The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-05-05
oOD FELLOWS.


Johnson made a short parade late I'm
the afternoon. as the visitors expressed
desire to see part OF the city.
Swarts lodge will confer the first
degree upon three candidates Wednes-
day evening.
At the meeting of Roger Williams
lodge Tuesday evening the second de-
gree was given two candidates.
Crescent lodge held a rousing ses-
sion Tuesday evening. The initiatory
degree was conferred upon three cam
didates.
The initiatory degree was conferred
UPON two candidates at the meeting or
Pilgrim lodge last evening.
At the meeting or Naomi Rebekah
lodge Tuesday evening "A number OF
candidates Will be inftiated.
Westminster lodge held another we'll
attended session last Monday evening.
Noble Grand Vian i'm the chair. The
whist party, which has been under
consideration for some time was heart
lily enjoyed. Some interesting amend
ments To the bylaws were read by
Past Grand A. j. Reach and laid on
the table for two weeks. Previous 10
the whist playing Marshal William
Bradbury rehearsed the officers In
marching evolutions Past Grand
idlttISOil VI oDbh 6dludt4tun todSts
Pawtucket came I'm late in the even
ing and, as usual, he had some cheer
ing words for this body. There We're
two prizes offered for the players who
gathered about seven tables: gold
odd Fellows pin and "A souvenir badge.
and they We're won by Past Grand A.
j. Reach and Past Grand Henry +.
Bischoff. The visitors were numerous,
among them being Past Grands Estes
and Kinney of James Wood lodge. II.
Hill lodge, Past Grand Joy of Wildey
lodge. South Weymouth, Mass, and
Brothers Eddy, Twedell. Reeves and
l.assen OF this lodge, seven years hav-
ing elapsed since visit from the last
named brother was enjoyed. During
the evening Brother Charles Stone OF
Hillsboro lodge, Manchester, N. H..
was officially introduced
The acute sense OF disappointment
naturally following the postponement
of the celebration planned for. last
Thursday rapidly passed away, and has
given way TO renewal of enthus asm
and universal determination to bend
every energy toward making the dem
onstration on June even larger than
would have been the case with favora-
BILE weather on Thursday. The action
of the committee in postponlng is rec
ognized on every side as the only thing
il could possibly have done under the
existing circumstances with a broad
view OF the best interests OF the order
as a whole; and the ability, energy and
thoroughness manifested by the COM
mittee from the first, as well as the ex-
cellence of it's financial management
shown by the fact that the postpone
ment VIII involve no additional assess
ment upon the participating bodies.
have received the most enthusiastic
commendaton. The firmness and cour-
age of the committee under the severe
tx frxyt .afr tlft,a tat .sfF do
and the enthusiasm IL has shown in i'm
mediately renewing its arduous labors
TO secure a satisfactory result on June
Z, have done much 10 inspire enthu-
siasm, as well as a spirit of hearty 10y
atty to the committee: and IL s felt
that IL is due 10 that body that every
individual member OF the order in the
state and every lodge, encampment and
canton should put forth the utmost ef-
fort. show the stuff OF which Rhode ISL
and odd Fellowship is made, and place
il all the more credtably and effective
ly before the community by demon
strating that it knows no such words
as fail or discouragement, and that IL
is capab of rising above any tempor-
ary setback and turning apparent re-
verse into glorious success. From all
sdes have come many assurances that
the turnout on June Z. VIII be larger
than would have been the case OF May
8; and il is confidently predicted by
even the most cOnSe sNative. that the
expectations In this direction will be
more than realized.
The news that the entire brigade of
1900 Massachusetts Patriarchs Militant.
with its five bands. had been promised
by Gen. Edgar III. Emerson of Boston.
the commanding officer naturally was
most cheering and there seems to be
every reason to believe that number
OF lodges and encampments in various
.f..I. ~. n
to participate on the date first named
will do so now, as well as that several
additional bodies may be expected from
outside of the state. In many OF the
subordinate bodies the work of prepa-
ration for the coming event has already
been begun without waiting to hear
from the committee officially; and most
of the lodges and encanpments will de-
pend not alone upon mail notices sent
TO the members. but viii arrange to
have every individual member seen per-
sonally. Many of the large business
houses which decorated 80 handsomely
on Thursday have also assured the COM
mittee that they will do as much. and in
some instances more. on June 4: and ii
is difficult to see any reason why the
demonstration on that day will not
more than Justify the most enthusias-
tic expectations.
The committee will meet again this
imbued with an amount OF determina-
tion and enthusiasm. and a disposition
to do even harder work than that which
already has told severely upon several
OF them, that must inevitably produce
n result OF which every loyal Odd Eel
low I'm Rhode Island will be justly
proud and which must prove OF meal
culable benefit to the entire order I'm ev-
cry branch. a circular Will be sent mt
once to every subordinate body. an
rouncing the plans and de-
sres OF the committee. and
the more promptness that Is shown
I'm sending satisfactory responses to the
committee. the more sure will be the
success OF It's efforts. II is said 70 be
probable. moreover. that the committee
will 80 plan that whatever the weather
there need be no cause for another
postponement and that an entirely sat-
isfactory program can be carried out.
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