The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-24
NEWS OF THE LODGES.
COURT BERGEN SPLITS ON THE
QUESTION OF ALLEGIANCE.

QUESTION OF ALLGULANNG
Annual Meetings of Many Foresters'
Courts, with Election of Officers for
h Year--Masons, knights of Pythias
and the Iron Hall.
Foresters.
There is a split in the ranks of Court
Bergen which is the result of the agita-
ton over the colored question. Those
among the members who intend to stand
by the new order of things have with
drawn from the court to the NUMBER OF
~twenty-seven. Among this number are
seven past chief rangers. These gentle
men ave sent to the High Court for per
mission to institute a new court on the
Hill which is to bear the significant name
of Court Triumph. At the date for the
converting of the now Subsidiary High
Court it is thought that others will dls-
connect themselves with what is termed
the English court"
The annual meeting of Court Pride of
the Hill was held last Tuesday night. AS
usual in such cases there were q number
of visiting brothers from other courts.
The result of the election was as fol-
lows:-John H. Costello, chief ranger;
Frank Hennessey, Jr., sub-chlet ranger;
ID. j. DIVERS, treasurer; William NC
Nichols, recording secretary; ID. j. smith,
financial secretary; Daniel Coffey, senior
woodward; Thomas Norton, Junior wood
ward; Thomas Gangham, senior beadle;
z. II. Dawson, junior beadle; John L.
Murray, junior past chief ranger; Corne-
Illus Coffee. trustee; Elmer Rapp, organ
ist, and DIR. Muttart, physician. James
Baker was elected delegate to the Sub
sidiary High Court.
q The annual meeting of Court Jersey
City was held Friday night, and there was
the biggest kind of q crowd present. This
being the largest court in the county, it
is entitled to send to the High o two
delegates. This fact, coupled with the
present trouble, drew an immense num-
Der of the order from, all the courts which
are at q reasonable distance, who were
anxious to see the right men elected as
delegates. The principal interest centered
in the election for delegates, and the cleo
tion of the other officers did not cause so
much interest. The result of the election
was as follows:-CharleS M. Hughes,
chief ranger; Michael Fay, sub chief
ranger; James 1umulty, treasurer; James
4. Richard, financial secretary; Thomas
Hurlihey, recording secretary; Hugh j.
Burns, senior woodward; Hamilton Fish,
junior woodward; John w. Bolen, senior
beadle. The delegates to the High Court
are James F.. O'Mealia n Peter Scanlon.
Out of the $50 members in this court, not
one is under the DOCTORS care. This is
something that may never be said again.
tlllttll 0nCCUllE I'll Jul
John, Oh Wednesday night, was quite in
teresting, owing to the good natured
rivalry between Brothers Faherty and
Folan to see who should secure the cleo
ton as delegate to the High Court.
Faherty won and he will go to Mime
apolis. Among the distinguished For
rosters who We're present were:-Chief
Ranger Cusey, of Court Ashley; Chief
Ranger Kelly, of Court Hamilton; Chief
Ranger Crotty, of Court Grove; Past
Chief Ranger McHale, of Court Ashley;
and Brothers Evener n Wagner, of
Court, Stevens, Hoboken. The result of
the election was-John Faherty, chief
ranger; James White, sub-chief ranger;
John De Largy, treasurer; M. J. Quig1ey,
financial secretary; James Thompson, re-
cording secretary Joseph Campbell
senior woodward; William Whitehead,
junior woodward; James Heavy, senior
beadle; Thomas Foggerty, junior beadle.
At the annual meeting Of Court Ashley
last Monday night the nnual election of
officers was held with this result:-George
Crissey, chief ranger; Charles Hoffman,
sub chief ranger; George Meyer, treasurer;
George Hoffman, financial secretary; w.
Browning, recording secretary; w. Radi-
Junior woodward; John Hughes, senior
beadle; M. McAndrews, junior beadle; J.
j. McHale, delegate to High Court. Dr..
John Cornell, a rising young physician
of the Hill, was proposed for membership.
It is said that he is to be the new doctor of
the court. The new officers will be in
stalled next Monday night, when a por-
ton of the ceremonies will be performed
in public.
The meeting of Court Glenwood last,
Monday night was a big me-. Besides a
large number of visiting Foresters, there
was a delegation from the charter mem
beers of the new Court Triumph, who
asked for the seal of Court Glenwood,
which was granted. The election of Off
GERS resulted as follows:-James T.. Rick
ard, chief ranger; George w. Mcqueen,
sub chief ranger; Thomas E.. Lyons, treas
urer; I. B. O'Neill, financial secretary;
Milton w. Smith, recording secretary;
William Kearney, senior woodward; M
kayanagh, junior woodward; John w. |
Smith, senior beadle; ID. f. Cody, Junior
beadle. Seven propositions for member
ship were received. There are now
seyenty-five members in the court.
The members of Court Hamilton turned
out in force last Tuesday night to elect
ex~-Postmaster John f. Kelly chief
ranger. The officers elected were John
r.. Kelly, chief ranger; John w. Stewart,
sub chief ranger; Charles E.. Cassidy,
treasurer. 2. ]. Fleming, financial secre-
tary; William Foley, recording secretary:
Moran. junior woodward; John King,
senior beadle; and Herman Harris, junior
beadle.
The annual election of officers of Court
General Lafayette will take place
Wednesday night. Brother William is
likely to be elected chief ranger.
The annual election of officers for Court
Emmett will be held next Friday night.
Chief Ranger John Mcdonnell will be re-
elected.
On the tenth of July DR.. Finnerty will
complete his fifth consecutive wear as
physician of Court Jersey City. He has
gwen general satisfaction during that
mite.
1t is said that DIR. Heating will ask to
have his resignation as physician of Court
Grove accepted. The majority of the
boys are determined not to allow it's ac-
ceptance. They consider him too valua-
a member to lose. When the Court was
out of funds, the doctor attended to his
and would not take one cent in
payment until the finances were all
right. Since the period of his incum-
bency only three or four serious cases of
sickness a occurred.
The amalgamated meeting has decided
Foresters' Day shall be September
is. Brothers John De Largy, Z. b.
Crotty, James Evener, John F1anigan
and James I. Richard and the COMMITTEES
on Earks have made arrangements to
hok ghe grand picnic in C~aledonian Park
knights of Pythias.
The rooms of Woodland Lodge were the
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