The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-15

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Royal Arcanum.
Grand Regent William A. Tompkins
and STAFF viii pay an official visit to Pa
vonia Council No. 1869 on Thursday
night. Pavonia meets in the Third Ma
tional Bank building, corner Erie street
ard Pavonia avenue.
Jersey City Council No. 50 will meet in
Roche's Hall on Tuesday evening of this
week. Several candidates Will be initi-
ased. Members OF sister councils are
/ cordially invited to attend and are as
sured 4 pleasant time
Past Regent j. Gordon Etnmons, of
Pioneer Council No, ~, mas taken a with
drawal card from that council and will
deposit it with New York Council. the
largest council in the order. Brother
Emmens now resides in New York city,
and feels that he can be of more use to
the order by connecting himself with
| that council
Pioneer Council had q very pleasant
meeting last Wednesday night Consid-
cradle routine business was transacted,
i and fine entertainment was presented
in Coed of the order Orator Dawney
| sang comic song in his own inimltable
manner Past Regent Emmons recitad
~The Little Hero, and also favored with
"The Last Strain" Vice Regent Purcell
recited an original poem, entitled Our
Order, and also sang in excellent man
ner Ny Little Tots High Chair" Re-
/ gent Baxter, of Jersey City Council. san g
1.-The Song That Reached My Heart, y and
Brother Emmons again favored with
"The Blaeksmith's Story" and very
funny dialect story
William L. Dickinson Council No. 54S
will meet on Friday evening in Roche's
Hall, corner Grove and Morgan streets.
Much interest was manifested az the
meeting OF Guiding Star Council No 522
on last Monday evening, on the occasion
of the initiation Of their one hundredth
member. It's members turned ont in
| large numbers. which with the grand Of
ficers and visitors from sister councils.
comfortably filed the spacious room.
Duty TX was worked in highly satisfac-
torily manner by the grand officers, after
which cigars were passed around and
speeches were made by all the prominent
members of the order who were present.
| An elaborate account of the meeting was
published In last Tuesdays NEWS
AT the last meetingEof Pioneer Council
Past Regent J. Gordon EmnionS, in a
neat speech, presented a handsomely
bound volume of poems, OF which he is
the author, TO Secretary r. j. A. Nixon,
as a token Of his esteem and respect.
Brother Dixon was very much surprised,
but expressed his thanks in his usual
happy manner Bob has been good
worker for the r. A. and deserves all the
credit he receives.
Rutherford Council No. 1920, of Ruth
erford, N. j., is making rapid progress.
Instituted on January II last with nine
teen members, they now have thirty
eight. an increase OF 100 per cent.
visited this council on Friday
evening last. Three candidates
4 were instructed in the mysteries, Duty TX
being exemplihed in excellent manner.
The officers of this council perform the
work entirely without the ritual, not one
| hafr in oil When tOn0d of hn Osrra fsii
was reached, refreshments were served.
and but two speeches were allowed, the
speakers being Grand Regent Tompkins
and 8. d. G. r., Dewey, who has charge
! of this council. An invitation having
been extended TO the members OF Ruther-
ford Council and their visitors to attend
lawn party which was then in pro-
gress, it was decided to accept the invita-
tion, and the meeting adjourned. Among
those present were Grand Vice Regent
c. E. Mcdowell. Grand Orator Frank S.
| PETER, Grand Secretary II. H. Alberts,
| Grand Chaplain Samuel Drummend,
Grand Guide j. Day, Otis. S. ID. G. RS.
Dewey and Francis, Chairman w. II.
Miles of the Committee ON Finance,
| Brothers r. j. A. Nixon and n. G.. Vree-
land of the Committee on State of the
Order and Regent w. w. Baxter OF Jer-
sey City Council.
the Supreme Council has again hon
ored New Jersey for their place OF meet
Ing, ana Ile annual SESSION next year VIII
be held at Atlantlc City.
Excelsior Council No. 206 at their last
meeting adopted resolutions expressing
! their sympathy and regret on the death
of Past Grand Regent W. 4. Hallenbeck,
who was member of Excelsior. The
resolutions will be suitably engrossed and
presented TO Mrs. Hallenbeck.
Junior Order of United American BE
rhanics
Clinton Council No. is win meet tomor-
row evening in Clinton Hall Consider
| able business will come before the coun-
ell and the members, it is hoped, will
turn OUT ia fun force
The Court of Orient will meet in Clin-
ton Councils rooms tomorrow evening
after the regular council meeting Any
members of the order wishing to join the
court will give their names to the secre-
! tary, Brother Theu w. Lewis. or any
! member of the court.
Industry Council No. IS will meet in
Pythagras Hall tomorrow evening.
| The prospects for the excursion are
| looking brighter every day. The COM
mittee and also the members are doing all
in their power TO make the arrangements
so complete tnat no hitch or nisunder-
| standing will occur to mar the effect of
the excursion. The affnir will take place
| on August to Grand View Park.
! The Orient is getting near home,
Dave" To use slang phrase, Are
You wild usf,
One of the novelties to be introduced Mt
| the next meeting OF Clinton will be
| duett by Brothers "Charley" Clements
| and Jake Van Edinburgh.
] NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the fact that the
] stamp OF disapproval has been set upon
it, Industry y 'sIlver-tongued orator. and
fearless exponent OF truth, Brother ]. w.
Warpka, will deliver an address on
| Thursday. June 70, at Valley Forge