The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-30
THE SECRET SOCIETIES.
A Directory for Foresters--
The Lodge Rooms,
Halls and Castles.

The need of directory of the courts in
this county is felt by the numerous mem
bers of the order, who when they have q
night off would like to pay visit to one
of the sister courts If they knew exactly
when and where the courts meet To
supply long felt want THE NEWS gives
directory in a compact and convenient
form, arranged in the order of the days OF
the week. Every Forester should cut
this out and paste it in his hat or pocket
book, as it will be found useful.
1t is as followS:-
MoNDAys-First and third, Court Asst
ley, at Avenue House, corner of Newark
and Hoboken avenues; Court Glenwood,
at Masonic Hall, No. AL Bergen avenue.
Second and fourth, Court Warren, at
Franklin Hall, corner of Montgomery
and Warren streets.
TUESDAYS = First and third, Court
Greenville, at Globe Hotel, Danforth
avenue; Court Pride of the Hill, corner
of jackson and Orient avenues; Court
Hamilton, in the Bank building, corner
of Payonia avenue and Erie street.
Second and fourth, Court Hudson, at
the Avenue House; Court Damon, at
Roche's Hall, corner of Morgan and
Grove streets.
WEDNESDAYS First and third-Court
dttlejohn at Roche's Hall; Court
Triumph at Masonic Hall, Bergen ave-
nue.; Court Pride, of Jersey City, at
Union Hall, corner Fourth and Grove
streets.
Second and fourth-Court Pavonia, at
No. 140 Newark avenue; Court General
Lafayette, at Kaiser's Hall, corner of
johnson avenue and Wilton street;
Court Paulus Hook, at No. 1856 Newark
avenue.
THURsDAYs-Second and fourth Court
Grove at James Hall corner Grove and
Fourteenth street.
FRIDAYs-First and third, Court Jersey
City at Roche's Hall.
Second and fourth Court Emmett at
Grove streets.
The Hoboken courts, their meeting
nights and places OF meeting are as fol
lows Court Stevens, second and fourth
Fridays at Barnitt's Hall, corner Bloom
field and First streets; Court Hoboken.
first and third Thursdays at the Assem-
bly, rooms, No. 70 Hudson street; Court
John A. Minturn, second and fourth We'd
nesdays at the Assembly rooms and Court
Fritz Reuter- (German) first and third
Thursdays at Barnitt's Hall.
The Bayonne Courts are Court Pride,
of Bayonne, on the first and third We'd
nesdays, at VOLTS Hail, corner of Az
clue u anu maple SLEe6b, anu COurC
Winfield, on the first and third Fridays,
at Germania Hall, corner Twenty-fifth
street and Avenue d, Bergen Point
The other courts in the county are
Court Palisade, which meets on the sec
ond and fourth Fridays at Odd Fellows
Hall, Union Hill; Court West New York,
which meets on the first and third Tues
days at Fink's Hall, Pierce avenue, West
New York; Court Laurel, which meets
on the second and fourth Thursdays at
Temperance Hall, Arlington; Court
Greenwood which meets on the first and
third Mondays at No. 237 Harrison ave-
nue., Harrison, and Court General Phil
kearney, which meets on the first and
third Tuesdays at Masonic Hall, Belle
vile.
Ancient Order of Foresters of America.
The Foresters contemplate booming
the order this season by paying fraternal
visits, forming the acquaintance of the
members of the order and having a jolly
good time.
Many of the Chief Rangers and other
officers will be at home New Years Day
and be pleased to greet the members of
the order.
The Foresters will go calling in groups
The New Courts are growing and al
most all are on solid foundation.
Court Harsimus is going on with a
rush.
The medical examiners are kept busy
sounding candidates.
The tickeus are selling rapidly for the
production of the ''EXiles" at the Acad-
emy of Music on January II, under the
auspices of Court Paulus Hook.
knights of Pythias.
The usual dullness that falls during the
holiday season has fallen.
A new lodge will be instituted in a few
weeks in the Hudson City section. Past
Chancellor Kidder is attending to the
organization, and expects 10 start with
forty charter members.
The knights have adopted the excellent
plan of the Masons and Odd Fellows, and
established ladies' branch, known as
the Order of the Pythan Sisterhood Steps
have been taken to establish lodge in
this city.
A preliminary meeting was held on
Friday and the next meeting when the
organization will be effected will be on
Monday next at the residence of Mrs.
Foster, No. IS Ege avenue.
The following officers were chosen by
Lincoln Lodge Luther G. Connett, G.
c.; George Benjamin, V. c.; Walter Pye,
prelate; William r. Allen, NJ of E. (re-
elected); Philip Lynch, NJ. of T. ire
elected); George w. Point. X. of r. and
S. (re-elected); David j.. Reid, VI. at A.;
P. C. John Edwards, representative to
Grand Lodge: w. c. Smith, trustee.
Woodland Lodge has elected the fol-
lowing officers:-C. c., William f. Kid
der; V. c., w. jackson; p, E. Pinkham;
M. of f., j. A. Knoller; M. of F.. A. NJ.
Paul; X. of r. and S., S. B, Mckee, NJ.
at A.. p. Van Hoesen; Representative to
Grand Lodge, j. P. Woodruff; Trustee,
j. p. Woodruff.