The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-02
Unity Lodge, |. O. O. F.
Preparing for Good Time.
Naval Veterans Revere the
Name of "Old IrOnSideS."
Schedule of Visits to Pythian Lodges
by Grand Chancellor Pierce.
Odd Fellows.

Enterprise Lodge of Pawtucket will In
itiate 16 Candidates next Thursday even
ing, November z. This lodge Is making
remarkable record and the young men
that are becoming new Odd Fellows are
some of the brightest and best known In
the city. Enterprise Lodge will add
more than 80 new names TO its roster
this year.
The official visit Of the grand officers
was especially gratifying to the mem bers
OF Reliance Lodge OF East Providence
Tuesday evening. 1t was q roxsiug
meeting and it was largely attended. The
committee OF arrangements headed by
Past Grand Perkins had made arrange
ments for pleasant reunion OF present
and past members, and the idea was sue
cessfully carried out. Immediately after
opening the lodge the popular exempiih-
cation OF the secret work proved to be
very instructive and especially pleasing
TO members not letter perfect In the va
rious movements as II revived their
knowledge of the work. After this the
meeting was open 10 all who had at any
time affiliated with the order and address
es were made by the visiting officials and
other mem bers of the order. Following
this an excellent supper was served in the
banqueting hall.
Never in the history OF the Redekah
branch OF the order has there been a more
Interesting or more largely attended con-
vention than the Rebekah assembly called
out in Odd Fellows Hall last Thursday.
Beginning at 10 o'clock the interest was
sustained all day and all the evening by
important business and instructive ad-
dresses. Past Grand Master Lester S. Hill
made an eloquent address In the morn
ing which was much appreciated and In
the afternoon the grand representative
gave in detail the Sovereign Grand Lodge
legislation affecting this branch OF the or
der. Distinguished representatives from
n i'm r lad A. N a aQt ad in
gree were present and gave good accounts
OF prosperity in the New England States.
Grand Master Estey OF Massachusetts, was
visitor during the afternoon. He was
the guest of the grand master and grand
secretary OF Rhode Island and they dined
together. In the evening Grand Master
Mackinnon and his board OF officers wit
Messed fine exemplifcation of the de-
gree by Mizpah Lodge of East Provi-
dence. Odd Fellows Hall was packed to
the walls with the largest gathering of
Rebekabs ever within Its limits
Unity Lodge is making elaborate pre-
parations for its "Past Grand's Night"
and reception of the grand officers next
Tuesday evening, and the meeting prom
ises to be especially interesting. At least
all concerned will strive 10 make Ii an
event in the history OF the lodge.
Crescent Lodge never held a more in
teresting meeting than the one last Tues
day evening. There was an attendance
OF 20 or more and II was a home like
gathering. There was an abundance of
good singing, reading, lots of good ad
vice given to the older mem bers of the
order, lots OF SMOKE and last but not
least there was supper. There were
present at least 81 young men, some of
whom may, before the flowers bloom in
the spring, become mem bers of the lodge.
The initiatory degree will be conferred
upon five candidates Tuesday evening.
The Initiatory degree will be conferred
upon one and perhaps two candidates
In Eagle Lodge Wednesday evening.
A special session of Canton william s.
johnson will be held Monday evening.
Two applications for mem bers alp are ex-
pected.
1t Is reported that one application for
mem bership will be received in Hope
Lodge Monday evening. The following
Monday evening will be devoted to re-
ception rendered 10 past grands OF the
lodge.
This is nomination month.
Roger Williams Lodge will make
frsternal visit TO Sabastia Lodge at Tsun-
ton, Mass, Friday evening, Nov. IS.
The fare for the round trip will be 81
cents, unless there should be & delegation
OF more than rs, and In that case there
will be a special train. Should there be
less than that number the delegation will
leave at 6:22 O'Clock and return by the
early train next morning.
nv tne reRuiaT I1eetlng OI beacon LOOge
Saturday evening, Oct. 26, two appli-
cants were elected to membership; one
candidate initiated, and two brothers re-
ceived the first degree A chowder was
served at the close of the session.
Park Hill Lodge, No "a, will initiate
one candidate Monday evening. The
members of this lodge are busy arrang-
! ing for their fair, to be held commencing
November Is. A lively competition is ex-
pected among those trying 10 win bicy-
Gle .or selling the most tickets.
Olive Braech Lodge will confer the in
-itiatoIy degree upon-two-c candidates
thursday evening.
One application for mem mbers nip was re-
ceived in Swarts Lodge Wednesday even
ing. Brother Varnum Fuller, who has
been sick for number OF years, was pres
ent. the committee that was appointed
to propose program for the observation
OF the silver anniversary of the lodge,
which occurs March %, thought that
banquet followed by addresses of prom;-
nent members of the order would be as
acceptable as anything that could 'be de-
vised at that season OF the year. IL was
voted TO adopt the recommendation OF the
committee and Brothers j. ID. Grinpell,
John Tuckerman and Fred Arnold were
made permanent committee to make
the necessary arrangements. The iniiia-
tory degree with number OF new fes-
lures will be conferred upon candidates
Wednesday evening.
AS many Of the members OF What
Cheer Lodge have other fish TO fry Tues
day evening the conferrIng OF the initia-
tory degree has tecn postponed until
Tuesday evening, November IL, and upon
that evening the fret as we'll az the initi-
atory degree will be conferred.
Airline Rebekah Ldoge will hold So
cial in Odd Fellows Hall, on Mount
Pleasant, "Wednesday evening
. Mt. Vernon Lodge held pleasant meet
ing Wednesday evening. Past Grand
Smith has returned from his vacation but
not in time TO be present at this meeting.