The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-25

The RAM OF knight was given one can
didate and one application for member
ship received In 81. John Logde Thursday
evening.
Grand Chancellor Charles Il. PIERCE and
suite made an official visit TO Charles T..
Chickering Lodge Wednesday evening.
Colonel j. ID. Carpenter and staff of the
First Regiment OF the uniform rank were
among the visitors.
One application was received at the last
session OF Sterling division. At the next
meeting, Friday evening, Jan. 81, the
degree will be given one candidate, and
at least one application for membership
will be received.
But one or two more names are needed
before an application for q charter TO
form q division OF the uniform rank will
be sent to the headquarters for Howard
Ledge OF East Providence.
The .'Loug Form" degree team, that
did such commendable work in Sterling
Lodge during the year 1896, will make a
visit to Smithonian Lodge Monday even
ing. and exemplify that degree Past
Chancellor Walter X. Griffith will oficiate
as chancellor commander, and william
M. Green as master Of work. II is ex-
pected that His Honor Mayor McGuinness
will be present.
About twenty-five members OF Burn
size Lodge OF Bristol and a delegation
from Elmwcod Lodge visited. Garfield
Lodge, Tuesday evening, at which time
Garfield Lodge was presented with the
handsome altar that was contested for at
the fair of Elmwood Lodge during the
month Of December. The three lodges
made a night of II.
One application for membership was
received in ElmWood Lodse Wednesday
evening. The rank OF page will be given
five or more candidates Wednesday, Feb.6
Ell ksrun Temple, Rights of Kboras-
san, met in st. Johns Hall, Monday even
ing. Thirty-one candidates were initiated
and the officers installed by Imperial Ma
bob Charles A. Lee. The temple will
hold its next meeting In the same hall
Monday evening, Feb. a.
Enterprise Lodge will hold q select
social in b. T. Hall, Thursday evening,
Feb. %.
Arrangements are being made by the
officers and members OF the first and Sec
ond battalion OF the uniform rank to
hold q concert and bail In Infantry hall
during February. Reeves Band will fur
nish music. The first and second ranks
mara conforvod upon one apd tho third
rank upon W candidatey, end four APP
plications for mem berships were received
at the meeting OF ST. George Lodge Wednes-
day evening. Deputy Grand Chancellor
William N. Dobson was present and in
stalled tine otficers-elect.
Among the ordSrs recently received
from Major General James X. Carnahan
is one that orders all officers 10 remove
the emblems from their gauntlets, and
another that the chevrons of non-com-
missioned officers shall be procured
through the officer OF the major general.
Andrew Watt, NJ. d., has been APP
pointed -ssistc-sa surgeon Of the second
battalion Of the uniform rank u
Thomas Bell, color sergeant.
The rank OF page was given one con-
didate in Lafayette Lodge Thursday
evening.
Major william NJ. Greene will install
the ofiicers-elect OF different divisions
as follow: What Cheer, Friday evening,
Feb. n; Perseverance,, Thursday evening,
Feb. %; Sterling Friday, evening March
s; Garfield, Thursday evening, March ".
Colonel J. ID. Carpenter will accompany
Major Green and inspect the divisions.
Acting Deputy Grand Chancellor Will
liam 5. McQuitty installed the officers
elect Of Abraham Lincoln Lodge We'd
nesday evening.
This1odge has decided to meet in the
future the second and fourth Wednesday
evenings of each month.
Enterprise Lodge will confer the rank
of page upon one candidate Thursday
evening.