The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-31

tits rumored that Colonel PovAv viii
resign his commission as colonel Of the
First Regiment. u. X. XII OF p Colonel
1 Povey has shown himself to be q com
mandant well qualified Tor that position,
4 and the regiment would sustain q great
less If lie should resign. Il is hoped the
colonel viii reconsider his resolution TO
I retire.
With two new divisions in the State it
I would become necessary TO form e bri-
/ gade OF two regiments. Come, Sir
I Knights, let New Jersey fall in line at
/ the next meeting of the Supreme Lodge
4 with full Il edged brigadier general and
staff.
Fifty-5ix divisions Of the Uniform Rank
/ have been instituted since April /. The
rank now consists Of 63S divisions.
Monday will be 3 gala day at Red Bank
/ for the Uniform Rank, il being the oc-
casion Of their annual parade. Colonel
Pcvey will be in command. Colonel vii
son, Of Major General Carnahan,s staff
will be one Of the reviewing officers
The pew Assembly Pythian Sisterhood
will be instituted on Wednesday evening
at their lodge rooms. Franklin Hall. cor
ner OF Montgomery and Warren streets,
BIZ Grand Chancellor Mrs. Stephen l.. Van
Wart, assisted by the officers of the
Grand Lodge OF New Jersey. Il will be
named Lincoln Assembly No T. Mrs.
Ross is anxious to hear from ali ladies' de-
The General COMMITTEES from the lodge
of X of z. in this county on the pro-
posed purchase Of Pythian burial plot
held a meeting In tho Castle Hall Of Jer-
sey City Lodge on Wednesday evening.
Nine OF the fourteen lodges in the county
were represented. the lodges not send
ing committee being Hudson, Cincin-
| natus, Pythagoras, Bay View and Cen
tenary. These lodges have ali appointed
committees. and shonid see that they are
represented at the next meeting The
special committee appointed 20 secure
| the terms from tile various GENE
terfes reported that plot con-
! tanning G.6eD square feet situated
in Rocklapd Cemetery could be pur-
| ohased for $3.50; one in New York Bay
Cemetery, containing thirty lots, Tor $50
4 per lot; one in Bay View Cemetery, forty
! square feet. for s., 600, and circular plot
in Arlington Cemetery tor 500. The com
mittee decided TO communicates with each
lodge, giving them the right 10 make a
selection at the next meeting of the COM
mittee, to be held at No. 100 Monticello
avenue on Monday, September s. The
different committees will report on the
action of their lodges, and a permanent
\ organization will then be effected and a
plan devised for raising the required
funds. Every lodge should be represented
at this meeting.
Among the entertainment hustlers in
Lafayette Lodge is Alex. Ross tAleckp
is longing for Lafayette Lodges next APP
/ pearance before the public.
Quite discussion has arisen between
the Senator" and Frank Schroeder, OF
Lafayette Lodge. Each is confident he
is the better wrestler, and a match is
about to be made to settle the contro-
/ yersy.
Brother cap Trotter. of Woodland
Lodge, is DESTROYS OF holding public en-
tertainment under the auspices of the
lodge. ZAP used to do turn in his
younger days and he might be induced TO
come forward now and furnish the whole
or part of the entertainment himself
Bis Post, of Woodland Lodge, does
not have much time tor recreation these
days as the cares of business taRe up
most of mis- time. It IS rumored that he
will add some other cares TO these in the
near future. En-, BIS"
4 Ia the fourteen lodges Ia this county
there are pa Past Chancellors entitled to
vote for grand lodge officers, as follows:--
Woodland, "a; Jersey City, 81; Garfield,
g.; Cineinnatus, 20; Lincoln.30; Bay View,
8; Pythagoras, IS; LAFAYETTE, 24: Hudson.
%; Grant. ID; Centenary, IS; HoboKen, 10;
Hancock, 4; Rathbone, 2. This is enough
to elect Your candidate, brothers. See to
it that Hudson gains Grand Lodge Off
Ger this term
A new lodge was instituted at Norris
town recently with a charter membership
bers OF Henry Clay Lodge attended the
institution. This is probably the
largest number of knights from an
individual lodge that has ever at
tended the institution of a new
lodge After the Provisional Grand
were initiated The ceremony was per-
formed by the officers of Henry Clay
Lodge, ia manner that won the COM
mendations OF the Grsnd Lodge officers,
After lodge adjourned the visitors were
then invited by the Morristown knights
to neighboring hotel, where a collation.
had been prepa red for them. Grand
Chancellor De Witt G. Bolton expressed
his gratitude to the officers and men,
bers Of Henry Clay Lodge for the eff
Gent manner in which they carried out
all details.
Past Chancellors of Districts No. 9 and
% will please remember that at the con-
ventions of their lodges this coming
week they will be called upon TO select
their Grand Lodge officers for the ensu-
ing year. There are two candidates from
this county for Grand Lodge officers,
either of whom would do credit TO the
order if elected both are active,
capable men who have already served
with honor in the exalted positions TO
which they have been called. p. c..
Stephen L. Van Wart is a Woodworking
and pRinStaking officer, a member of
c. OF District No. %. to which position he
has been appointed for the second term.
He is also a member of the Grand Lodge
Committee on Appeals and Grievances.
p c. Ralph Donath is a member of Jer-
sew City Lodge No. Is. The past chan
cellor has never been called upon TO fill
any other position in the order than that
OF presiding officer Of his own lodge. He
is young man of considerable ability
and humorous writer OF some note on
Pythian subjects and would do credit TO
his lodge and the order in general if
elected.
Supreme Chancellor General William
! Ward has been presented with a beauti-
ful gayel by Supreme Representative
Essex, of Arkansas, on behalf OF Ozark
Lodge, of Hot Springs, Ark The head
of the gavel is made OF pure white quartz
taken from the Ozark Mountains; the
handle is of ivory. on which are satin
4 ribbons of the three colors of the order;
on the ends of the head are the coat of
arms of the order, and on the eircumfer-
ence are General Wards monogram and
this nscription:-"O Lodge No Is,
X. OF p, Hot Springs, Ark, to the
Supreme Chancellor OF the World" It Is
enclosed in a case of purple velvet on the
| outside of which are the colors of the
order in triangular form, bearing the
three symbolical letters. f. C. B.
The Supreme Lodge at its last session
adopted resolution appointing a COM
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