The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-06

of deputy grand chancellors District No
IA. ~ Cunningham, Palestine Lodge
Rhode Island Lodge.
District No. 2.-Albeyt NJ. Pine, wha
Cheer Lodge, Red Cross Lodge.
District No. 3-Herbert r. Clewley
Damon Lodge, St. Johns Lodge.
| District No. 4-Benjamin l.. Chase
Garfield Lodge, Providence Lodge.
District No. 5.--George Blackwell
Myrtle Lodge, Pythias Lodge.
| District No. &C. Herbert Snow
Oriental Lodge Lafayette Lodge.
District No. 7.--Charles ID. Cady, Ivan
hoe Lodge, America Lodge
District No. s-william NJ. Balkcom
St Elmo Lodge Howard Lodge.
District No. Or. Ingham Clegg
Washington Lodge, Abraham Lincolr
| Lodge
District No. 10-Alfred o. Makee
Perseverance Lodge, Herman Lodge.
District No. 1l.-Ephraim p. Whiting
Eureka Lodge Charles T.. Chickerine
Lodge.
District No. 12-Frank W. Taylor
Elmwood Lodge Sterling Lodge.
District No. 13.-John +. McQuillin,
Narragansett Lodge, Smithonian Lodge.
ristrict No. 14.-Robert W. Syddall, st.
George Lodge, Enterprise Lodge.
District No. 15-.James Clary, Riverside
Lodge, Burnside Lodge
District No. 16.-Charles A. Lee, Bowen
Lodge Canonchet Lodge.
District No. 17.-William H. Langley,
Redwood Lodge, Columbus Lodge.
] The following standing committees have
been appointed by the grand chancellor:
On Law.-P. c. Reuben :. Bemis No
Iii, r. q. c. George G.. Gates, No. 8, PIG.
c. Alexander b. Gladding, No. o.
On Credentials and Returns.-P. c. A.
j. Batchelder, No. "a, u. G. G. William
A. Wilson, No. 3, p. G. Thomas u. Lee
No. 1.
On Finance.-P. c. Alfred f. Cady,
No. 9, =. c. Il. Fred Gottschalk No. 81,
p. c. Byron p. Stedman, No. II.
On State Of the Ordcr-P. c. John T..
Bowen, No. 10, p. c. Julian Close, No.
"a, p. 5 r. James B. Brayton, No IL.
On Printing p. G. Ira ID. Goff, No. 81,
p. G. c. William A. Wilson, No. 3, p. G..
G.. Andrew Mckenzie, No. g.
On Petitions. c. Douglas r.. John
stone, No. f. u. c. George II. Hanny.
No. 13, p. civilian 5. .McQuitty, No. 26.
On Appeals c. Frank o. wehoskoy,
No. %, y. q. c. Charles +. Pierce No.
IL, =. G. c. Walter Scott, No. H.
On unfinished business, p. C. Carl
Lichtenberg No 1t,P. G. Edward Scatter
good, No. 2, p. c. John L. Farrell No.
2S. 1t will be seen that the grand
chancellor has rearranged the district
and that the six lodges, What Cheer,
Howard, Oriental, Lafayette, Palestine
and Rhode Island Lodges, have been
affected the most, as these lodges had for
their deputies past chancellors A. n.
Cunningham c. Herbert Snow and X.
lnghtm Clegg, who, for number If
years have bourne the distinction Of being
the best deputies i'm the state, and have
created no small amount of interest in
the lodges with which they were con-
nected.
The new executive committee met
Monday evening and transacted a large
amount of business.
Rhode Island Lodge held social Mon
day evening. The attendance was not
large, but all present had barrel of fun.
Col. j. ID. Carpenter has issued the fol-
lowing notice: have this day received
from Headquarters, Special Order No. %,
setting forth the fact that Special Order
No. 81 under date Of April 8, 1896, has
been rescinded and the Regiment once
more under its own commanding officer
Brigadier General John H. Abbott, com
manding Mass. Brigade, u. r. n of p,
has been relieved from the command of
the 1st Regiment of Rhode Island.
All installing and inspecting officers
will take due notice and govern them
selves accordingly. All reports of what
soevcr nature must be sent to Reglmcntal
Headquarters for transmission 60 the
Major General All companies in want
of supplies, by sending their order Ia
these Headquarters will receive prompt
attention.
Major William NJ. Green will install
'ht NihN'io-oi'tl VI NsIlltlu company
Thursday evening, and those of Sterling
Company Friday evening.
AT the meeting of the advisory board
of the First Regiment Of the Uniform
Rank "Wednesday evening IL was decided
to take part in the parade July T.
One candidate received the rank of page
In Damon Lodge Tuesday evening. The
rank of knight will bc conferred Tuesday
evening, March n.
At the meeting Of What Cheer Lodge
Monday evening two candidates received
the rank OF page. A largo delegation
from Palestine Lodge was present
The supper and social held by Oriental
Lodge "Wednesday evening was SUCCESS
Enterprise Lodge will hold a social in
B. L. Hall Thursday evening.
The rank Of Page was given one candi.
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