The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-24

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rangers Of the various courts when the
hoe weather excuse is cut of date and
cannot be used for aon-slttendance ut
meetings.
| Past Chief Ringer Thomas b OsNeill
| is 'nimpy,' as Secretary Clements saws
lie sprained his foot one day last week.
and he is now hopping around on
/ one leg.
Brother O'Leafy's 'baby" is progress
| ing fayorably though slowly. IL you ask
welln
Echoes of that joint excursion are still
/ to be heard round Montgomery street and
| Lafayette.
che last meeting Of Court GIenwood
room is being decorated ana everything
| was confusion. very small attendance
/ was present. and when the candidates for
| initiation looked around them they were
dumbfounded The question seemingly
uppermosb in their minds was which
plank they would have TO jump off
/ When the decorations are complete it is
! said that the court room will be one of
the handsomest in the city. By the way
where were all the boys when that meet
| was In progress.
| Court Astley's members are working
! tor q picnic to be held on next Wednes-
| day evening. August 2T, at Kroebel's
/ Park, Jersey city Heights As the last
/ one was such a complete success the
court anticipates a glorious time. NJ g.
Higgins viii direct the committee of ar
| rangemeuts, John Baitthefm heads the
! floor committee, and William frost will
see that the reception committee does its
duty a magnificent gold~headed cane
! viii be voted to the most popular EoFes-
/ ter. The Court has issued a grand six
page journal commemorative of the
event, and they promise 20 look after the
/ visitors from other courts.
The Juvenile Court will be instituted
| at Beck's Hall. Union Hill, on September
20 Court Palisade will have charge of
! the institution.
Court Palisade will held its annual re-
union on November1 This court intends
| having all the good men III Union H ill on
it's roll 1t gathered in three at its last
meeting.
Benny Manning is now the financial
secretary of Court Monmouth. There is
no better man for the Office in this
section.
Court Emmett's goat bucked three
candidate on Friday night. The candi-
dates stayed.
Brother Gregoroviusyof Court Hoboken,
i tells funny story about how p. G. r.
Goldram built pantaloons for C. K.
i Tuomey.
FL. G. r. John f. Kelly dropped in at
the meeting of Court Stevens on Friday
night and seen how tho initiating work
was done. Five candidates went through
and the Il. c. r. Was well pleased. Or
course there was q time after the meet
ing.
Court Fitz Reuter- will probably sur
render the ghost. From the ashes it is
| hoped that PhueBix-like will spring new
/ German Court that will be success.
! Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger Mason
and officers of the High Court were pres
/ ent to reofganize the court and start it
anew. but a quorum failed to appear, and
/ they have abandoned The lob.
The Executive Council had a session
last night at their headquarters in New
| ark.
Court Triumph is two stronger than it
was before the last meeting. I1 has half
a dozen propositions on hand.
Court HobOken had a merry meeting
on Thursday night. d. S. G. Il. Brother
| Mason, of Paterson; High Treasurer
Madin, II. 5. w. Brother Kennedy,
DEPUTY C. r. Vessels and other dlstin-
gulshed members made an unexpected
call. They found the court room crowded.
After the meeting the court and its guests
repaired to the hall. and Brother Phili-
| bert served dry and damp collation.. In
teresting speeches. funny stories and
sweet singing was enjoyed. The court
put two candidates through the mill, and
| will receive four others at the next meet
4 ma The court cleared 500 by its picnic.
The organization OF a society similar to
that in existence in New York is again
Brother Gene Herman has returned
to Galveston, Texas, and will soon estab-
iiSh court in that city. In fact he is
confident chat within a year there will be
enough courts to found a Grand Court in
the Lone star State Eugene is q splendid
| fellow and as bright as a new dollar
! Court Harsimus is keeping up its strong
pace and put on four names at the last
meeting, with q dozen applications to be
acted on. @. r. Brother Mahoney ten
| dered his resignation because business
/ engagements will keep him from the
meetings. His successor is Brother David
Mckernan, who was promoted from the
/ S. G. X. IS station. Brother John McKeon
was elected S. G. r.
Brother Frank Naughton, of Court
General Lafayette, had made all arrange
/ ments to have coach to convey him and
his best girl TO The Morris street dock on
the day of the excursion. AT the last
minute the coach was called to Orange
and Frank with sorrowful cJuntenance
tried TO content himself with riding down
in a common street car.
| Brother Berg of Pride of the Hill, at
tended the excursion of Courts Glenwood
and General Lafayette. and it is said or
| good authority that "Jake's" heart was
carried away by Lafayette damsel.
i "Gus" Liefer, of Pride CT the Hill, is
member of the Van Houten Drum Corps,
and he attended the encampment in Bos-
| ton, where he captivated the bean-eating
females with his winning ways and cum
| ming smile
/ One of the best entertainments to be
/ given on the Heights next winter will be
that of Court Pride of the Hill, on
| Thanksgiving Eve. The committee, con-
sisting of some of the best hustlers in the
| order, has been appointed and they in
| tend to make the affair d grand success
VIII Court Hamilton ever stop grow.
! ing? Seven more were taken in at the
last session and ten applications were re-
ceived.
II Judge Stewart was not visible, Court
| Ii amllton would not convene fearing
some iii had hefallen him, and they would
not meet until they asce rtained why he
was absent. He is one of the reliables.
The new court at Kingsland will begin
with fifty members.
| The deputy chief rangers have organ
| lied an association, which viii meet at
| Woods Hail next Friday.
| Court Pay0nia lost worthy member
| by the death of Brother John Melon
aid. he was buried on Tuesday at Port
| Jervis.
Brother John Dunn, of Court Glen
wood, who is employed at Blewitt's Ho-
| tel, was seen early Thursday morning Of
list week bathing his head in u watering
trough. de had attended the excursion
the day before.
| One of the iokers of the Heights is
| Brother Joe" Blackes, of Pride of the
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