The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-04
GRANDL0DGE,
L.0.0.F.HAD
SESSION

At Masonic hall yesterday morning there
was a large attendance of delegates TO the
Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows OF the state
for the purpose OF holding the annual
meeting and trsnsacting the business OF
the order
The meeting was called 10 order At 10
o'clock and for tho greater part ot the
meeting occupied itself with the heati ~
~ the reports. The principal report OF the
meeting was that OF Grand Master VIII
liam II. Sweetland
The report recounted the growth of the
order I'm the past year and contained
many matters OF good advice to the mem-
bers. Then followed the reports OF tho
district deputies and OF Grand Represen-
tives lincoln and Mowry.
The committee on laws and subordi-
mates, consisting OF J. r. G. Farnham.
Chester +. Newcomb and Harry Gregory.
iaHde Its annual report recommending
changes Ia the constitution to conform 10
legislation OF the Sovereign Grand Lode.
The Grand Lodge elected the following
officers.
Grand Master - Louis w. Clarke OF
Mount Pleasant lodge, Providence.
Deputy Grand Master-Harry Fulford OF
Westminster lodge. Providence
Grand Naturalization X Mcken-
Grand Secretary-William H. T. Nose
ley OF Eagle lodge Providence.
Grand Treasurer. Milton Payne OF
Good Samaritan lodge. Pawtucket.
Grand Representative William H.
Sweetland OF Canonicus lodge, Providence.
Grand Master Clarke made the follow
Ing appointments:
Appointments: Grand Chaplain--Alva
Carpenter. No. 45: Grand Guardian-Wil-
liam II. Hall. No. 81; Grand Conductor
isaac A. Shippee. No. e. Grand Herald
Charles s. Cook No. l9
District Deputies--Distrfct No. T. John
S, Brant. Lodges 9. g. 4. 3. District No ..
Charles III. Essex. Lodges 49, -. -; Dis
trict No. 3. William III. Mccormick.
Lodges a, 81 6l; District No. (, James
Donkersley, Lodges "a, IS, 20: District No.
., Clarence II. Lowell. Lodges g. l9. S7 ~:
District No s. Fred G. Myers. Lodges
go a, 45; District No T. John L. Schroeder.
Lodges /. %. *; District No. S. Charles
II. Young. Lodges S. - IS. District No
?. Charles II. Curtis, Lodges 10. Is, 81:
District No 10. Lafayette l.. Foster,
Lodge Z: District No. II, Samuel q; Ponte-
tract, Lodges as. a: District No H. John
A. Rose. Lodges rs, ~. District No. IL.
Samuel T. Whfppe, Jr.. Lodges ,. %: Dis
trict No. IL, Rufus c.. Sprague. Lodges II,
81: District No. is. Walter f. Corey.
lodges e. II: District No. rs. tUEr8vts
Simpson. Lodges IL, ~. AZ; District No.
II. Charles r. Wood. Lodges 80 Al: Dis
trict No. IS. Dwight L. Smith, Lodges
70. ~: District No. 10. John G.. Tucker.
Lodges IA 16; District No - Eli Sprague,
Jr., Lodge 26: District No q, Agnes l..
Andrews, Lodges 1, 2. IA: District No. %.
Mary A. Franklin, Lodge I, s. %; Dis
trict No. q. Cornelia Huling, Lodges 15,
5, Laura II. Stayner, Lodges 3, IS; Dis
trict No. as. Lucinda b. Buffinton, Lodges
8, II: District No. q. Helen NJ. Greene,
Lodges 4, %; District No rs. Margaret
s. Fiske Lodges 10. IS; District No -,
Mary +. Dove. Lodges 1s. %; District No.
30 Anna Page, Lodges Is, "a; District No.
81, Sarah c. Griffin. Lodge q; District
No 30, Ida V. Calvert. Lodges 5. IL. u:
District No. 80. Anna j. Littleheld, Lodge
r.
Standing committee Credentials,
Charles A. Champlin, No. %; Henry +.
BlscofY. No. q; Samuel j.. McMillen.
No. 45 Returns William III. T. Mosley.
No. 2: George r. Humes. No. q; VIII
liam r. Huntington. No. "A. Unfinished
business. Hollis M Coombs. No. 30:
Samuel l.. Carpenter. No. "a; William II.
Lowe No Is. Finance, Marcus W. Nor
ton, No. 2: Spencer b. Hopkins, No. "a;
Joseph M Metcslf, No. 20. Correspond
ence Daniel w. Gladdine, No. 6; VIII
liam H. Tibbetts. No. 40; Thomas G. Ar
mold. No. a.. Petitions, George L. Ar
mold. No. l3: George d. Lansing No. 2.
Andrew X Mcmahon, No. H. Appeals.
William r. Dutemple. No. 2; George r.
Brown. No. "A; William II. Sweetland.
No. 9: Charles NJ Tyler. No. %; Charles
T. Peirce. No. "a. Laws Of subordinates.
Joseph f. C. Farnham. No. q: Chester
r Newcomb. No. 4; Harry Gregory. No
80. Printing. William II. r. Mosley. No.
.: Benjamin F. Pierce. No. "a; Gideon
Spencer. No. o. state OF the order. George
III. Olney, No. IL Peter II. Trumpler, No
3: Lester g. Hill. No 4: Edwin b. LIN
coin, No. "a: Eugene II. Lincoln, no. IS
Rebekah degree, Henry o. Martin. No.
Is; Thomas NJ Holden. no. IL; John NJ
Battey. No. 2.
There was a hot contest for grand war
den, and two ballots were required. There
were seven nominees and over 300 past
grands took part In the voting
In the evening Canonicus lodge OF
Providence exemplifed the first degree.
and Enterprise lodge OF Pawtucket the