The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-13
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

Nearly 100 members OF the order
greeted Grand Chancellor John c. Pur-
kis, Thursday evening i'm Oriental
Lodge he being aamember OF this lodge,
The occasion was the official visit OF
the Grand Lodge officers and was the
last OF the series. There We're present
delegations from number OF LODGES
and among Rhem were both supreme
representatives and a number of past
grand chancelors, making short ad-
dresses At the close of the session a
supper was served.
Az the session OF Rhode Island Lodge
Monday evening. Brothers II. @. Nor
ton. A. Manch aster Hussey. w. ". Peck
John +. Sandelman, and Henry Pierce
were made committee To arrange
program for fitting celebration OF the
llth anniversary OF the lodge which oc-
ours. Mo"day evening. April 6. This
lodge will hold an entertainment and
social, Monday evening, Jan. %.
Every member OF the order is cor
daily invited t. join with Charles t.
Chickering Lodge on the evening OF
Jan. 2l. in attending the services OF the
Church az the oGod Sheperd I'm Paw
tucket. The lodge viii meet at the
lodge room shortly after o'clock and
uniform rank will march TO the church
The pastor OF this church. the Rev. Mr.
Weeks Is a member OF Charles T..
Chickerirg Lodge.
Clam chowder was the centre Of at
traction at the meeting OF Elmwood
Lodge. Wednesday evening. Next We'd
nesday evening the officers will be- pub
licly Installed. and q first class musical
and literary program will be given the
nf hg a
sional circles. The affair Is 10 b. some
what confined to the members Of the
order and their families. no tickets be-
ing issued a few non members have
received verbal Invitation TO partici-
pate.
Past Chancellor T.. A. simmons OF
E'mwood Lodge has two mementoes OF
the past year IN The form of pictures
they being photographs OF the board Of
officers OF Ivsnhoe and Palestine
lodges Of 1899 he being the deputy over
these lodges
Al the session of the what Cheer
ledge. Monday evening It has been
decided hy n large majority 70 remain
I'm their present quarters. Next Mon
day evening the rank ~ knight will |
be conferred upon one candidate
Daniel Touriee. the well-known com I
edlan. q member of Elmwood Lodge. /
30 his home FOR the season He and !
his talented family viii take part in /
the exercises 81 the Lodge next We'd
nesday evening
Dcputy Grand Chancellor r. A. SIM
mons Installed 'he ofIicers-elect Of Pal
estine Lodge Tuesday evening. The
retiring chancellor commander. e n
Arnold was presented with handsoms
jewel
At, the meeting or 81. Elmo Lodge.
Wednesday evening. Deputy Grand
Chancellor Charles NJ. Hurst Installed
The officers elect and on behalf ot
the Lodge presented Past Chancellor
w. II Miller with Jewel Indicative OF
his rank
At tn last session or Sterling Lodge.
Past Chancellor r.. y. Whiting wos
presented With a smoking chair by the
members of the 'oig.
Owing 10 the fact that Enternrjse
Lodge has no representative IN the
Past Chancellors' Association. the
Seeper OF records and sea, has baer
made n committee 20 represent that
lodge I'm the association I'M tho matter
" the coming celebration OF the order.
The ChancellCr Commanders and
Vice -Chapcellors Association of 1saq
net last evening. and the g. C.'s OF tSoq
urncd over the effec'e ~ the esqocle
ION % the =. &C 90 1900 NAVY of The !
etiring chancellor COMMA nders will
'ecomc members OF the Past Chancel-
ors' Association.
During the past two weeks there
ave been manv chancellor command
rs who received envels. but tho one
hat g. G. , as'ie M Goodwin received
n Ivanhoe lodge. Thursday evening
ras undoubtedly the most artistic of
ny
Grand prelate John Ogden hae n-e-
entcd h's manv friends with q hand
ONE io01 calendar
District Deputy Grand Chancellor
Ierbert Snow Installed tha officers
lect ~ Oriental Lodge. Thursday ev-
ming
At the meeting of Garfield Lodg..
'ucsday evening. ono ppolicant was ,
wen Dcrmlssion 10 receive The degree {
T the order /
NCcoTdins o. tha taiiag ulatIe bv ! 1
PORTING men. over ,25o non n00 " iost ~, !
be- turf cvs vcar. or this $50 OoO 00l q
lost ou Fr9iIsh r1ch epursca. aud Z
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