The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-25

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Past Grand Commanders ]. W. Acker.
mar and Isaac Roberts The knight!
and their guests danced until daybreak
District Deputy Moore will pay an OIL
cial visit to the Lodge of the Temple
Thursday evening and there work thu
third degree on a well known resident Of
the city.
Last Tuesday night was gala night In
the history of Esther Chapter, Eastern
Star, the occasion being the visit of the
grand officers, who worked the degree on
three candidates, after which a beautiful
collation. was served. The grand officers
were each presented with beautiful
present.
District Deputy Moore, accompanied by
Brothers Mears, Farrier and Bagley, vas,
tied Hope Lodge, at Orange, last Monday
night. The third degree was worked on
one candidate by Deputy Grand Master
Fortmeyer, after which g bountiful cola
ton was served.
Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, Grand
Lodge of Sorrow, under the auspices OF
the Lodge of Perfection, of New York
city, at Scottish Rite Hall, Madison ave-
nue. and Twenty ninth street, New York
city, tomorrow evening at eight O'Clock.
Ionic Lodge No. 4S6, f. & A. NJ, New
York city, will work the first degree Mt a
meeting to be held on the evening of May
80 at the German Masonic Temple, Fiji
tenth street, New York. Many from
Jersey City will attend.
William w. Farrier will become a full
hedged Mason at the next communities
ton OF the Lodge of the Temple--that is,
if he succeeds In riding the fiery, I'M
tanned, third degree goat.
ssDeputy ii. r. Robert Simpson intends
making his branch of the order boom this
year.
Junior Order American Mechanics.
Industry Council No. So held very in
teresting meeting on Monday evening in
Pythagras Hall. One candidate was in
itiated and considerable business trans
acted
The Court of Orient will meet on Mon
day evening in Fisk Hall. corner of
Wilton and Lafayette streets. A num-
Der of candidates will receive the degrees
and an enjoyable time will be had. The
members of the court will please make it
their business to be present.
Dave Tippets has acknowledged that
be doesn't want to take .'it'' very bad.
The idea of man ike Dave getting
shaky.
One of the most enthusiastic and inter-
esting meetings of Clinton Council was
held on Monday evening in Clinton Hall
The attendance of members was very
large and the business of the council was
transacted in manner that other coun-
ellis would do well to emulate. Three
candidates were inflated and two PROPOSE
tions were received. The Divine Service
Committee presented its report and they
were discharged with thanks. The bal
ance of the Excursion Committee were
appointed. The next meeting will be
held on Monday evening, June 2.
Valley Forge Council is waking up and
their meetings are becoming more inter
esting. They have two active workers in
Brothers Wayne and Strong.
The Excursion Committee has formed
q permanent organization, and has elect
ed the following otiicers:-F. II. Lewis,
chairman; George Wayne, r. s.; Dallas
James, F. S., and Edward Strong. treas
urer. The committee has settled down to
hard work, and being composed OF some
of the best members of the order in this
CITY, the excursion, under their manage
ment, is bound to be grand success. 1t
is hoped that the members of the order
will give them all the aid and encourage
ment possible
The annual joint excursion OF Industry
Valley Forge and Clinton Councils will
be held on Friday, August /, to Grand
View Park. Long Island Sound. The ele-
CANT steamer Blackbird and the barge
Vanderbilt will leave Morris street dock
at nine a. m. sharp. The tickets win be
fifty cents, and will be issued ON Tues
day.
Catholic Total Abstinence Societies.
The change in the constitution oil the
State Union, adopted at the convention
held in Camden on the 18th inst, making
layInen eligible to the vice presidency,
meets with the hearty approval of all the
total abstainers in The county, not thae
they wish to control the affairs of tht
union, but they recognize the fact that Q
priest has not the time to give to l1ttla
details that layman can, while they feel
assured the priests will give the lay vice
presidents all the help they require.
AT the meeting of St. Peters L. A. B..
Society, Jersey City, Monday evening
last, reports of Delegates Madden, Taylor
and Buckley to convention were received
and the action of the delegates in the
various matters endorsed.
st. MlcnaePs Il. A. B. Society, of jersey
City, will meet this afternoon. Reports
Of the convention will be given by Messrs
Moran, McCabe and Jones.
Why don't st. Lucy's Society of Jersey
City join the State Uuion?
St. Mary's Society, of Hoboken, will
hear from its delegates Thursday evening
next, at its regular meeting. President
Murphy will speak of the general work of
the union, George Henry will dilate on
the resolutions and Willie Reilly will
speak of the beauties of Philadelphia
st. Lawrence's Society. of Weehawken,
held meeting Thursday evening last.
The members seem to be rather back
ward.
The societies connected with the
Monastery, West Hoboken, are in a
fiourishing condition, and their entertain.
ment, the date for which they have not
as yet determined upon, will undoubtedly
pr owe good one