The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-16

oI the louHe, n Will make n desperate
EFFORT 10 make the Der 20 before. Jam
uary I, 1895. Next Monday evening the
lodge will entertain Grand Chancellor
Charles Il. Peirce and suite by con ferring
the rank OF page upon two and possibly
four candidates, and IL Is proposed 10
show the officers OF the brand Lodge and
visiting brothers q new kink or two.
There VIII be a supper and lots OF other
things to make the evening full OF gimp
and joliity. Everybody IN invited.
II was not . large gathering At 1T. Elmo
Lodge, Wednesday evening, but 1t was a
mighty pleasant one, and the mem bers
of 81. Elmo. and Enterprise lodges, who
either forgot THAT the lodge met that
evening or did not care to como, missed a
treat. The occasion was q fraternai visit
from Enterprise Lodge, and the delegation,
although small, was just as heartily well
coined by Chancellor Commander II. q.
Cotton as II there had been 100 CT them.
The routine business disposed OF,
then came great big plates piled full OF
good things TO eat. and lashings OF coffee
and fruit After all had had their FIJI the
thing for the good OF the order, and Past
Chancellor William 8. 'McQuitty OF Enter
prise Lodge set the pace. He v 4 follow
ed by Deputy Grand Cancellor {. ID. Car
penter, Brother John Mcdonald of En-
terprise Lodge, Vice Chancellor Joseph 5.
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Keeper OF Records ana Seal N. b. Bowers,
Past Chancellors f.. A. Fairbrother, w. N.
Pond, Inner Guard W. q. Goodrich, Mas
ter al Arms w. w. Miller and Brother
Fred Mcclellan OF ST. Elmo Lodge and
Past Chancellor MATHS OF New Jersey and
Brother Charles, Richards OF Oriental
Lodge. They all got stirred up and had
a meeting that put the boys In mind OF
old times.
The present regular attendants OF st.
Elmo Lodge talk OF having a reunion OF
all the past and present members In the
near future.
Past Chancellor +. A. Fsirbrother OF ST.
Elmo Lodge Ia receiving congratulations
on all sides for having secured s93 in cash
Nearly all OF the lodges that meet
Thursday evenings Will omit the sessions
Thanksgiving night. Oriental Lodge
won't, for that's a big night for them,
and all OF the old stand.by's vii. be there.
Grand Chancellor Charles L. Peirce and
suite made an Official visit to Perseverance,
Lodge Tuesday evening and TO Herman
Iooge Thursday evening. They Will Wis.,
1t Garfield Lodge Tuesday evening, No
vember 26.
Last Monday evening" q dozen or more
Of the members OF Rod Cross Lodge re-
moved the effects OF the lodge from Free
dom Hall, al the corner OF Eddy and Ok.
Wv ottttkts W AttuDtInhtC Inhs tCAhNi
of Eddy street and Potters avenue, and
meet every Tuesday evening hereafter.
Joseph :. I. Rider was eleotsd and in
stalled as vice chan cellor in ST. Elmo
Lodge Wednesday evening. The i~nstalla-
ton ceremony was performed by Deputy
Grand Chancellor G. ID. Carpenter, as
sisted by Past Chancellor w. N. Pond.
Three applications for membership
were recsived in Palestine Lodge Tuesday
evening. IL Is probab BILE that the rank OF
page will De conferred upon seven candi-
dates Tuesday evening.
The third rank was given one candidate
in Eimwood Lodge Wednesday evening.
There Will be no more degree work in this
lodge during the year, as the bers
are TO devote their tiDe and energyto the
fair that IL 10 DO held in the hail at the
corner OF Elmwood avenue and Sprague
street.
The many friends OF the social commit
tee Of Enterprise Lodge have requested
them 10 hold one more basket social and
the same will be held in b.. i. Hall Thurs
day evening, December 8.
Three candidates received the rank OF
esquire In Washington Lodge Wednesday
even ing. The rank OF knight will be con-
ferred upon the same candidates. Wcdncs-
day, November q.
One page received the RANT of esquire
In Washington Lodge Wednesday evening.
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Lodge will open a fair Monday evening,
Deem Der 2.
The rank OF page yas conferred upon
one candidate and one application for
mem bership was received in Sterling
Lodge Tuesday evening. The work was
As the lady friends OF the lodge have ar
ranged 10 hold a fair in the lodge room
during the coming week there will be no
degree work but on Tuesday evening, Mo-
vember 20, the first and second ranks will
be conferred upon several candidates.
A tair-sjzed delegation from Palestine
Lodge accompanied by a few member OF
Sterling Lodge made a frarernai visit TO
Sumner Lodge at Attleooro Thursday
evening, where the rank OF knight in the
long form was conferred upon one candi'
date. There was plenty to eat, drink snd
smoke. The delegation returned to the
city at 4:30 Friday morning.
The new castle hall OF Burnside Lodge,
at Bristol, was dedicated last evening by
Grand Chancellor Charles +. PIERCE and
suite.
Ali copies OF constitution and bylaws
and badges must in the future be pro-
cured from the grand keeper OF records
and seal, and all lodges having funera!
badges which DO not conform 10 the one
adopted by the Supreme Lodge must not
wesr them.
The rank of page was conferred upon
one candidate In 81. Johns Lodge Thurs
day. "
The officers OF the Grand Lodge made
an official visit to Herman Lodge Thurs
day evening.
Wednesday evening has been set apart
AT the bazaar held by the Ladies' Aux
ilisrv OF Sterling Lodge for the first
regiment OF the uniform rank. and Colo
mel j. ID. Carpenter has ordered these veral
divisions to report at the armory OF What
Cheer Division, 81 South Main street. at
S:15 O'Clock on that evening. where they
will be met by a committee from Ster-
ling Lodge, and headed by a band of
music will be escorted TO the ball on
Weybosset street. A solid gold -knight's
charm will be given the captain of the
division that turns out the largest per-
centage OF it's members.
The rank OF esquire and knight was con
ferred upon one candidate In Lafayette
Lodge Thursday evening.
Union Division of the uniform rank at
Pawtucket will entertain Colonel j.. ID.
Carpenter and STAFF and the officers and
mem bers of Garfield and East Attieboro
divisions Monday evening. There IL to
be a street parade which will be followed
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