The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-27
KNIGHTS
OF HONOR
IN SESSION
Grand Lodge Held Its Annual
Meeting in ATcanum Hall
Today Officers Elacled.

The Grand Lodge knights of Honor, of
Rhode Island met In regular session at
10 o'clock today at lS3 Weybosset street.
This body celebrates today its 25th ami
versary as a Grand Lodge and its 2Sth
year as fraternal organization.
The Knights OF Honor have the distnc-
ton of being the first national fraternal
organization OF It's kind I'm carrying out
the true principles of fraternal protection.
In the year 1873 a number of gentlemen
in the city Of Louisville, Kentucky, bound
themselves together for the purpose OF re-
lieving the distressed among the living OF
their number and caring for the widows
and orphans of those who might be taken
away.
Since the organization in 1873 numerous
small societies have been formed and
they have watched the progress OF the
knights OF Honor very closely and
great number have Inade changes in their
legislation I'm accordance with that adopt
ed by the Supreme Lodge, Knights Of
Honor. and il has seemed that this organ
ization has been the criterion of all
smaller orders.
There were present at the lodge session
today, as guests;
Douglass $. Briggs, supreme dictator,
Boston.
Edwin @. Richardson, grand vice dicta-
tor OF Massachusetts.
Emery NJ Jones. grand chaplain OF
Grand Lodge OF Massachusetts.
George T.. Richardson. grand treasurer
of Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.
At II O'Clock the election OF officers for
the ensuing term was announced and re-
suited as follows
Grand dictator, David +. Sherwood, Of
Excelsior lodge. Providence; grand vice
dictator Edward II. George. of ProVi-
N "a ~
ant dictator, Charles $. Jencks, of Hope
lodge, 1885, Pawtuckot; grand reporter,
Oscar A. Carleton, of Golden Rule lodge,
697, Providence; grand treasurer Philip 5.
Chase, OF Golden Rule lodge, 69l, Provi-
dence: grand chaplain. James ID. Carpen-
ter, of Hope lodge. 1SG, Pawtucket; grand
guide. Frank w. Mason, of Hope lodge.
1S5. Pawtucket; grand guardian. Walter
sherman, Union lodge. 66S, Newport;
grand sentinel, James ID. Nanderbeek,
Harmony 29S7, Providence; grand trustee
Edwin w. Wheelock, OF Washington
lodge 1863. Woonsocket. The retiring
grand dictator George A. Dairy, was elect
ed 20 the office at the session In March,
1900 and was reelected at the session in
1901. lie has been a member of the knights
of Honor since 1890 when he was Initiated
into Harmony lodge, 29sa, and the same
year was elected for the office OF guide
OF the subordinate lodge being elected to
1896 was made representative to the grand
lodge. the same year being elected TO the
office OF grand guide and following I'm the
regular line of officers until elected grand
dictator He served the organization as
one OF its representatives in the supreme
session which was held in the city of
Milwaukee I'm June, 1901, and viii again
serve i'm that body, representing the state
at the supreme session which meets in
the city of Cleveland in June next.
He is "A fym believer In the fraternal
protective society and is associated with
numerous organizations, being a member
of ST. Johns lodge, No. 1, A. F. and a.
N. Royal Arch Chapter No. ]. Choppe-
quonsett Council Royal Arcanmun,
Franklin lodge, ~ Il. o. p. and the Con-
soidated Conclave of the order of Hep
tasophs.
Mr.. David f. Sherwood, the incoming
grand dictator. is a man well known TO
all the fraternal societies of this state.
lie may be said 10 be a typical liner,
and has been connected with the knights
OF Honor for the past 10 years, having
been initiated into Excelsior lodge, No.
633 and holding office I'm the subordinate
and grand lodges continuously since the
date OF his initiation.
lie is a member of Nestell lodge, No. 81,
A. +. A. NJ, Westminster lodge, No q,
l. O. q. T.. Plymouth Encampment, I.
o. O. f.. What Cheer lodge, Good Fel-
lows. What Cheer lodge. l. o. O. t., -
lodge X of p, Brayton lodge, No. 10,
A. o. L W., Rhode Island lodge. No 1.
Workmen's Benefit association, of which
he Is past president; Franklin lodge. No.
g. w. G.. o. p, and he is grand guardian
OF the grand lodge, n. II. o. l.. lie is
well knowon member of the Providence
Central club.
The session adjourned shortly after ]
O'Clock after which dinner was served In
the upper hail.