The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-01
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Iadependent order Of odd Fellows.


ment Harmony Encampment will meet
next Friday night, June 6, and il you
want to see and hear something of deep
interest to every member Of the order at
tend the important meeting.
District Deputy John j. Bagley ex-
emUlified the unwritten work of the order
last Thursday night. The attendance
was large and the work was done in ex-
cellent style. Brother Bagley is the right
man in the right place, and the hope of
the members in this district is that his
successor will continue the work he has
SO well begun.
Jersey City Lodge No. "a conferred the
initiatory degree on Tuesday night The
attendance is emfnently satisfactory and
in this respect No "a can boast OF being
the equal Of any in the city. The work
of the degree team is almost perfect and
a visit is always agreeable, as the BROTH
ers have reputation for never neglect
ing to entertain visiting brothers.
Rising Star Lodge No. 30 met as usual
on Monday evening. The third degree
was conferred ON one brother after the
lodge was opened in good and welfare.
p. G. Hall, Of Garfield No. 90; Brother
Downs, of Rising Star No. 2l0; 2. G.
Johnson, of Jersey City No. "a; 2. G.
Whilford, of Rising Star No. 210, and 9TH
ers present kept the fun going until quite
late Brother Crooks read very comical
poem which he dedicated to 2. G. O'Don-
nell, of Rising Star. He called it 1.-THE
Woodpeckern Talk about fun, well now
you brothers who were not there were
left, that's all.
Has any one discovered the where
abouts of the Garfield Associations
There was to have been stag party. If
they do not come to the surface pretty
soon we shall be compelled to advertise
for them.
z. G. Whitford, of Rising Star No. 30.
is a hustler from way back. You should
have seen his degree team out in full
force last Monday night. Assisted by
Brother Dexter, the organist, the brothers
of the team did not have any trouble to
keep step. They are a credit to the lodge
and the order.
Mechanics Lodge No. GO last Tuesday
evening initiated Mr. Walter Tappan in
the mysteries of the initiatory degree.
You could not have done better. Walter,
and we wish you every success, but look
out when you take your degrees. for Nc
chanics' Lodge is not asleep. This lodge,
like the rest of the lodges, are holding
large meetings. Visitors are numerous,
and we are glad to see this. as it shows
good feeling among the fraternity.
Garfield Association will hold its regu-
monthly meeting next Wednesday
evening. All the brothers of Garfield
Lodge are requested to be present, as the
meeting will be one of great Importance.
Several new members are to be initiated,
ana other important business will be
transacted.
There is one Odd Fellow, a member of
Rising Star Lodge, who would make a
good taxidermiSt, as he is acquainted
with the habits of great number of
birds. How about this, Brother Crooksf
Past Grand Johnston is stumping the
fslz
became an Odd Fellow. He is doing ex-
cellent work. and is gathering lots OF rea-
sons why others united with the order
HGarfield Lodge No. 60 convened on
Wednesday night There was no degree
werk, so the evening was spent in de-
bate as was announced in last Sundays
NEWS. The question as to "Why | be-
came an Odd Fellow was freely dis
cussed- It was by far the best meeting
held for a long time, IS there WIS a large
number of visiting brothers present, il
may be imagined that the various reasons
for becoming Odd Fellows were numer-
Gus and very pleasant to listen to. IL is
safe to say there was not DISTINGUISHED
person present. This is new feature in
this lodge, and the benefit of it can al
ready be seen. Brother p. G. johnson
was particularly pleasing in his remarks.
and those who were present will never
regret having had an opportunity to listen
to this talented brother. The fraternal
feeling which is so prevalent among
Odd Fellows was manifested here in the
fullest sense of the word. Not an UNI
pleasant thing was uttered during the
entire session. which can be said TO be
standing credit to the order. Brothers of
five or six different lodges attended. OF
course, there were different opinions, but
everything that was said seemed to har-
monize, and each one eudeavored to car
w oift lae nft han
ship, love and truth. Among the visitors
present were P. G. Johnson, of Jersey
City No. "a; p G. Sterling, of Jersey
City No. "a; Brother Roche, Of Mechan-
les: Brothers Dexter and Whitford, of
Rising Star, and a number of others.
Come again, boys. Perhaps there will be
something on the list next Wednesday,
A good story is going the rounds as how
to tell an Odd Fellow when You meet one
In certain restaurant in this city there
was u string of sausage hanging in the
window. A gentleman went in and
called for three of them fried. After eat
ing them he called for three more, and
not yet being satisfied duplicated his
order for the third three. The astonished
waiter asked him if he was not an Odd
Fellow. Why? said the guest Because,
said the waiter, see you stick to the
three links.
The entertainment held on Thursday
evening. under the auspices of Monticello
Lodge No. 40 in Bergen Hall was a
grand success This success is mainly
due to Brother Thomas ID. Mills, Of Mon
ticello Lodge. 1t was he who first con-
ceived the idea of giving an entertain
ment in aid of the Odd Fellows Home,
and through his efforts it was carried to
a successful result. Brother Mills bears
all the expense Of this entertainment
himself. aud he sends the gross receipts
to the Home. Too much praise cannot
matte Society, who furnished the enter
tainment
The scranks'' of Onward Lodge are in
their glory The fishing season has
opened and twice week at half-pasG six
q. m. we may see Frank Pruesser and
John Kaiser vending their way to the
Fishing Banks and at seven D. M return
ing with two or three fish in their
baskets and lovely stories of having
given away to some poor fellow about
twenty-five of the largest fish they had
ever seen.
Onward Lodge No. 159 will on Wednes-
day evening in Becker's Hall.
Several people have noticed the "fiend-
ish" look that appears in John kaiser's
face when Bob Brennan says he will
go to the Fishing Banks with him.
Poor Bob"
Jersey City Lodge No. "a will again
work the initiatory degree next Tuesday
night
Past Grand Johnston is stumping the
various lodges and explaining why he be-
came an Odd Fellow.
Catholic Total Abstinence Union.