The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-27
0DD FELLOWS animal meet.

~ ing OF Grand Encampmcnt of Rhod,
Island will be held I'm Odd Fellows
Hall, Weybosset street. next "Wednesday, al
lOo'clock am The principal business will
be the reports Of the Grand Patriarch
orand Scribe, Grand Representatives, and
Grand Treasurer and the annual election
of officers. New members will be admitted
and the reports of the various committees
VIII be considered. The reports of the
urand Patriarch and Grand Scribe will
snow falling of I'm membership In this
branch OF the order, due To a large extent
rom the depression in business and the
lack OF Interest in the other branch OF Odd
Fellowship. With wholesome legislation
on behalf Of the Encampments and re-
turning prosperity this branch will feel
the upward impetus and again take its
place as the most potent factor In develop
ing the social side of this great orgnniza-
tion. This session of the Grand Encamp-
ment viii probably be largely attended AS
There Is deal Of interest manifested in
the selection Of the new officers.
Grand Master Martin and Grand Repre-
sentative Farnham, attended the meeting
of Victoria Rebekah Lodge Of Central
Falls this week
Washington Park Lodge held special
meeting last Tuesday evening and initi-
nted three candidates, one of them being n
well known musician of this city. The
degree staff OF Unity Lodge assisted i'm the
work The early meeting was held TO
accommodate one of the candidates who
could not be present at the regular ses-
sion. After the ceremony Of initiation the
brothers had collation. which was pro-
vided by the lady friends of the lodge
-Four applications for membership will be
received at the next meeting.
Last Tuesday evening Reliance Lodge
decided 10 join the alliance with James
Wood and Westminster Lodges for conferr
ing the degree work. Each lodge will
initiate its own candidates on the first
meeting night in each month and then
Heliance Lodge will confer the first degree
on the second Tuesday night in each
month, Westminster Lodge the second
degree the third Monday evening and
James Wood Lodge the third degree ON
the fourth Tuesday evenings i'm each
time hold joint socials and occasionally
have an altogether" for general good
time
The initiatory degree will he conferred
upon one candidate in James Wood Lodge !
next Tuesday evening.
Hope Lodge entertained delegati on |
rom Westminster Lodge last Monday
evening.
the third degree was conferred upon
one candidate and one application for /
membership was received in Swarts
Lodge, Wednesday evening. AT the meet
ing next Wednesday evening one candi-
date will be initiated and there will be a
The third degree was conferred upon
lwo candidates, and two members were
in Roger Williams Lodge last
Tuesday evening. There will be work in
The first degree at the next meeting.
One candidate was voted in and one ap-
plication for membership was received i'm
Mount Pleasant Lodge, last Tuesday even
ng.
Eight candidates were initiated i'm
Airline Rebekah Lodge last Wednesday
evening.
One candidate received the first degree
N Crescent Lodge last Tuesday evening.
Mount Vernon Lodge will celebrate its
fifth anniversary Tuesday evening, March
I. Brother Bigelow is now the only sick
member
Pilgrim Lodge entertained its lady
riends last evening and among those to
ender their services for the occasion were
llsses May Blood in reading Mabel
and Lillian Petty piano solos; (
liss Nellie Campbell, banjo solo +. w.
arnold, recitation; Fred Il. Burt, cornet
olo, and Burt Clark i'm banjo solo
'fter the entertainment light lunch was ,
eryed. One of the pleasing events of the
ccasion was the presentation of
eteran's jewel 20 Albert Fenner, who has !
eld the position of treasurer for quarter
a century, the presentation speech be- ,
lg made by Past Grand George l.. Robin ,
IN. The younger folk and some OF the
der ones, indulgcd in dancing at the a
ose Of the exercises O
The initiatory degree will be conferred
pom one candidate mt the meeting of 7
hat Cheer Lodge Tuesday. 1
On Wednesday evening one candidate
ccived the third degree in Eagle Lodge a
The meeting of the Veteran Odd Fellows q
the state i'm Odd Fellows Hall last d
thursday afternoon was attended by 10 of g
lc 40 members To be- eligible to this
sociation brother must bo n member /,
the order for % years. The old timers o
I'd good time and a banquet at Lindsay "
o.