Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-05-24
MASONIC.
Grand Lodge Of Instruction in
the First District on
May 18th.

The Masonic fraternity of the First
Masonic District of New Jersey, had
Grand Lodge of Instruction in the
rooms of the Brearley Lodge on Bank
street. All the grand officers of the
state were present, and number of
others from different parts of the coun-
try. They assembled in the Lodge
rooms at half past seven and from
that time until past midnight speeches
were made by the Grand officers which
were especially interesting to the mem.
bers of the fraternity. The Grand off,
GERS present were:
r. NJ. Moore, NJ. w. g. NJ, Elizabeth;
Chas. Bechtel, g. T., Trenton; Henry
s. Haines, Grand Instructor, Bur-
lington; Jonathan M. Harris, g. W.,
Phillipsburg; Josiah w. Evan, D. D.
q. M. Second District, Ewanville;
Barton B. Hutchinson, D. d. g. NJ.
Third District, Trenton; Chas. J. Par
ker, ID. d. g. M, Fourth District,
Manasquan A. F. Randolph, D. D. q.
NJ. Bridgeton; A. NJ. Loudenslager,
Grand Pursuivant, Philadelphia; John
Uhlric, P N, Plainfield.
After the speech making one hundred
and eight of those present marched in
a body to the Hotel Cumberland, where
R. s. Tice, the proprietor had prepared
for them a banquet of the most tempt
ing and palatable delicacies. Here for
two hours their undivided attention
was given to the spread and it was
nearly three O'clock this morning be-
fore the party had entirely retired.
Those who sat down to the banquet
were: -
j. N. Cheesman, Elmer; S. T. Foster,
Elmer; H. T. Baker, Elmer; Charles
Bechtel, Trenton; John NJ. Fithian,
Seeley; John Minch, Plainfield; John
Cherry, Camden; Benjamin T. Bright,
City; Aaron Vannaman, Wm.3 Wanna
man, Henry G. Meyers, w. H. Van
Glider, John Little, Henry Fox, Saml.
Bennett, Frank Steinmat, George Al.
Harris, Ed. Roland, Thos. Whitaker,
w. w. Anderson, Jos. A. Messick, Ed.
IrelBnd, Ed. Slack, Eph. G. Robbins,
Richard M. Reeves, Millville; Jos. c.
Sheppard, Tuckahoe; Levi D. John
son, John Ackley, Charles Anderson,
Vineland; Hon. JAS. H. Nixon, Allan
tic City; F. B. Stay, Clarence E. Morse,
Horace Kellar, John H. Shreeve, T.
R. Morse. Atlantic City; John Glas-
pell; Greenwich; John NJ. Compton,
Mauricetown; T. F. Mayhem, Maurice
town; Sam Russell, Leesburg; G. M.
Rape, Mays Landing, D. B. Mayhem,
Joseph Grim, James P. Allen, Charles
D. Burroughs, E. NJ. Applegate, Jos.
s. Miner, Isaac H. Swing, William A.
Shull, T. J. Smith, City; John F. Har-
ris, Woodstown; Benz F. Roray, J. NJ.
Cobb, Cedarville; E. Sites, Cedarville;
| A. K. Talman, G. L. Gabkee, Swedes-
boro; Henry T. Baker, G. S. Cotting,
J. P. Chesman, A. HANDLE, Jr., Abram
Cochran, w. T. Richards, Ephraim c.
Harris W. H. Kirby, R. f. Garwood,
J. T, North, Georne w. Robinson,
Frank Sturr, Elmer; Jesse d. Clay
poole, H. t. DETROIT, Pennsgrove,
Henry Jackson, Salem; R. w. Graham,
Ohio; A. G. Smith, Camden; Charles
Hubbard, New York; Frank Hewitt,
w. E. Service, William Ballenger, D.
P. Mulford, Edward Bacon, Joseph L
T,,1e
Daley, City; Samuel P. Fithian,
Greenwich; r. B. Miller, w. l.. Evans,
r. B. Diament, Howard Thomas, B. B.
Hutchinson, NJ. 7. Taylor, Trenton;
s. l.. Russell, Leesburg; j. w. Comp
ton, Mauricetown; J. w. Evan,
Evansville; ]. w. Morris. Philipsburg;
s. M. Richmond, East Orange; r. M.
Wood, Elizabeth; F. Strom, Monroe
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