The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-30
ODD FELLOWS.

secrecy appears TO be the watch
word OF few of the trustees of che
odd Fellows Building association. and
the rank and file OF the members are
az loss to know Just where they are
al. The few organizations other than
those who owned stock i'm the associa-
ZION and held their meetings supposed
that the trustees. or at least those who
had the hall IN charge. would look out
Tor their interests SO they made no
preparations TO vacate. but at the last
moment these organizations have re-
ceiNed notice to yacate before October
], ana this gives them but little or no
time 10 geo quarters elsewhere. The.
members OF the lodges who are refre-
sented in the association wonder why
their respective lodges do not make q
move 10 vacate also. but as near as
can be learned the three arbitrators
cannot come 10 an agreement as 10
the price that shall be paid for the old
Dulldlng one OF them claims that tho
Duidlng 4s-worth- more today than u
was 80 years ago. and IN this he az
pears 10 be alone. Just what qhe hitcn
~ has not come to the surface and
many OF the leading Odd Fellows are
OF The opinion that the affair will be
carried into the courts before Il IS set
tled. The majority OF the members are
IN Favor of vacating the building AZ
once, as they believe that they will be
Valed upon To pay ground rent and
that at much higher rate than prior
20 July A.
tomorrow begins a new quarter and
this they think wall add TO the compli-
cations and costs
The whole affair from the start has
been shrouded with a great deal OF sc,
IA IL hoe
dlssension. A few think that the
anair VIII come out all right in the
ehd, but IL does not look so at the pres
ent time.
Theren be a warm time at the ses-
SION OF Woonasduatucket encampment
next wednesday evening for Grand |
iatriarch Walter @. Stackpole ana |
stan are TO be present. and this gives |
the members an opportunity 20 spread |
themselves in the way of a feed and n |
is safe To say that no organization I'm |
the state is in the same class with this |
happS lot or citizens when IL comes 10 |
preparing a spread. They do not have
10 depend upon a caterer or cook for
quite a number OF the members are
! Judges or chickens. steaks etc. |
ana Know how To prepare them. Chick
ems are on the bill of fare for Wednes
uay evening and all may rest assured
mat they viii be chicks for Brother
'~''' itiS a. HliEef III Ine Die and |
any FARMER who can palm off a fowl on
Lou for a chicken can well afford
To smile the remainder OF his days.
This evening Grand Master Snencer
-. HOPKINS and suite Will make an Of
rclal visit to NGrragansett lodge az
Westerly
Past Grand George T. KiIner ana
FINANCIAL Secretary Roger Smith Cf
Roger Williams lodge were among the
lnany Rhode Islanders who saw tho
Dewey parade i'm New York
Naomi Rebekah lodge will meet thu |
hrst and seconI Tuesday of each month
In Columbia hall.
Franklin lodge Will undoubtedlv
make irs home m Elks hall after tho
lst of October
Pilgrim lodge has three candidates
underway
After the 1st of October Rachel re. |
oekah lodge viii meet I'm Tahoma frlbe
u Red Mems hall. 20 weybosset street
brother Louis +. Rhtman was elect
'd 10 the position of recording secre-
a aGA AT the meeting of Swarts lodge
Wednesday evening and will he In
tailed Wednesday evening. October n
lne week from that evening the ,
Nneemen OF the order will be enter
AIMED by the lodge