The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-03-09


county. Ritualistic work was exempii-
Aed in many Of the organizations, the
gain in membership being an evidence of
the interest that is being aroused among
those who were unaffiliated. Not a few
lodges and councils ran off successful en-
entertainments and otherwise enter
tanned their friends. III other orGaniza-
tions plans were laid for future enjoyable
events. The coming week will be still
liyelier for those who .sonly 90 down to
the lodge. dear love"
The Royal Arcanum.
The next business session of Bayonne
Council No. sos, Royal Arcanum, will be
held In Arcanum Hall Bayonne. on
Monday evening, March II, the ami
versary of ST. Patrick's Day. Undoubt-
edly forgetful OF this fact Orator Joseph
II. Wright has arranged to treat his
brethren of the council aud such guests
as may be present TO feast OF oranges
during the social session to follow the
meeting. Tie long tables will groan
beneath an abundant supply of every
variety OF the golden applet that is
shipped TO the New York markets.
Orator Wright viii also exhibit numer
ons novel specimens Of the fruit and
other curious features illustrative of its
origin and growth.
Members OF Jersey City councils would
find themselves amply repaid should they
take night off and visit Bayonne Coun-
oil on some first third or fifth Monday
night
Damon Council, the orders youthful
branch &C Greenville, Is thriving in a
manner that indicates the sincere inter-
est its members have for its welfare. 1t
is sueh a lHsty youngster and is gaining
such strength in membership that it will
soon outrank many of the older councils
in Hudson county
Burnside Council, of Brooklyn, will pay
3 fraternal visit to Bayonne Council No.
695 on Monday evening, March "a The
brethren of Bayonne Council were so
Hospitality entertained during a re-
cent visit TO Burnside Council
that they intend to reciprocate IN a SINH
lar style, and for the purpose of ''whoop-
ing things up In a lively manner for the
Brookiynites have arranged for a special
meeting on the evening ated. They
felt that they could not do full justice to
the demands of the occasion without
using the entire night. and the member
ship of the council is now SO large that its
business sessions are usually of over two
hours duration.
Attorney-at-Law Allan Benny will be
Que of the novitiates to be initiated into
the mysteries of the royal secret at the
next meeting OF Bayonne Council. He
will find himself in the company OF quite
a galaxy of legal iuminaries, as Coun-
sellers Thomas J Kennedy, James 2.
NorthruL, James Benny De Witt Van
Buskirk and Yedder Van Dyck are ali
affiliated with Bayonne Council.
Regent David L Crispin. of Bayonne
Council, is such an ardent yacntsman
that he is Familiarity called sCommo-
dore'
Almost every secrst society and bene-
6cial organization in Bayonne is repre-
scented by one or more members of Bay
onne Council, Royal Arcanum.
Ancient Order of Foresters of America.
Court Winfield, of Bayonne. initiated
several candidates for membership at its
meeting on Friday evening
Brothers John Fl. Donohue and John
Gilbertson, OF Court Winfield, of Bay
onne, are ardent VOLUNTEER fremen.
Both having served seven years in Co
lumbia Hook and Ladder Company No. 3,
OF Bergen Point, are now entitled to
exempt certificates.
Court Columbia. No. 1897, sprang into
existence, under the sponsorship of Court
Hudson, on Tuesday night last. at
Columbia Hall, near the Marion station
The chief ranger for the first term will be
Joseph B. Deio, who is past chief ranger
of Court Hudson. He is an experienced
officer aud there is no doubt but that he
will make Court Columbia thorough
success. He will have plenty of help
from energetic and tried workers in the
Order of Forestry.
Court Monmouth has very able rep
reseniatiye in Chief Ranger Chettick.
He Is u good, sensible taiker.
Brother Kean supplied the boys with
plenty of tongue last Tuesday night.
Court Gienwood sends ont solid dele
CATION when necessary.
Chief Ranger O'Neill, of Court Glen
wood, was going TO make speech, but
he didn't. II you want TO know why ask
Mcqueen or Norman.
Hudson county has now over five
thousand Foresters in line.
Boom the Endowment Fund.- That's
what every proper thinking Forester
Past Chief Ranger Hennessey, of Court
Hudson, says the Order of Shepherds
ought to have more members
Court Jersey City mas appointed the
following committees to make arrange
ments for a picnic and gumes to take
place at CaledOnian Park, on June H.
Thomas b. Muir, chairman; NJ j. Fox.
Thomas Hurfihy, Martin Brady ana 10.
seph Htrris.
A very large delegation of the most
prominent members of the Grand Courts
of Forestry of New YORK and New Jer-
sey were TIE guests of jersey City Court
Friday evening
Brother j. Fox is one of the hardest
workers IN tue order.
Court Damon is composed principally
of members of the Knights of Pythias,
they having named their order after one
of the principal characters in Pythian-
ism.
Company A, Second Regiment. is COM
posed Of men who are all members of the
Order of Forestry.
II. S Frank A. La Pointe is one of the
best among the officers OF the Second
Regiment.
The City Government is largely rep
resented in the Order of Forestry For
esters are to be seen in almost every
Office in the city.
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics.
Clinton Council No is will meet in
Clinton Hall ON Wednesday evening.
Theodore Lewis. of Industry Council.
and "Charley" Knoeller, OF Clinton
Council, were rushing around in great
shape recently This unusual proceeding
was due to the fact that the above named
gentlemen have patented a clothes
horse, the sales of which invention are
very large, with every prospect of ia
creasing, In Consequence. Ted and
"Charley" have as much as they can do
10 contain themselves.
II is said that Frank Halsey. of Indus.
try Council, feels aggrieved because the
Junior O. U. A. NJ will not admit to
membership the feiAale sex. He finds il