The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-09-07

reclamation and the Convention adjourn
ed.
Society Notes.
There will be reunion of the Order
of United American Mechanics in the
Opera House on Saturday evening. The
National and State Councillors will be
present. Admission free, and everybody
invited.
Marion circle, No. 9 B. U. (H. F. } will
hold fair and festival in Arcade hall on
Saturday evening and from all accounts
of the preparations being made for the
event there is going to be good time for
those that attend. There will be refresh
ments in abundance. A lounge CHANGED
off, and gold badge of the order voted
for. Admission only cents.
The Grand Master of Odd Fellows in
New Jersey, George H. Coulter of Cam
den, and Deputy Grand Master Samuel
Rockhill of Bordentown are making a
tour of inspection of the lodges in the
State.
The twenty -sixth annual convocation of
the Grand Chapter of r. A. NJ, of New
Jersey will be held in Trenton, on Sep
TENDER 18th. The Grand Commandery,
Knights Templar, will meet at the same
place on September l4.b. The Grand
Lodge, F. and A. M will meet on Janu-
airy, oath, and the Grand Council, R. and
S. NJ, will meet on the third Tuesday in
January.
AT the special session of the Grand
Lodge, I. o. o. F., in Newark, last Thurs
day, over 200 Past Grands presented them
selves for admission.
Candidates for the office of District
Deputies I. 0. 0. F. are already looming
up in some of the districts. A gentleman
who was candidate three years ago stren-
uously objects to "telegraphic appoint
ments." We don't blame him.
/ The report of s. K. of r. S, K. of P.
John p Ward is most complete, and
gives very full details of the business OF
that Office for two years past. From ii we
find there are at present 81 Grand lodges,
gain Of 2 since last report, and 1913
subordinate lodges, an increase of 25S,
with net increase in members 81 1856;
making the present total 10000. Rank
ing with P. s. C.'s, 44O P. G.. C's, 49,
270 P. CPS, 1886 Knights, 966 Esquires
and 1,4S5 Pages. financially the gain
has been even more favorable. At the
last report there was on hand 1865, $780,
81, while the present shows the amount
to be 81, 235, 591.61, making net increase
now held in the subordinate lodges o.
| $265,652.10. The increase in membership
has been steady throughout the two years
not single jurisdiction having failed t.
/ show some advance. The reports from
each is encouraging, showing the order tc
be in most healthy and prosperous con.
dition. As the membership has been in.
creased the financial department has beer
carefully guarded, apparently placing
each in condition to make more rapid
progress in the future.
Members of the Masonic fraternity OF
Newark were shocked yesterday to hear
of the sudden death from heart disease o.
the Rev. Marshall R. Smith, D. D., for
merly rector of ST. Johns Episcopal
church at Passaic. Mr.. Smith had been
spending the summer at Canaan, N. Y,
where he died yesterday at the early age
of 40 years. During his early life he
was member Of the Reformed Dutch
Chufch, but left that communion and be-
came an Episcopalian. he was of the
extreme low church wing of the church
and when the Reformed Episcopal church
was started he Joined it. Within the
last twelve months, however, Mr.. Smith
rejoined the Reformed Dutch church. In
1878 he was elected Grand Master of the
Masonic Grand Lodge of New Jersey,
having previously been Grand Chaplain
and Senior Grand Warden. He was also
a Thirty-third Degree Mason, and in the
Masonic fraternity he was general fav-
orite.-Sundqy Call.
Base Ball.