The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-11
Notes From the Lodges.

The fifth anniversary of William Il.
Dickinson Council, Royal Arcanum,
will be celebrated by an entertain
ment and hop at Roche's Hall, March
90.
The members of Alpine Lodge,
I. o. o. F., will hold a Basket social, /"
March 81, at Kessler's Hall.
Jersey City Lodge, No. "a, 10. OF,
will work the first degree at the
lodge rooms, Roche's Hall, tomorrow
evening.
Major General Carnahan, of Indian
apolis, will arrive in this city some
time next month, when Palestine
Division, No. 1, Uniform Rank,
Knights of Pythias, will tender him
a reception and dinner. During the
Generals stay he will explain the gen
eral work of the order, and will en-
! large upon the fifth degree. He will
visit as many of the lodges as he can
Kind time to.
Hancock Lodge, No. ia, X. of p,
Is the baby lodge of the order in this
bounty. 1t has a membership OF 105.
There is some fine talent among the
1Qembers of the Jersey City Lodge, X.
Bf p, among whom may be mentioned
Brothers Frank Cayhill, James d..
Lee, Charles Solomon and Bob Nc
Donald.
There is also a good deal of talent in
Lincoln Lodge, K. of p. There is
Chancellor Commander George w.
Higgins, P. c., George w. Pond, the
great darkey impersonator, and George
Benjamin.
A lodge of the Order of the Bards
was organized in Hoboken lately. The
headquarters of the order is in Provi-
dence, r. l., and it is composed OF mu-
sicians. 1t is said that a lodge will
soon be organized in this city.
Nh. James F. O'Mealia was initiated
in Hoboken Lodge, No. "a, B. p. 0.
Elks, last Wednesday night.
One of the most popular members of
the Pythian order in the county is Sir
Knight Captain Gus Soup. He is a
hard worker in the order, and is also
we'll liked in the First Regiment.
Lieutenant Lyman e. Brown is said
to be the handsomest knight in Pales-
tine Division, K. of P.
Sir Knight Nat Wilson, financial
secretary of Palestine Division, K. of
P., has never been known to be absent
on a meeting night.
DIR. Hoffman,, the physician of
Court Hamilton, A. 0. f., was pre-
scented by the court with a beautiful
water color picture, entitled 1.-THE
Forester's Daughter The picture
represents a young girl in Sherwood
forest with a bow and a CULVER of
arrows in her hand.
John J. Minihan, Past Chief Ranger
of Court Jersey City, A. o. F., has
been appointed to the same position
in Court Hamilton.
So far as can be learned in the
history of Forestry, no court ever
started out with SO many charter
members as Court Hamilton. Sixty
was the number.
Nearly forty propositions for mem
bership will be sent to Court Hamil-
ton at the next meeting.
Brother Carroll, of Court Hamilton,
A. o. F., was the e of securing
twenty-six members for the court.
AT the annual meeting of the Gesang
Verein Eintracht, of Hudson City, on
Tuesday evening, these officers were
elected: President, Otto w. Meyer;
vice-president, William Harden; secre-
tary, William Reidel; treasurer, Jacob
Esheway; librarian, George Reulbash.
The Eintracht is the oldest singing
society on the Hill, and has forty-nine
members.
In future Jersey City Lodge, Order
Tonti, will meet on the first and third
Thursdays in each month at Clinton
Hall, corner Grand street and Clinton
avenue.
The Master Mason degree was con-
ferred by Highland Lodge, No. so, f.
and A. M., on Wednesday night.
The Page rank was conferred by
Lincoln Lodge, No. 36, K. of p, on
Wednesday night.
Department No. II. Financial Union,
held IN interesting and lively meeting
at Humboldt Hall, Wednesday night.
The rank of Esquire was conferred
on several candidates by Pythagaros
Lodge, No. go, x. of p, on Wednesday
night.
The third degree was worked by
John Entwistle Lodge, No. Ga, /. o.
o. r.. on Wednesday night.
Supreme Secretary Harvey, of the
knights and Ladies of Honor, has
decided that members who wish to