The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-12

Md FELLOWS-The Odd Fellows OF
" New Bedford will have q memorial
service Sunday and IL Will be n
union meeting of Acushnet, Vesta and
Pacific Lodges, Apawan Encampment,
Osner Rebekah Lodge and Canton New
Bedford together with invited guests.
Grand Representative j. r.. &. Farnham
OF this city has accepted an invitation TO
make an address on that occasion. The
services will be held In the city hall.
Enterprise Lodge OF Pawtucket cele-
brated It's 25th anniversary last Thursday
evening. The ceremony consisted OF a
concert by the Faistaff Club, an address
on Odd Fellowship, an historical review
OF the life OF tho lodge by Past Grand
Thomas Is. James and social exercises.
The celebration will be continued to-
morrow evening when tho ledge will at
tend special service at ST. Pauls
church. The members will meet at tho
lodge room at d ;30 o'clock. The brothers
will wear dark clothes, derby hats and
white gloves
The grand master and other officers of
the Grand Lodge will make an official
visit TO Electra Lodge of Adamsville next
Saturday evening. On Thursday even
ing June "a, they will visit Sea Side
Lodge of Portsmouth.
Canonicus Lodge Will have Its annual
field day at Rhodes-on-th pawtuxet,
next Thursday. The brothers will leave
the city on the Broad street cars at l2:30
O'Clock. The committee has arranged for
an old-fashioned time and thUre Will bo
IA heap of entertainment at the famous
resort.
Moshassuck Enoampment will meet
next Thursday evening.
Things didn't go just right Tuesday
evening with the members OF James
Wood Lodge. 1t was their intention to
| hold short session and then go to Reli
apce Lodge where the first degree was 10
"A Ia N I'm n Il
Wood Lodge The short meeting was
held In accordance with the program, and
then the members went to the bridge To
take an East Providence car, and they
were somewhat surprised TO meet their
candidate there who informed the mem
bers that he had been over TO Reliance
Lodge but for some reason or other they
were not ready TO confer the degree, but
IL will be conferred next Tuesday evening,
and what sport was lost at the last meet
Ing will be made up at the next Some
of the members Of James Wood Lodge
said that rain was the cause of the post
ponement and Others say that Past
Grand +. w. Sinclair said that Snow was
the cause.
AT the meeting of Crescent Lodge Tues
day evening Brother Penpraise, who Is
at Taunton, Mass, was reported si,k
This lodge Will make q visit To Enter
prise Lodge at Pawtucket Thursday
evening.
The first degree was given one candi-
date. one application for mem bership was
receivCu, and permission given one appli.
cant To receive the iDitiatory degree at the
meeting OF Mount Pleasant Lodge Tues.
day evening.
The officers of What Cheer Lodge, now
that they have got their new parapher-
MALTA, lay claim TO presenting oegree
work that will compare favorably with
that done by any lodge in New England.
hsaG
evening before a large gathering and all
were highly pleased with the work. On
the evening of June % tho third degree
will be given two candidates
There was large attendance at the
meeting of Swarts Lodge Wednesday
tertained by Brother Daniel Mckenzie,
who, with the aid Of q stereopticon, pre-
sented. some Of his handiwork as pho
tograph artist. His view of Past Grand
Hamilton X. Mckenzie was, perhaps. as
good as any shown.
Mt. Vernon Lodge had slim attend
ance Wednesday evening owing TO the
ASorm, but discussed measures tending
TO increase the membership and TO ad-
vance the degree work.
Park Hill Lodge will have bouseful
Monday evening for the members OF
Washington Park, Pilgrim, Mount Yer
non and Unity Lodges propose to be
there.
The initiatory and first degrees were
conferred upon one candidate in Wash
ington Park Lodge Tuesday e,ening.
p'he second and third will be conferred
tn ssdav evening
Grand Master Martin, Grand Warden
Hopkins, Grand Secretary Mosley, Grand
Representative Mackinnon, Grand Marshal
humes, and Grann Herali Stanton mi,iu
an official visit to Gibson Lodge of Peace
Dals last evening and were Hospitality re-
ceved. More than 30 mem bers were In
attendance and the meeting was unusually
eDloyable. he secret work was eSemrli
fled by Grand Representative Mackinn, n
who also reviewed the legislation of tie
Sovereign Grand Lodge rs enacted at its
last session. A deal of interest was mani
tested In the school Of instruction and the
rehearsal of the unwr,tten work. Remarks
OF an interesting character were made by
the visiting officials and members OF
Gibson Lodge and the sociability of the
evening was enhanced by collation. at
TIE close Of the meeting. The grand
Officers returned 10 the city this morning.