The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-14
Odd Fellows Fiftieth An
niverSary Celebration
There's to Be a Cake Walk at
ElmwOOd Fair Monday.
The Lodges Are Nominating Off
GERS for the Coming Year.
Odd Fellows.

Rode leland Lodge will celebrate it's
Goth anniversary Monday afternoon aud
evening, and tuesday evening. Monday
afternoon there will be an historical
sketch by Past Grand Ward, an address
by Past Grand Master Lester =, Hill, and
musical and other exercises. In the even
ing there will be a banquet, when toasts
viii be responded to by the grand master
and other grand officers and invited
guests. Tuesday evening there will be a
grand ball to conclude the festivities, for
which ample and elaborate arrangements
have been completed by committee de-
string to make the golden anniversary no.
table.
Wednesday evening Esgls Lodge will
inaugurate the first enterprise OF the kind
known in the State-a reception TO its vet
Gran past grands who have been mem bers
OF the order for 25 years or more. There
are l2S of these veterans, several of whom
have been Odd Fellows for 30 yesrs. A
committee tn oroughly familiar with its
business has made arrangements for a
fine time, which will begin In the lodge
room and conclude in Gelh a. Norton's s
dining parlors. The necessary business
OF the lodge will be attended to, the
grand master and his boa, d OF grand Off
GERS will be received and then the festivi-
ties will be transferred 10 the banquet
nall, where pleasure. Will be monarch for
two or three hours Ii will be a great
night fer veterans.
Thursday evening Grand Patriarch Per-
kips and his board OF grand officers VIII
make an icial visit TO osbassuck En-
camment. Preparations will bo made TO
receive the distinguished guests and the
entertainment will be agreeable for all
fortunate enough TO be present.
\ Caponicus Lodge has appoiuted a COM
mittee TO make arrangements for the re-
ception OF the grand master and his board
~ N kridaV
the grand rounds OF official visits for the
year will be concluded.
The entertainment and social given by
Roger Williams Lodge Tuesday, evening,
in Odd Fellows Hall, was well attended
and was entirely satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
In Reliance Lodge Tuesday evening the
first and second degrees were bestowed
on one candidate.
Mt. Vernon Lodge had the usual stten-
dance Wednesday. One proposition was
received and il was voted 10 omit the
meeting on December 25, Christmas
night
One application for membership was
received in HIpe Lodge Monday even
The initiatory degree was conferred on
one cand idate in Crescent Lodge Tuesday
evening. Brother William Il. Flemming
was reported as being sick. The first de-
date next Tuesday evening.
The social committee Of Roger williams
Lodge are arranging for a masquerade
bail TO be held in Odd Fellows Hall, 81
Weybosset street, Tuesday evening, Janu-
ary Ii.
The officers-eleet OF james Wood Lodge
Will lie installed Tuesday evening, jan
usry Z.
The following officers were elected in
Airline Rebekah Lodge Wednesday even
ing. Noble grand. Mrs. Tristan Mowry;
vice grand, Mrs. William y. Sherman, |,
recording secretary, Mrs. Ida j. Clarke
treasurer, Mrs. q. j. Stackpole. At the
conclusion of the meeting q supper was
served. These officers will be installed
Wednesday evening, January s. and on
the evening of Wednesday, January Is,
the social committee Will hold an enter
tainment, social and burlesque cake walk.
Permission was given one candidate 20
receive the initiatory degree in What
Cheer Lodge Tuesday evening.
Ruth Rebekah Lodge bel1 a masquerade
oall in Slocum Post Hall Thursday ev n
ing.
washington Park, the hustling lodge
OF the State, conf ferred the different de-
grees of the order upon two candidates
Tuesday evening and six applications for
membership were received. One OF the
leading mem bers has In his inside pocket
three more applications for mem hers hip
and saws that he VIII make ii an even
half dozen before next Tuesday evening.
The first degree was conferred on one
candidate in Pilgrim Lodge last evening.