The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-09
AN Observation-Disclosures
H0BOKEN LODGE MAD A SPLEEN
DID SoCI4L SESSION.

The List of the Volunteers who Amused
and Pleased a Large Audience
Notes Abont the Foresters, Mhsons
and other Orders.
The Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks as its name implies is an institution
formed for a laudable object. The order
has a feature exclusively it's own-the
social session.
The social meetings are held in the
lodge rooms usually once a month. The
members invite friends, and in addition
to a fine entertainment the members and
guests have a royal time.
A goodly number of actors and must
clans belong to the order and al abund-
ance of talent can always be obtained.
The social session is invariably superior
to the entertainments for which a big
admission fee is charged,
These sessions are generally held on
Sunday night, as then the services of the
volunteers can be had without conflicting
with their regular engagements.
There, can only be enc lodge of Elks IN
a city. The only one in this county is
HOboken Lodge No. "a, which meets at
the Assembly Rooms on Hudson street,
that city, The lodge is not composed
f1lOAAy VI 14ODOhCAibCCs dp A1ebA N -
memoer live in this city.
Hoboken Lodge gave its first social
session of the season last night. The
event was held in the hall, and the spaci-
Gus room was crowded. Brother James
+. O'Melia was selected as chairman, and
filled the office well. "A man to be sue
cessful us the presiding officer must be
clever and witty as he imposes q nominal
fine IN members, and does it in a way to
provoke laughter. He kept the company
in good humor.
The entertainment was excellent. 1t
opened with III overture by an orchestra
selected by Mr.. Frank Stimson. Later
the orchestra from Jacobs Theatre ar
rived and there was no lack OF instru-
mental music. The other volunteers
were the Amity Quartette, Mr.. Began,
with banjo solos, comic songs and funny
sayings; Mr.. Swlrtout, who is also a pro
ficient banjoist and singer; Mr.. Sydney,
MI. J.. Lynch and Mr.. James Lee, who
sang well difficult solos; Mr.. Knowles, an
excellent elocutionist; Mr.. Herman Guide
well, who told many funny stories. ia
funny style; Mr.. James Reilly, the
veteran; who sang s'The Man Who
Couldn't Get Warm, y and did it nicely;
Mr.. Dan Quinn who rendered comic
songs, the Lawrence Brothers, who with
MI. Swartout formed a grand trio, II
Mr.. Kiefer who did some clever slight of
hand tricks. There were many more pre-
sent who would have been heard had not
the hour been late. 1t was one o'clock
this morning when the happy meeting
ended by the company singing Aud Lang
Syne.
During the entire evening the COM
mittee was kept busy serving refresh
ments, and no one suffered from thirst
or hunger.
The next social session will be for the
ladies and a grand programme will be
arranged for the event.
a,,r Ior1oN- ESNx- 1,1oefn - Nr,A,I Aka
happy session.
Free and Accepted Masons.
The District Deputy will pay his
official visit to Hiram Lodge tonight,
Doric Lodge No. Sc will meet tomorrow
night and elect officers.
Enterprise Chapter will meet on Wed
nesday night and elect officers.
On Thursday night Rising Star Lodge
will receive the District Deputy.
Enterprise Lodge will work the M. M.
degree on Thursday night.
The District Deputy has officially visited
sixteen of the lodges.
Mystic Tie Lodge will nave a COM
munication on Wednesday night.
II lodges are making arrangements
for the annual elections.
Ancient Order of Foresters of America.
The Executive Council has fixed the
compensation of the grand secretary at
$3.50 per annum. 1t is little enough for
the amount of work.
A new court is being formed by Bro
theirs Tanlalty and Flynn ia the vicinity
of Mercer and Brunswick streets.
Court Hoboken will hold its third an
nual reception at Odd Fellows Hall on
Wednesday, December IS.
The ball of Court Jersey City, at Woods
Hall, next Monday night, will be an elab-
crate affair.
The courts will elect officers at the last
meeting in this month.
Court Triumph will have an entertain
ment and hop at Excelsior Hall on Thurs
day night.
In addition to the list of deputies APP
pointed by High Chief Ranger O'Melia
which were published in the News yes
terday are those of p. g. H., Martin j..
Flynn, who has been assigned to Courts
Stevens, Hoboken and Ashley, and p. C..
r., FL. w. S~agendorf, who will have jur-
isdiction over Courts West New York
and Palisade.
Court Harsimus, which was recently
instituted, has twenty-seven propositions
for membership unde consideration.
The Court will meet on December is,
when the officers will be elected.
The new Court in hoboken will be
christened Castle Point.
Brother Thomas Mahoney is promi-
nently mentioned as the next Chief Ran
ger of Court Harsimus.
Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger Mason
paid Court Jersey City a traternal visit
Friday evening. All of the, courts in the
State will elect officers at the last meet
ing of the present month.
Royal Arcanum.
Abourett Council, which was instituted
last Wednesday, has made a fine start.
It began with twenty-five charter mem
bers and has q large number of applica-
tionS. Dr.. MCNEIL is the medical ex-