The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-04
RAIN BEATEN F0RESTERS.
THE JOINT COMMTT1EE's 81 0W
PROGRESS IN SETTLING.

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They Met Last Night and Authorized the
| Treasurer to Collect the Assessments
Elections Held Too Early Other
Lodge Notes.
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''Shake hands for the wind up"
Brother John Warner, as master of
ceremonies, expected to call the closing
round of the spar in the Amalgamated
Committee of the Foresters' picnic for a
| settlement last night.
Another round will be necessary, prob
ably several, as only eight Of the twenty
three courts interested have settled.
Other courts would have squared up, hut
they have not held meetings since the
COMMITTEES met two weeks ago and fixed
| the assessment of each court at $21 to
meet the deficiency.
! The committee met at Roche's Hall last
night. | conversed with several dele
| gates, and from " hat they said there will
be several small courts which will de-
fault, as they have small membership
and as much as they can possibly do is to
make ends meet The wealthy courts
will have to dive deeper in their pockets
to cover the shortage of the sister courts.
| treasurer Thomas Derancey objected to
| devoting all his Sunday evenings to at
tending meetings. He has only two Sun
1 day nights off every month and has
attended every meeting since last May
except three, and then he was detained at
| home by illness. 1t was decided to notify
all the courts who have not paid to settle
with the treasurer at his place of bust
| ness, No. 1S4 Newark avenue.
| 1T the money does not come in within
reasonable time or the debt is cancelled,
| the committee will be again convened
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| delegates will be enabled to report to
| their courts that the picnic debt has been
| liquidated.
Several marshals aids have not paid
! for their sashes, some did not use them.
| 1t was decided that this tax should be
| settled by the aidg.
| The badges which would have adorned
the committee had the weather been pro-
| petious will be distributed as souvenirs.
The apparent difference of $40 between
what should have been collected and
what was collected was settled. The
books were consulted and it was found
that two courts have not been credited
with having paid the $5 assessment levied
last summer. The two courts will be
notified and when they produce their re-
ceipts it will be ascertained whether the
courts paid or some of the officers of the
committee made an error.
Ancient Order of Foresters of America.
A long list of representatives elected TO
the Grand Court was published in THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS. The elections do
not count. The resolutions of the High
Court, authorizing the organization of
State or Grand Courts, stipulated that
the elections in the subordinate Courts
should not be held until after November
l. Several of the Courts were informed
of the fact but they put different in
depreciation on the law and proceeded
with the election. The matter has been
referred to the proper authority and the
decision has arrived. It declares the
elections held prior to November l are
illegal and the Courts must set them
aside and try again.
Court Jersey City annulled their elec-
tion of few weeks ago at their meeting
on Friday night and elected delegates to
the Grand Court. The following named
brothers were chosen:-Delegates, James
Il. O'Meiia, Peter Scanlon, J. J. Minihan,
James Tumulty and H. r. Burns; alter
mates, NJ. j. Flynn, ]. 4. Derancey Frank
Herrick, L. G. Herlihy and William Les
lie.
A new court will be established at
Roche's Hall on Monday, November Is.
The name selected is Martha Washing
ton. Twenty members of the new court
were initiated on Friday night by Court
Jersey City. The new court will hold
preliminary meeting tonight at Roche's
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the brothers who formed the new court.
A new court its name will be Court
Monmouth, will be instituted in a few
weeks. 1t will be brought into existence
by Court Grove. The new court will have
rooms in the vicinity of Newark avenue
and Third street.
Court Hoboken is organizing new
court in that city.
There are two weak courts in this city
who should receive helping hand. The
members of the solid courts should visit
them frequently and spur them on. With
proper encouragement the two weak
courts will be made strong.
The mem bers of the uptown courts are
saving their dimes for the voting contest
at st. Michaels Fair.
Court Pavonia has twenty applications
for membership under consideration.
Court Palisade added nine members to
it's roll at the last meeting. They have
big batch of applications on hand.
Court Glenwood will meet this even
ing.
Court Pride. of the Hill, will postpone
it's meeting from tomorrow until Wednes-
day night in consequence of the election.
I. G. Delaney, the genial Union news
agent at the Cortlandt street ferry, is an
&C ctiye worker. He is a member of Court
Stevens, No. 7113. of Hoboken, and is one
of the most popular members of the
order.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
The Mozart Association, composed of
members of Mozart Lodge, gave the first
of the series of entertainments at the Av-
enue House last night The attendance
was large and pleasing programme was
prov ided by the committee. Refresh
ments were served and the members,
their wives and guests had a happy time.
The Grand Lodge will meet at Trenton
ON November 20 and 81
Jackson Lodge has elected Martin Fin
ley as it's delegate to the Grand Lodge.
Jersey City Lodge will initiate four can
didates at its meeting tomorrow night.
Mayor Grassmann, of Hoboken, is con-
fident of being selected again as one of
the representatives to the Supreme
Lodge.
Jersey City Lodge will have big time
tomorrow night. 1t will entertain the
Grand Master and his staff and delegates
from out of town lodges.
Canton Jersey City Patriarchs mill
tant yesterday, went to Paterson to at
tend the funeral of Adjutant ]. H. Staple
ton.
Summit Lodge worked the degrees in
costume last week on two candidates
Jefferson Lodge, l. D. O. f.. of Union
Hill, will be represented at the meeting
of The Grand Lodge in Trenton on No
vember 20 and 2l by Harry Sutfel Mr.