The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-24

~ an attendance of 100 or more
at the session of Palestine
Lodge Tuesday evening. and this large
gathering was due to the fact tnat
the social committee hsd for near
| ly mcnth done some husting. This
lodge was instituted on the evening OF
| June IL. 1884, and during its existence
the lodge has never had what is termed
a reunion. The entertainment commit
tee came TO the conclusion that a reunion
| would be success SO they agreed TO have
one and set for it last Tuesday evening
and the members responded in most
, hearty manner. The exercises OF the
evening began with an address OF well
come by Councillor Commander +. ID.
Kingsbury, after which Past Chancellor
Pitts S. Bilven officiated as msster OF
ceremonies. From him 1t was learned
that during the years that the lodge had
been In existence 2S6 mem oers had been
initiated, but death and Withdrawals
to form other lodges had re-
duced the number TO ll5. IL was also
shown that the lodge had paid out a
very large amount OF money for sick and
death benefits and for general relief and
that the lodge Is still In most ex cellent
financial condition.
| When the lodge was formed John Will
liams, John III. Springer, X. Dixon, NJ.
J. Symonds, Il. }. Lydlord, W. q. Walker
and James X. Pierce were the charter
| members and all are members OF the
order, but are connected with some other
lodges, except Br other Walker. who died
during the year 1893. The iooge was
Instituted by Past Grand Chancellor A.
B. Gladding. During the evening ad-
dresses were made by Grano Chancellor
Andrew Mckenzie, Supreme Representa-
tive Charles A. Lee, Frank w. Taylor,
Past Grand Chancellor A. Il. Gladding.
and JohnWilliams, the past chancellor Of
the lodge. jeremiah w. Miller, John L..
Cary, A. l.. Sweet, w. j. Merrithrew, e..
W. Lake, w. A.s.Walker and T.. Q. Gates,
NJ. ID. The speeches were followed by
vocal and instrumental selections by Vim
cent Averlone, q. ii. Hoadley, M. j..
Stack pole and others. The inner man
was by no means forgotten as a most ex-
cellent chowder was served. Tne enter
tainment committee comprise past
Chancellors, r. s. Bliven, J. W. Miller
ana Charles II. Schuber. One applica-
tion for mem oership was received dur
ing the evening.
The motto of the uniform rank Is
changed to "Honor, Justice and 10y
slty"; and the members OF the rank will
be designated as Kuig hts Loyal.
NO existing banners, flags, devices, or
other matters pertaining to the uniform
or legitimate properties Of :he organiza-
tion will have to be changed on account
of changing the name OF rank to COM
pany.
Commercial Lodge of Boston will make
visit TO Puritan Lodge Of Fsll River
Wednesday evening.
The rank of page was given one candi-
date at the meeting of Enterprise. Lodge
Thursday evening.
Three candidates rec eived the rank Of
knight and one application for mem ber-
ship was considered at tho meeting OF
Charles Il. Chickering Lodge Wednesday
evening.
The Supreme Lodge has authorized the
major-general to institute companies with
minimum of 81 on the application.
This authority to institute companies
with 81 applicants does pdt, however,
change any other existing requisite for
the mastering OF a new company. The
fee fcr.warrant and supplies will be s36,
and each applicant must be the owner Of
and in possession OF the full uniform of
the rank before the company can be mus
tered. The authority to institute COM
panies with a minimum number OF Il
will terminate with the next con went lou
OF the Supreme Lodge.
The next social OF Il Enterprise Lodge
evening, November 8.
A large delegation from Bowen Lodge
OF Westerly, and one from Csnonchet
Lodge OF Narragansett Pier wero enter
tained by Eureka Lodge, Tuesday even
ing. The rank OF page, under the super
vision of Past Chancellor X. W. Syddall
was the attraction of the evening.
Brother Charles Rily OF Enterprise
Lodge will leave the city Monday, Nov
ember 2, for Panama, where he will
spend the winter.
In Supreme Chancellor Richie's report
he says: "a custom which has become
general, Is that of electiDg the retiring
chancellor commander as master of the
work-follow the old plan Of the chan
cellor commander passing to the chair OF
tho past chancellor. Your executive has
endeavored to call the attention OF the
lodges to the error in this construction
OF the law. The master of the work IL an
absolutely independent officer. lie
should be selected on account OF his TT
ness for this particular Office. In almos,
every lodge there are number who bave
nsde rank work a study. In simost ell
lodges some old-time past chancellor. who
has not grown weary in the service, as Is
too frequently the case with the retiring
chancellor commander, should be kept as
master OF the work, and let II be unGer.
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