The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-03

was promoted 10 tho ONCE OF Buhros anu
N. w. Newcomb was appointed as guard:
The division will hold ball In b. I. Hail
The Officers OF What Cheer Division
were installed last evening by Major IL. o.
True.
One application for membership was
received in What Cheer Lodge Monday
evening and permission was given one
applicant to receive the rank OF page.
The members of Palestine Lodge In
dulged in "feed" Tuesday evening.
There will be plenty OF excitement In
Rhode Island Lodge. Monday evening.
Bye-laws.
A basket party will be given by Ivanhoe
Lodge March 8, in Odd Fellows Hail,
Olneyyille.
The rank OF knight was conferred on
one candidate in Eureka Lodge Tuesday
evening.
EImwood Lodge viii hold basket party
Tuesday, March 13.
Garfield Lodge held very ENJOYABLE
meeting Tuesday evening. The knights
have set the ball rolling With an applica-
tion to start with, and they intend to
make it lively in the future. Brother
Couch was reported improving. The "He
Will Committee" Is open for all engage
ments.
In Howard Lodge Brother Hoffman was
reported sick. The third rank VIII be
ladies' night a short session was held ana
the committee arranged the following pro-
gram: Reading by Miss Sullivan; duet
by Mr.. and Mrs. Bidet; butterfly dance
by Miss Mabel Bidot OF East Providence
and Miss Hattie Dawes of Newport; dia-
logue by Mrs. Harrington, Mrs; Coioyy'
Mrs. Blake, Mrs. Thatcher, Mrs. Vernctt,
Mrs. Wynkoop and Mrs. Dyer. Cake,
coffee and cream were served.
The funeral OF the late Brother q. w. Nc
Namara of What Cheer Lodge who died
suddenly Wednesday was held In St.
Stephens Church. The burial was at the
North End Cemetery. Deceased was a
vision of the uniform rank that bears
the same name and was one OF the
members of the we'll known What Cheer
quartet. There was large delega-
tion present from the lodge In
charge of Chancellor Commander
N. f. Arendt. The division acting as
escort was in charge of Captain Walter >.
McIane; the bearers were Stephen q.
Gowdy, W.F. Briggs and Louis Silverman.
There were many handsome floral tributes.
Elmwood Lodge conferred the rank OF
page on one candidate Wednesday
evening and one applicant was given
permission to receive the rank OF page.
and Chancellor G. w. Brown OF st. John
Lodge were present. The rank Of esquire
will be conferred Wednesday evening.
Lieutenant Colonel j. ID. Carpenter in
stalled the officers OF Rhode Island Dlvi-
sion Monday, and those OF Northern Divi-
sion Tuesday evening.
One candidate was admitted TO Rhode
Island Division, Monday evening.
Adjutant Walter II. Griffith installed the
officers elect OF Harmony Division Thurs
day evening.
The meeting of Smithsonian Lodge
Tuesday evening was pleasant one, as
nearly all OF the grand officers were
present as well as representatives from
city lodges. Supreme Representative Z.
A. Lee exemplified the secret work OF the
three ranks. A collation. followed by
cigars was served.
There was good attendance at Lafay-
ette Lodge Tuesday evening. The rank OF
page was conferred on two candidates and
the rank of knight on one esquire. Past
Chancellor u. M. NORM and Brothers j.
III. Giroux and +. Rivard were reported
Bellireau we're reported improving.
st. John Lodge held very pleasant
session Thursday evening. The deputy
was present, and with the assistance
OF Past Chancellor Harry knight and
James Brown installed Robert l:
nsnse Glsss, + Rufus sprssu. ss master as mas.
ter-a arms and Peter Trodden as in
ner guard. Past Chancellor Andrew Me-
Kenzie, X. l. Clegg and James Brown were
appointed committee to arrange Tor the
anniversary OF the lodge.
An amendment to the bylaws was Of
fered and 1t will come up for action
evening, March 10. The rank
OF esquire will bc conferred Thursday
evening.
Charles O'Brien was elected vice cham
cellor in Enterprise Lodge Thursday ,d
Daniel j. Blake was nominated as preIate
to fill the vacancy caused by the promo
tion of Brother O'Brien.
The meeting OF Pythias Lodge was well
attended last evening. The newly APP
pointed district deputy grand chancel-
Tor, Chancellor Commander &. III. Brown,
Prelate Champlain and Brother Corcoran
of st. John Lodge were among the visi-
tors.
Grand Chancellor Walter Scott received
a communication from Narragansett
Lodge stating that all OF the parapher-
MALTA of the lodge was destroyed by the
recent fire in Spencer's block at Phenix,
with the exception OF the books, jewels,
and other effects that were in the safe.
The Grand Chancellor has granted the
lodge permission to hold meetings to suit
/ he convenience OF the members until a
hall could be secured.
William III. Dobson OF Pythias Lodge lhas
been appointed deputy grand chancellor.
The recent work OF the order will prob
ably be exemplified next Saturday evening
in the lodge room of st. George Lodge, by
Supreme Representative Charles A. Lee.