The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-28
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Court Damon has elected the following
oficers:-G. r., L. Neidhart; S. G. r., p
Sherry; Treasurer. J. Faherty; F. S.. l.
NJ. Butler; r. s., c. NJ. Solomon; S. W.,
T. KivIon; J. W, d. Fitzgerald; S. B., A.
Reuter-; j. B., T. McDermott; Trust ee,
E. R. Vessels
Court General Lafayette's officers elect
are:-C. R., George E. Sherman: S. C. r..
H. Bossock; n. s.. r. J. Kennedy; R. s.,
j. Connolly; T., L. j. Kaiser; s. w, T. J.
Seweu, J. W, 5. IS. Sherman; 5. B., J. c.
Smith; J; b., J. Flynn; Trustee. J. Il.
Trumbull.
Court Pavonia's officers are: &C. r., j.
M. Leonard; S. G. r.. NJ. TrEsdale; T..
w. S. Weed; j. S., J. Gormley; r. s., J.
J.. Seaman: S. W, NJ Collins; j. W., p.
Belger; s. s., j. Travis; J. b, w.
O'Neill.
At a meeting Of Court Stevens. A. 0. T..
of A, of Hoboken, held on Friday even
ing, the following officers were elected
6. H., Morgan Ivory; S. G. r.. J. I. Sher.
wood; treasurer, Joseph Kemp; financial
secretary. john Wagner; recording secre-
tary NJ. j. Griffin; $. W., Bryan Kelly;
J. W., james Lynch; S. b., Peter Ginty,
j. b., Fl. Bernard.
The semi-annual election for officers OF
GOurB w 1UHGitts lttDx DOL ~ I. I'll a.
of Bayonne. was held last Friday evening
with the following result: Chief ranger,
Andrew r. Donneli; sub-chief ranger,
Eugene j. Hickey; treasurer. School
Trustee Charles G. Kane; financial secre-
tary, Joseph McCurnin; recording secre-
tarY, James f. Gavegau; senior wood
ward, George Morgan; junior wood ward,
Patrick Bannon; senior beadle, Wal
ter KembIe; junior beadle, John
Cordes; trustee TO fill Vacancy,
Past Chief Ranger William j..
Denton.
At the quarterly meeting of Court
Grove No. ,557 Thursday night, at st.
Lucy's Hall, corner of Sixteenth and
Grove, the following officers were elect
ed;-
Thomas B. Crotty, for the seventh term
In succession. Chief Ranger; w. Hill,
Sub Chief Ranger, reelected; Michael j,
Egan. Financial Secretary. reelected:
w. Corbett. Recording Secretary, re-
elected James Crotty, Treasurer. re-
elected; Danial Green, Senior Woodward;
Il. Finneran. junior Woodward; Patrick
Fullam, Senior Beadle; VIM. Corbett.
Junior, Beadle
When the Chief Ranger ordered the
Secretary to call the roll, 226 members
answered TO their names, with several
members entering after roll call. At the
election of officers all WAS elected by &C
EtfALl0klN4s AGC 0AAt1 anu kDQQ 1Ctt0W-
ship displayed by all the members was
never equalled since the formation of the
court. Several visiting brothers from
other courts were present Among the
most notable were Brother La Pointe,
DR.. FinnertY of Court Jersey City and
several others from various courts
On Thursday evening of the coming
week the recently elected officers Of
Bayonne Circle No 121. Companions of
the Forest. of Bayonne, will be installed
at Odd Fellows Hall, at Centrevil!e.
After the ceremony the ladies of the cir
Gle and their guests will indulge in a
collation. and music.
The members of Pride of Bayonne Cir
Gle No. 123. Companions of the Forest of
Bayonne, ana their friends had a very
pleasant time on Friday afternoon ana
evening at the first annual picnic and
summernight's festival of the orgaaiza-
tien in Columbia PARK, at Centreville.
Why does Brother Vessels seem SO
melancholy. why does he SO constantly
hum with so much sadness that plaintive
ware. oh ware, have dot little dog
go-en?"
Brother La Pointe spoke at some length
and gave q historic account of the order
aud of the good work of the Executive
Council of the Grand Court Doctor
Finnerty said he was taken by surprise;
he thought he was in Court Jersey City,
bodied FOresters he admitted that to the
G.. Ranger Crotty should be given the
credit of accomplishing more for the
order than any other Forester in Hudson
County. He remembered his first visit
to Court Grove, before Brother Crotty's
time and he then thought the Court
would be of short duration He was not
surprised to see that the members would
not listen to the name OF any other person
In the Court.
All of the officers-elect made some good
remarks about the prosperity of the
Court, especially the Financial Secretary,
who is indeed most able and learned
gentlemen He has during his time as
secretary spared neither trouble nor time
In aiding the Chief Ranger to make
Court Grove one of the best and leading
courts OF the county. Brother Boland
was also called upon by the c. r. He
S aid he had visited several Courts, and
were he the Chief Rangers greatest
enemy he should confess he was the most
capable Chief Ranger he had seen, and he
added If the Court continued in its pros
perity as it mas done for the year it would
soon be on the top Of the heap.
Chief Ranger Crotty. who is always
equal to the occasion, thanked the bretn-
rem for their still continued confidence in
him. He allowed. however, that he had
nothing to offer for their unanimous
opinion. All tnat he could give them as
a guarantee was his past record. He adj
yised them to be attentive to their meet
ings. He himself had never missed q
meeting from his initiation and while he
asked for no applause he wanted to show
them how much more interest he took in
the court lie scarcely ever missed a
meeting without proposing a member,
and all he asked was their Cooperation
He would leave no stones unturned to
benefit Grove.
Brother Collins made the ablest speech
by saying that DR.. Finnerty authorized
him TO say that there was a watermelon
on ice for the brethren and he wished
them TO partake Of it, which they gladly
consented to do.
The Chief Ranger said he could not
close without offering vote OF thanks To
THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS, of Jersey
City, for the many favorable reports Of
the Court Groveand its officers and especi
ally the large space given our late excur
sion and he felt duty bound to ask the
Brethren of Court Grove to patronize
THE SUNDAY MORNING NEWS, of jersey
City.
This they gladly acquiesced in.