The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-12
Six Days Among the Local
Lodges.
Entertainment Committees Appointed
for Fall Festivities
The Uniformed Knights Of Pythias to
Have q Street Parade.
Odd Fellows.

The grand officers made an Official visit
to Olive Branch Lodge Thursday evening.
the secret work wac given by Grand Rep
resentative Trumpler, and Grand Represen-
tatiye Farnham reviewed the work OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge at Atlantic City
In a manner that claimed general atten-
tion. The officers and members regard.
ed the visit as the most instructing and
profitable ever known In the history OF
the lodge.
The grand master and his official board
will make an official visit to Enterprise
Lodge Of Pawtucket next Thursday even
ing. Reliance Lodge OF East Providence
will be visited October 29.
The grand master, deputy grand master,
grand warden aud grand secretary Will
be guests Of Connecticut Odd Fellows
next Tuesday. They will leave the city
at o'clock for Waterbury, where they
will take part in the parade, and subse-
quently the dedication OF new hall In
the afternoon and evening. The 6Oth
anniversary of the Waterbury Lodge will
be celebrated, and altogether the festivi-
ties promise to be unusually interesting.
IL looked old-fashioned In Crescent
Lodge, Tuesday evening, to see an attend
snce OF nearly 70, and many OF them be-
ing members who had not been present
for many meetings. The second degree
was conferred, and there was some OF the
old-time vim put into the ceremony, and
when II was completed, the participants
were commended for their efforts. Past
Grand s. Harry Miles was degree master.
He was as proud of what his assistants
did as IL be had teen left fortune. Then
there was a sort OF supper which capped
the exercises OF the evening. There Is
more of the same sort OF thing prom
ised, and expected from Crescent Lodge.
The second degree will be conferred next
Tuesday evening.
One application Tor mem bership was re-
ceived In Washington Park Lodge Tues
day evening. The social committee are
arranging for smother pleasant AFFAIR.
District Deputy Grand Master William
III. Hail, installed the newly appointed
right supporter TO the noble grand In
Roger Williams Lodge, Tuesday evening.
Edwin 7. Cbubbuck was elected vice
grand in Franklin Lodge Wednesday even
one candidate for James Wood Lodge.
The second degree will be conferred upon
the same candidate by Westminster Lodge
Monday evening, and week from the
following Tuesday evening he WILL re-
ceive the third degree In James Wood
Lodge.
An amendment to the bylaws will be
acted upoE in Mayfiower Lodge wedues-
day evening. large attendance Is ex-
One candidate received the iuitiatory
degree and one the third degree In Mount
lodge will hold a basket party in Odd
Fellows Hall on Academy avenue wednes-
day evening.
In the Airline Rsbexah Lodge, wednes-
day evening, q handsome crayon portrait
of Past Grand Master J. L. C.. Farnham,
surrou nded by the names OF the first
members of the lodge and the whole,
neatly framed, was hung upon the walls
of the lodge room Wednesday evening.
Brother. Farnham was present, aud was
very much pleased with the incident as
the lodge was instituted by him.
One application for membership was re-
ceived In Olive Branch Lodge Thursday
evening.
Mount Vernon Lodge had q very inter-
esting meeting Wednesday evening. The
building of the new hall has been delayed
temporarily. The work OF Swarts Lodge
las. week delighted those who attended
The first degree was conferred upon
two candidates In Swarts Lodge Wednes-
day evening. Past Grand Master 4. II.
Lincoln, Past Grands James L. Potter
and Hamilton X. Mckenzie, Noble Grand
+. G Arnold and Vice Grand William It.
Tweedell were appointed committee to
arrange a program for the 25th anniver-
sary OF the lodge, and to report Wednes-
day evening, October 30. The second de-
gree will be conferred next Wednesday
evening
Reliance Lodge had two candidates for
the first degree Tuesday evening. On
next Tuesday evening a reunion OF the
present and past members will be held,
and q very enjoyable program Is being
arranged for that time by the social COM
mttee.
The annual Rebekah convention will
be held Thursday, October 81, in Odd
Fellows Hall, Weybosset street.
District Deputy Hattie Campbell visited
Mzpah Rebekah Lodge Monday evening
and installed Emma Ormsbee as right
support TO noble grand.
Permission was given one applicant to
receive the first degree in Fraternity En-.
rampment Thursday evening. Past Chief
Pstrisrchs Benjamin Il. Pierce, Charles
A. Champlin and brother l.. w. Felch
were appointed a committee to arrange
Tor q masquerade ball, to be held In Odd
Fellows Hall, East Providence, Wednes-
day evening, October 30.