The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-27
FRATERNITIES
Work Being Done in the
Various Lodgerooms.
A Reviying Interest is Apparent In
Every Organization.
A Resume of Principal Happenings
During the Past Week.

The degree team of Rachel Rebekah
Lodge will meet for drill Wednesday
afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The grand master and officers Of the
Grand Lodge will make a visit to Dorcas
Rebekah Lodge, Thursday evening, May 10.
The members OF Hope Lodge will meet
at Odd Fellows Hall, on Weybosset
street, tomorrow evening and proceed in
q body to the Richmond Street Congrega-
tiona Church. Members of other lodges
are invited.
The 22d anniversary OF James Wood
Lodge wa observed Tuesday evening.
The third degree was conferred upon one
candidate, after which a banquet was
served and an hour or more was devoted
to sociability.
The annual election OF officers In Cam
ton William s. johnson Will take place
Monday evening, May 8.
In What Cheer Lodge Monday evening
ono application tor membership was pre-
scented, and permission given one appli.
Mt. Vernon Lodge was visited by Dis
trict Deputy Daw and Grand Junior
Warden Martin Wednesday evening, and
both made telling addresses. This lodge
will celebrate the 18th anniversary of the
order by attending church tomorrow.
Hope Lodge will give an entertainment
followed by q social In Odd Fellows Hall,
on Weybosset street, Monday evening,
May 6. The services of Messrs. Maynard
and Coffin, the blind vocalists and instru-
mentalists, OF Roxbury. Mass, nave been
engaged for the occasion.
In Crescent Lodge, Tuesday evening,
permission was given two candidates to
receive the initiatory degree which will
be exemplifed Tuesday evening, May z.
The work Of the ipitistory and first de-
gress were rehearsed.
The 18th anniversary OF Manufacturers
Lodge was observed, Tuesday evening, as
reported in The NEWS OF the following
day.
The third degree was given to one can
didate in Olive Branch Lodge Thursday
evening. The lodge TO DO visited next
week will be announced at the meeting
Thursday evening. The sick list of this
lodge is smaller at the present time than
1t has been for a number OF years.
One application for membership was
received In Roger Williams Lodge Tues
day evening. The much talked of "Smoke
Talk" will occur next Tuesday evening.
The committee that have charge of the
affair report that some OF the members
will ''quit" smoking on and after that
date.
The third degree was given one candi-
date in Swarts Lodge Wednesday evening.
The initiatory degree will be conferred
Wednesday evening and on the following
Wednesday evening Canton william 4.
johnson will assist in comforting the Sec
ond degree. There will be a spread.
What Cheer Lodge entertained q large
number OF the friends OF the lodge
Thursday evening by giving an excellent
musical entertainment.
AT the meeting OF North Star Lodge,
Monday evening, n application for
membership was received. The initiatory
will be conferred Monday evening,
May q. The lodge will celebrate the 10Th
anniversary of the order Monday even
ing at 5 o'clock by a reunion OF it's MEM
bers in its hall, 20 Gladstone avenue.
An interesting program has been pro-
pared by the committee, which will In