The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-24

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~ sary of American Odd Fellowship
will occur ON Monday. There will
DO no special observation of the day In
this city, but some of the lodges will
celebrate the event by lodge room exer-
cises. Several OF the lodges will attend
church tomorrow In recognition OF tho
anniversary and there will probably be a
largo turnout OF Odd Fellows in the
various lodge rooms. Special sermons
will DO preached in honor of the
day and Of the order which Is the largest
and most prosperous I'm tho world It's
achievement during tho past Is years
has been wonderful ana the good that 10
has done cannot be estimated. In all It's
branches IL numbers about million souls
IA various parts OF the world.
A new Robekah lodge was instituted
{ Woonsocket by Grand Master Henry
D. Martin, Deputy Grand Master w. >.
Southwick, Grand Secretary W. III. A. Mos
.ey and Grand Representatives j. i. c.
Farnham and G. f, Mackinnon and Grand
Marshal George Humes, Inst Tuesday
afternoon and evening. The ceremony OF
institution began at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon when 25 petitioners were obli-
gated by the grand master after which
tho charter was presented. Officers were
then elected and installed as follows
Noble grand, Anna B. Wales; vice grand,
Matte Dollman; recording secretary, Lora
Williams; financial secretary, Emma
Parish; treasurer, Mary Il. Whitney.
Addresses We're made by the grand master
and the grand representatives and then
there was an intermission for supper. In
the evening IS candidates were initiated,
making the numerical strength OF LOYAL
Rebekah Lodge, No. 20 on the day of it's
birth, 100. The new lodge has an excellent
membership and 10 Is bound 90 take a
foremost place I'm the busy and enterpris-
ing degree of the order
Crescent Lodge room was filled Tues.
day evening.a the matter OF celebrating
the silver anniversary of the lodge came
up for consideration. A number Of
schemes We're proposed, some of them bo-
ing of an elaborate nature, such as en-
gaging a hall down town where ban
quet would be served and an extensive
musical and literary entcrtainment, To be
followed by bali. This idea was i'm
mcdiately quashed as tho members
times. After D long and interesting dis
cusson IL was decided that the anniycr-
sary should be celebrated on or about
Monday, July 10, at some shore resort,
together with a side ISSUE tho latter
being of a private nature and of n decided
novel character and ono that would bo
entirely In keeping with the event. The
committee consisting OF Noble Grand
Frank +. Lakey, Vice Grand Walter G..
Stackpole and Past Grand Edward Eaton
we're Instructed to make inquiries as 10
which place would be the most desirable
and report at the meeting next Tuesday
evening.
Westminster Lodge held well attended
Meeting Monday evening. Visitors were
present from various lodges An unus-
uallyslive.y discussion took place over n
proposition for u mock second degree drill.
One hundred and forty is now the
number of children at the Illinois
Orphans Home, and not one on the sick
list, says the Odd Fellows Herald.
AT the meeting of James Wood Lodge
Tuesday evening, permission was given
one candidate to receive the first degree
which will be conferred upon him by
lodge at Woburn. Mass, he having gone
To that place for the summer.
Three candidates will receive the ini-
tiatory degree in Roger Williams Lodge
Tuesday evening.
One candidate will receive the third
degree In Crescent Lodge Tuesday even
ing.
Isaac Goodchild Of the firm OF Good
child a. Glincs, and in whose store the
last "hold up" took place, is n member
Of Crescent Lodge, and when he entered
the hall last evening he was greeted with
the now prominent term, "hands up, " on
all sides.
Tho second degree was given one can
didate in Swarts Lodge "Wednesday even
ing, with Past Grand Master T. III. Lin
coin as degree master. A number ol new
and pleasing features We're presented.
The third degree will be conferred mt the
next meeting.
One candidate received the second de-
gree in What Cheer Lodge Tuesday even
ing.
Three degrees will be conferred upon
one candidate in Unity Lodge Tuesday
evening.
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by Martha Washington Rebckah Lodge,
and Unity Lodge will attend church to-
morrow morning.
Tomorrow evening the members of
Unity and Washington Park Lodges,
MaZeppa Encampment, Dorcas and
Martha Washington Rebekah Lodges will
attend services at the Primitive Congrc-
gational church i'm honor of tho 18th
anniversary of the order.
Memorial services will be held by Eagle
Lodge "Wednesday evening, June ., in
odd Fellows hall
At the meeting Of Mount Pleasant
Lodge Tuesday evening, permission was
given three applicants 10 receive tho
ipitatory degree. Next Tuesday eve ming
will be devoted TO sociability.
What Cheer and Canonicus Lodges
will attend church together Sunday
evening.
Mount Pleasant Lodge will celebrate
the seventy eighth anniversary OF Odd
Fellowship by a banquet and appropriate
exercises Tuesday night in the lodge
rooms. On sunday the lodge will attend
in body ST. Andrews mission, corner
pembcrton and Pomona avenue. The
lodge is receiving assurlnce Of many
from the Banigan mill force and
looks forward to being the biggest lodge
In the jurisdiction numerically.
Airline Rebccca Lodge received six APP
plications for membership at its recent
Its third social Thursday even
ing was, as usual, n success.
At tho meeting of Mount Vernon Lodge
Wednesday evening the piano question
was settled In a satisfactory manner. They
enjoyed an old fashioned meeting One
brother was rcinstated and thoro was a
general good time under the coed Of the
order. THO Ladies' Auxiliary will give
nm n1nnI 1,n tho .slna