The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-02

jubilee. On the first day the guests will
be taken In carriages to all places OF In
terest, and an effort will be made to have
them received by the Governor and May
lishments will be visited, and In the even
ing there will be concert by Reeves'
American Band, and addresses by promi-
nent members OF the order. On the sec
ond day IL In proposed to charter the
steamer Mount Hope and issue tickets.
The tickets will be a sort OF coupon affair,
which will be received for dinner at
Fields Point, q ride to Newport, a ride
over the 10-miie drive and q lunch at
Rocky Point on the return trip. The affair
at Infantry hall will be made interesting
to all, and the proposition Is TO have
souvenir tadge to admit the bearer,
and they are not to be confined TO the
posed TO give the committee ample time
to do all OF this so that the silver ami
versary OF the Grand Lodge OF Rhode
Island may be opened in fitting manner,
The exact mum Der OF mem bers present
at the session OF Sterling Lodge, Tuesday
evening, was 254 and all that partici-
pated were highly pleased with the exem-
plihcation Of the rank OF knight in the
long form, which showed that Chancel-
lor Commander Walter X. Griffith and his
assistants had gone into the affair with
q vim. All OF this work was done, as
Grand Chancellor Charles Il. Peirce ana
suite were the guests of the evening, and
the lodge began it's part OF the work by
requesting Sterling division OF the uni
form rank TO escort the grand OH GERS
from their headquarters TO the lodge
room. The division then invited the first
regiment OF the uniform rank, and Colo
mel j. ID. Carpenter and staff, and all re-
sponded with will, and assisted very
materially In making the evening so en-
joyable. One OF the most pleasing events
OF the occasion was presentation OF
large photograph of Col. Carpenter and
staff to Grand Chancellor Peirce, TO de-
corate the wall of the Office OF the Grand
Lodge. Colonel Carpenter made the pres
entation speech.
On Thursday evening, a. vice cbancel-
Ior, prelate and master-at-arms Will be
installed in st. Johns Lodge.
Enterprise Lodge will make fraternal
visit to ST. Elmo Lodge Wednesday even
ing, Nov. 13.
AT the meeting OF Palestine Lodge,
a fraternal visit to Sumner Lodge, at
North Attleboro. on Thursday evening,
November Ia. The rank OF page will be
conferred Tuesday evening.
Past Chancellors Andrew Mckenzie,
Robert ]. Clegg and Vice Chancellor- Elect
/. X. Bowen, were appointed committee
in ST. Johns Lodge, Thursday evening,
Enterprise Lodge opened its social sea-
son for 1895 and SO Thursday evening,
and, although IL rained hard, u. L. Hall
was we'll filled with one OF the merries.
gatherings II ever held. There were 90
or more baskets, all tastily arranged, and
auctioneer Henry Normandy had no
trouble in getting good prices for them.
The profits OF the party made the hearts
of the social committee glad. Another
social will be held Thursday evening, No
vember 2S.
One application for mem bership was
received In Rhode Island Lodge, Mon
day evening.
The rank of esquire was given one
page. and two applications for mem ber-
ship were received In Burnside Louge,
Tuesday evening. In the future the lodge
will meet Friday evenings instead OF Tues
days.
Deputy Grand Chancellor G. ID. Car
penter visited ST. Elmo Lodge "Wednesday
evening.
The rank OF page will be given one can
didate in Red Cross Lodge Tuesday even
ing, and after that date the lodge viii
meet every Tuesday evening.
Providence Lodge hold a successful So
cial In What Cheer Hall, Thursday even
ing,
The officers and members OF Sumner
Lodge of North Attleboro were enter
tainei By Charles T.. Chickering Lodge
Wednesday evening.
Grand Chancellor Charles T.. Pierce will
make the following official visitations
during the month of November 1895:
Damon Lodge, We 8, Providence, Tues
day, November o.
Perseverance Lodge, No. 13, Providence,
Tuesday, November IL.
Herman Lodge, No. Is, Providence,
Thursday, November IL.
Burnside Lodge. No. "a, Bristol, FRI
day, Novemb ber IS.
What Cheer I.oge, No. "a, Providence,
Monday, November IL.
Garfield Lodge. No. z, Providence, Tues
day, Novem Der 26.
In making these visitations, he will be
accompanied by the Board of Grand Lodge
officers and other distinguished Pythians
and he desires to meet as many of the
members OF the lodges visited as possi-
BILE, and hopes each lodge will eDdeavor
TO secure as large an attendance o the
evening IL is visited as possible.
At the session of Lafayette Lodge
Thursday evening the rank OF page was
conferred upon two candidates, the rank
of esquire upon one and the rank of
knight upon one. 1t was midnight be-
fore the work was completed.
Thefe was a good attendance at the
meeting OF Elmwood Lodge Wednesday
evening, when the second rank was con-
ferred upon one candidate. The fair
committee reported that arrangements
had been made TO hold fair from De-
cember 9 to 20 inclusive.
Brothers David q. Hunter. John X.
Brown, A. o. Makee, James W. Hicks
Arthur Henry and Harry Thomas. who
had charge OF a fair that is to be held by
Smithonian Lodge the first week In De-
cember. met in the lodge room this after
noon and made preliminary arrangements
and the indications are that it viii, be
contestants entered for the various arti-
cles.