The Sunday morning news., 1891-01-25

to q more important matter giving ac-
curately and completely the details Of the
disastrous FIRE. Additional lodge notes
will appear in tomorrow's issue Of The
NEWS.
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAS0NS.
A beautiful illustration Of duty and
brotheriy love has been given By the
members of st. Bernard Commandery, Il.
t.. OF Chicago. as briefly told in the sun
day issue of TIE JERSEY CITY News. Sir
knight John G. Dickinson, recorder OF the
colnmandery, Is q patient at the Elmer
Reucy Hospital, suffering from peculiar
cancerous affection on the hip. The
growth was arrested, but the skin would
not grow on the space affected. about
foot square. Or. Fenger, the attending
physician, considered the flesh healthy
enough and told some of the mem berS OF
the eommandery that only by skin graft
ing could their brother be cured. EmiT
nent Commander Jesse Meade, hearing
the circumstances. issued circular with Q
full explanation of the case, and requested
these willing to part with section OF
skin to benefit the patient TO report at the
asylum of the commandery last Sunday
morning. AT the appointed time over
three hundred volunteers were present
and proceeded to the hospitals where l46
submitted to the operation. DR.. Fenger
was assisted by Drs Leonard, Foster,
Palmer Taylor and Piattenberg, the
medical staff Of the comnlandery-
Before the operation began the edges OF
the wound were fresh ened with a sharp
knife. The patient did not suffer from
the operation to any appreciable extent.
as mild anmsthetic WAS administered
Z However, he was conscious most OF the
Tins and recognized the majority OF the
brothers who had come to his assistance.
He lay on his left side. DR.. Fengers
freshened the surface on which the new
skin was TO be grafte d. The raw surface.
was then dressed t E mporarily with oiled
silk and gauze TO prevent the air from
reaching it and Irritating the nerve fila
meuts.
The first contributor from St. Bernard
Commandery entered the operating room
&c sen minutes of eleven. He was strip
ped TO his undershirt, and the sleeve OF
mis- left arm had been cut away SO as to
expose the entire arm 70 the shoulder.
He carried his razor in his hand. He
was recognized by Dickinson with q faint
smile. DIR. Mertz, one of the assistant
physicians. took the razor aud carefully
dipped 1t In q solution OF carb0lic acid to
insure absolute cleanliness, and then
quickly cut out section about an inch
long and nearly as wide from the deltofd
portion nf the arm. which he took TO DIR.
Fenger on the razor. The man operated
OA4e~l-
the section with tissue forceps and with
the greatest delicacy of touch laid it ON
the freshened surface OF Dickinson 3 thigh.
The others followed in quick succession,
and were treated in exactly the same way
as No. L
DR.. Feneer applied the first sections to
the edges and gradually worked toward
the centre. His general directions to the
doctors we're to cut strips an inch long.
Ia some cases they were nearer two inches
and some were not more than half an inch.
When the surface had been entirely
covered with the new aud healthy skin
Dr. Fenger dressed the surface with
boracic acid, busted on. and placed over
1t a layer of oiled silk, which was in turn
covered with cotton batting aud band
aged.
e will be necessary to keep the patient
perfectly quiet for soma time, and 1t is
Impossible To say how soon it will be be-
fore he can get out.
The whole operation occupied nearly
three aud one-half hours. At the close
the patient was considerably exhausted,
g were, IN fact. every one confined in the
room, which was necessarily kept at a
high Temperature.
There was disappointment at the sill
yer jubilee of Jersey City Lodge. w. NJ
John j. Bagley did not receive the p. NJ.
Jewel The fault was with the jeweler.
He did not deliver the goods in time
Bergen Lodge has rendered the use of
It's rooms to the Jersey City Operatfc As
sociation for its rehersals.
The next communication of the Lodge
OF the Temple Will be on Thursday even
ing of next week.
The question of jurisdiction which has
been pending between this Jurisdiction
aud that of New York, as announced in
The NEWS, has at last been definitely
settled. The celebrated Lemm case,
which occurred while Brother Simpson
WAS district deputy, was made test case.
Lenn sought initiation in New York
Lodge loass ,s,t,at3eT new ftsg lodge with a
was entered by the lodge here. having
jurisdiction over the section where Lemm
resides
Mystic Tie Lodge and Fort Edward
Lodge went before G.. NJ. r. Moore of
New Jersey and G. NJ. r.. Lawrence of
New York, most eminent Masons, and an
interesting correspondence was carried on
for while Grand Master Lawrence, in
his annual address, referred the matter
TO proper committees, but their report,
contrary to expectation, recommended
that the matter be left TO arbitration.
This Grand Master Moore agreed To do
aud said that If Grand Master Lawrence
would name ons arbitrator he would
name the other. The matter was then
brought before the Grand Lodge OF New
Jersey and referred TO the Committee on
Jurisprudence that Eunless the plan was
carried out that the Grand Master would
have perfect right to shut off all COM
munlcations. This was done last spring
and il is now settled with New Jersey
ahead.
Tho annual meeting Of the Grand
Lodge takes place on the rs and 2S Of this
month. On Tuesday evening the special
committee win meet at Trenton and pre-
pare their reports. There are lively
Times ahead, as we understand
from an authoritative source that
Brother Moore's service will certainly
be recognized in a fitting manner.
There will be a lively time over the cleo
Lion Of grand secretary. The following
are candidates;-M w Brother Henry
Vehselage, p. G. NJ Charles Bechtai and
NJ. w. Brother w. T. H. Redway.
One Of the old time meetings Of Enter
prise Lodge was held at No. 4S Montgom-
cry street on Friday evening, the occesion
being the exempIification of the master
Mason degree in costume. This lodge is
no5ed over the district for its splendid
meetings. There were many shining
Masonic lights present, among whom
were Il. w. Brother T. ~. Tilden, d. ID. 1
q. M. Joseph e. Moore, p. ID. D.. q. M,
Robert X. Simpson, and several worship
ful masters and worshipfui brothers.
bonneville. Waters, Succow, Seward.
Harripg. Bagley, Cornell. Chapman and
Il is said that ending Star Lodge viii
celebrate Its anniversary on February II.
On next Friday evening Enterprise
Lodge VIII celebrate its anniversary in a
new and novel way. There will be grand