The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-25
Knights of PYthias.

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| suite made an official visit TO Oriental
Lodge, Thursday evening, at the lodge
| room, corner OF Westminster and Dean
| streets, where the evening was spent in
| very enjoyable manner. Nearly every
| lodge In the city was represented.
Chancellor Commander Waller A. Grit
fifth of Sterling Lodge and his wife were
| sere naded by about fifty of their personal
friends at their home on Norwood avenue,
In Edgewood, last evening, In honor
| of cheir tenth wedding anniversary. The
festivities had just got under headway
| when there was an alarm at the outer
door. Upon learning the cause OF the
| same, Prelate w. M. Green, who acted as
speaker, said that the officers of the lodge
had taken the liberty to come un-
invited, but they had work to perform.
| They were invited to enter. Brother j.
| B. Wolf then to presented Brother Griffith
beautiful music rack, and to Mrs.
| Griffith q handsome basket OF flow
ers. Fifteen more plates were laid, and
the officers had just as much fun as those
| that came earlier in the evening.
number Of tho officers Of the Grand
Lodge were the guests OF the Grand
Lodge of Massachusetts, at Boston last
| Wednesday.
Two candidates received the rank OF
knight in Howard Lodge Wednesday
evening. Work In the rank of page Is
| expected Wednesday evening.
There was work in the rank OF esquire
| in st. George Lodge Wednesday evening.
Arrangements have been made by the
| officers OF Sterling Lodge to confer the
rank of knight In the "long form" Tues
| day evening.
Grand Chancellor Charles Z. Peirce, ac-
| companied by the other Grand Lodge
| officers, will make official visitations to
| the lodges named below, during the
| month OF June, 1895. Providence: Friday,
| May 81; Riverside, Wednesday, June 8;
| Eureka, Tuesday, June IL; 1vanhoe,
| Thursday, June 1S; Rhode Island Monday,
| June II; America, Friday, June II.
Memorial services will be held by Red
wood Lodge OF Newport in the lodge
| room tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in
| memory of the late Hon. John Waters,
| who was O past chancellor of the lodge.
| Brother John p. Ssnborn, the opposing
candidate at the election when brother
| Waters was elected Mayor, will deliver
| the grafton. The committee in charge
have arranged for an extensive and i'm
pressive ceremony.
I, The rank of knight was conferred upon
one candi idate, and permission given one
| applicant to receive the rank OF page in
| Myrtle Lodge Tuesday evening.
Permission was given one applicant TO
receive the rank of page In America Lodge
last evening.
| Sterling Lodge held May ball in Ster-
| ling Hall, Thursday evening. Many of
the officers and members of the Uniform
| Rank, who took part in escorting the OFF,
GERS of the grand lodge a little earlier in
the evening were present in full uniform,
which added very materially to the beauty
| of the occasion.
The affair was In charge of William NJ.
Green, r. e. Byrne, Harry f. Briggs,
Willard /. Lansing and j. b. Wolf, the
| latter having charge Of the floor.
Deputy Grand Chancellor J. Irving
Davis will exemplify the secret work in
| Damon Lodge, Tuesday evening.
The rank of page will be conferred upon
one candidate, and the rank OF knight
| upon one esquire in Garfield Lodge, Tues
| day evening.
A stra berry festival, followed by dane
ing, will be given by What Cheer Division
at the armory, 81 South Main street,
| Wednesday evening, May 20.
Two esquires received the rank Of knight
in What Cheer Lodge, Monday evening.
At the session of Elmwood Lodge
Wednesday an invitation was extended to
Lafayette Lodge to pay Elmwood Lodge
visit at any time that best suited its
members. The baseball association will
meet at the close OF the session, when ar
rangements will be made for the annual
outing of the association at Darlington.
All arrangements for the fifth anniver-
sary of Enterprise Lodge have been
perfected by the social committee. The
event will take place Thursday, June 8, In
B. II. Hall, to which the wives, sisters, and
children OF the members are invited. A
musical and literary entertainment, fol-
lowed by dancing and q light lunch, is
the program.
One candidate was admitted by rein
statement in Palestine Lodge Tuesday
evening. The members were taken
somewhat by surprise by the ladies aux
iliary OF the lodge by having them make
the lodge a friendly call, and at the same
time giving the mem bers a treat in the
in the way OF light supper.
A prelate will be elected in Enterprise
Lodge Thursday evening.
st. John Lodge closed early Thursday
evening and the mem bers went in BODY
to Oriental Lodge, as did the members of
Enterprise and Lafayette lodges. neither
OF the lodges having degree work.
Eben +. Bullock, who lost his life
Thursday evening at the fire in Pawtucket.
was q member Of Eureka Lodge Of that
city. He will be buried at Bristol tomor-
row afternoon.
Some OF the more active members are a
little anxious 10 know the date OF the field
day for 1896.
There are eight sections Of tho endow.
ment rank In this State with q member
ship Of l30, their combined endowment