The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-23
society news.
What the Orders, Secret
and Benevolent, Are
Doing.
KNIGHTS Of PYTRIls LAWMAKERS.
Session Of the Grand Lodge in Tren-
tone Foresters, MasOns
and other orders.

Trenton on Wednesday and Thursday.
This city and county were web re-
presented, as the delegates are brainy and
experienced men who closely attended to
the business and saw that the interests of
their lodges and the order did not suffer
The session was one of the most profitable
that has been held The lodges in this
county were represented as follows
Hudson No. 80 by P. C. Theodore
Miller. Grant No. 50 byP. c. j. G. wilson.
Woodland No. by 2. c. G. H. Kidder,
Rathbone No. 10 by P. c. S. C. Hanna.
Bayonne No. 60 by P. C. j. Beardsley,
Lafayette No. "a by P. c. @. Schroeder.
Hancock No. ia by p. G. A. j. Doane.
jersey City No. Is by p. c. c. Soloman,
Cincinnatus No. 80 by 2. G. J. Gilmore,
Lincoln No: s6 by r G. j. Edwards,
Hoboken, No. 106 by Z. G. J. Logan,
Centenary No. 100 by e. c. George Eddtn-
ger.
Among the many resolutions passed
was one making the Office OF grand inner
guard and grand outer guard elective.
ALSO a resolution increasing the allow
ance OF the grand chancellor to $500 and
the vice chancellor 10 $500 1t was proven
that the allowances to these officers in
the past did not meet their expenses while
paying the official visits to the different
lodges of the State.
In the matter of Henry Clay Lodge, of
Newark, the decision OF the lodge was
sustained
IN the case of Garrison with Jersey
City Lodge the Grand Lodge decided in
favor OF Jersey City Lodge. P. c. CLARK,
of Woodland, No. 5, gave notice OF his
intention to appeal this case TO the
Supreme Lodge at It's next meeting.
The Grand Lodge decided TO give a prize
of 800 to the best drilled division in the
State. the competitive drill to take place
on the same daY as the annual parade
Hudson county has been honored with
places on four committees. District No.
9 received one appointment and District
No. % three.
P. G. c. G. H. Kidder was appointed
chairman of the Committee on Laws and
Supervision, one of the most important
committees, and D. d. 6. G. 5. L. Van
Waft chairman of the Committee on APP
peals and Grievances.
p c. j. G.. Wilson, Of Grant No. ), was
appointed an assistant TO the Grand Mar
shall during the session OF the Grand
Lodge.
P. c. John Tracy, of Cflcinnatus Lodge
No. 80, was appointed ID d. g. c. for
District No. 9, consisting of all the lodges
in all jersey City and Hob0ken.
p c. S. Van Wart of Grant Lodge No.
50, was appointed D. ID. G. G. for District
No. q, consisting Of all the lodges on
the Hill, Greenyille and Bayenne.
P. C. Champion, of Passaic, Was APP
pointed TO the office of Grand Inner
Guard. and P. c. Crusel, of Sea Bright,
was appointed Grand Outer Guard
The Supreme Lodge will meet in Mil
waukee in July next.
The next meeting of the Grand Lodge
will be held in Trenton on the third
Wednesday of February. 1891
One hundred and hfty-four past chan
cellors took the Grand Lodge Degree.
knights of Pythias.
Palestine Division No. l, T. r. K of P,
paid a visit to Calanthe Assembly No. 5.
Pythian Sisterhooe, in their lodge room
at Orient Hall. on last Monday evening
The visit was quite surprise TO the
ladies of Calanthe and the surprise was
made more complete when Sir knight
Captain G. Steup placed a very hand
some Morocco Bible on their altar. Sir
Knight w. R. Allen made a few pleasant
remarks when presenting the book of
laws to the assembly, which was
responded TO by Mrs. Van Wart. G. G.
of Coianthe Assembly, who received the
token in behalf of Calanthe.
The Bible is very handsomely in
scribed. On one side the inscription
reads Presented by Palestine Division
No. l. u X. K. of P, to Calanthe Assem-
bly, No. s." and on the reverse side.
Friendship, charity, beneYolence aud
love-"
Palestine Division No I, o. R. K of P.
held their annual meeting on Tuesday
and elected the following offieers:-Com-
mander. g. Steup; hentenant. Lyman E.
Brown; herald, Edward Bronson; record
er, Il. Jones; treasurer, w. X. Allen;
financial secretary, A. Wilson; guard
George T. Higgins and sentinel, II: klee-
nan The officers were installed by Sir
knight Colonel G. W. Poyey. One new
member was elected. The Division is
making preparations for a visit to Mil
waukee IN July next.
The board of officers of the First Regi-
ment, u. r. X. OF p, held meeting in
Trenton on "Wednesday evening last The
insurance plan was improved and IL is
expected that more than one half OF the
mem bers of the regiment Will become
members of the insurance system.
The annual parade OF the First Regi-
ment, Z. R. X. of P, will take place in
Red Bank in September.
Lincoln Lodge No. sc held a very inter
esting session last Thursday evening.
Remarks were made in the good of the
order by P. G. Steup. p. c. Edwards, p.
G. Pelloth and others p. G. Edwards had
a very pleasing story TO tell OF his visit TO
the Grand Lodge. The rank OF Esquire
was conferred on one candidate. Thenext
convention of this lodge promises to be
an attractive one. The rank OF Knight
will he conferred and business of import
ance will be brought before the lodge
Grant Lodge No. 50 will pay visit TO
Rathbone Lodge No. 19 at their hall, No.
642 Newark avenue, ON Tuesday evening
next, and will confer the three ranks on
a number of candidates Representative
]. G. Wilson will render his report next
Thursday night of the Grand Lodge pro-
ceedfngs-
Hudson Lodge No. 81 viii hold regu-
lar convention next Thursday evening at
its Castle Hall, corner OF Grove and
Fourth streets.
Hancock Lodge No. ia will hold a
regular convention on Friday evening
next. This lodge is increasing in mem
bership very rapidly and bids fair to be-
come one of the strongest lodges in the
city. A committee has been appointed to
make arrangements tor an entertainment
to take place at an early date.
Jersey City Lodge No 10 held a regular
convention last Wednesday evening.
past chancellors, who were attending the
Grand Lodge, the attendance was not as
large as usual On next Wednesday
evening the Representative will render
his report of tie Grand Lodge proceed
ings to the lodge
Cincinnatus Lodge will have q regular
convention at Roches Hail tomorrow
evening.
Loyal Ferestsrs-
On Friday evening majority OF the