The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-06
ABOUT THE LODGES.
GOOD YORK DONE ATTHE ODD Eel
Lows HOME

The Odd Fellows Home at
is an ornament to the order In tins
State, and, although less than i've
years old, has proved a shelter to a
number of the members. The idea
first started among the members OF
Columbia Lodge, of Hoboken, whose
delegates brought the matter before
the Grand Lodge at the session OF
1884.
Mayor Grassman, of Hoboken, VINO
was then the grand master, appointed
a committee, who drafted a constltu-
ton and bylaws for the government
of the proposed Home, and they com
pleted their work to the entire salts
faction of the Grand Lodge. A charter
was secured and the Odd Fellows
Home was made a separate and DIS
tinct body. A fine old mansion was
secured on Pennington avenue, Iren-
ton. surrounded by nine acres of land,
all for the sum of $500, and the
Home was started on April 1. 1887.
The next thing to do was to induce
the lodges of the State to become
members of the association, with
only fair success at first; but now
there are sixty lodges and five
encampments. At the present there
are nine inmates in the Home. The
lodges that became members OF n
Association contribute toward h
support of the institution, which en-
titles them to send members to It's
shelter. The Home is under the
supervision of a Board of Managers
who manage it with great success.
One of the members OF the Board,
w. HI. Allen, P. e., of this city, has
been an active worker in the aus
from the beginning. Mr.. Allen is a
member of Jersey City Lodge and also
Grand Conductor of the Grand Lodge,
and is one of the best known Odd
Fellows. He has been superintendent
Of the Hudson River Ice Co. for some
years. The other members OF the
Board live in other parts OF the State.
Among the more prominent lodge
members in this city who work in the
interest of the Home are:-Fire Com
missioner S. D. Mills, OF Monticello
Lodge; R. T. Richards, OF Farnsworth
Lodge; Henry Puster, OF Lincoln
Lodge, and Joseph Birmingham, OF
Onward Lodge.
The National Convention of the
A. o. H. of the United States Will
meet in Tammany Hall, New York,
on Tuesday, May IA. The delegates
from the county of Hudson are
William Sheridan, national delegate;
Owen Carroll, county delegate; Will
lam Burke, financial secretary; Martin
Geer, recording secretary; james Car
roll, treasurer. DISQUALIFICATION
No. 1, Thomas Cox; Division No. 2,
Owen Mullins; Division No; 3, james
Cleary; Division No. 4, Dominick
Reynolds; Division No. 8, John
Davey; Division No. 6, John Connolly;
Division No. s, John O'Brien; Division
No. 8, Patrick ]. Lillis; Division No.
II, John Mc1innis; Division No. IL,
Patrick Kane; Division No. IA, Pat
rick Connors; Division No. Is, James
Flanagan; Division No. 16, Miles
Ferick; Division No. II, Martin Cas-
sidy; Division No. 10, James Culley;
Division No. 90, Bernard Kellaher.
Mr.. Martin Flynn, a prominent
Forester, is expected home about the
10th inst.
Court Jersey City, A. o. F., ranks
third in size in the United States.
There are 425 members now in good
standing.
There is considerable rivalry among
the members of Court Pau1us Hook,
A. o. f., as to who will secure the
gold medal to be presented to the
brother who brings in the largest num-
mer of members.
Postmaster Kelly is said to be n
of the most Jealous workers in Court
Hamilton, A. 0. f.
The members of Court Grove, A. o.
F., had a sort of love feast at the
close of the last business meeting.
Among the guests were Chief Ranger
Gregouious and p. G. Rs Cullen and
La Pont. of Court Hoboken. Each one
made a speech, and P. 9. R. La Pont
touched on the color question. He
seconded Chief Ranger Crotty in his
remarks upon that subject.
During the past quarter thirty new
Courts of Foresters have been insti-
tuted in the United States, and during
the year, 1854. The endowment fund is
well supported by the sorder in gen
eral, but should be looked into by
each member. During the past year
$11, 726. rs has been paid out in death
claims. 1t only costs a member from
S. to $15 per year, according to age.
Those courts of the Foresters' who
wish to make amendments to the gen
eral laws should send the proposed
amendments at once to the High
Court at Minneapolis, there to be filed
in readiness for the next session OF the
High Court in August.
At the last meeting of Court EN-
NETT, A. O. F., twenty-five members
We're received, who intend to become
charter members of a new court, which
some of them think of christening
Court Centennial, in honor of the
late centennial demonstrations.
A love feast is to held at the room
of Court Ashley this evening. Chief
Ranger Crissy will perform the song
and dance act.
A fine musical and literary enter
tainment will be given by Woodland
Lodge, knights of Pythias, at their
castle hall, Paramount avenue, next
Friday night. Some of the best talent
in the city has been secured. Charles
e. Cline, the organist of the lodge, will
have charge of the music.
Palestine Division, Uniform Rank.
Knights of Pythias, feel very proud
of the prominent position which they
occupied in the Centennial parade on
Wednesday. They were at the head
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