The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-04-20
Free and Accepted arasons.


has charge of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Cvmpany's station at Brooklyn, Il, D
and Flushing is more convenient to bis
place of business than Jersey City.
he Masons had large time last We'd
nesday night.
Sunday were fortunately labelled. They
would not have been identified had they
not been.
On Tuesday night the Grand District
meeting of the Masons was held, and
proved 8 great event. Ali the district
lodges were represented by the masters
and wardens In the absence of the
grand master Deputy Grand Master Geo.
+. Fortmeyer acted as presiding officer.
A splendid collation. was served by Nor
row s. Day after the meeting,
Hugh De Payen's Commandery has re-
tanned its excellent staff of officers. War
ner Dobbs is the drill master
Cadets of Temperance.
The entertainment and reception of
Fisk Section on Friday evening was a
daisy
Ivanhoe Section No. will meet on
Thursday evening in the basement of the
Scotch Presbyterian Church. The meeting
Will be an open one, aud the public are
cordially invited to attend. An interest
ing programme, consisting of addresses
by prominent members of the order. reci-
titions and vocal and instrumental solos,
will be presented.
Never before IN the history Of Bergen
Hnil Were there so many people asseIl bled
from so many different points in New
York and New Jersey as there was on
FridDy evening at the entertainment Of
Fisk Section No. 2. Delegations were
present from sections in New York
city. Woodside, NewtoWn, Brooklyn,
Staten Island. and Eureka and Ivanhoe
Sections of Jersey City.
The movement to institute section of
the Cadets IN old Hudson City is progress
ing. A list of prospective members of the
new section has been prepared and Is now
in possession of the grand assistant sec
rotary, John Dingwall, who will call a
meeting in the course of a week, and any
person desiring to unite with this section
can communicate with him at Ne. 400
Communipaw avenue, or with Mr.. Thomas
Gallagher, No. 524 Newark avenue.
Eureka Section No. viii meeEin Hum
boldt Hall, Newark avenue, on Wednes-
day evening.
Sister Rebecca Vile. of Fisk Section,
was presented with gold prize last Tues
day evening by Brother John Dingwail,
on behalf Of Brother Thompson, of Elk
celsior Section No. 3, of New York, who
offered it to the young lady bringing the
greatest number OF new members in
Fisk Section. Brother Thompson was
unable to be present, bnt he sent con
gratulatory note wishing Fisk all the
prosperity possible.
o, JACK. why did you do it? The idea
OF covering your handsome face and
suspicious mustache with that UNI
slightly beard on Friday evening. But it
must be accounted for from the fact that
actors are liable to DO anything but eat.
Eureka Section was out in all its glory
at Bergen Hall on Friday evening. In
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telling some of his friends that Eureka
was the best section in the city, and in
the rear of the hall were "Bennie' Tease
and sCharleye Cathcart holding a mu-
tual admiration society meeting and tell
ing each other that they would run that
excursion or die; and in a rear seat in the
gallery was Frank Sorenson, ali by his
lonesome, thinking of the days when his
word was law i'll Eureka Section. But
Eureka is a great section aud promises to
rival Fisk in the course of the coming
year.
joint committee Of three from
Eureka, Ivanhoe and Fish Sections has
been appointed 20 consider the advisa-
bility Of holding an excursion this sum-
ner. The committee will probably make
a favorable report to their respective
sections. They will meet in Fisk Hall on
Tuesday evening.
Abont four weeks age Fisk Section No
selling the largest number of tickets for
the entertainment. The prize was
captured by Miss Genevieve Appleton,
who disposed of 1l6 tickets; she was
closely followed by Miss Eta Halsey,
who sold l03.
Eddie" Schult, Of Fisk, is very seldom
seen without a smile, but on Friday even
il broadened into grin, as he saw the
crowds vending their way TO seats in
Bergen Hall. He thought of the surplus
the section would have and how they
would spend it. In the excitement of
the evening even his ambitions to become
a lending light in the new Fifth" dis
trict were forgotten.
Ivanhoe Section seems to be losing its
hold on some of the old members The
familiar faces of John Hopkins, Tommy
Douglass, the bowling fiend Clarence
Montgomery, the would-be actor, and
Banker Joe Robinson are very sci dom
seen on meeting nights. Wake upl We
old members, and do your duty.
Royal Tsmplars of Temperance.
The Supreme Council of the World,
Royal Tempiars of Temperance, which
met in annual session at Buffalo, n. y,
has closed The Canadian Dominion and
all grand councils were represented New
Jersey was represented by 4. NJ. Hunt
inQton, supreme guard, from Jersey City.
ana u. r. hutan, grand councillor, nom
Paterson. The session occupied five days.
The Ohio Grand Council was instituted
in February of this year, and new grand
councils for Missouri, Delaware and
Maryland are in process of organization
Arrangements were made 10 keep several
workers in the unoccupied field continu-
ously in the Northern States and terri
tories. Recommendation for biennial
sessions Of the Supreme Council was APP
proved, and the money thus saved,
amounting to about 1900, is 10
be used with the 5000 propo-
cation fund to extend the order
The fact Of its being temperance order
was emphasized and plans projected TO
further it's temperance work. The two
degrees promulgated last year were mcdi-
fled and adopted for the whole order. It's
insurance department was strengthened
IN several ways. Their rates Of insur-
ance are as low as any fraternal organi-
cation. while its number OF assessments
is on the decrease. The membership,
both in Canada and the States, was
greatly increased the past year. The
Canadian Provinces show a membership