The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-05
INDepENDHNT ORDER OF ODD FELL 0wS


District Deputy Grand Master Wiilets
aud his excellent staff are installing the
officers chosen for the ensuing term By
the several lodges. They began at Gar
field Lodge ON Wednesday night, and the
new men will be at the helm in o few
days. The programme OF the y. y Y. "a I.
for this week is:--Monday night. Sumner,
No. 1870, and Rising Star, No. ZIG; Tues
day night. Lincoln, No. 1876. and Jersey
! City, No. "a; Tuesday, July "a Mechan-
| les, No. S. The members should attend
| these installations to familiarlze them :
selves with the attractive ceremony ana
| see how we'll the work Is done.
Lodges should abandon degree work on
! the night of installation and devote the
evening TO the important event. congrat-
ulations and jolly social meeting. AT
Garfield on Wednesday the first degree
was conferred GU three candidates AFTER
| the installation and when the work was
concluded it was late and time for the
Adjournment without happy good OF
the order The old song ALI Work and
No Play. = etc, applies.
The following officers of Hudson Lodge
were installed on Wednesday evening
| by d. d. G. AZ. Willets and his staff
II Z. 6. bronson; Y. G., A. S. Nc
Kenney; r. S., j. w. Wakefield, Warden.
| &. H. St. Clair Stevens: o. g., Edward
Barton; T. e., A. j. Melior; Conductor. J.
L. Mellor, ST.; r. S. n. g.. John 4.
Eckel, l.. S. N. G.. Julius Scnwetch; r.
/ S. v. g., Herman Tampke; L. S. V. G.
Jacob Betz.
The new officers of Ireqnois Lodge No.
so are in command. They were formally
stationed on Thursday night by D. ID. q.
NJ. WiIlets and his staff as, foIlows:-N g.,
George b. Ross: " g., John Meier; K. 5,
b. p. Stephens; Con-, George q. Blckeil;
Stevens; A. G., Robert p Beaney;
| r. 6. n. g.. Frederick J. Cross
L. S. n. G., Thomas V. Eaton; Il. 5. v.
G., Henry A. Greene; L. S. Y. e., b. +.
Wakefield: r. 5 s.. J. W. Kidd; L. S. s,
Jacob Half; Chaplain, j. L. Allen.
Summer Lodge has elected the follow :
ing officers;--Noble Grand, j. J. Bech-
told; Vice Grand, james Styles; Rec.
| Sec., John Van Dine. The OH
GERS will be installed tomor-
row night. Those who attended the
| excursion were dicipiined. f. e. Wood
ley, the efficient Z. s, who has held the
Office for two terms, was defeated for re-
election He leaves the Office with an
| envfable record. The excursion again
provoked lively discussion, and some
very pertinent questions were put to 2.
| G.. Day, anent his giving too much promi-
nence to a little family tilt. His explana-
ton was not wholly satisfactory, and the
unpleasant affair will be again heard
from. Itmight never to have been be-
gun, and the sooner is dies the better.
ID. d. 6. NJ. Willets was at the meeting
of Sumner Lodge on Monday night
with a copy of the statutes. Many visit
! ing brethren were on hand. p. G.
| Greene and Brother William Gormley,
! of Maple Lodge, were present.
! Sumner Lodge intends to overhaul and
| increase its library.
| Bro. Bechtold did not go on the enjoy
| able excursion. He will extract comfort
/ from the fact that he viii play with the
first gavel of No. $50 for the next term.
The officers of Garfield, No. 65, were in
stalled on Wednesday night Il. Malliet
is the N. G.. j. p. Mccormick, V. g.;
Sutcliffe, the veteran r. S.
Brother Sutcliffe. of Garfield Lodge, has
an enyiable record. He has been abse mt
but once since the lodge was instit uted.
and he is one of the brightest me m bers of
| the nrdar and an afficianr officer