicant to re-
ceiye the initiatory degree. 1t is expected
that the first meeting in the new hall
will be held Tuesday evening, Feb. n, but
the ceremony of dedication will not be OBJ
served until May. Arrangements are
being made to initiate five candidates
Tuesday evening.
The officers Of Ruth Rebekah lodge
were installed last evening.
A delegation from Reliance Lodge at
tended the fair of Mazeppa enca.apment
Thursday evening.
The 10th anniversary of Rachel Rebekah
lodge will be celebrated Monday evening,
Feb. IL.
Tuesday evening, Feb. 13, Past Grand
Master w. ID. Child viii deliver an adj
dress before the members of Roger Will
liams lodge. His subject will be "The
Life OF Abraham Lincoln An invita-
tion is extended TO all members of the or
dor.
The late Charles Aldrich of Westmin-
ster lodge was buried from the residence
OF his brother, No. 10 Carroll street,
Thursday afternoon.
One application for membership was
received In Westminster lodge. Monday
evening. The initatory degree will be
conferred Monday evening.
KNIGHTS OE pyTIIIAS