The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-12
HOME CIRCLE.

ohe thousand tickets are now on sale
ior the hrst grand moonlight excursion
or the Home Circle on the stea,,ar
raVorite Friday evening, Aug. 25. and
from present indications the full cana :
city OF that boat will be needed to ae-
commodate the members and their
friends who have alrea signified their
! Intentions of pleasant sail down the
| river on that evening. The steamer
VIII leave at the foot of Planet street
az $40 y. m. sharp, sailing down the
pay To Warwick and returning do
Rocky Point for dancing. Refresh
ments viii be served on the boat. also
uanclng Doth ways TO the music Of ,ha
Home Circle orchestra.
Oineyvllle council was surprised and
delighted last Monday evening bvs the
hrst oihcial visit from the new SUI
preme leader of the order Hon. Frank
I'm o. Barnes Of Chelsea, Ass. who
nonCred that council with his first Of
nclal visit In Rhode Island since his
election as head official OF the Home
circle. Leader Opperman vacated the
chalr as an act or courtesy i'm his
hohor ana the new supreme leader pre-
srueu win mat well known dignity
Whlch mas characterized his career in
potn branches of the Massachusetts
Iegislature, where he has been a leader
Tor ten years. number of new MEM
Ders were elected TO the various degrees
OF membership and installed bv Su-
prene Leader Barnes, after whicI. %
ptheHt certihcates were distributed To
hSN members VINO were elected at pre-
Vious meetings. After some brief re-
marks friend Barnes was Obliged IN
leave early To catch the last train ecr
Boston, and the remainder of the owe
nlng was occupied in a very profitabla
manner by Vice Leader Maurice G
Smfth and others who are perfecting am
ekceiieht degree team 10 exemplfy the
ritual of the order early i'm Ocfober
when a large number OF new candidatas
are to make applications for member |
ship.
University council No. 213. met On i
regular session in King Phillips hail |
last Monday evening. with Leader w |
Ralph Williams in the chair. Tb,s
couhcli iulIy maintained its reputation |
19r LOT making It's meetings interesting. |
Ihe death claim of friend Samuel
stephenson, received it's proper atten-
tlon and Rosetta Happoldt the st,hor-
dtnate secretary was authorized 10 FOR
ward the same 10 Boston where Sin
preme Treasurer John Haskell Butler
VIII see IT is paid TO the beneficiary of
.ne deceased friend. The report OF AL
a. |
her management of the Home Circle
whist during the past winter and was
nlghly satisfactory 10 the council Two
new members were then admitted IN
me hrst degree and six new candi-
rates for membership were reported
or the next meeting. Monday evening.
august 81 when anoth r of the inter-
sting socials H. pleasantly looked for
ward To by the young members of the
'''N
providence council will meet i'm King !
Sh4llps hall next Monday evening to |
eceiNe the report of its entertainments
'ommittee which has charge OF tho
'pecial exercises of the council during
ne coming season and to take action
N other important business that is to
ONE up before the meeting. at which
large attendance rs desired
American council OF Pawtuclet mot
n regular session in Home Circle hall.
block last Wednesday even
ng with Leader John r.. Mclaughlin.
ice Leader Chester Lufkin. Past
leader Marion g. Happoldt. Secretary
William G. Fales ard Treasurer Clar-
nee T.. Peirce. in their respective ryosi
IONS which greatly facilitatel the busl
ess OF the meetirg that received 1
rompt and careful attention.