The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-24
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nDD FELLOWS-The third degree
was given one candidate in Roger
Williams Lodge tuesday evening.

oDD FELLOWS-The third degree
was given one candidate in Roger
Williams Lodge tuesday evening.
The meeting OF Crescent Looge was
we'll attended Tuesday evening. when two
candidates received the third degree.
The degree team OF Airline Rebekah
lodge under the direction OF Brother
James L. Makepeace, is spending good
,eal OF time practicing the work, which
siIl be exemp plifed by that team before
The Rebekah Assembly In Odd Fellows
hall next Thursday evening.
Unity Lodge held short session Tues
day evening after which the members to
the number of about 80, boarded an
electric car and went to Washington Park,
where they made an unexpected call
upon Washington Park Lodge
II was a surprise all round, for the
members of Washington Park Lodge did
not anticipate having callers during the
evening. an d i'm fact many OF them had
gone home. The visitors had no sooner
entered the hall than few OF Washing
ton Park Lodge members left and began
to sKirmisn, and they succeeded In nnd-
ing q number OF their members at home,
and also q supply OF hot coffee and sand
wiches, and a result ell hands had
very enjoyable time with plenty to eat
and smoke.
On Thursday evening, Nov. ~, six
candidates viii be admitted :nto Dor cas-
Rebekah Lodge.
Two applications for mem bership were
received in Enterprise Lodge, Paw
tucket, Thursday evening.
On Wednesday evening Nov. 4, the
past grands OF. Swarts Lodge will be ten
dered their third annual reception by the
officers and mem bers of the lodge. On
that evening the initiatory degree will
be conferred upon TWO candidates.
Four candidates received the second
degree and one application for member
ship was received in Mount Pleasant
Lodge Tuesday evening.
Mount Vernon Lodge bad an enthusi.
sstic meeting last Wednesday evening.
Ons candidate was voted in. Brother
Nash of Washington Park Lodge was
present. At the next meeting there will
be q basket party in the main hall.
The annual Rebekah convention will
be held in Odd Fellows Hall, weybosset
street, next Thursday, beginning AT 10
.. m. Annual reports will occupy the
time In the morning, and in the after
noon Past Grand Master Lester s. Hill
will make an address and Grand Repre-
sentatives Farnum aud Macki nnon will
exemplify the secret work and give in
struction in recent legislation affecting
this branch. In the evening Grand
Master Cushing and his board OF officers
will 6e present to witness the work per-
formed by airline Retekah Lodge
Past Grand Master L. f. James Of
Eden Lodge, Wilmington, Del. was a
visitor in the Grand Secretary's Office last
Thursday. The brother is now resident
OF New Haven, Conn. he was grand
master In 1873. Eden Lodge, he says,
does the finest work he ever saw and he
oas been a frequent visitor to lodges all
)ver the country.
james Wood Lodge will be officially
ysited by the Grand Master Nov. 10.
Swarts Lodge will be visited Nov. IS.
The work of the initiatory degree will
be rehearsed at the meeting of Friendly
Union Lodge Thursday evening, after
which q supper will be served by the &C.
Z. c." committee.
Grand Master A. j. Cushing, accom-
panied by members OF his board of
officers .nnd the grand representatives.
made an official visit to Good Samaritan
Lodge of Pawutcket last evening. The
usual formaiities OF such visits were OBJ
served, the secret work was exemplifed
by Grand Representative Farnham and
the business and legislation of the meet
ing of the Sovereign Grand Lodge at
Dallas, Tex, was reviewed by Grand
Representative Mackinnon. After the
lodge room exercises q fine collation. was
enjoyed Ia the banqueling hall.