The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10

up the order in Greenville. They viii
give fine entertainment next Monday
evening at Ban her Hail and open tn,
doors to the public. Alfred E. Pearsall
the e!ocutionist; Will Lyle, the banjois
and humorist; Miss May Belle johnson
soprano of Trinity NJ. +. Church; Mr.. w
| D. Machin, tenor Of Trinity NJ. e. Church
and the Thiessen Amateur Orchestr,
nave been engaged In addition, Crane
Regent Douglass and Grand Secretary
AlDerts will make addresses.
The Arcanum notes will appear in fu
lure IN The SUNDAY MORNING NEWS.
knights of Pythias.
Ihe lodges are now making prepare
tions for the meeting of the Grand Lodge
which viii convene at Trenton on
wednesday of next week. The represen.
tatVes have received instructions and
the proceedings of the grand body will
not De dull, as suggestions and amend.
ments will be numerous, and there will
be no lack of subjects for discussion un.
less the usual custom is followed and the
resolutions are referred very promptly to
the committees, who have faculty for
dlsposing of matters that would provoke
an earnest discussion in graceful man.
ner and in way to dodge debate. In
The NEWS Of yesterday was given story
OF interest to the knights and instructed
One uel6gate5 Wnab TO DO when they
reach the capital next week.
The Grand Lodge representatives of
this district win meet this evening at the
Castle of Cincinnatus Lodge. It is de-
sired that the delegates shall be unit on
some questions to be acted on at the
Grand Lodge meeting.
The plan adopted by some of the lodges
OF notifying member when one quarter
in arrears is good one. Many members
are lost to the order by allowing the
arrearages to accumulate to an amount
that they cannot we'll meet, when they
would pay small amount promptly.
Lincoln Lodge has amended its bylaws.
Hudson Lodge had good meeting last
Thursday night. The attendance was
large.
The subscriptions to the Hines mem
orial monument are coming in slowly but
steadily.
There will be big turnout of Knights
az the Castle OF Grant Lodge on Thursday
night OF next week, when Rathbone
Lodge will be ushered into existence
The knights in this district are proud
OF the reports that will be presented to
the Grand Lodge. The order has gained
considerable strength in this section dur
ing this year, and the reports from this
district will be among the best
Tine iodge not5ss77 iii appear appear Il: TIE
NEWS next SUNDAY Instead of Monday.
Independents Order of Odd Fellows.
John Kaiser. Jr., of Onward Lodge, has
become very much interested Of late in
trying to find out who the Bookbinders'
Association is. He AYERS that, under the
existing circumstances, it must be the
Oolah Social Club under an assumed
name.
Onward Lodge No. 159 will meet on
Wednesday evening in Becker's Hail.
Arrangements will be concluded for the
masquerade ball.
Some of the shortest men in the city
are to be found in Onward Lodge. ssBob''
Brennan now enters the list as one of
the shortest, but, on being measured. it
is found that he is taller than John.
Kaiser, who still holds the prize for be-
ing The shortest man in Onward Lodge.
Bergen society is yisibly excited at
present in making arrangements to at
tend the fourth annual masquerade ball
OF Onward Lodge No. 159, /. o. o. F., to
be held in Bergen Hallon Monday even
ing, February II. Tickets can be secured
from Postmaster John Kaiser, at the
Junction, or from any of the members.
The grand march will start at d. m.
Rayonne Lodge No. 206 has consider
able ritualistic work to exemplify during
its next half-dozen sessions Frank
Beardsley is the latest acquisition to the
i1cnhpeiSniP VI one eorBaulzdblOu.3 brObnerS
James and Joseph BeardSley, his father
and brother, assisted at his initiation.
Several members of Colfax Encamp-
ment, of Bayonne, contemplate taking
the highest degree of the order by joining
Canton No. 2, Patriarchs Militant, of this
city.
Upon the conclusion of Friday even
lng,s session of Bayonne Lodge, COM
mittee comprising Brothers James
Beardsley, James Marks and Captain
George w. Winchell will provide the
brethren and their guests with unique,
humorous treat in Arcanum Hall, Bay
Onne.
Jersey City Lodge worked the first de-
gree on three candidates last week. The
work was done with the robes on ana the
victims were put through with bells on.
Brother Pratt expects to ride the
Masonic goat.
Tips about the Three Rings will hence
forth appear in the Sunday issue.
Rising Star Lodge will have ain enter
tainment at its lodge rooms this evening.
An invitation is extended to members of
sister lodges.
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics.
Clinton Council No. is, Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
will meet Wednesday evening in Clinton
Hall.
A Court of the Orient was organized
among the American Mechanics this
week by the election of this temporary
board of officers:-Frank II. Lewis, chair
man; John f. Murch, secretary, and
Charles Temple, treasurer. Committees
were appointed to secure all the neces-
sary articles TO start the court within two
weeks
The follovinc are the Comm ittaa of Ar
to have sermon preached
to 9the order in this city:-Brothers
try Council, and Brothers Henry Clemens
and John Dingwall. of Clinton Council.
The services. will probably be held in
March.
Valley Forge Council No. 2 will meet on
Thursday evening in Union Hall, Grove
and Fourth streets.
:. The rumor that Brother Charles
Clemens, of Clinton Council, has tasted
two weeks, is emphatically denied by
him. AS there does not seem to be any
in his proportions it looks as
if the rumor was unfounded.
Brother John Post. of Clinton, had
speech prepared and written TO be deliv-
cred at the last meeting of the council.
but he was so busy with his duties as
treasurer that he had to be excused until
some other time. The council should ap-
point an assistant treasurer, so as to give
John a chance to say something once in
while
Brother Warncke, of Industry Council,
delivered one or the best addresses ever
given to the Junior o. U. A. NJ, of this
citV last week at a meeting of Industry