The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30

mander, u man who Is not member Of
the Grand Lodge. This certainly is not
the proper manner of holding these cleo
lions. Then again If the elections were
held on the Grand Lodge door and by the
representatives of the lodges only there
would not be the politics" in it that
there is at the present time. Under the
present system communications are
being sent to the lodges by the
various candidates, or by their friends
begging the LODGES to support them
simply because Il have been Senator, /"
or an official in the order or for some
other like reasons. These communities
lions are always addressed to the g. @.
and members of the lodge, persons who
have no possible interest or vote in the
selection to be made, and not to the past
chancellors of the lodge, the only parties
who are interested in the elections. Try
and correct this system, brothers, at the
next meeting of the Grand Lodge, and
do away with this very obnoxious MIN
ner OF voting. If the elections are held
on the floor only those who are in at
tendance have a voice, and the p. CTS
would endeavor to attend the Grand Con-
ventions, and il the elections is made by
O representative vote, each lodge would
have the same vote whether they be
strong or weak IN numbers.
The meeting of the Relief Committee
held on Monday evening at the castle hall
vi 0A4Ctbnatdo 4lV0e-C PlONES StiC AAfCAAIco
and most interesting meeting YET held. 1t
was decided to ask the lodges in this
county to appoint a permanent committee
with power to act Eight lodges were
represented at the meeting. Tine lodges
not present Were Hancock, Hoboken, Bay
View, Centenary and Garfield. It is
hoped that at the next meeting these
lodges will all be represented by a full
committee. 1t was decided to hold the
next meeting in the castle hall of Lafay-
cite Lodge, and a permanent organization
will then be effected Every lodge is in
faAor of the scheme. and there is nothing
to prevent the plan going into practice at
once.
The district meeting OF District No
for the selection of a ID. d. G.. G. will be
held in Lincoln Lodge Room on Thurs
day evening next This election is not
confined to the Past Chancellors only.
Every member of the lodges in the dis
trict can deposit his balloJ for whoever
he may wish, provided the candidate be
Past Chancellor. There should be rous-
ing good meeting, and man should be
selected who will devote his entire time
to the welfare of the district.
The election of Grand Lodge officers in
the various subordinate lodges through
out the State will be held at the first
meeting of the lodges in December. The
p. c. e are the only members entitled TO
a vote. and every 2. c. should therefore
make it his duty 10 be present and see
that his vote is cast In this county there
are about Two hundred and forty r. C.'s,
and there is no valid reason why at least
200 votes should not be polled.
The present year has developed the fact
that the order of K. of p has increased
in the northern part of the State about
fifteen per cent, while in the southern
section il has decreased five per cent.
Under the present system every lodge
in the Stste sends to the Grand Lodge
one representative and one alternate.
II the representative is present the alter
nate is nothing more than any p. q. pres
ent. This is another thing that should
receive the attention of the brothers at
the next convention. Each lodge under
200 in membership should have at least
two representatives, and dodgers over
that number three. This would secure to
the lodges just and proper representa-
ton. and would make it an incentive to
the lodges to try and increase the mem
bership rapi lly.
Sir Knight Lieutenant Lyman Brown.
of Palestine Division, gave straw ride on
Thanksgiving Eve to a large party of
brother knights and their ladies. The
drive was TO New Rochelle and return.
The affair passed of very pleasantly, the
return trip being made in the early
hours.
When is p. c. John Knoeller, president
Of the Burial Plot Committee, going to
call meeting of that committee, or shall
we put out our sign Busted What
say you, John. Let us hear from you.
reunion of the officers and members
of st. Paul Lodge will be held shortly,
previous TO their removal to the new
lodge room in Market street.
St. Chrysostom Lodge received a visit
recently from several of the most pr0mi-
nent IA of P.s of this city.
Three new lodges will soon be instf-
tuted IN Montclar, Carlstadt and Jersey
City respectively.
Plato Lodge, of Orange. the baby Of the
State, is rapidly increasing it's member
ship. The enthusiasm is increasing over
the new lodge and the membership will
soon reach zoo
St. Paul Lodge recently presented to
Plato Lodge, of Orange, q handsome
altar Bible. The presentation speech
sponded to by the 9. c. of Plato Lodge.
p. G. Peter l.. Cruiser, candidate for
grand master at arms, has been advised
by his physicians TO visit Colorado for the
benefit of his health, which has been very
poor for some time past.
Jersey City's candidates for grand
inner guard, D. ID. G. G. Stephen Van
Warr and p. G. Ralph Donath, are both
gaining strength very rapidly in their
canvass and have received encouraging
reports from all sections of the State.
p. G. Z. George Kidder as chairman of
the Grand Lodge Committee ON Bylaws
has passed his opinions on over forty new
sets OF bylaws during the past year.
George is one of the best posted knights
on Pythias law to be found in the order
p. C. Al Trotter, of Woodland Lodge,
has announced that he is candidate for
grand outer guard. Vote for him, p. C.s
OF 8 and 81.
Z. @. I. p. Sayre, of Grant Lodge, is
just the man for chairman of an enter
tainment committee. He is the right
man in the right place.
p. G. g. w. Point is one of the best X.
OF r. and s. in the State. His books are
neatness itself, and his minutes are al
ways correct. The brothers of Lincoln
mold George in high esteem, as they show
by eiecting George year after year to the
same position.
r. G. p. Lynch, of Lincoln Lodge No
80. is the good natured N. OF T. of that
lodge, and is always pleased to see the
brothers approach his corner in the
lodge.
Grant Lodge has splendid set of
officers this term aud should re-eiect
them for the next term.
v. G. Hoffmeyer. of Jersey City Lodge
No. Is, will be obliged 10 make his home
at New London, Conn, for the next
three months.
M. of e. George Earle is enjoying him
self in the wilds OF Pennsylvana--gun-
ming as usual. Who can tell why George
was so particular about having his cards
taken in shooting costume before he left
H.. <.r@ 4.