The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-04
ODD FELLOWS.

Tho grand lodge Of Massachusetts met
in Boston last Thursday. Grand Master
II. q. Martin. ana Grand Representa- ives
Farnham and Holden attended the meet
ing and they speak In praise OF their en-
tertainment whilo in Keeping Of their
brothers of tho Bay State. lt was a
spirited session so far es the election OF
officers was concerned. There were six
candidates for the Office OF grand warden
and tho fortunate candidate is IA member
of Bethesda Lodge OF taunton. The
session began st o'clock in the morning
and was continued until 3 o'clock in tho
evening.
Grand Secretary Perkins reported that
i'm tho year one subordinate lodge, King
Solomon, had been instituted, making
the total NUN ber OF lodges 236.
lie further reported as follows Dec. 81,
1895. there were 40 g27 members; IN
itiated, 2i99 admitted by card III; REIN
stated 81; ; add for efforts, IL; deduct Tor
errors, 20; withdrawn. 25i: suspended.
93l expelled. IL deceased GIL. Mem ber-
ship, Dec. 81. 1896 30, S05: net gain, o7s;
/ Initiated from Jan J, TO July ]. 1897, llO9;
admitted by card, 73 reinstated, 30; with
drawn lsS; suspended, 400; expelled, q;
deceased, 3Us Membership June 30 1897.
81. l23; net gain, for six months, 3la
For the yesr ending Dec. 81, lS9d, the
lodges received for dues. S2S2, $50. 90; al p
missions and degrees s5G. 792. 52; rents and
invested funds, SO sla 81; all other sources
sl6, 779. 81; paid for rolief. slS9, Sli.62 ;other
expenses $2l $50. 81; total Invested iunds,
81, 81. 6S1 40.
For the six months ending Juno 30,
1897. the lodges received for dues,
Si66. 40. g3; admissions and degrees,
S3l. 022 ~; rents and invested funds.
AL, g)5 rs; other sources. s9s9@ So; total
receipts, $3.50 AL. Ia; paid for relief,
SlO9. 0SS. 20 other expenses. sl25, 800. 81 /;
total invested funds 81, S67, 473.72.
Since the last session OF the Grand
Lodge, two RebeKah lodges have been
instituted. making the number l4l.
Tho total membership Dec n, 1895,
was 2a 7lO; admitted in 1896 233i; with
drawn and suspended, 1877; deceased. 2T;
mem bership Dec. 81. 1895, 2i,6i0; net
gain for year $50. The mem hership in
cludes 10. 972 brothers and IL 66S sisters.
The available assets OF the Rebekah
lodges are S69, ii42l, an increase OF
S2s32 20
Grand Master Nevins in his report
touched upon some important matters.
One was regarding the price OF certificates
for dues. On this subject the grand
lodge voted that IL be referred 10 the
grand representatives 10 work with in
structiOns for the purpose Of securing "a
reduction in the price aud also that the
order be optional and not mandatory.
Grand sire, ,Pinkerton. who was elevated
at the last session of the sovereign grand
lodge, said in his report: Beyond qucs-
ti0n he will be promoted To the office of
grand sire the most exalted in the order.
Massachusetts, Odd Fellowship and
MASSACHUSETTS, citizenship are honored
hy this selection In this connection it
has been suggested that If an invitation
from this grand lodge To the sovereign
grand lodge To meet in Boston in 1898
should he extended it would probably
be accepted. "
The grand .S-dge voted 10 extend an
invitation 10 the sovereign grand lodge
TO hold it's next annual session In Boston
and the sum OF $1,000 was voted for its
entertainment.
1he following officers were elected ;
Grand master, John Corlhill OF pitts'ield ;
deputy grand master, Charles q. Iirrell
OF Natick; grand warden, y. j. W. Fish
of Taunton; grand secretary, John u.
Perkins Of Chelsea; grand treasurer