The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-20
THE State FORESTHRS.
Organizing the Court Under
the New Order Of
Things.
BUSINESS DONE THIS MORNING.
Courts That Are Represented and
the officers Chosen to Conduct
the Business.

Fifty-eight delegates representing
thirty-nine Courts of Forestry are in
convention at Roche's Hall today. One
object of the convention is to organize
Grand Court of Forestry in this State,
under the new regime.
Other States with only ten Courts have
a Grand Court and the State of New Jer-
sey will have one, if the object of the
convention is carried out. Only Forest
ers are admitted to the convention.
Each Court is allowed representation
of one delegate to every 100 members or
fraction thereof.
THE COURTS REPRESENTED.
The Courts represented and the dele
gates are:--Court Jersey City, J. z.
O'Mealia, P. G. R.: J. j. Minahan, p. c.
James Tumulty; Court Hoboken, w. s.
Sagendorf. p. c. r.; and Frank La Point,
p. C. R.; Court Stevens, James Evener,
p. C. r.; and Dennis Mahoney, p. G. r.,
Court Fritz Reuter-, August Petersen;
Court Laurel Of Arlington, James w.
Matthews P. G. r.; Court Pride, Of Jer-
sey City. Terence Mcdonald: Court
Pavonia, w. s. Weed, P. G. r.; John p.
Feeney, P. C. R.: Court Gen. Lafayette,
G. +. Sherman, M. f. Keating; represent
atives from Court Warren, Court Ashley,
Court Paulus Hook; Court Harsimus,
Thomas Mahoney; Court Palisade, Frank
Stuclxe; Court Little John. John DelarRy,
p. C. R.; Thomas Folan, p. G. R.;
Court Damon, John Hart, p. G. r.;
E. H. Vessels, P. C. R.; Court Emmett, M.
Fallahee, A. Jasper; Court Grove, Thomas
+. Crotty, p. Kelly; Court Gretnville, J.
II. Fisk; Court Pride of the Hill, Miles
McCarron. D. j. Smith and J. Murray
u
umph, John Clark Court Hudson, Jo-
seph Delo, P. c. r. and John Hennesseyl;
Court West New York, A. Paulsen
Court Winfield. W. Dollard, j. Dom
ohue; Court Pride Of Bayonne, T.
Hendra and q. II. Dorr and delegates
from Court Aguniox of Passaic, and the
following Newark Courts:-Court Essex,
Court Newark, Court Perseverance, Court
Greenwood. There are eighteen courts
from Hudson County.
THE ORGANIZATION.
The convention was called to order by
Deputy Supreme Chief Grand Ranger
Joseph w. Mason and the following
Thomas Hawley, Court Jersey City, Re-
cording Secretary; William Ramsay.
Court Hamilton, Financial Secretary; M.
f. Quigiey, of Court Little John, Senior
Beadle.
The chairman appointed the following
COuluIltIctSs--
On credentials. Chairman w. S. Weed !,
Court Pavonia; j. +. O'Mealia Court
Jersey City, and j. j. Bohan, Court
PauIus Hook.
onRules Of Order, E. r. Vessels, Court
Damon; Chairman ). j. Hackett, Court
| Agumox Passaic and Moritz Luideuber-
ger, of Court Advance. The report Of
the Committee on Credentials was first
heard. 1t reported that there were
| thirty-nine courts present represented by
| fifty-eight delegates The roll was then
called and all were found to be present.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
The report of the Committee on Rules
of Order provoked some discussion. In
their report Rule 5, concerning the cleo
| tion of officers of the new Court, was
recommended to be laid over until the
latter part of the convention. An amend
ment was offered that tho election take
place Immediately.
The amendment provoked an animated
discussion some of the members wanting
to make the nominations at once, while
others favored holding them over in order
20 give the out of town members chance
to vote.
1t was decided to let the nominations
lay over.
A resolution was then adopted that
any member disturbing meeting would be
fined 81 for the first offence, 81 for the
second offence and IS for third offence.
A committee of five was appointed to
receive the out of town delegates.
NOMINATING STATE OFFICERS.
At half-past twelve the convention
went into nominations. The following
nominations were made:-
For High Chief Ranger of the Court Of
| State of New Jersey, James +. O'Melia,
| Joseph w. Mason (declined), NJ. j. Flynn,
| John j. Minihan {declined).
| For Sub Chief Ranger, John Hart, d. /.
For High Court Ranger-John P.
For High Court Secretary Frank La
| Pointe.
For High Senior Woodward Thomas 3
| Hendra, John Wendell.
| For High Junior Wocdward-John II.
| Murray, w. H. Bender.
For High Senior Beadle-J. H. Hennessy
and John Delargy, (declined).
| For High Junior Beadle--A Fl. Fletcher,
| E. J. Bolden and w. H. Baker.
! For Trustees--C. Cassidy, James Eyener,
| J. b. DeRamsey and w. S. Weed.
| For Auditors-J. II. McCoobery, j. H.
Donohue, William Fletcher, Meyer A..
Jasper, JohnH. Fisk, John Mcdonald and
| T. Baker.
| For Delegate to High Supreme Court in
case special meeting is called. j..
Minihan, A. f. Raus and J. B. De Lau-
Deputies--M. f. Keating (declinedl,
| John Mcdonald, E. X. Vessels, NJ. j.
Flynn, J. s. McHale, john Flaherty, B. b.
| Bullin and ID. Mahoney.
| The convention then took recess until
| half-past two O'Clock.