The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-03
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Gathered in Guarded
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BUsY LODGES IN TORRlD WEATHER
Industrious Foresters, Knights,
Odd Fellows, Cadets,
Etc.
knights Of Pythsas.

mlttee was appointed TO take charge OF all
arrangements for memorial service to be
held at an early date In memory Of G. K
of g. s., E. V. Lorton. d. ID G. G.. S.
Van Wart is chairman, with p O.. T. G.
Wilson. OF Grant Lodge. secretary, and P.
Z. knoelier. OF Woodland Lodge, as treas
urer. ?. 9. Smith, V. C. Gross ana
brother Van Antwerp were selected rs
the committee on burial plot. There was
large attendance Of visiting brethren
present every lodge in the district being
represented. This lodge ig one of the
finest In the county, and its members are
always alive to anything that will benefit
the order.
Jersey City Lodge No. 25 held an inter
esting convention on Wednesday evening.
Lnere was large attendance of mem
bers and visiting brethren, The new G.
g. is quite a success. Al committee with
Z. Y. Kent as chairman was appointed to
meet az WOODLAND Lodge next Friday
evening to confer with the members Of
the order on the burial Dlnt system.
Lincoln Lodge No. 36 held a regular
convention on Thursday evening. The
members were entertained by P. 6.
Lynch, Allen, Steup, Connect and others
with remarks and yerv pleasant hour
Was spent. A COMMITTEES c0nsisting of P
Is. Berrtan and Point and G.. G. Benja-
min was appointed to visit Woodland
Lodge No. 5 next Friday evening to CON
the proposed Pythian burial plot scheme.
woodland Lodge NO. at its last con-
vention, held on Friday evening. debated
at length on the burial plot plan. This
IDEA nnds Its firmest supporters In Wood
land, It having been apet idea with this
louge Tor years past. After the usual
routine OF business was disposed of sew
eraI members entertained the lodge with
some ine singing. The next convention
promises to be lively one, as every lodge
In the county will be represented thereat
Hudson Lodge No 80 held it's regular
convention on Thursday evening The
rank OF Knight was conferred on one es-
quire- An enjoyable good and welfare
hour was passed, singing and reeitations
being the nain features of the evening.
Bav View Lodge No. 81 was surprised
last Tuesday evening by receiving a visit
from D. d. G. g. Van Wart, who pro-
ceeded to wake the boys up little on
their duty as good Pvthians.
Rathbone Lodge No. 10 will hold Its
regular convention on Tuesday. AS this
lodge has held no meeting during the past
month full attendance is requested.
Lafayette Lodge No 20 will hold it's
regular convention on Wednesday even
ing C. C. Wilson will preside and an
interesting convention Is promised.
Palestine Division No. | will hold its
regular meeting on Tuesday evening
The Milwaukee Committee will make its
report. Captain Steup desires that every
member be present
Calanthe Assembly No 5 will hold its
regular convention on Wednesday even
ing at Clinton Hail
The Pythian Sisterhood is growing very
rapidly In this State. The idea is a good
one and the wives of the members of the
X. OF p. should by all means become
members of the SfsteThoOd The chance
is now given to the ladies in lower Jersey
City, as a new assembly will shortly be
instituted there.
The number of suspensions for non
payment of dues is increasing every year
in some grand Jurisdictions. The last
year in Ohio shows the largest loss from
this source ever known. ninety-five per
cent of all losses were from this source
alone. This is entirely too much
In this State also a large
proportion Of the loss in membership is
due to the same cause. Something must
be done to prevent these suspensions. 1t
is true that nearly all of the suspended
members, while NOT the best lodge mem
bers, are Of the better class Of citizens
A member who joins the order for what
he can make out of it will neither sus-
pend nor allow himself to be suspended,
and it is the business man who has no
time to attend meetings of the lodge, to
pay dues, etc, whose name Is dropped.
The assertion is made that sixty per cent.
of these suspensions can be saved to the
order If system Of salutation is estab-
lished, by which the delinquent ones
can be visited aud talked to on
The t. subject Of, OF non,psyment Of dues
chancellor commander should not sus-
pend member Immediately, but the c.
c. has no option in the matter. The law
says that when a member is one year In
arrears for dues In his lodge the c. Q.
shall suspend him. Every lodge should
n FIR For he, rf
bers who are unable, through misfortune
or dizziness of business, to pay dues. This
reserve fund can be obtained by giving
entertainments from time TO time. This
subject should be acted upon at once, as
many brother who does make a good
knight is suspended simply because he
does not desire to let his friends know
thnt he is suffering for the want of funds
with which to pay his Indebtedness to
the lodge. Think over this. brothers,
and devise some plan to succor such
brothers as may be In need.
Hoboken Lodge No. 106 has produced
n member that has shown himself a true
knight In every sense of the word. We
refer to Brother Demorest, who in the
absence of Sir Knight Lutier at the en-
campment at Milwaukee, visited the
FAMILY of the absent brother and made
all arrangements for the burial OF Brother
Lutier's mother ina distant part of New
York State, leaving all business cares
aside. The brother took the place of the
absept brother, and by so doing taught
us. another grand Pythian lesson in
Friendship"
On next Friday evening there will be
meeting of the members OF Districts No.
9 and 81 in Woodland Lodge room. The
purpose of the meeting is to make some
provisions toward purchasing a plot OF
ground in some cemetery to be known as
the Pythian Burial Plot, The idea is an
excellent one and should be successful.
Most of the lodges have appointed COM
mittees, but every member OF the order
should attend the meeting. If possible.
An earnest effort is being made to raise
the required amount for memorial TO
Samuel Holder Hines. Some of the
large grand jurisdictions have done but
little California has raised the largest
amount and New Jersey stands fourth on
the list. The total amount collected to
date is a, 451 81.
The report Of the Supreme Lodge Com
mittee to whom was referred the ques-
ticn of so-called colored lodges OF Knights
OF Pythias is as follows:-'aT the laws
Of the order prohibited any and every
person from obtaining membership other
than white male of legal age, and fur
Their recommended that due considera-
ton be given toward preventing the
name of the order from being thus used"
This matter has now become a question
of great Importance.
The Grand Lodge of the State OF New
York closed its annual session on Thurs
day. The grand officers elect were in