The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-10
Tn THE LODGE ROOMS.
A Grand Section Of the ca
diets of Temperance
Established.
THE TEMPORARY OFFICERS CHOSEN
Notes that Will Interest Members
Of Numerous Orders.


was entertained with interesting remarks
by several OF the Past Chancellors. The
rank of Page will be conferred at the
next convention. The new benefit scheme
was debated and pronounced to be good
idea. Eighteen members signed the roll
for the new association, and at the next
Convention 1t is expected TINT ut least
fifty more will sign The new association
proposes to pay five dollars per week sick
henefitsin addition TO the regular bene-
fits OF the lodge, on a nominal assessment.
The first meeting of the association will
be held next Thursday evening, when nm
organization will be effected and the Off
GERS aud directors elected. A full attend
ance of the members is requested.
Jersey City Lodge No. 10 held regular
convention on Wednesday evening A
very pleasant hour was passed in good
and welfare. p. Cs. Soloman, Vessels
and a number of the brothers of this
lodge left this city ON Thursday for the
Pythian encampment at Greenwood
Lake. A committee consisting of p Cs.
Kent, Brown and Brother Lee was APP
pointed to represent The lodge at the
meeting called on Friday evening at
Woodland Lodge.
Rathboue Lodge No. 10 held It's regular
convention on Tuesday evening. Owing
to an error this lodge took no action on
the Pythian Burial Plot The next reg
uiar convention Will be held on the first
Tuesday in September.
Lafayette Lodge No. 20 held its regular
convention on Wednesday evening p.
G. Schroeder brought out some Of the
talent of the lodge, and a delightful even
ing was passed. G. G. Wilson makes q
model commander
The members Of Districts No. 9 and 81
held a meeting at Woodland Lodge room
ON Friday evening, for the purpose OF eff
fecting an organization to purchases plot
of ground in some Gem etary, to be known
as the Pythian Burial Plot. Seven lodges
were represented by committees, and a
temporary organization WAS effected by
the election of P. C. KnoeIler, of Wood
land Lodge, as chairman. and Brother
Van Antwerp. of Grant, as secretary.
The representation OF lodges was as
follows--Committee for Jersey City No.
Is. P. Cs. Brown. Kent and Lee; Isafay
cite No. 49, T. Cs. Week, Shipnan and
Schroeder; Lincoln No &c., p. Cs Berrian,
Point and Benjamin; Garfield No. ~, r.
Cs- Brincheo, Helms and Struhman;
Woodland No. 5. p. Cs. Knoller, kidder
and Brother Spengeman; Grant No. 50,
Brothers Van Antwerp, Smith and Cross.
A committee of twelve was appointed
to visit the different cemeteries and as
certain this cost of the various plots,
The committee is as follows
P. G. c. G. II. Kidder. P. c. L G. Ber-
rian, p G. George Point, p. Cs Smith,
Stuhrnan, Brown, SbiDman. Brinker,
Van Antwerp, Kent, Nan Wart and
knoeller The committee will visit spark
Hill, Rockland county, N. y, this after
noon leaving the Erie depot at $3.50 p. NJ.
The next meeting Will be held on August
q mt the castle hall of Jersey City Lodge.
Every lodge is requested TO send its COM
mittee.
Preparations are being made by the
members of the uniform rank OF this
State for the annual parade which VIII
take place at Red Bank next month.
Several prizes will be competed for.
Palestine Division No. held its regu.
lar meeting on Tuesday evening. Bust
ness of great Importance to the Y. K. came
before the division. This division will
parade with fun ranks at the annual
parade in September
A new lodge will soon be instituted at
Morristown. Over forty names are al
ready upon the charter list.
The annual excursion of Henry Clay
Lodge took place on last Monday to ORR
entail Grove, Long Island. There was q
large party on board and an enjoyable
time was bad.
Grand Chancellor Bolton desires all
who communicate with him by mail to
give their full address each time in order
to receive prompt replies. Too many cor
respondents take it for granted that he
remembers their addresses. With the
large number OF correspondents he has an
address easily slips his memory.
Calanthe Assembly No. 5 held its regular
meeting at Clinton Hall on Wednesday.
Three candidates took the degree; there
was large attendance of ladies from
other cities. This assembly will visit
Lady Washington Assembly, of Brook
lvn,.N Y, on Tuesday evening, August
10 This lodge is growing rapidly.
The next meeting of the Memorial
Committee of District No ~ will be held
at Centenary Lodge room on Friday,
b d. 6. C. Stephen Van wart. Dis
trict No. q, will be absent from the city
for a short time.
Woodland Lodge conferred the sixth
degree last evening with imposing cere
monies.
1t was decided at the Supreme Lodge
convention that the standing of a SIT
knight in his division would not affect
his standing in his lodge. The PROPOSE
ton to the effect that when sir knight
was dropped by his division that he
would also be accounted as in arrears in
his lodge and out of all benefits came
from a division in Indiana and was Dre
sented to the Supreme Lodge, but that
body decided adversely to it,
The salaries of the supreme ofiicers are
as follows:-Supreme chancellor, 5000
S. X. Of R. and s., 5000; S. NJ. OF g.,
$500; Major General of U. R., 81, 500.
In some jurisdictions there is law
that German ID. ID. G. c., having been
elected to and serving q period OF, five
years AS ~. u u. ~, nc httNiuE ~ Acao'
ten lodges speaking the German language
under his directions, shall at the expira-
tiou of his term of office be entitled to the
rank of past grand chancellor.
The official papers OF the Supreme
Lodge are the Pytltian Herald, of Maine
I,aitllidn Knight, of New York; PBthtdh
Journal, OF Indiana; PDthin7l Spur, Of
Nebraska; Pythidn Record. OF Canada.
There are 3,724 lodges K. Of Z. in the
United States and Canadas, with total
membership of over 2T5 600.
The Supreme Lodge has created the
Office Of assistant surgeon. with the rank
of captain to hold office for four years,
and the position of hospital steward, &c
be appointed on the recommendation OF
the surgeon, and to hold Office during the
pleasure Of the colonel in, the u H. h.
of Il.
The reports of the Supreme NJ. of F,
shows that there are in the treasury OF
the Grand I>Joges si15,952 03: in the Sub
ordinate Lodges, Sl.755.203 and ths
amount paid out for relief during the past
wear was S5S9, 455.53. The assets OF the
Supreme Lodge are $4,000.
Jim Soloman and his dog have gone
into camp. Jim takes the dog along &c
watch the fish in Greenwood Lake.
Brother Cropsey IS twice blessed Tic
has gained two sons within week. One
is lust one week old and the other TWEEN
fy'four years. He has become daddie
in law.