The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-12-21

association is 10 give D series OF bVCihUAes
during the coming season. The first ami
versary was held On Tuesday evening in
Sanger Hail. Newark The program me
was an excellent one After the enter
tainment d promenade concert and ball
was given In which over 150 couples took
part. Among the guests wel'e many
prominent knights IL the State Inc
affair was a success and the SIR knlghts
are justly proud OF their first effort.
The Uniform Rank of this State is
about to lose one of the best officers they
have ever had Colonel Poyey has an
nounced his determination to resign, as
he is about to remove his residence to
Portland, Oregon, where he has formed a
business partnership with his brother 1T
has been the great ambition or Colonel
Povey TO form brigade In this State OF
at least two regiments, and now, just as
he has almost accomplished his purpose,
he is compelled to resign. He is the most
energetic Colonel the regiment ever had,
and his loss will be sincerely felt.
Grant Lodge No. SO, knights OF Pythias,
met at Becker's Hall on Thursday even
ing and elected the following officers:-
Chancellor commander, d. p. Gross; vice
chancellor, Charles L. Antwerp; prelate,
w. ID. Blake; master of finance, 81 Il. De-
laney: master excnequer, H.. IL Hitch
cock; keeper OF records and seals, w. T..
Won Gruber; master at arms. w. b.
outer guard, Adam Schaffer. and trustee,
William f. Ansteel. The boys had quite a
surprise in store for Past Commander
John G. Wilson. who has been state rep
resentative for five successive years. Will
son worked hard to secure a reelection
and spent considerable money to accom-
piish that purpose. The boys, however.
put up an outside candidate, j. C. AM
drews, and elected him. The vote stood
AZ to g. the officers will be installed
January s.
Lafayette Lodge No, 70 held its regular
convention on Wednesday evening. Asst
was the night for election of officers there
was a large attendance. The following
were the fortunate candidates for the
various offices:--C. c., John Scrlmgeour;
". c.. George A. Eidridge. prelate, James
Robb; K. Of r. and s., j. y. Van Saun;
M. of c.. J. Dunlap; M. of f., j. A.
Knickerbocker; trustee, ]. DAWN, repre-
sentative, +. H. Schroeder; alternate, NJ
c. Rhodes. After the election pleasant
hour was spent in good and welfare,
pleasing remarks being made BY NUM-
Der OF the visiting brothers. At The next
convention the newly elected officers will
be installed by DR.. G. C. John Tracy.
Lincoln Lodge No. 36 held very lively
convention on Thursday evening. Repre-
sentatives from every lodge in Districts
Nos. and q were present. Among those
were f. Us AuOcl4tls (ltIks 5OOutttu,
Smith, Butler. G. c. Campbell and V. G.
Wilson, of Rathbone; Tony Hauck and
others Nominations for officers were
made and the election will take place
next Thursday evening
During the coming year Palestine's
Quartette will be in great demand among
the various lodges. They are good, and
should be heard to be appreciated.
Sir Knight Captain Sbeup intends to
bring his division up to the highest stan
dard in the drill before the next annual
parade. Let the bors turn out well and
render the captain all the assistance in
their power.
p. 6. ]. Kaiser is very popular with the
boys in Lafayette. John is genial good
fellow, and the boys could not do without
him.
K. of r. and s. DR. Van Saun is a
dandy at the business His round figure
is always to be seen at his post at every
meeting. The Dec tor is also one OF the
best musicians in the lodge.
P. G., f. Schroeder, of Lafayette, is one
of the best performers on the Dugle in
the State. Frank is quite a musician,
but he should clip that light mustache,
are looking at him, for his hand is en-
ployed in brushing it back at all times
and greatly lnterferes with his playing.
p. e. Ralph Donath received the entire
vote of the three German districts in the
the State for grand inner guard. No. 2,
Garfield No. %, 6 votes; Pythagoras No.
90, votes; making total OF IS votes.
This places the vote of this county as fol-
lows:-Douath, 65: Van Wart S.
Some of the lodges or the Knights of
Pythias are very much given to travelling.
Here is lodge in Indianapolis visiting
lodge in Chicago, ILL.,, and exemplifying
tt,nx nrlr N mn ~
Would that such a fraternal feeling could
be inaugurated here.
The actual expense of the Supreme
Lodge, including the expenses of the S.
X. OF K and Il. and the major general OF
the Uniform Ranks Departments, are for
the two years between the sessions
$3l 400.
There are nine Knights Of Pythias
Lodges in Baltimore that work In the
German language and eight per cent. of
the uniform rank are Germans. Every
year they celebrate the landing of the
German settlers in their city.
Since the last session of the Supreme
Lodge there nave been warrants Issued
to twenty-seven divisions throughout the
country. The uniform RANK is recruiting
rapidly, particularly in L the Western
States.
Supreme Chancellor Shaw has ap-
pointed Past Supreme Chancellor John
+. Linton, OF JonnStoWns Fa-, member
of the Board of Control Of the Endow-
ment Rank in the place Of DIR. ID. J..
Holland, lately deceased.
The lodges situated at Hot Springs,
Arkansas, are contemplating the build
ing of Pythian hospital. Every year
there are thousands OF knights who visit
the hot springs for The benefit of their
health aud the lodges are taxed very
heavy in order to care for their brethren.
When the hospital is built they ask that
each Grand Jurisdiction shall endow a
bed in it for members from their State
This should be done and a resolution to
that effect should be presented to the
Grand Lodge.
Every lodge should provide their rep
resentative with a jewel before sending
him TO the Grand Lodge. Such jewel
is very necessary. because IL they have no
jewel, they are on the same footing as 4
past chancellor, and when they address
The Grand Lodge, no member would
know whether he was representative or
simply past chancellor.
G. c., Mrs. Stephen Van Wart, of the
A. A. Young PyIhian Sisterhood, will In
stall the officers of Charlotte Ward AS
sembly NO l, at Elizabeth, on January s
Good Samaritans No. 2 at South Am6oy
January IA, and Calanthe Assembly No.
at Jersey City, January z.
Temples of Pythan Sisterhood are be-
ing instituted very rapidly in the West,
where the Hill system is recognized.
This system is strongest in Ohio, with
Indiana close second. California has
six temples and will shortly form a Grand
Lodge.
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