The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-28
OUR SECRET SOCIETIES.
The Home for AOed Masons
"A Circular Letter Is
sued by the Com
mittee.
LODGES, COURTS AND COUNCILS.
Notes About FOresters, Odd Fell
lows, Knights and Cadets.

now is the proposed home for worn out
members who are wit hout relatives or q
suitable home. The pro1ecthas been agi-
tated for several weeks and has now as
Z su1ned shape that must delight those in
s charge Of the project, as well us the mem
beers of the order. The committee has
perfected its plans and makes only a
moderate demand. In New York the
craft i3 putting up 100000 home
for aged Masons at Utica, but the
committee here is content TO start a
house to cost with furniture only $4,000
Many contributions have been received,
HShut it is not proposed to allow the matter
A.drag. as IL is the determination to push
FORWARD the cominendable scheme with
MS much dispatch as possible. Subscrip-
ton lists have been prepared. and cir
eular letter has been issued which
Is intended to reach every mem
bcr of the order who has not
I contributed TO this laudable project,
urging him to do his duty and respond
promptly. as he should do. There IL no
good reason why the money should not
be subscribed at once. and no doubt the
lodges in this district will do as they
have done in the past, when aid was
needed, cheerfnlly. literally and quickly
& given.
The circular letter is as follows
By order of the Ill. w. Grand Lodge F.
4 and A. NJ. of New Jersey, the undersigned
committee again appeals to you for a sub
EcyipIiun to the fund of $4,000 to estab-
y lish home for aged and INDECENT Ma
SONS. A considerable portion of the
required amount has been subscribed,
& the balance can and should be subscribed
and all subscription lists and individual
subscription cards filed with r. w. Joseph
Hough, grand secretary, on or before the
B first day OF November next. The home
project requires and should receive your
Immediate and fair consideration.
Aims are not solicited, nor is q plan pro-
posed that might require years to develop
4 and produce practical results. The home
il d necessity now. 1t can be brought
into active operation and give beneficial
results within one year for the trifiing
sum OF $4,000. Such q home would tor
ever stand a monument of practical
Il Masonic charity. at the lowest estimate
made from data in the hands of the com
mittee received from less than eighty
lodges. there are eighteen worthy
aged and INDECENT craftsmen. the major
zty Of whom are supported partly or
entirely by their brethren of the craft.
The days when lodges, through commit
tees and relief boards, effectively cared
and provided for their sick, aged, needy
and disabled have been relegated to the
past. The world moves on. Business
men, amidst The increasing activities of
business life, cannot find time TO serve
upon and perform the duties properly of
committees appointed TO look after those
who need their care. In the administra-
ton of its charitable work Masonry II
this Jurisdiction must keep pace with
others on similar purpose bent who
5 are not of US. Brethren, we must keep
abreast Of the times justice TO our an
Gent and honorable society and the per-
forinance Of Masonic duty requires us to
do SO. No subscription will be called for
or payable until ninety days have ex-
< PRED after the subscriber has received
q notice from the M. W. grand master
Notifying him or it that the sum of
= SIS COO has been subscribed. Every Mason
and every Masonic lodge recognizing the
4 first and most important lesson taught
BY Masonry should hail with pleasure
the establishment OF an institution Such
& as IS herein proposed and as literally as
they can contribute to the enterprise. OF
+ all schemes or plans yet devised for the
care OF our aged and INDECENT craftsmen
that for the establishment of a perma-
B nent home has been determined
TO be tho best and most promising
TOR successful issue from all the diff
cultleS and elnbarrassments surrounding
Il the proper and efficient administration
of Masonic charity in his great jurisdic-
+ tion. A CHEERFUL prompt and generous
q response to this appeal is confidently an
\ tictpated by the committee. Subscription
: blanks for lodges and subscription cards
3 for individual members have been issued.
Jersey City Lodge will confer the third
degree at its next meeting with all pomp
and ceremony. Oriental costumes and
gtereopticon.
Garfield Association will hold its regu-
lar meeting next Wednesday night.
Business OF Importance will be trans
s acted, and a full attendance is desired.
s Friends of Garfield Association will do
4 well 70 keep their eyes open, as long list
3 Of entertainments win be given this win
ter; also stag party, which will take
taken in all the time, and the association
is voted A No. /. financially and socially
Rising Star Lodge No. 210 conferred the
( 1nitiatory degree on two candidates last
Monday night This lodge has a
peculiar style of working this degree
which is very interesting. The degree
master, p. G.. Whitford. has, after hard
and tedious season Of drilling, brought
& his team to perfection. Brothers. il
you want to spend a pleasant aud profit
{ able evening, 70 to Rising Star No. 30
and You viii be made welcome.
The largest gathering Of Odd Fellows
Tor many months was assembled Mt the
last meeting Of Jersey City Lodge No. "a
Their large and commodious hall was
crowded TO it's utmost capacity by the
fraternity to witness the beautiful cere-
1aony OF the second degree. Every lodge
in Jersey City was represented by large
: numbers, and Mechanics Lodge No, Is
u Med In in body. Mechanics Lodge is
s one OF the oldest in the State and one Of
the best lodges Of the order, and contains
SO much talent and so many veterans that
one evening Is altogether too short to
hear from them ALL Lieutenant w. G.
.Johnson and q delegation from Canton
4 No. 2, p. NJ, were also present, their
handsome uniforms giving the room
very bright and military appearance
Among the distinguished members pres
ent were noticed r. G. p. G. H. Carpen-
s Ter, G. S. w. A. j. Duan, Grand Marshal
q w. H. Allen, Lieutenant Colonel George
& Stevens, Major L. II. Marinus, Past
Grnnds Wilietts. Conklin, Galager and
Colquhoun, of No 66; Whitford, Johns
ton and Wasinidge, of No. 210 Chamber
lain, of No. I40 Sterling, Van Wrinkle,
2 Barlow and HouRh, of No "A, and many
others.
The lodges In this city seeing the great
4 bcrefts derived by Jersey City Lodge in
& doing the work in the beatified form
& and doing it well, are organizing and
drilling teams, in view of procuring cos
"a tunes and entering the field for team
bonors. Mechanics Lodge has now q
thoroughly organized team and part of
their outfit, and bids fair to soon reach
S and possibly outstrip other lodges. a very
& friendly rivalry now exists between the
E lodges as to which can do the best work.
and .IerkaV Civ Taodoa althou0h fha