The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-04
Installation in the Odd
Il. Fellows Lodges.
Knights of Pythias Elections
Numerous This Week.
Several Officers to Be Appointed by
Battalion Majors.
Odd Fellows.


In annual session Tuesday, Feb. a. In
Odd Fellows Hall, weybosset street, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock In the morning.
Installation will be the popular cers-
mony in nearly all the lodges next week.
At $3.50 o'clock Tuesday evening, the
members OF WHAT Cheer Lodge assembled
in their lodge room ana enjoyed beef
steak supper, after which a short session
was held and the business CT the lodge
was disposed OF. Then the What Cheer
Saving Fund Association held a meeting
and the following officers were chosen
President, Charles ID. Rogers; vce-presi-
dent, Charles A Braden; secretary, II. s.
Bush; treasurer, III. II. Rogers; direct
ors, f. II. Horton; ]. f. Isslam, Robert
Patterson, 5. f. Chase. V. W. Beck,
Charles A. Phillips, Frank Gibson, W.
ii. Stone, Il. f. Akermsn; auditors, q.
III. Dean, Jr., George e. Mccormick, w.
q. Whittemore.
The officers-elect OF Minnehaha En-
campment were installed Monday. There
was OF course big supper.s :
The officers of Moshassuck Encamp-
ment were installed last Thursday even
ing. The ceremony was exceIleptly
rendered by District Deputy Pierce.
The second ana third degrees were con-
ferred upon one candidate in Crescent
Lodge Tuesday evening. The initistory
degree will he given two candidate Tues
day evening.
Westminster Lodge held a short session
Monday evening, after which the mem
bers made a call upon Hope Lodge, where
they were very pleasantly entertained.
The officers and members OF Airline
Rebeksh Lodge will be rendered recep-
tion and supper by Mount Pleasant Lodge
Tuesday evening.
Roger Williams Lodge will hold
masquerade ball in Odd Fellows Hsll, 81
Weybcsset street, Tuesday evening,
Jan. Ia.
Two applications for mem bership were
received in Crescent Lodge Tuesday even
ing.
The initiatory degree was conferred on
one candidate in Olive Branch Lodge
Thursday evening. The social commit
tee we're Instructed to. arrange a suitable
program for the observation OF the 21s.
anniversary OF the lodge. the date of
which will be announced later. The first
degree viii be conferred Thursday even
ing.
Mount Vernon Lodge started the New
Year under favorable auspices. One
brother was admitted by card. The treas
urer's report shows good gain in finance
The new officers will be installed next
Wednesday evening.
A year ago, on Friday evening, Jan. 4,
Pas. Grands George l. Robinson and
Alexander Mcintosh entered into an
agreement In Pilgrim Lodge TO the
effect that the one that was absent from
the lodge meeting during the year should
furnish first class supper for the mem
bers. This contest was concluded at the
last meeting aud Brother Robinson was
the victim, he being absent five nights
and Brother Mcintosh had been absent
but three. The supper is TO be served at
IiIIingbast's and on a regular meeting
night, bnt just when no one will know
but Mr.. Robin son and the caterer. Those
who desire to "be in at the feed" will be
obliged to attend the meetings regularly.
There was a happy lot in Washington
Park Lodge TUESDAY, evening when Noble
Grard Colonel Isaac l. Goff gave a little
history OF the lodge, which in brief is
as follows: About thirteen months ago
the lodge was instituted with % mem-
bers, and tonight the mem bership is 10.
The lodge unfortunately met with fnan-
cial losses which for the time looked az
II the lodge must disband, but the men,
bers put their shoulders to the wheel and
the entire debt has been paid, and there
is now a snug little sum iu the bank ana
few OF the more prominent member
have made up their minds that when 1897
comes around that the membership of
Washington Park Lodge snail be 125.
The different degrees OF the order wero
conferred upon eight candidates, which
made the membership. as above stated,
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District Deputy Grand Master James T..
Potter aad suite installed the oa.cers
elect OF Friendly Union Lodge Thursday
evening.
The officers elect OF swarts Lodge will
be publicly installed Wednesday evening.
A musical and literary program VIII be
presented.
There was large attendance at the
session of Ruth Rebokah Lodge last even
ing. The degree was conferred upon one
candidate The officers elected were in
stalled. A pleasant feature Of the even
ing's exercises was the presentation OF
past noble grsnd's collar end Jewel 10
the retiring noble grand, Mrs VI. L. Trow
by Past Noble Grand Cora L. Mayo. on
tebalf of the lodge supper was the
closing feature. 80
The officers OF .CaDonicus Lodge were
installed by District Deputy Hall and
his board OF officers last evening. The
ceremony wss INTERESTINGLY performed.