The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-16

On Tuesday q fancy fair and bazaar
to be continued during the week will
be formally opened by Mayor John
Newman, Of Bayonne, in Hendriek-
sons Assembly Rooms. that city, in
aid OF the relief fund of James n Van
Buskirk Post No. 100.
Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
The enthusiastic disciples Of Izaak
Walton, Brothers Bender, Pruesser,
Kaiser and Newman. Of Onward
Lodge, engaged in heated discussion
last evening on the subject of fishing,
and as to when the season would open
Frank Pfuesser asserted that he was
crossing the Hudson, on Wednesday
evening, when a large sea bass rose
from the water and said ''hello, Frank,
get your pole and lines ready, as fish
ing will begin in less than week. .
Frank seems to have acted on the adj
vice, as he has his pole polished and
ready to start for the Banks at a
moments notice. The others have
told no fish stories since.
Everything is ready, let the fun
begin. This is the remark made bv
Brother Joe" Cordner, of Onward
Lodge, in relation to the fourth
annual masquerade ball. which will
take place at Bergen Hall tomorrow
evening. The arrangements are all
completed and the committee say
this will be the best ball on the
Heights this season.
Brother Bob Brennan is an fat in
the waltz. He is far from being a
giant in dimensions but he is whole
team when he ''welts the fiure. $
Onward Lodge is first in the field
with arrangements for the excursion.
Brother Frank Prusser, who was APP
pointed as a committee of one to
make preparations, has chartered the
steamer Crystal Wave and the barge
Charles Spear for the event. The
voyage will be made up the Hudson
to Iona Island on July %.
During Friday evenings meeting Of
Bayonne Lodge No. 206, of Bayonne,
several novitiates for membership
We're initiated, and couple of candi-
dates for higher ritualistic honors re-
ceived their second degree.
The most staid contingent of Odd
Fellows in Hudson county can be
found in Mount Vernon Lodge No.
1876, of Bayonne.
The members of Garfield Lodge
have formed the Garfield Association.
The object is to arrange for entertain
ments, as the laws prevent the lodge
from giving socials without a dispen-
sation. They will make affairs jolly
The officers are James Hall, president;
w. E. Davis. vice-president; g. T..
Sutcliffe, secretary; G. E. Richards,
financial secretary; w. Ryan, treas
urer; r. Edgeworth, outside sentinel;
j. Basch, marshal
Brother Richards is a stickler for a
strict adherence to parliamentary
rules and usages.
After the session of Bayonne Lodge
No. 206 last evening, the brethren and
their guests were entertained in Ar
canum Hall by Brothers James Marks,
James Beardley and Captain George
w Winchell.
Cadets of temperance
Fisk Section No. 2, Cadets OF Tenn
perance, will meeti n Fisk Hall, Viii
ton and Lafayette streets, on Tuesday
evening.
The annual celebration of Cadets
Day will be at the Union Tabernacle
Church, West 18th street, New York,
next Sunday afternoon, at $50 D. m.
Addresses will be delivered by Rev.
Joseph Kerr. ID. D., Rev. Peter Stry-
ker, ID. and Rev. Joseph Matthew
III. Pogson, ID. An excellent musical
programme will be presented. Ad-
mission will be free
The Cadets from Jersey City and
their friends will please assemble in
the waiting room of the Pennsylya-
MIA Ferry House, at 2 p. M. next Sun
day afternoon, February %, to attend
the Cadet Day celebration in New
York
Eureka Section No. 1 will meet on
Wednesday evening, in Humboldt
Had, on Newark avenue
The next meeting of the Grand Sec
ton will be held in Ascension Hall.
No. SAG Eighth avenue, New York.
on Friday evening, February 20. A
large delegation of the Jersey CITY
delegates is desired.
Ivanhoe Section No T. G. of T., will
meet in the basement of the Scotch
Presbyterian Church, on Mercer
street, on Thursday evening.
The committee appointed by Fisk
Section No. 2 Ito consider the advisable
ity of holding an entertainment and
hop have reported favorably The
committee consists of Brothers John p.
Vile, John Dingwall. e. A. Schult, G.
H. Benson and Sister Lovisa Mall. 1t is
likely that this event will take place.
in the latter part of April.
Seven propositions were received at
the last meeting of Fisk Section, and
one candidate was initiated. Things
are booming in Fisk Section recently.
Ivanhoe Section No. A will hold a
grand dime concert in the Scotch
Presbyterian Church on March 6.
Sidney Deming, of Ivanhoe, is a
hustler Whenever this section
desires anything done we'll, Sidney is
always assigned to do it.
The family of Viles, of which
Brother;ViIe, of Fisk, is a member,
were surprised on waking Thursday
morning to find there was man" in
the house. Their fears were allayed,
however, by discovering that it was
only Jack" who had reached his
twenty-tirst year. We tender him our
hearty congratulations
AS is the custom every year, the
members of Fisk Section and the Fisk
Dramatic Society will be present at
the masquerade ball OF Onward Lodge
No. 119, on Monday evening in Ber-
gen Hall.
Catholic Benevolent Legion.
At every meeting of st. Francis
Cornell and Our Lady of (sraea Conn