The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-10-12

Since The report Of the Mnjor General
ia 1883, there have been Instituted 2sg
divisions from March 81, 1858. to June /,
1870 Ohio ranks first with q divisions
Illinois second with % Indiana third
with 81. and since that date applications
have been made for 50 new divisions
Calanthe Assembly No. 5, and Lincoln
Assembly No. z, Pythian SisIernood, viii
hold their regular meetings on Wednes-
day evening.
=. g. Ii. II. Leonard Of Lincoln Lodge
No. 81. has just received very interest
ing telegram from Pueblo, Arizona. read
ing as follOws:-A legacy of ESQ, 600 has
been left you by Louis Stremmei,a former
client, await instructions by mail signed
Wilson and Trainor, attorneys.
The proposed new lodge in Orange is
now an assured fact. On Tuesday even
ing last an Important meeting was held
A number OF committees were appointed
and the Committee on Hall will have
several sites TO offer at the next meeting.
The application for a charter has been
It wns resolved 10 close the charter list on
Tuesday evening. October 20, and the
lodge will be Instituted the following
week II possible. 1t is quite probable
that the officers OF St. Paul Lodge will be
invited to be present and assist in the
work Of the evening All Of the s.big
guns Of tile order will be present, and
happy time is looked for.
From all Indications r. C. Ralph
Donath, OF Jersey City Lodge No. Is. will
poll almost the entire vote Of the Newark
districts for grand inner guard. Ralph
will make a good one il elected.
The Pythian Temple, Of Chicago, has
grown into sure thing. The corner
stone was laid on October with Pythian
honors and magnificent display of the
order 1t will be built by an Incorporated
joint stock company with a capital of
$3.50. 900. in shares Of 500 each. It will
have a frontage of 1878 feet on Clark
street and 10 feet on Oakdale avenue.
The minimum fee for initiation in Texas
il about to be raised to $50. The fee Ia
OHIO is SIS, and there is strong talk OF in
creasing that to $40 or S25. In New Jer-
sey the fee has been $40, but under the dis
pensation recently granted a number of
The lodges have applied for and receiver
permission TO confer the ranks for the
small sum OF 50. This should not be; the
price OF initiation should be universal
The cheapness of Abundance TO the order
has been its most serious injury, and the
next Supreme Lodge meeting should APP
ply thesremedy by placing the minimum
at higher figure. AS ons Pythian jour
nal quotes: If New Jersey cannot get
candidates without admitting them for
almost nothing, they had better forfeit
their charter
Pythianism is quite popular in the
South. The city of New Orleans has
thirty-three frst-class working Pythian
lodges What do you think of that,
brother knightsf
Il is hoped that the endeavors of Rath
bone Lodge to form a General Relief
Committee will prove successful. Let
every lodge send a committee to meet
their officers on Tuesday evening. the
2Sth, aud try and form this committee.
Its object is good and worthy.
Brother Bush, of Lincoln Lodge, is
bnF nd / ~ a not "a
der who is to get it.
r. G. Gustave Steup filled the chair of
G. g. in Linsoln Lodge for two evenin gs.
He had very successful term, and main
tanned the dignity of the Office WELL
Brother H. II. Brinkerhoff is dandy
X. of r. and s.. but the boys rather rat
tie'' him when they pass motions to cor
respond with all the members in the or
der.
The dignity of the Pythian order is well
maintained in the Board of Aldermen by
Brothers Kaiser, of Lafayette. and Salin-
ger, of Rathbone.
Brother Cropsey has announced his
readiness to resume the stage. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cropsey are among the best of en-
tertainers and rank high in the profess
sion. His comic sketches are good and
laughable and he never fails TO take.
Brother CropseY is member of Hudson
Lodge No. 81
d. D. G. G., Stephen Van Wait has so
far recovered from his recent illness as to
be able to resume business. He has our
congratulations on his recovery.
One of the handsomest men in the order
can be found in Woodland Lodge In the
person of Brother Frank Newkirk. He
is also very modest and retiring in his dis
position. IL anyone is watching him
while he reads this item, a blush will
spread over HIS whole countenance.
1t Is said that Brother Alexander Ross,
Of 70 lufo
on the stage. His friends ~ predict that
lie would make quite an actor.
The stern presence OF Brother Van Em-
burgh is often missed at the meetings OF
Grant Lodge.
Brother Albert Trotter is one of the
this city.
Woodland Lodge is considering the adj
visibility of holding a public entertain
ment
JUNIOR ORDER UNITED AMERICAN ME-
CHANCES.
The voting on the changing of the
name of the order is almost completed.
but latest accounts seem to indicate that
we will still retain the old name. A light
vote has been cast throughout the coun-
try; some $4,000 members so far have only
been recorded as voting Complete re-
turns viii be seen this week.
The annual session of the State Council
will be held at Newark next Thursday.
The delegates from this city have been
provided with their credentials and will
go to Newark on Wednesday evening.
The session is likely to be an interesting
and enthusiastic one, as the order has
made marvellous progress in this State
during the past year.
Brother Walter Mldwinter, of Clinton,
glories in the fact that he is now raising
dainty mustache. 1t has grown to such
a degree that he can feel it, and II he
tries hard enough can twist and curl the
ends.
The regular meeting of Clinton Coun-
Gil was held on Monday evening. The
attendance was large and considerable
business was transacted. Three candl-
dates were Initiated and two propositions
were received. Reports of progress were
received from the Encampment and Ex-
cursion committees. The officers elected
at the previous meeting were installed by
Past Councillor Murch. An addition of
five members was made to the Entertain
nent COMMITTEE, aud after other routine
business wils attended to the council adj
journen To participate in the reception
rendered them by Councillor Boyd
After Clinton's meeting on Monday
evening the members marched TO the resi-
dence OF Brother Harry DFayton, where
they were entertained with recitations,
songs aud addresses by Messrs. Mnrch,
Boyd, Drayton, g. Clemens, Schult aud