The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-27
ODD FELLOWS.

when Will he come back?" is the
question that members of Roger Will
liams lodge would like TO have answer
ed, for Allen $. Hopkins. who has ten
dered his resignation as recording sec
retary and left for parts unknown and
his parting were that he was going to
travel over the country for a while.
Brother Hopkins will be missed from
Roger Williams lodge, but more so
from Narragansett encampment where
he has been among the leaders, holding
the position OF guide. He is also depu-
ty grand patriarch for Fraternity en-
campment. He has for a number OF
years been employed at Brown d
Sharpe's and has always been held In
high esteem by that concern. Brother
Hopkins had a fondness for travel and
took just such "A trip once before. but
came back right side up and his many
friends in and out OF the order wish
him a happy journey and safe return.
If the members of the order do not
have a jolly good time at Crescent Park
Monday, June ~, 1t will not be the
fault of Manager Boyden or the COM
mittee in charge, for they are using
every effort TO make the event one that
will be in keeping wit hthe occasion. il
being the 50th anniversary of the grand
encampment. The celebration Is by no
means confined 10 the members OF this
branch OF the order. but most cordial
invitation TO join in the festivities Is
extended TO the members OF grand, SUI
bordinate Rebekah lodges TO gather
with their faoilies and friends. All
must bear i'm mind that applications for
tickets must be made on or before
Thursday, June \, and can be made
with Grand Scribe W. II. Il. Mosley or
the committee.
AT the meeting OF Swarrz lodge We'd
nesday evening the third degree was
given one candidate.
The initiatory degree was conferred
upon three candidates at the session OF
Crescent lodge Tuesday evening. Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master William w.
Lowe and suite were In attendance, all
OF whom complimented A.se officers up
on the manner In which the degree was
conferred. Cigars, but good ones, con-
stituted the spread" The first degree
will be conferred at the next meeting.
The five candidates who We're given
the third degree i'm Roger Williams
lodge Tuesday evening. May is. were at
the meeting Tuesday evening and this
was the cause OF sort OF small sized
Jubilee.
Last evening Narraganseit encamp-
ment held an open meeting in honor OF
the 50th anniversary OF the grand en-
campment and the 55th of the camp.
a very pleasing musical and literary
program being given. DIR. Lester >. Hill
also delivered his popular lecture,
cuba as | Saw It." The committee in
charge comprised Edward Tobey stowe,
George f. Capron, Walter r.. Randall.
On Thursday evening Grand Master
Spencer Il. Hopkins and suite made an
official visit TO Granite lodge at Pas
coag.
The next visit OF Grand Patriarch
Walter q. Stackpole and staff Will be TO
Howard encampment at Riverpoint.
Rachel Rebekah lodge was visited by
it's deputy Monday evening.
The third degree was conferred upon
one candidate in Mount Pleasant lodge
Tutsday evening.
Enterprise lodge made fraternal
visit TO Surora lodge. Attleboro. last
evening and conferred the first degree.
Grand Patriarch Walter q. Stackpole
has arranged for the following official
visits: Massatuxet. Westerly. Tuesday
evening, June u; Wamponoag, Bristol.
Thursday evening, July Is: Weetenoe,
Adamsville. Monday evening, July "a.
One candidate was given the second
degree i'm Hope lodge Monday evening.
What Cheer lodge had no work Tues
day evening.
Most OF the lodges that meet Tuesday
evening will omit their next regular
session on account of Decoration day.
The last meeting Of Mt. Vernon lodge
was short but very interesting one.
The noble grand and chapter Of Park
Hill lodge made addresses. Brothers
Albee and Willoughby sang songs and
Brother Waddlngton executed bril-
liant "morceau" on the piano.