The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-22
Annual Meeting Of the Bene-
fetal Association.
Official and FraternaI Visits by Prom
inent Officers This Week.
Considerable Work Being Done I'm the
Several Organizations.
Odd Fellows.

The annual meeting of the Odd Fellows
Beneficial Association Of the State will
be held in Odd Fellows Hall, Weybosset
street, Tuesday, June 25, at 10 O'Clock.
Important changes in the bylaws will be
presented for action at that time.
Fraternity Encampment of East Provi-
dence will make fraternal visit TO Fra
ternity Encampment OF Lynn, Mass,
Monday evening. Grand Patriarch Per-
kins is member of the East Providence
Encampment and the Grand Patriarch of
Massachusetts belongs to the Lynn En-
campment. The coincidence OF names
and officers was what brought these two
bodies into acquaintanceship. The patri-
archs will leave this city for Boston on
the $50 p. m. train; at $50 O'Clock they
will leave Boston for Lynn. Elaborate
preparations have been made for their
reception.
The grand officers will make an official
visit to Electra Lodge of Adamsville this
evening, by the way of Fall River, where
they will remain until tomorrow morn
ing. Next Saturday evening the officials
will visit Exeter Lodge OF Exeter.
Fifteen lodges and four states were re-
presented at the meeting Of Crescent
Lodge, Tuesday evening, when the second
degree was conferred upon five candi-
dates. District Deputy Grand Master J..
T. Potter and suite were in attendance.
A lunch was served, followed by cigars.
Grand Master Mac kinnon has made the
official visits of the officers of the Grand
Lodge exceedingly pleasant, and has
varied the program somewhat from that
of those who preceded him. The most
notable innovation is that of giving the
members a practical lesson in the secret
work.
Past Grand Master III. NJ. Coombs read
an interesting paper to the members of
James Wood Lodge, Tuesday evening.
There will be work in the third degree,
Tuesday evening.
The third degree was given one candi-
date in Roger Williams Lodge, Tuesday
evening.
The first degree was conferred upon
three, and the second upon four candi-
dates, and permission given one applicant
to receive the initiatory degree in What
Cheer Lodge, Tuesday evening. There
will be work in the third degree, next
Tuesday evening.
Past Grands W. III. T. Mosley, Edward
S. Tinkham, ID. n. Brown and ". b.
Hazard, old outing committee of Eagle
Lodge, have been reappointed to get up
program that will meet the desires of the
athletic members OF this lodge. They have
followed instructions. Rhodes-on-the-
Pawtuxet is the place. One of Rhodes best
dinners, and good game Of ball, are
among the more important events. For
few of those who do not care to join i'm
the ball game comfortable seats will be
furnished in the upper portion OF the
building. The time is Tuesday, August @.
The baseball players of Swarts and
What Cheer lodges will play ball, next
Wednesday, on Lincoln Field The game
will be called at O'Clock. Clutches and
bandages may be left at Swarts Hall-as
II is more convenient-previous to the
game.
The average age OF the Odd Fellows OF
California is 40 years and months, and
the average assets held by the lodges is
SS4.52.
An impressive memorial service was
held by Reliance Lodge Sunday.
Mount Vernon Lodge considered Man
sard roofs VS.. Hip roofs, and other arch-
tectural devices this week, but next meet
ing the noble grand has promised "pea-
nut treat" and visitors will be welcome.
North Star Lodge held an interesting
meeting last Monday evening. The grand
master was present, and several other
visiting brothers The second degree was
conferred on one candidate. The third
degree is expected to be worked at the
next meeting. a large. attendance is ex-
pected. The remarks OF the grand master
were very interesting and instructing He
illustrated tenets of the order, also the