The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-22
GOOD GROWTH
Manchester Unity Of Rhode
Island Holds Annual Meeting.

The 10Th annual meeting OF the Rhode
Island District I. o. o. f., NJ. a., was
held at the hall of Charles r. CHECKER
ing lodge, Pswtucket. yesterday As dele
gates, representing 2l lodges. being pres
ent, and Grand Master George H. Nuttall
I'm the chair.
Chaplain Thomas Lund opened the
convention with prayer. II. p. q. NJ.
John Busll and T.. O. William Wilson:
finance Past Grands Frank Terry and
Charles III. Lea were appointed COM
mittee on credentials
The high officers partlcipa ting were:
Provincial Grand Master George III. Nut
tall, Provincial Deputy Grand Master
Emanuel oldfeld. Provincial Correspond
ms Secretary George Lord. Provincial
Treasurer Thomas Lund, Assistant Sec
retary p. r. q. NJ. Isaac Kenworthy.
Various reports were submitted after
which officers were elected as follows;
Provincial grand master. Emanuel Old
field OF Bud OF Hope lodge. Olneyville; ;
provincial deputy grand master, George
Chaplin Of Liberty lodge. South Provi-
dence; provincial corresponding secretary,
George Lord OF Victoria lodge, Provi-
dence: provincial treasurer. Thomas
Lund OF Lily lodge. Providence; district
auditors, Past Grand Thomas Whelan
and John j. G. Rose: district book ex-
aminers. II. +. @. NJ. Alfred Goodwin and
Past Grand Charles ii. Lea
The provincial grand master, Edward
Colgan, and Provincial Corresponding
Secretary James Gregg OF Massachusetts
district were introduced and received the
honors OF the order.
There are % male lodges with a mem
bership OF 1863 and four female lodges
with membership OF 33, In
the Rhode Island jurisdiction with
a combined capital in the dis
trict OF $50, 900 There were expended
in sick benefits. $500. and in funeral bene-
tits $1,000 The order comprises about 500
lodges with a membership considerably
over 100000, and combined capital or
$53. .Oo0. 600
At o'clock an adjournment was taken
for dinner. At $3.50 o'clock business was
resumed. The report OF the book ex-
aminers, showing that the books OF the
different lodges had been examined and
the conditions satisfactory.
The committee in charge OF arrange
ments for the annual field day reported
that the affair was a financial success.
In view OF the fact that the grand
granted To the Massachusetts, district the
privilege OF forming a subsidiary A. NJ.
C., for North America, a committee on
conference I'm this matter was appointed
20 report at the next district meeting.
The committee elected TO serve I'm this
capacity comprises Past Provincial Grand
Masters George II. Nuttall. William III.
Broadbent and Alfred Goodwin.
The per capita tax was fixed at 30 cents,
or eight cents less than the rate which
prevailed the past year and one OF the
smallest OF any district in the country.
The matter OF resolutions on the death
OF late Provincial Grand Master Thomas
II. Johnson was referred TO tho district
officers.
II was voted 10 present n past grand
masters jewel 10 Past Grand Master O.
q. Price OF Bellevue lodge. in recognition
OF faithful services rendered as a member
OF the board of trustees for the Rhode
Island district for a period Of II years.
The newly elected officers were in
stalled and then there was a presenta ton
OF a provincial grand masters jewel TO
George " Nuttall. who retired from that
office with yesterdays election The
presentation was made by =. j.. e. M.
George r. Daniels.
II was voted 10 hold the next annual
meeting with Friendship lodge at Warren.
The business OF the convention was
completed al 6:l5 o'clock.