The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-31

When p C. KDoeller undertakes to do
| thing he generally succeeds. just now
pc is much interested in the burial plot
scheme
Past Chancellors Schroeder. Donath
/ aud Vessels. of Jersey City Lodge No. IS,
were the guests Of Henry Clay Lodge Of
Newark on Tuesday.
Henry Clay Lodge will in the near iu-
ture pay fraternal visit 10 Past Chan
ceslOr Schroeder. of Jersey City Lodge,
and, weather permitting, will accom- any
the z. T. on a fishing "trip of Barnegat.
II is expected that committee Of Jersey
City viii also attend TO assist the ?. q.
ROYAL AreannIn.
s Supreme Regent Watts has issued
official circular No. IS. in which he gives
a resume Of the thirteenth annual session
OF the Supreme Council, with a list Of the
officers elected, and the committees APP
pointed. We give few extracts from the
circular: The session was one of
the most successful aud harmonious in
the history OF our order, and its proceed
lngs were characterized by a wise and
Judic1ous conservatism. Important
amendments were made to tine Constitu-
ton and Laws, which are embodied in
The new Code of Laws
Particular attention is directed to the
new arrangement of the constitution and
laws ct the order. which are now passing
through the press aud viii be forwarded
:
as soon as printed.
The sections are numbered consecu-
lively, so that reference thereto can be
more readily made, and the various sub
jeces can be more easily remembered in
connection with the sectional number
1ngs. Two editions of the
laws viii be published, the small edi-
| ton containing merely the text, table of
contents and index,
The larger edition will be entitled
The Code and will be printed in a
volume uniform il size with tae proceed
ings of the Supreme Council In addi-
ton to the text Of the constitution and
laws, It viii contain the various decisions
Of the Supreme Council upon questions
of law, all decisions bearing upon a par
tlcalar section being quoted together in
| notes IN smaller type under that section.
Officers OF subordinate councils
may be removed. for fnattentiOn to the
duties OF their station. BIZ vote of the
council. without trial, provided they
snail have been notified in writing by
the secretary, OF the proposed removal at
least i've days previous thereto and the
cause thereon.
Applications Tor membership shall not
be received from the following class of
persons, to wit:-Bar keepers, hotel prop
rfetors or restauran keepers who attend
their own bars. saloon keepers where IN
toxicating liquors are sold, keepers of
billiard parlors where liquor is old or
any individual who may De engaged per
sonally in the manufacture or retailing
OF alcoholic liquor TO be drank on the
premises.
The councils Of Hudson City have en-
gagged Kessier's Hall on Central avenue
Tor their reunion on October :. 1t is the
intention to make the meeting a public
one, and active work is being done to
boom 1t as much as possible.
Jersey City Council No. 80 viii meet
on Tuesday night in Roche's Hall. Mem
bers OF sister councils are always well
come.
Unique Council No 4s4 was honored at
their last meeting with a visit from
the grand regent Brother Tomkins
was accompanied by Brother A F.
Howell. of Boston, manager of the Guide
and Candidate. The visitors were ac-
corded u hearty welcome. and good
time was had. Brother Tompkins made
a short address, and Brother Howell who
is quite an entertainer. greatly pleased
the boys with MS recttations and sallles
of wit
Pioneer Council No. y had a royal
time last Wednesday night. The MEM
bers OF Damon Council No. 1lg6 came
down II body to pay them ffaternal
visit. Grand Regent Tompkins and
Grand Secretary Alberts dropped in, as
did Chairman Nichols. OF Tie Grand
Council; Regens Baxter ana Brother
Williamson, OF Jersey City Council, aud
htktAL AOltt, Ol EaIDuI6LI GOuLCu. Inc
regular business was rushed through.
and in Duty XVII. Orator Grouney
started the ball rolling by singing a very
funny Irish song entitled The Goat y
Grand Regent TomDkins made short
but interesting address, in which he
stated thai he felt, from the assurances
he had received from all over the State,
that we were going To have one of the
best years that we have ever known. He
also stated that he had received visits at
his office during the past week from Off
GERS OF three Grand Councils. who had
all requested him to tell them the secret
OF the success Of the order in New Jer-
sey. He told them that the active
and energetic work done in this
State was due TO the love of
the members for their grand order, and
he furthermore took the liberty of throw
ing down the gauntlet, and informing his
visitor that New jersey was going to
work harder than ever to keep up their
record of being the banner State in the
order, and if the others thought they
could catch them, TO come on and try it.
lie appealed to the members to support
him III the challenge he had thrown out,
and redouble their labors during the COM
ing winter Brother Tompkins' speech
was received with much applause.
Brother Baxter sang in excellent style
sally in Oar Alley,n and Chairman
Nichols read what he termed fish
story" but what proved to be a lengthy
and very interesting account of a whaling
voyage he had made some years ago.
Guide Eais, OF Damon Council, sang
"TheBlue andGrayn with excellent effect,
and Grand Secretary Alberts made one
of his characteristic addresses in mis- usual
happy manner, which provoked much
laughter Vice Regent Purcell recited a
poem apropos of the grand regents re-
marks entitled, up and Doing Re-
gent Nolke. OF Arborett Council, made
few remarks and told funny story. Or
ganist Young sang I'm the King of the
Land and the Sea, and Brother Purcell
recited q parody on Barbara Frietchie.
| Brother Baxter closed the entertainment
by singing "a Mothers Appeal to Her
Boy, and the members adjourned to the
lower hall, where the wants of the inner
man were attended TO.
Hoboken Council No. 30 viii meet in
Odd Fellows Hall. Washington street,
Hobokei, on Friday night.
Grand Regent 1ompkins and Grand
Secretary Alberts, with their wives, have
just returned from an enjoyable visit TO
Boston, where they We're royalty enter
tained by The officers Of the supreme
Council
Guiding Star Council No 522 held an
interesting meeting on Monday evening.
Regent Baxter, of Jersey City Council,
made an address ana speeches were also
| made by Acting Orator Midiige, Regent
Grand g.uff7a DT.t,rr, .,aor,G