The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-09-07
THB VACATION rs OVER
Sentinels, Tylers and Outer
Guards Are Busy Now
Answering Raps.
ROYAL ARGANgA'S GA6NATES MEET.
Work and Chat in Many Lodges
Of the Leading orders.
Royal Arcanum.

AT the request of Grand Regent
Tompkins about thirty members of the
grand council of this State assembled at
No. 43 Montgomery street on Wednesday
evening, to hold a conference and express
views on the situation. In addition to the
grand regent there were present Grand
Secretary Alberts, Grand Chaplain
Drummond, Grand Guide Otis, Supervis-
ing Deputies Francis, Rand. Cliff, MGR
rick, Dewey and Muecke; Past Grand
Rsgents Douglas and Charlock:
1o,'a o Nixon, Mellor, Vree-
Nichols, l<aleman, Baxter and other
active workers in the order. In calling
the meeting to order the grand regent
SUD that ne had requested the brothers
70 attend, not because of any lack of con-
fidence in the ability of himself and his
stair 10 carry on the work that nad been
laid out, but because, In mis- mind, many
good suggestions might be offered and
plans proposed which would be of great
benefit. 10 was necessary for all to Thor
oughiy understand each other, in order
suit ana greater work accomplished.
The world is constantly chang
ing, he said, and improvements
are being made in all lines OF business,
which makes II necessary for US to keep
constantly on the look out for new plans
du0 AOFtfsIeSs liz referred 10 the mold
ing OF reunions as one OF the new ideas
about to be tried. and also stated that he
was preparing q map of New jersey
showing what fields are covered, and
where work remains to be done. He
mentioned Burlington county, one of the
largest III the State, with several large
cities, and not council IN the whole
county.
Brother Charlock suggested that each
council be furnished with one of the
books supplied to medical examiners, in
order That greater care might be exercised
by the members in securing applications,
thus avoiding reflections and consequent
hard feelings. lie also criticised the pres
ent ritual, and hoped that some enc would
present an improved one.
Brother Nixon, chairman of the Com
niIttee ON State OF the Order, told of the
work being done by the committee in
arranging the reunions and hoped that
the subordinate councils would take hold
and make them grand success.
Brother Vreeland. secretary of the COM
mittee, said that he had correspondent
WIKI nearly all the councils IN the State
and had received warm aud encouraging
replies from all.
Deputy Cliff, of Madison, n T., said
that good work was being done in his
district and he hoped to soon have two
new councils under wRv Grand Secre-
tary A1berts said that if the order kepton
BE0WAIH at bllS pIeSBAt -tAEE some new
plan would have to be devised for MAX
ing Official visits, as 1t would be impos-
slble for the grand regent TO visit every
council unless he devoted his entire time
10 1t and did nothing else.
Brother Lyeetr. of Hoboken, said that
he had been making a study of the State,
and had found 236 towns aud cities where
no councils existed. Deputy Rand sug-
gested that the supervising deputies
should call meetings of the regents of the
various councils In his charge, over which
the grand regent could preside and plans
OF work be mapped out.
Deputy Francis said that most of the
brothers had now returned from their va
cations and were all ready for active
work. He spoke OF tho proposed re-
unions, and said he believed they would
be a q and feature and would be of great
benefit to the order at large.
Other remarks were made by Brothers
Merrick. Mueeke, Dewey. Bouton Mel
Tor, Baxter and others, and the confer
ence. which had been an entirely infor
NAL one. then adjourned.
The proposed reunions which have been
promulgated by the Committee on State
Of the Order are evoking considerable
enthusiasm on the part OF the members,
and their success is already assured. The
first one will take place on October Z, and
thes councils of District No. have en-
gagged Kessler's Hall, on Central avenue,
Cleveland has consented to make an ad-
dress, and full military band Of forty
five pieces will furnish plenty of music.
There will also be singing and reciting
and good time generally.
UNIQUE Council No. 434 will have a gala
time on Friday evening, when they will
initiate their two hundrcdth member.
Delegations will be present from nearly
all the councils in this vicinity They
meet in Becker's Hall, on jackson ave-
nue..
Jersey City Council met last Tuesda
evening in Roche's Hall There was o
good attendance. One application was
received and one candidate initiated Ar
engagements are being perfected for their
public entertainment on September 30.
TO which all non-members of the order
will be invited. A varied musical pro-
gramme will be presented, and Grand
Regent Tomplzins will make an address
on the order. II is expected that all the
grand officers will be present.
Pavonia Council No. 1869 held an in
teresting session on Thursday evening.
Two applications were received. Brother
Richards was elected warden and in
stalled by Supervising Deputy Francis.
Pavonia now numbers forty members
and is going ahead very rapidly;
AS II number of secretaries have been
somewhat dilatory in forwarding their
monthly reports to the grand secretary,
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all the regents in the State, calling atten-
ton to the fact that the constitution
makes it obligatory on all councils to send
areport to the grand secretary on the first
of each month, and requesting them TO
see that it is done Grand Secretary Al
berts has been furnishing the councils
wfthsa printed report showing The work
done in each council every month, and as
he does this of his own free Will, ne
threatens to discontinue it unless he re-
ceives the reports more promptly. These
reports have been of much benefit to the
members at large, and it is to be hoped
that the dilatory secretaries will wake up
and not deprive the others of this use
full information.
number Of Jersey Arcanumites Wis
tied the Berkeley Lyceun.. New YORK.
last Tuesday evening, to witness the in
ttial performance of Aftermath" a new
play written by DR.. Jacob Hartman and
Stanislaus Strange. The visitors we're
the guests of Brother James Gordon EN-
mons. we'll known Je ssyitc, and an old
member of Pioneer Council. Brother
Emmons enacted one of the principal
characters in the new play, and added
fresh laurels to his already long list OF
successes, The brothers from Jersey
thoroughly njeyed the play and felt
deeply grateful TO Brother Emmons for
his generous hospitality Among the Wis
itors were Brothers r. }. A. Nixon, Ar