The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-24
Victoria Lodge, Daughters Of
Rebekah, Celebrates Its
Second Anniversary.
Three Suspicious Characters
Were Taken Into Custody Early
Last Evening.
COURT WORK AND WINS BALL
NapoIeon Roberse Of Garfield Street Met With
q Serious Accident Last Evening Which
Nearly Caused His Deatb--Notes.

The second annual anniversary of Vic
toria Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah, was
celebrated last evening, in Odd Fellows
Hall. Preparations have been going on
for some time by committee of arrange
ments for this event, and the success at
tending their efforts demonstrated that the
proper persons had been appointed upon
the committee. Every detail was attend
ed TO, not the slightest neglect being
shown to any part of the program, and
fhe inevitable result was that the members
and their invited guests enjoyed pleas
ant evening listening to the well arranged
program.
Victoria Lodge, Daughters of Rebekah,
is composed Of some of the most popular
people of this city, whose sole aim Is to
advance good feeling and sociability among
the members. The meetings through
out the year, as a rule, are most entertain
ing, and for that very reason the meetings
Of the lodge are well attended. Superior
Lodge, the male branch of Rebekah Lodge,
were special guests of the evening, and re-
sponded to the invitation in goodly num-
bers. To say that they thoroughly en-
joyed the exercises of the evening would
be mildly stating the truth, as, in common
with the other guests, they expressed their
appreciation of the splendid entertainment
gotten up for their pleasure.
The first part of the evening was given
mp to a business meeting, the guests of
the evening being attentive spectators Of
the workings of the order. At the con-
clusion of the business meeting the follow
ing attractive program of selected solos,
both vocal and instrumental, and interest
ing remarks was given:
An address of welcome by n. G. NJ.
Crocker, who extended to the guest of the
evening hearty welcome and expressed
his pleasure at seeing such a large and
representative gathering OF members and
their friends; a short talk upon the doings
and workings of the lodges, concluding
with the wish that many more gatherings
~f like nature would be In store for those
present.
Piano solo, ii. c. 8. Demming; reading,
p. G. George r. Perkins; address, G. M.
Martin; graphophone selection, o. S. Ball ;
address, g. X. j. f. c. Farnaham; piano
solo, III. c. S. Demming; remarks by N. G..
George Ludgate; graphophone selection,
o. s. Ball; remarks, b. g. Charles H.
Young. The full board of State officers
were present and were interested specta
tors during the exercises of the evening
The remarks by the speakers of the even
ing were of very interesting nature, and
repeatedly called for hearty endorsement
from the audience.
The program of tine exercises being COM
pieted the company enjoyed an elaborate
lunch, prepared expressly for this occa
sion, and it can be safely said that this
part of the program received no slight
from those who gathered about the tables.
A social half hour of pleasant converse
tion concluded the evenings festivities,
the company departing, showering CRATE
full thanks upon the executive ability of
the committee, whose untiring work and
forethought made it possible to enjoy such
an agreeable evening.