The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-03-11
ORDER OF ALfREDIANS.

The call is issued through these col
umns for a visitation from the Past
Commanders Association of Rhode
Island To Brigade No. OF X. ]. next
| Friday evening in Freedom Hall--take
Eddy street car-Every past command
er should make II a special occasion and
| be present. Per order OF the President
George Roberts, II. X. IL. II.
Brigade No. 2 held an interesting and
well attended session Tuesday evening
in Guild hall. the Hon. Commander
GledhiH Oates presiding. Routine Of
opening was gone through. The main
business of the meeting was the consid-
Grafton OF special business for the
coming supreme convention, the dele
gates being duly instructed in the
course 10 pursue. The various bills was
ordered paid Communication was re-
ceived from No. asking the comrades
Kind cooperation in The sickness of
Comrade Harper OF No. g. Visits from
members OF No. had already been
made TO the sick comrade.
There was one application for the
second degree +. &. George Roberts ana
under the guidance OF the degree mas
ter the candidate was put through.
This closed a mos. enjoyable meeting.
During the recess hot coffee, cheese and
buns were served.
Brigade No. met I'm Freedom hall,
Friday with the usual large gathering
OF comrades. Hon. Com. Benjamin
Buckley presided. Sick committee re-
ported a clear bill. Three applications
for membership We're received and re-
ferred to investigation committees The
proposed amendment to bylaws was
ri hAr s.A lfa t..fa to,
mittee of three TO present report at
next meeting. II. &. Alfred Cluler and
j. w. Leacy were elected delegates 10
represent this Brigade at the annual
convocation. Under good of the order
IL was deemed advisable for the Bri-
gade to hold an entertainment in the
near future and IL will be discussed at
the next meeting. The usual social time
then followed after which the Brigade
adjourned.
Brigade No. met in their hall Mon
day evening the Hon. Com. John Gled-
hill i'm the chair. Regular opening and
routine business was transacted. The
call for regular business OF the SUI
preme convention was thoroughly dis
cussed. r. r. II. p. Wash. Broadhead
and p. G. VIM. Besser were elected
delegates TO the annual convocatlon
with l.. II. III. Pro. \. Roberts as al
ternate. Motion was made and second
ed that committe OF two be appointed
10 confer with other brigades regarding
annual church parade. p. II. III. Pro.
\. Roberts and r. G. Edwin Kay were
appointed committee. Several comrades
were reported sick necessary action be-
ing taken Recess was then taken TO
partake of bountiful collation. IL hav-
ing been prepared by the social com
mittee. Upon reassemblng songs were
rendered by Com Edwin r. Kay read
ing by that tried and true veteran OF
Brigade No. g. Comrade James Gibson.
entitled Hail to the Chief" song by
II. G. Albert LoXley. reading by i. c.
Rowland Afford entitled, The Lost
Sheep OF Mountain" and song by the
X. II. Protector \. X. England. Way
Down in Tennessee The Comrades
voted 10 accompany the r. III. Protect
or with his deputy to Brigade No. on
Friday evening March II, this being
his final visit to No. ) as II. II. brother. |
The initiation team OF the Past Com |
manders Association will meet Mon |
day evening at the residence OF Il. G. |
VIM. +. Smith, 90 Mitchell street, at !
o'clock sharp.
The church parade committee from |
the city brigades will hold it's next |
union meeting in the ante-room OF Bri- I
gade No. /, Thursday evening, March |
23d. at 5 o'clock.
Brigade No. ! held it's regular meet |
ing Thursday with a large attendance |
OF comrades. There were present as /
visitors the Honorable Chancellor |
Henry Morton and Vice Commander |
Wilkins OF No. g The Honorable Com |
mander Thomas Dyson presided over /
the meeting. Comrade Gibson Holgate |
was reported still sick. Comrade James |
Cook improving. There was one appli- |
cation for membership. =. G. julius |
Dowler was elected 10 represent the /
brigade at the convocation. The Gus
tomary social was then enjoyed after
which the brigade adjourned.
The Honorable Secretary T.. A. True
love visited No. Z, OF Bristol. Thurs
day evening, being cordially received. |
The Hon. Commander James Newbold |
presided. Routine business was gone /
bills ordered paid etc The |
of the Hon. Secretary was |
received with much interest and IL was l
voted that the records express their
appreciation OF the commendable re-
sponses made by the city brigades An
talk followed under good OF
the order being participated I'm by all !
he comrades present Many suggestions !
were made and no doubt interesting |
features will be worked up in the near
future. The meeting was then closed
with customary form.
Brigade No. : will hold an interesting |
session az Its next meeting and large
gathering is anticipated.