The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-15
FRATERNITIES.
Rather Quiet Week for
Secret Societies.
Odd Fellows and PythianS
Hustling, However.
Parade Tuesday Evening and Visit
to Washington Park Lodge.
Odd Fellows.

Odd Fellows.
At the last meeting OF Canton Will
liam ). Johnson the officers for the
present year were nominated and they
will be elected on Monday evening,
the members are requested to meet
al the hall, 81 Weybosset street, to
act as escort TO May6ower Lodge on its
visit to Washington Park Lodge.
The first degree was given n candi-
date in Olive Branch Lodge Thursday
evening.
An excellent entertainment was given
by the members OF What Cheer Lodge
Tuesday evening.
Olive Branch Lodge will hold an enter
tainment and social in ODD Fellows Hall,
81 Weybosset street, Thursday evening,
FEB. "a.
The initiatory degree was conferred upon
one candidate and two applications for
membership were receive in Mount
Pleasant Lodge Tuesday evening. The
initiatory degree will be conferred again
next Tuesday evening.
The degree was conferred and eight ap-
plications for membership were received
in Airline Rebekah Lodge Wednesday
evening.
Mt. Vernon Lodge conferred the first
degree on one candidate and discussed
various subjects under the good OF the
order Wednesday evening" Vice Grand
bAk0AOh khNt IA ~ VI floAto "
Friendly Union, Crescent and Pilgrim
lodges duEing the last two weeks.
About % members Of Washington Park
Lodge made a fraternal visit To Hope
Lodge Monday evening and were enter
tanned by watching the first degree. At
the close OF the session "A supper was
served.
The initiatory degree was rehearsed in
Crescent Lodge last Tuesday evening. A
short session will be held, after which 1t
is proposed to indulge in a little fun. The
whole will he topped off with something
TO eat, drink ana smoke. The initiatory
degree will be conferred upon two candi-
dates Tuesday evening Feb. %.
One application for membership was
received in Roger Williams Lodge Tues
day. An entertainment and social will be
given Tuesday evening, March 10. Tues
day evening, Feb. 20, the initiatory de-
gree will be given w candidates.
The reports presented at the snnual
meeting OF the Grand Encampment OF
Massachusetts last week were particularly
gratifying. A brief summary is as fol-
lows: The returns show q gain Of PIP in
membership.
The report OF the committee on returns
presented by Grand Scribe Perkins shows
that all the 70 subordinates in the iuris-
diction have duly reported. Members,
Dec. 81, 1896. l0,S75; net gain for 1896,
PIP; past chief patriarchs, 1743; degrees
conferred. 1888; total receipts, S62, 1887
total relief, SIS, 1881. 20; total expenses,
other han relief. s32, 037. 33; total invested
funds, Sl72,616 %. So. The assets OF the
Grand Encampment includes: Balance in
the treasury, $3.50. %; investments, S2336.-
IS; supplies, s37l.76 property, 800;
total, 1891. 40, a net increase for the year
of 1852. "a. The following officers were
elected without opposition: Grand
Patriarch, sumner p. Lawrence of Fitch
burg; grand high priest, William p.
Charles G. Fuller OF Worcester; grand
scribe, John L.. Perkins of Chelsea; grand
treasurer, Nathaniel A. Very of Salem;
trustee of funds for three years, Charles
N. Alexander of Boston; trustee of Odd
Fellows Home for five years, Nathan Tay-
Tor OF Worcester.