The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-13
Field Day Festivities Being
Carefully Arranged.
An Excursion Will Be Made to Allan
tic City In September
News and Gossip Cleaned by The News
From Various Sources.


The grand master, accompanied by five
of the grand officers OF his board, made
an official visit to Sea Side Lodge OF
Portsmouth last Thursday evening. The
lodge was much pleased with the practical
exemplihcation OF the secret work, and
the visit was beneficial. In fact, all the
country lodge members express their sat-
isfaction In the new way instruction Is
given.
Gibson Lodge OF Peace Dale will be
visited by tho grand officers Friday even
ing, July 20. Narragansett Lodge OF
Westerly, and Anthony Lodge, will be
visited in August, and then the official
visits will be discontinued until after
the close of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
meeting In September
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Is now composed OF over 10, 800 lodges,
and over 500, 900 members. 1t is annually
spending In relief more than 50, 500, 600.
1t ministers mercy over the whole world.
1t raises the standard of human life, 1t
teaches submission 10 civil authority, and
faith in God.
The man who used TO travel from Paris
to Galveston on the back OF pony, to
attend the meetings OF the Grand Lodge,
starting weeks ahead in order to be there
on time, stalking the pony out at night
and sleeping on the broad prairie, with
his head on his saddle pockets, in one end
of which he carried his rations and In the
other his clean clothes this man was
elected grand waroen at Dallas last
February.
Manufacturers Lodge will have It's an
nual outing at Rhodes-on-the- Pawtuxet
Thursday, August To-. The female friends
OF the lodge will be we'll entertained at
this time.
Past Grand s. Harry Miles Of Crescent
Lodge spent his vacation with relatives
at Cape Cod.
July IS is the date of the field day OF
Woonasquatucket Encampment, and By
ron Fenner's 10 the place.
Everything Is ready for the field day of
Eagle Lodge on August 6, and the mem
bers propose TO make II a memorable oc-
casion.
Airline Rebekah Lodge performed the
secret work, Wednesday evening
Roger Williams Lodge decided not TO
have an excursion to Atlantic City, but
an excursion under the head OF the New
England Odd Fellows will be made, the
particulars of which will be given later.
The lodge will have field day, and live
committee viii be appointed next Tuesday
evening.
Two weeks from next Monday evening
is the date OF the 51st anniversary OF Hope
Lodse@
Mount Vernon Lodge had an enthusi-
sstic meeting Wednesday evening. Several
schemes for field day were proposed.
lLs .'IycIone gave an interesting aC-
count OF his visits TO Columbia Lodge,
No. 80.
Two applications for membership were
received in Olive Branch Lodge Thursday
evening. When these have received all
the degrees the number OF members initi-
ated since January will be -, and some
of them declare they will make il % at
least before December 30 The initiatory
degree will be conferred Thursday even
ing, July %.
date in Crescent Lodge Thursday evening.
The second degree will be conferred Tues
day evening.
Past Grands william f. Nash and
Charles ID. Poole have been appointed
committee in Olive Branch Lodge to ar
range for field day.