The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-19
PYTHIAN CON VENTION.
The Twenty-fourth Annual Session of the
Grand Lodge at Trenton.


Special TO the Jersey CitD Ne,ss.
TRENTON, Feb. 10, 1s91.-The twenty
fourth annual session of the Grand Lodge,
Knights of Pythias of New Jersey, con-
vened in Masonic Hall, yesterday morn
ing, with large attendance, and Grand
Chancellor Dewitt G. Bolton of Paterson,
presiding. The hall was decorated with
flags and bunting.
The reports submitted show that the
order has prospered exceedingly during
the past year; the membership of tine
old lodges has been increased and a num-
Der OF new lodges have been instituted.
The Grand Chancellor presented &
lengthy report, reviewing the con-
dition of the order and the
events of the past year. There are now
120 subordinate lodges in the State, eight
having been instituted during the year,
namely:-Georgetown No. 20, at George
town, Burlington county; Schubert
Lodge No. 11S, at Paterson; Paterson
Lodge No. 119, at Paterson; WiDslow
Lodge No. 120. at WInslow, Camden
county; Morristown Lodge No. 121, at
Morristown; Plato Lodge No, l22. at
Orange; Allentown Lodge No. 1874, at Al
lentown, Monmouth county; Fidelity
Lodge No 123 at Califon, Hunterdon
county. One lodge-Excelsior No 4, of
Bridgeton-nas ceased TO exist.
The Grand Chancellor recommends that
those VINO have the good of the order at
heart try to induce as many as possible
to join the Encampment rank, which, in
his opinion, is the best feature of the
order, though the branch is sadly neg
lected in most parts of the State. He
recommends the Uniform rank to the
younger members for its social advan-
tages and the discipline to educate them
to the fact that in this life each one s TO
some extent dependent upon all the
others.
A number of important decisions were
rendered during the year, aud tine Grand
Chancellor in his report made a number
of recommendations for the consideration
of the Grand Lodge.
The membership of the Orde r In New
Jersey was reported at the last session of
the Grand Lodge as 9, 7S4. During the
year .49S were Initiated; 43 admitted by
card and 81 reinstated, making total of
1124S members. But during the year 43
Withdrew by card, 491 were suspended
and Il died. This leave total member
ship at the present time of 10.643. or a net
increase during the year of $50. This
total of 10,643 Is made up of l Past
Supreme Chancellor. 21 Past Grand Chan
cellors, 2,299 Past Chancellors, S,214
Knights. 54 Esquires and 81 Pages.
The receipts for the past year amounted
to $115,0S507, over $l03 935 II of the year
previous. The expenses were increased
from $50, COG 68 to $4l, ,2SS.04. During the
past year s45, ,s9l.s6 was paid out for
relief, while the year before $50, 45S.0 OF was
required. The increase of property dur.
ing the year amounted to SS9, ,4S9. 81, and
1902 brothers were relieved.
At the morning and afternoon session
the report of the grand chancellor and
the suggestions made by hlm were dis
cussed and acted upon. There were
about three hundred present
The evening session was a very lengthy
one, owing to contests for the position of
grand master-at-arms and outer and
inner guards. The result of the election
of the officers for the ensuing year is as
follows:-Grand chancellor, John Ulrich
of Plainfeld; G. V. c., Charles w.
Kiloourn of New Brunswick; G. p,
Walter f. Hayhurst of Lambert
vile: e. NJ of E., c. V. N. Viii
son of Long Branch; supreme represen-
tative, Hon. James T. Moon of Phillips
burg, G. M. at A.. DIR. Joseph B. Shaw of
Trenton; G. l. G., Ralph Dowarth; q. o.
G., w f. Hitchcock of Newark; G. X. of
r. and 5, George Pierson of Woodbury.
This morning at eleven O'Clock these
officers will be installed.
The Board of Officers of the First Regi-
ment of the Uniformed Rank were in
session yesterday and elected new
colonel of the regiment. The sir knight
chosen was George w. Kidder of Eliza
hat