The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-13
HEORDER OF CHIVALRY
Imposing Ceremonies of
Canton Jersey City,
PatriarChs Militant.

building altogether last evening, when
Canton Jersey City, No. 2, Patriarchs
Militant, l. o. o. f., conferred the decora-
ton of chivalry upon several ladies and
gentlemen and held reception.
The entire interior of the rink was
decorated in a most beautiful and artistic
manner. The bare, ugly rafters were hid
beneath festoons of national colors. aud
streamers starting from the centre and
running to the sides of the building
formed a canopy Of soft warm colors.
Everywhere it was possible to place a bit
of bunting or a group Of flags it was done.
Masonic emblems were conspicuously
displayed, and over the stage. which was
concealed from view by large flags,
were:-"Canton Jersey City, No. g." in
flaming gas jets.
On the fioor near the stage, were three
tents; the centre one was for the use of
the Brigadier General, who conferred the
decorations, and before it stood the star
spangled banner and the beaver flag OF
Canada. These, together with the brill
iantly uniformed members of the Order
moving about the floor, impaired mar
tial aspect to the scene. Among the for
tunate ones to receive the decoration
were four ladies, the first of their sex TO
be thus honored in this city, which fact,
together with the known reputation of
Canton Jersey City for furnishing excel
lent entertainments, was sufficient to
pack the seats of the vast hall to over
flowing
When the sounds of the Van Houten
Drum and Fife Corps were heard at the
door and the members marched on the
floor followed by the Canton and visiting
delegations from other cities there was
not one inch of unoccupled space among
the seats, and the people were standing
up along the wall.
VISITORS.
Among the visiting brethren were de-
tachments from cantons in New York,
New Brunswick, Brooklyn, Paterson,
Camden, Trenton and Ocean Grove. The
visitors were formed into canton under
command of Captain Amos Pierce, of
Capitol City Canton, of Trenton, and with
Canton Jersey City, under command of
Captain L. Ii. Marinus, executed some
attractive eyolutions and lined up three
sides of the room.
Then with Brigadier General G. N.
Mutt, commander of the Second Brigade,
accompanied by Major Charles ID. Tines.
adiutant; Captain G.. Fred Rhu, aide-de-
camp; Captain Charles Marclaskey, stan
dard bearer, and Major G. X. Mutt, of his
staff, was escorted into the building and
ushered into his tent.
The shepard's crook was then placed at
one side OF the tent, the standard bearer
took up his position at the door, and q
guard paced before the entrance
THE LADY CANDIDATES.
There was some delay during whicn
the audience became impatient but after
while Mrs. Jennie thinner, Mrs. Mary
Stapleton, Mrs. Annie d. Hopper, Mrs
Maggie Ely, of Lincoln Rebekah Degree
Lodge, No. 80, of Paterson; Mrs. Carrie
Cosgroye and Mrs. Annie Putan, of Ever
green Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. 25. of
Jersey City; and Mrs Eliza f. Butts, of
Martha Washington Rebekah Degree
Lodge. No. 15, of Hohoken, the ladies to
be decorated appeared at the lower end of
the hall in charge of Lieutenant A
Moors, of Canton Jersey City.
They placed their hats on table, the
Canton drew up in double file, opened
knelt, uncovered, grounded their swords
and the ladies walked into the enclosure
between the grounded weapons. Then
they proceeded to a basin of water where
they washed their hands to signify that
they cleansed themselves from all earthly
impurities as far as in their power lay
Lieutenant Moors then led the candi-
dates to within speaking distance of the
Generals tent, when he announced to
the guard his arrival with the candidates
for decoration. The guard in turn com
IluHlcaI6u HIS AICSSdSG W bu6
within tine tent, who thereupon emerged,
together with his staff, and proceeded to
meet the ladies. Upon learning their
business he summoned sguardS, cheVal-
iers and standard" at which summons
the Cantons closed in around them.
THE VOW.
Then the ladies knelt before the drums
and placed their hands upon the bibles
and vowed to visit the sick, to alleviate
distress, sympathise with the bereaved,
counsel the orphan and to perform other
charitable duties under a penalty which
shall not be less than public shame and
degradation. The general called upon
the Chevaliers to attest and then the
Cantons, with swords at q charge, ad-
yanced step or two and in solemn tones
cried outs
''llhe oath, the oath, remember the
oath" while the drums rolled and the
trumpets blared.
Mrs. Mary Pullen. Mrs. Annie Johnson,
Mrs Lottie Christ and Miss Marguerite
kenton then gave the ladies some good
advice, and little Miss Mable Taylor. rep
resenting Innocence and Purity, pinned
the insignia of the Order upon each can
didate's breast The General pronounced
them ladies of the Order and the drums
beat and the trumpets rang out again as
the Chevaliers saluted.
GENTLEMEN CANDIDATES.
Lieutenant General George Stevens and
Captain Lewis II. Marinus were decorated
in the same way, except atthey walked
under a canopy of steel formed by the
swords of the canton, and lady present
ed them with a sword, buckled on spur
and gave them e steel gauntlet.
The General dubbed them knights by
tapping them on the head with sword
in truly medieval fashion.
After the decoration the Van Houten
Post Drum and Fife Corps, under direc-
tion Of Captain L. III. Marinus, gave q
creditable exhibition.
The affair was nnder the management
of this Reception Committee
Lieutenant A. Moors, chairman; Cheva-
liers w. G. johnson, c. II. Mersbeimer
j. b. Getting, G.. II. Scharfenberg, j. III
Metz, H. Rose, w. j. Baldwin, j. L.
Brown, II. Cosrrove, c. Dame, K. L.
Woodley, O. Raisch.
Dancing followed under direction OF
the following Floor Committee.-Lieu
tenant John w. Kull, chairman; Captain
S. Morgan, Lieutenant G. NJ Craig
ChevaIiers A. Youmans, G. SPOTS, A
Babbitt, j. r. Edwards, N. b. Mckinney
r. J. Coulson, Captain III. G. Anderson
Ensign A. S. Pearse, Chevaliers w. e
Slater, G. j. Harrison, E. Hail. G. Markle
j. Hall, ID. w. Davy and G. Washnidge.
Second District Democrats.
The Second District Democratic AS
sociation held an enthusiastic meeting
last evening at $40 Grove street. About