The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-04
ODD FELLOWS.

Pilgrim lodge will celebrate its 25th an.
niversary next Friday evening and the
committee of arrangements are making
preparations for a good time. The grand
master aud otBer ofiicers of the grand
lodge have been invited and the festivi-
ties Will include an entertainment and
collation.. Ii has been fairly prosper
Gus year for tr's lodge and before it
make merry. ES&} S.fn --.
Grand Master Henry o. Martin will
make an official visit 10 Washington
Park lodge next Tuesday evening. On
Tuesday evening December 2l, no will
make an official call on Manufacturers
lodge Of Olneyyille, the place he was first
made an odd Fellow I'm. and there will
be a Joyful gathering in honor OF the
event
The annual ceremony known as vet
erans' Night and which has been pop
ular feature in Eagle lodge for the past
three years, will be celebrated IN that
lodge Wednesday evening, Dec mrer 20.
The special guests will 10 the ma msmbers
who have been identified with the lodge
continuously for 20 years or more There
are some who have been in membership
for more than half century and in
recognition of suon distinction they are
regarded as patriarchs among veterans.
The grand master and other officers OF the
grand lodge will also be present through
invitation and tho annual promises To be
more interesting than previous successful
veteran evenings. The COMMITTEES Of ar
rangements are planning for good en-
tertainment and collation.. There will
te side trimmings TO assist In the general
pleasure.
Past Grand George X. Munroe, the
veteran Janitor Of Odd Fellows building
IL confined 10 his home with sickness
He is well advanced in years, but he mas
been vigorous and in. fairly good health
until this recent attack which, on ac-
count OF his age, causes some misgiving
among his friends.
The following officers were elected at
the meeting of Olive Branch ou Thurs
day evening: Noble grand, Alexander
Charnley vice grand, j. w. III cks; record
ing secretary, Franklin Carr Il. q. ;
permanent secretary, Charles ID. Poole,
u. g.; treasurer, Amos Pettey; trustees,
William 5. lindopp, Allison Ainsworth
and f. 4. Graham.
The officers elect OF Swarts lodge are
as follows NOBLE grand, Nelson >.
Thomas; vice grand, Walter &. Tweedell;
recording secretary. Il. {. Dresser perm
anent secretary, John ). Tuckerman;
treasurer Il. G. Bowen: trustees, Il. H.
Lincoln, >. L.. Bowen and III Il. Nc
henzie: hall committee, G. ). Bowen.
the initiatory degree will be conferred
upon twosandidates at the meeting of
What Cheer lodge Tuesday evening.
The ofiicers-elect OF Mayfiowetr lodge
are as follows: Noble grand, ID. l..
cording secretary, A. ;. Willard, Il. O..
treasurer Everett +. Drake. J.. c.. per
manent secretary, III. &. Clemence. T.
g.; nall committee w. Everett Smith;
trustees. William Ii. Hall, y. q. /; George
Pettis, u. q. and Samuel j. Malcolm.
At the meeting Of Manufacturers Lodge
next Tuesday evening the l5tn candidate
for the year will be Initiated aud the
officers for 1895 will be elected
Swarts Lodge will have n concert in the
lodge room, 96 Westminster street next
Wednesday evening.
AT the nesting OF James Wood Lodge
Tuesday evening permission was given
one I'D )licant To receive the iDitiatory
degrse. On Wednesday evening the mem
bers of Woonasquatucket Encampment
bad hot turkey supper and good fellow
ship was monarch OF all its surveyed.
Mount Vernon Lodge conferred the first
degree ON one brother last Wenesday even
ng. The election of officers resulted as
ollows \. e., Brother "A. B. Stiiiman:
Y. g., Asahel Albee, .Ir.; secretary,
James @. Hoyes; permanent or financial
secretary, Charles ID. Goodeil; treasurer,
q. +. konaston; trustees, George >.
Cam, Edmund Waddington, Frederick
a. Scott.
The members of Faith Rehekah Lodge
were grGtifyingly successful In the fair
TGcbnIly IGt. anu IIe outcome OJ inc
enterprise adCs about 500 tJ 10 treasury
Mazeppa knoamp nent conferred the
patriarcnal anu golden rule degree on
Friday evening in the presence of a large
mum er of visiting patiarchs, who highly
commended the work. An invitation
ir m the grand patriarch 20 es ort him
on the OCCASION Of his official visitation to
MiDnehaha Encampment of which he Is
n member. on the evening Of Medresdav,
Jan. ). was received and accepted. At
the meeting al Mezeppa on Friday, Dec.
II tHe royal purple degrees will be confer
red; and large number of visitors Is
expect 20 from both local anu suburban
eucnmpments drill of the degree team
will be brld at Unity hall on Tuesday
evening OF this week.
Unity Lodge will Celebrate it's 26rh an
niverslrv on Tuesday. Dee. 81 in an
appropriate manner, under the direction
ut a special cOmInlttee. consisting of II.
G.. william j. South, Warden Barker and
Brothers Dyer and Stoddard. The cole
hration will De for members only, but the
regular1 card visitors OF the lodge will be
included.
Dorcqs Rebekah Lodge received one ap-
pli cation on THURSDAY evening. and viii
probably have work at the final meeting
OF the year
Mazspph Encnmpmsnt has one Sandi-
date Ia Htiting To take bis degrees with
the opening. of the now year.
he Ducem ber whist tournament was
begun ia Cauonic - lodge last evening
anu the pris winner Zof the evening was
Past Grand Richard sanford. The fol-
lowing officers wrcc elected: Noble
grand, 4 =. Brown; Vice graud William
! Ashton; recoroidg secretary, Frank
4. lisbury financial secretary, .Iohn f.
litg ms; treasurer, william A. Fisk.
trastees, John NJ. Ba,tey, Franklin A.
smith, d., ana n. A. johnson.