The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-26

NDD tELLOWS. The annual ana In
teresting ceremony OF ustallition
OF officers will be begun in the sew
srsi lodges next week, and by the end OF
the following week the district deputies
will have completed their work. New
men will then have charge Of affairs and
begin the record of another year. Much
depends upon the manner of the admin
stration OF affairs by the noble grand
and those selected to assist him, and the
product OF their labor Is often the meas
ure OF their capacity. The record sheet
Is now without a blemish. What will the
harvest be? There il much to contend
against. Times are hard ard money Is
s:aroe in many places. Men In all walks
of lfe realize that fact, and they are not
investing Ia mucn Of anything. An or
der of the character of Odd Fellowship
will have many calls to relieve oistress
ere another II months have passed away
and the great brot herhood will not be
found wanting. Even In the facs of new
organizations promising much for little,
the order has held its own before the
vide spread business depression. In a
few days the record of the years work
will be made up and then an estimate OF
the progress made can be formed. No very
material advance In mem bersbip or Pc
cunisry strength is anticipated In the
face OF existing conditions, but 1t will
probably he found that no serious step
bsckw as been tsken. What can bs
assured, however, is a denomination to
do the very beat things possible for the
order in the days to come. Ii will not
all dsfend upon the officers; the U'embers
have a duty TO perform and a large
measure of the anticipated progress will
depend to a great extent upon the quality
and quantity OF interest they take In
loogo affair g each lodge night.
The Members OF Roger Williams Lodge
win entertain themselves and friends by
O fine entertainment and social hop in
the lodge room, Weyboss street, next
Tuesday evening.
Tte invitation extended by Enterprise
Lodge to Roger Williams Lodge to attend
the exempliicstion Of the first dsgreo In
the Auditorium at Pswtucket has been
accepted. Other lodges have been invited
to the the ceremony and the members
OF the order generally will avail them
selves OF this opportunity to see the ella b.
GRATED work. No fner or better dis
pay, generally speaking, has teen given
IN this city. 1t will be worth q special
visit to Pawtucket Thursdsv, Dec. 81.
District Deputy Grand Master George
W. Lewis, viii install tie officers Of
James Wood l. odge, Tuesday evening,
January 8, Mount Pleasant Lodge, Tues
day evening, January IL, aud Olive
Branch Lodge, Thursday evening, Janu-
ary ID.
Canonicus Lodge has appointed com
Mite TO provide an entertainment on the
evening of the installation Of Ulcers by
district Deputy Grand Master McCorm-
lex. A good time may he expscted.
One csndidate-was admitted into Airline
Reoekah LodgesM ednesday evening. :
Crescent Banner is the name Of the new
peric dicsi when viii bs iseued Tuesd4y
c.ening, Jsnuary II, for the first time,
in the interests of Crescent Lodge.
Brother Patrick Carr OF Wyoming WAS
Q visitor at Crescent Lodge Tuesday even
ing.
Mount Vernon Lodge hsd the smsl'e t
attendance for some time Wednesday
evening, owing doubtless to tho storm
and the near approlch OF Christmas, but
conferred the second and third degrees
on TWO rrothsrs nevert heless.