The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-24
FRATERN|TIES.
The Secret and Benevolent
Societies Doings.
Odd Fellows.

District Deputy FRANK y. buftow1 nes
Farnham. Other responsibilities eeM-
PEELED him 10 give sp the once. The
srand master has decided 10 Pcrsonaiiy
1ll the vacancy ~ the close OF the tsrn 10
30 near at hand. The grand omcere, thsre-
fore, will install the ofneers of Anchor,
Manufacturers and What Cheer leagss,
and the official visit to the last naned
edge will be deferred until instsilation:
The grand officers will make IN o6ciai
yisit TO Roger williams Lodge next Tues
isy evening and to Pilgrim Ledge Friday
evening.
signsd bys large number Of applicants,
will be granted. The new lodge will be
located Ia Central Falls, q fruitful and at
present unfillsd held.
The several district deputies are locking
through the rituals preparatory 10 tAe
work Of installing officers Tor the ensuing
year.
The committee appointed by Roger
williams Lodge to make arrangements
FOR the excursion to Atlantic City next
September will make . report Tuesday
evening.
one candidate rsoei-sd the first and sec-
end degrees in Mount Pleasant Lodge
Tuesday evening. The third degree Will
ss conferred next Tuesday evening.
Three candidates received the second
end third degree In Manufacturers Loogs
Tuesday evening.
Reliance Lodge held q social Tuesday
,vening.
The second degree was conferred upon
enc candidate, and one application for
Hlem bsrship was received in Crescent
Lodge Tuesday evening.
The second degree was given tive candi-
dates in Unity lodge Tuesday evening.
District Depaty Grand Master W. Il. Nash
and board were present. Asuppsr closed
the evening pleasantly.
A pslimiaary meeting for the formation
pf a new Rebsrah lodge ws h.ld In Odd
Fellows Hall, Mount Pleasant, Wednesday
BveDing.
The members OF the order I'm general
will no ooubt be pained TO learn that
Grand Patriarch William Creighton Is not
Improving.
Brother Phil Carr entertained the mem
bers OF Unity Lodge and it's many visitors
Tuesday evsniBg with numosr oil vocal
selections, which were well given.
Thsre was n large sttsndssce in Hope
Lodge Monday evening. One application
Tor membership was received. Tse csm-
mittes announced that q social would be
held in Osd Fellows ha. hsnsay even
Ing, Dec. IL. Brother ". 4. Cieudmsn
was RppOinteG n ce n mittse to see that ths
widows Of deceased menbers were pre-
rided with Thanksgiving renen bTsnce.
The initlatory degree VIII be cosfsrred
rpor two candidates next Monday even
Ing, Dec. 5.
Officers for the ensuing term were elected
In Canton william =. Johnssn hosasy
svening as follows: CaPtsiA, George L..
Robinson; lieutenant, Robert j. Smith;
ensign, h. T.. Baker; clerk, Fred Folsom;
accountant, g. b Hawkins; standard
bearer, Charles Mcfarland; guard Of tent,
william n. Dobson; outside sentinel,
Charles Wiggin; picket, j. IA. Jones.
They will be ipstalied Monday even
ing, December 10. by William K. Hudson.
Canton Sswamsstt will be present and ut
the conclusion OF tho inhalation cers-
pony q banquet will be served.
The officers OF the grand sncampment
made an Official visit 10 Blackstone En-
campment Wednesday evening. They
will visit Manchester Encsmpment
Thursday evening.
One application for membership was re-
eeived in Westmlnster Lodge Monday
evening. An official visit was made by
she grand officers.
There was large attendance in Swarts
Lodge Wednesday evening, including
delegations from Eureka and Noon.ocket
lodges of Woonsocket, ard District
Deputy Grand Master William E.
Nash and board of officers. During
the early part OF the evening the second
segree was conferred upon one candidate.
THIS was followed by q supper, after
which an hour or more of sociability was
enjoyed. Remhrks were made By tho
oAbClhl NlSllots, NODle Oranu LAWS OF
Eureka, Past Grand McGowan OF Wooa-
socket Lodge, ans>otksrs.
% At the meeting OF Mszsppa Encsmp-
Gent Friday evening the golass rule de-
gree was conferred upon one cARs idkte.
Brother william A. Dairy was elsctsa as
Junior warden, and the reeshtly elected
senior wardeA, samuel IL. Dssa were IN
stalled by District Deputy Grana Pa
triarch Gee. IN Friday evening, Dec. Z,
the mem Ders expect TO have q graas geo&
time, rs invitations havs been sxtsAdsd to
nany OF tho mem bers of the order, and the
royal purple degree, with q Buis Der of
sew teatures, viii be presented.
On Wednesday evening Mount Vernon
Lodge, after short session, adjourned 10
the supper room and psrtook Of ciam-
pake With the usual concomitanls.
Brother III. Hor, had the direction OF
the bake" Brother Bigelow furnished
. basket OF pears, and Brother Kensston,
by some mysterious jugglery, produced
tho cigars and the affair was a great suc-
sess.
Deputy Ida Seymour and board make an
official visit to Hizpah Rsbeksh Lodge at