The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-02
ODD FELLOWS.

The twelfth annual ReheKah Assemb bly,
OF the state OF Rhode Island will be held
in odd Fellows Hail. Weybosset street.
Friday Oct ~. beginning In tho morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Ihe business will in
olude annual reports Of the officers for the
past year together with reports from the
various louRes IN the jurisdiction.
Officers for tho ensuing year will be
elected and several visitors from other
jurisdictions are expected to be present.
In the evening there will bs Gn eNampli-
fication OF the work and visit from the
grand officers who have been invited TO
bo present. In the afternoon Grand Re-
Dresentatives Farnham and Mackinnon
will give instruction in the work and
recent legislation OF the Sovereign Grand
Lodge.
Grand Master Henry o. Martin has
made arrangements for tho following
visits Oct. z. Reba Rebakab Lodge of Bris-
tol; the annuh! harvest festival Oct. 80
Leah kebekah Lodge OF Pawtucket; 10th
anniversary. Oct 20, annual Rehekah
Assembly in Odd Fellows hall.
Next Monday evening the Grand Master
acoOmpanied by his board of officers will
make an official visit TO Westminster
Lodge. It is expected that there will be
large attendance, as notice of the visit
was made at the enjoyable anniversary
celebration of the lodge last Thursday
evening of which a full report was printed
in The News yesterday.
Past Grand Thomas Davis who has
been mem Der of Eagle Lodge for many
years, and for the past 20 years has made
his home at Chicago, was at tho lodge
"Wednesday evening. There chanced 90
be very large attendance, and the pres
enoe of Brother Davis called up days
gone by, which proved TO be interesting
for both the old and young nom bers
Brother Davis is visiting his brother-in-
law, Past Grand Master George II. Lans-
ing.
The initiatory work was rehearsed in
Swarts Lodge Wednesday evening. The
degree will be conferred before District
Deputy Grand Master Benjamin l.. Pierce
and his board when they make their
official visit TO the lodge. There will also
be something good to eat.
The first degree was conferred upon
two and the second upon three candidates,
and one application for membership was
received ut the meeting Of Mount Pleas
ant Lodge tuesday evening.
One candidate was initiated and ono
application for embersnip was received
In Crescent Lodge Tuesday evening.
AT tho meeting of What Cheer Lodge
Tuesday evening the intiatory degree will
be conferred upon number OF candI-
dates, and IA committee will be appointed
10 arrange for the semi-anDual gathering
of mem bers.
Three candidates received the third de-
gree In Mhnu1acturers Lodge tuesday
evening.
Three OF the seven candidates put in an
appearance at Roger Williams Lodge
tuesday evening and were initiated in "a
very impressive manner One application
for mem bershlp was received and perm Is
sion was given one candidate TO receive
the initiatorv degree. lhe first degree
will be conferred rext Tuesday evening.
Grand Master Henry .. Martin made "a
call upon Crescent Lodge Tuesday even
ing and gave TIE Noble Grand some in
structions.
As was stated in the News a few weeks
ago, Mayflower, Washington Park and Pill
grim Lodges have consolidated for degree
work and all arrangements were COM
pleted this week. Each lodge will coufer
tho inItiatory degree upon its own MEM
bers on the evening of the first Wednes-
day of each month, MayioweT will confer
the first degree on the second Friday
evening, Pilgrim Lodge will confer the
second degree, aud on the third Monday
evenings Washington Park Lodge were
confer the third degree. The work will
begin next Wednesday evening in May
flower lodge
Mt. Vernon Lodge voted in one candi-
date last Wednesday evening. The mem
bers will attend the Fair of Cataract ire
Co, No. ? of Lakewood on Thursday,