The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-06

held at the grand lodge Office Monday
evening.
Deputy Grand Chancellor Charles A. Lee
installed the qficers-elcct OF Lafayette
lodge last evening. The ceremony was
public and was witnessed by large num-
Der of friends. During the evening very
pleasing program was given by the fol-
lowing named persons: Misses Bizonness,
Deslarereis, the Slocum post quartet,
DR.. Deriel, Joseph Cadoret, j. ID. N.
Dubeau, l.. p. l.. Heuseux, and Others.
During the evening Chancellor Comman-
der T. l.. N. Baron was presented with
jewel.
Sterling division will meet Monday
evening, when four applications for mem
bership will be acted upon.
Deputy Grand Chancellor John l.. Cary,
assisted by Vice Chancellor Walter Scott
and Past Chancellor Thomas Tribe in
stalled the officers elect of Garfield lodge
Tuesday evening, after which q
collation. was served by Brothers
Greenhalgh, Hamsmith and Besser.
Brothers Patterson, Greenwell and Olsy
were reported to be improving and
Brothers r. q. Lees and Zena Crowell
were reported sick.l
The officers ELECT of Pythias lodge will
be installed Thursday evening.
Owing to little mistake in the books
OF Palestine lodge the officers were not in
stalled Tuesday evening. Everything will
be in readiness at the meeting Tuesday
evening.
The officers-elec of What Cheere lodge
were installed Monday evening by Vice
Grand Chancellor Walter Scott, assisted
Past Chancellor A. ID. Williams and X.
N. Sewell.
Frank A. Harmon, of Commercial lodge
OF Boston, well known In this city, was
elected to the Office Of ce-chancellor last
evening.
directors Monday evening and are as fol-
lows: j. b. Wentworth, Thomas F.
Keyes and j. b. Stone.
Sterling lodge held a short session In
one of the anterooms of its lodge room
last evening. Chancellor Commander A. j.
Batchelder, who had his arm broken some
time ago, was reported to be getting
along nicely. The date of the public in
stallation Is Friday, Jan. 26. When the
lodge closed the members entered the main
hall where the ladies reception was held.
A light collation. was served during the
sented with q handsome calendar bearing
the compliments of the lodge. Grand
Chancellor G. G. Gates, Grand Vice
Chancellor Walter Scott and Grand Outer
Guard A. T. Howe were among the guests
of the evening.
The officers of Howard lodge were in
stalled Wednesday evening by District
Deputy Grand Chancellor John l.. Carey.
uo,v, in, faA ali nd
Brother Aitkens as improving.
Brother p. B. Cannon of Sterling lodge
has decided to become married man,
and Miss Annie Gormly is the fortunate
young lady.
On Wednesday evening Past Chancellor
John r. Munroe of Elmwood lodge is to
be presented with a past chancellor's
jewel, which will be one Of the most costly
OF any in the jurisdiction at the preesnt.
He is also to be the recipient of other
tokens.
Rhode Island lodge social committee
have arranged for an illustated lecture of
the Worlds fair to be given Tuesday even
ing Jenuary 30.
Keeper OF Records and Seal A. Manches-
ter Hussy of Rhode Island lodge is suffer-
ing with q very severe attack of the grip.
installed the officers elect of Oriental
lodge, Thursday evening. Brother c. H.
Richards who was elected as prelate re-
signed from the position and Z. J. Gallo
more was elected and installed as his
successor.
At the meeting of st. Johns lodge
Thursday evening, the rank of page will
be conferred. District Deputy Grand
Chapcallnr waptworfh n nd ruita In,
stalled the officers-elect of this lodge
Thursday evening. Past Chancellor r. 1.
Clegg was reported as being very i'll.
The officers-elect Of Elmwood lodge
were publicly installed by Deputy Grand
Chancellor Louis Schmidt, Wednesday
evening. The ceremony was followed by q
collation..
The officers of Webster lodge were In
stalled Wednesday evening by District
Deputy Grand Chancellor j. B. Went
worth. At the conclusion OF the cere-
mony the deputy was rendered q recep-
tion in the banquet hall.
Brother A. A. Jackson of What Cheer
lodge spent week or more at his country
home and was prevented from being out
by the grip.
Usually the grand lodge officers have
been rendered the use OF many Of the diff
ferent halls in the city, but this year the
matter seem, to have been forgotten.
The body has, however, a standing offer
to use the lodge room of Rhode Island
lodge any day when not occupied. With
the exception Of being little too small,
it is the best for all concerned.
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