The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-03-23
'RAPS, signs AND GRIPS.
The Mirror of the Week
In Our Secret and Bene-
violent Societies.
II WAS An EXCEEDINGLY QUIET ONE.
Interesting Chat About the Masons,
Knights Of Pythias, Foresters,
Odd Fellows, Workmen
and Cadets.

It has been a tame, dull week in secret
society circles. The only thing out of the
ordinary was the meeting of the Grand
Lodge of the Order of United Workmen,
which embraces the four States. A reso-
luton was adopted which will give the
State Grand Lodge of its own in a few
months.
The meetings of the Foresters have
been interesting, as The delegates have
been chosen to the High Court which
convenes at Newark in May.
Ancient Order of Foresters of America.
The Executive Council has selected
Saenger Hall, Newark, for the session o.
the High Court. The meeting viii be
held on the second Tuesday in May.
The Executive Council held a meeting
on Friday night
Congratulations are in order. High
Chief Ranger O'Melia is again a papa.
1t is a boy. Mother and son are doing
nicely.
Court Jersey City has elected as its Del
egates to The High Court Peter Scanlon,
John j. Minihan, r. L. Herrick, H. j..
Burns and James Owens.
Assemblyman John f. Kelly will look
after the interests of Court Hamilton at
the session of the Hlg III Court.
The genial and obliging Financial Sec
rotary James J. Bowling, OF Court Glen
wood, although not pretending to care
about winning the gold headed cane that
is being competed for in his court lies
awake nights wondering whether his
able opponent, Doc Dunn. will carry off
the trophy. Jimm5 says the is just
his size.
Court Pride of the Hill has chosen
Myles McCarron, Edward O'Donohue and
Dennis Dunnigan as It's champions in the
High Court. They can hold their own in
a debate.
1.-The new court at Fort Lee has opened
with forty-two members.
II was instituted under the auspices of
Court Stevens, who did it up in grand
styled Stevens chartered boat, had an
ampla supply of refreshments aboard,
and carried about three hundred mem
bers 81 the order. Courts Hamilton, Jer-
sey eMy, Palisade, Fritz Reuter-, Ashley
and Hoboken were we'll represented.
The Algh chief ranger opened the court
assisted by the high secretary and the
high beadle. They reached HoDoken
aboutstwo a. m.
A new court will be constituted at Engie-
wood in few weeks.
Court Glenwood has elected Z. Nor
man as its delegate and Counsellor James
Manning as the alternate to the High
C0urt.
Chief Ranger Mahoney, d. H. C. r.
Evener and Brother John Wagner, of
Court Stevens, looked after their guests
on Tuesday night III great shape.
Court Ashley added dozen candidates
at its last meeting
Court Stevens had profitable meeting
1t initiated twelve candidates.
Charles Il. Cassidy and Thomas King
viii atteud the High Court in behalf of
Court Hamilton.
Court Glenwood had big meeting
Seven candidates were initiated and nine
propositions were received. Glenwood
has been in existence only twelve months
and has 100 members
Court Astley's delegates to the High
Court are j. u. McHaie, George Hoffman
and g. ID. Baker
Court Emmett's members turned out
we'll at the funeral of ex-Policenan Shea,
who was q member OF the court
Chief Ranger Thomas Maloney, of
Court Harsimus No. 7740. A. o. T. Of A,
was on Monday night elected as delegate
TO the State High Court. and David Nc
Herman, alternate.
Court Jersey City has elected 10 the
State High Court as alternates j. j.
Johnston, NJ. J. Fay, J. Thomas De
Rancey, John 4. Malone and Patrick
Lowerv
Chief Ranger John H. Donohue, Seere-
tary Thomas Whalen and another brother
of Court Winfield No. 1881, of Bayonne,
had their attention called to the distress
of a brother of Court Hoboken, who
lives at Bergen Point, one evening last
week, and within an hour they had in
vestigated the case and afforded the
necessary relief
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