The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-05-04

Grant Lodge No. 50 held regular con-
vention on Thursday evening. There was
4 Il large attendance of visiting brethren.
/ The M of a. -eIect, Brother John Ilaforge,
was installed in his Office by D. d. G. Q.
Stephen Van Wart. The Memorial Com
! mittee are making preparations Tor the
memorial services TO be held At an early
date.
Lafayette Lodge No 60 held a regular
| convention on Wednesday evening. The
rank of page was conferred and a pleas
! ant hour was spent in good aud welfare
under the supervision of p 9. Schroeder
Woodland Lodge No. 5, under O. G.
/ William Kidder, is rapidly increasing Its
membership At the last convention
I there was very large attendance, and
| very pleasant good and welfare was
! passed This lodge has building ana
/ loan association connected with 1t, which
is proving quite successful.
Jersey City Lodge No Is held regular
convention on Wednesday evening Inc
! talent were all present and the good and
/ welfare was up TO the mark. This lodge
is making preparations for an excursion
| to be held on July Ii.
Bay View Lodge No. 81 will entertain
visiting lodge from New York city at its
| next regular convention.
Hancock No. ia has found place on
| its walls for the set OF resolutions re-
/ Gently presented by Dionysius Lodge,
/ of New York city, and will shortly
pay return visit To Dlonysius Lodge.
Centenary Lodge No. 100 has made
1 decided improvement III it's attendance
since the change in their meeting rooms.
The members are pleased with the
change.
Palestine Division No. / will hold its
regular meeting OH Tuesday evening.
Several newly elected members Will go
through the ordeal of terror, and q regu
lar drill will be held after the meeting
The division is making arrangements for
q gift excursion TO Mt. Pleasant Grove.
1t viii take place on June 23. There are
large number of valuable prizes to be
presented to the lucky ones.
ID. d. c. G. Stephen Van Wart paid an
official visit TO Rathbone, No 10, on
! Tuesday evening and exemplitied the
secret work of the order. He was ably
assisted by p. G. McDDnough as G. v. O.,
G. H. Lutier, as q. r.; John Wilson G.
NJ. at A., and w. E. kidder, as G. X of
II. and S. The work was exceedingly
wen done, each. officer being perfect in
the duties of his station.
The quartette of Palestine Division u.
r.. Sir knights Higgens, Jones, Brown
and kidder, entertained the members of
the uniform rank with some very fine
vocal selections while at Eiizabethport
recently
The Uniform Rank, X. OF P, very re-
Gently revised it's tactics to agree with
that now in use in the regular army.
If1e change is a 8oOu one.
Colonel Povey is being pressed by the
members of the regiment to hold series
Of battalion drills. The boys are de-
lighted with the last one, and wish to see
il repeated at an early date
Pennsylvania is the banner State in
the order of X. of r IL has 4l6 lodges
with membership of 40 291 knights and
assets of subordinate lodges amounting to
S720, T13. 96. Georgiais the smallest State,
having twenty-five lodges, with q mem
bership of ], S4l.
III YOU wish to see Brother George
Eldridge, of Lafayette Lodge. smile and
grow dignified address him as senator, it
will be worth smile all round
z. G. Westlake, of Lafayette, was bad
ly left when the refreshments were
served. Where were you p. CT
p. @. G. W. Point is now branching out
as a horticulturaiist. He is now devot-
ing all his spare time when away from
scoid type in raising not only game
chickens, but rare flowers as we'll He
expects during che coming summer, to
adorn the G. O. Station of Lincoln Lodge
with d large bouquet of his own raising
each meeting night, and Palestine boys
will wear buttonhOle bouquets.
q G. Mrs. S. l.. Van Wart, of the A. A.
Young Pythian Sisterhood Of New Jer-
sey, has appointed the following Grand
Assembly committees for the ensuing
and Laws-Mrs.
< "A.
Bennett, of AsDury Park, and Mrs j.
Gernert, of Someryille. Committee on
FInance--Mrs. G. Madison, OF Somer-
vile: Mrs. j. Harris, of Asbury Park,
and w. j. Adams, Of Elizabeth. Gom-
mittee on Appeals and Grievances-Mrs
n H. Kilmers OF AsDury Park; Mrs.
Ralph DEFY. of South Amboy, and Mrs. j.
|. Van Alst. of Jersey City. Returns and
Credentials-Mr J. /. Van Alst, of Jer-
sey City; Mrs. William Dill, of South
Amboy, ana N, Morrison, of Elizabeth
The Supreme Assembly of the A. A.
Young Pythian Sisterhood of the world
was instituted in the hall of Nonrariel
Assembly No 105 in New York city on
Monday evening. The following were
elected and installed as supreme officers:
p. S. G., Mrs. Josiah Burleigh, of Maine;
S. O., Mrs. A. A. Young, OF New Hamp-
of Massachusetts; s. p, Mrs. ID. S. Bold,
of Ohio; s. M. of e., Mrs. L. A. Small,
New Hampshire; B. NJ. of r. and s., Mrs
J. 5. Bruce, of New Hampshire; 5. NJ. at
A., Mrs. Andrew Humphrey,
Of New York; $. A. M at
S. /. c., Mrs. S. l.. Van Wart, of New
Jersey; S. o. G., Mrs. J. Morrison, of New
Jersey. After the installation the ladies
did justice to very line collation. pre-
pared by ''Nonpariel" The order of
Pythian Sisterhood is destined to become
u power AOI SuOu bHIOu4uOQU pnE
land, and founded on the broad prin-
ciples Of Pythianism it cannot fail to be
success.
The members of BayvieW Lodge No. q,
X. of p, OF BaYonne, paid a fraternal
visit on "Wednesday evening TO Unity
Lodge No. 104, of PlaInteld, and were
royalty entertained The visit was part
of the celebration of the anniversary of
the two organizations, which We're insti-
tuted the same evening several years
ago.
Junior Order of United American Me-
chanics.
This evening the Rev. John l.. Scudder
will deliv er a sermon to the Jr. 0. e. A.
M. OF this city. His topic will be young
America" The members OF Industry,
Valley f orge and Clinton councils viii
assemble in their respective rooms at half
past six p. m. sharp, and from there
march to central point of meeting at Van
Worst Park, where leaving there at ten
minutes past seven p, M, arrive at the
Tabernacle Church at TIVE nty minutes
D asst seven p. M. Every member will be
provided with ribbon ba dge Brother
John Dingwail, of Clinton; Brother John
Warnke, of Industry, and Brother George
Wayne of Valley Forge will be mar