The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-20


lodges will be Instituted by Grand
Master Henry o. Martin this year.
One Is to De located atW one at
Washington Park and the third at Block
Island. The Block Island longs will he
instituted first and the Grand officers will
60 to the sea girt isle for that purpose,
Thursday, March 20. 1t will also be the
occasion OF an official visit to Neptune
lodge OF tnat place, consequently 1t will
tie sort of com bination visit. The Re-
bekah lodge, which is tc be named Eliza
tetb, will be Instituted In the afternoon
and early evening and then Neptune
lodge will hold its regulsr session. The
trip will be made in windy weather but
tna old salts of the board of Grand
Officers don't mind bting tossed by
Father Neptune, and SCOT at the Idea of
being sea sick even IL the waves roll
''mountains high" The Woonsocke.
lodge Is to be named "Loysl" and the
name has a significance. There Is q large
list Of petitioners and there is every
indication that Loyal will be a strong and
pros porous lodge. 1he time has not yet
been fixed for tits institution. The new
Reteksh lodge at Washington PARK will
De named Martha Washington, and most
OF its mem bers will come from Washing
ton PARK lodge ann resilents in the south
psrt of the city. There is a great deal
of interest mantle tated in this lodge and
II will add greatly TO the medium Ct
sooiability in that section of the city.
Altogether the thre enew lodges will give
the new Grand Master lots of business TO
attend Land makehis administralion in
teresting.
An Encampment at Fall River has is
sued circular which has been received
by several Encampments in this city.
II has something TO say about recent Isws
enacted by the sovereign Grand Lodge.
IL is an abusive, vulgar, ill-aivised and
irresponsible document and brea:hes in
suocrdination In nearly every paragraph.
Rhode Island Is q poor place for that kind
OF fraterDal literature, because Odd Eel
lows In thi, jurisdiction are self esp sctiug
snd understand very we'll tn II laws sre
obnoxious To a considerable plrt OF tue
order they will be remedie1 at the first
oppoTtu iity. They also know equally as
well, that abuse is poor weapon for gen.
tiemen TO WELD either in objection or ar
yument. The Fall River Encampment
might take few Lessons in cominon
ooliteness bef ore showing bad dispo-
tiiion away from home. The Grand
Patriarch of the Old Bay State jurisdic-
tion will probably read the riot act to his
subordinate when ths circular comes
under his observation.
Moshsssuck Encampment had a very
enjoyable meeting last Thursday evening.
Patriarch Henry thompson was Installed
as guard of tent by deputy William n.
Miller. There vas a little whist and crib
5age after the meeting,
Past Grand b. woodb bury Dodge was in
Olive Branch looge Thursday evening.
II has been several weeks since his
health would permit Of his attending
lodge meeting.
Canonicus lodge is to make important
changes in tie bylaws.
The wife OF Grand Master Martin has
been very sick, but she is somewhat i'm |
pr Owed now.
Visitors to the Grand Secre.sry's office
forget that / O'Clock is his
dinner hour. Ho Is so polite, however.
tnat be remains and listens 10 what his
visitors have to say, and then goes out
and buys his lunch at n nearby restsu-
rant. He says that boarding In two
JIaces is expensive.
Past Grand S. Harry Miles was elected
a. Reccr ing secretary in Crescent lodge
Tuesday evening.
One application for mem bership wss
received in Hope Lodge Monday evening.
Mt. Vernon Lodge has several Brot hers
IN the sick list, the y. q. being one of
the number. by reqre5t OF several
who were unable to be present at
,he last social there will be another held
on the evening Of Feb. 25th.
The first degree was conferred upon |
three candidates, and tho second on two |
st the meeting OF Roger Williams lodge |
luescay evening. At the meeting next |
Tuesday evening he iniiiatory degree will |
be conferred upon two candidates and tie |
third on two. The social COMMITTEES are |
arranging for social to be held in April. |