The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-24
'RLPS, SIGNS AND GRIPS.
Mirror Of the Week in Lodge
and Council.
MUCH MASONIC MATTER.
Another Chapter Of Malta's His
tory-0ther Societies.
TREE ESQ AcCEPlEp NAs0Ns.

see the ConSistory work the twenty fifth
degree They were disappointed owing
to confusion of dates, bat they had
jolly time.
The delegation of Jersey City No. Il will
attend the communication Of Franklin
Lodge. at Philadelphia, next Saturday
night by invitation. The Quaker City
boys intend having a quiet affair." ana as
Jersey City Lodge recently entertained
several OF the Franklin members in
splendid style, the Pennsylvania boys de-
sire reciprocate The delegation from
No. "a will leave on the express train
which leaves the ?. r. r. depot at 4:l6.
Mecca Temple will nexl Friday night
visit the Oasis OF Kisnet Temple OF
brooklyn. and the candidates on Mecca's
list viii ride the camels provided by
Kismet
1t is TIE first time in the history of the
fraternity IN this Stale that the two
highest honors have been held by Jersey
City Craftsmen. w. B. Thomas w. Til
den is the Grand Master, and w. B.
Robert Simpson is tae Grand High
Priest. The office of Grand Master has
not fallen to the lot of a member from
the Seventh Masonic district since w. B.
Hiram Wallis vacated the chair many
years ago. The last member from this
district who held the highest posi-
ton Ia the Grand Chapter was
w B. Martin M. Drohan. who
o cupied the chair in 1877. 2. G. NJ.
Z. u
now residents Of this county. 1t is hoped
that the inclination to leave this district
will OF attack the present incumbents of
the high places when their terms end, as
the prominence attained by the lodges OF
this district is in no small measure due to
tine excellent service rendered by these
two loyal, energetic aud intelligent
brothers, who by their own efforts in adj
yancing the interests of the order won
the first honors in the Grand Lodge and
aud the Grand Chapter They began at
the bottom round and steadily assembled
the ladder until they reached the highest
round. Brother Simpson Is the youngest
man upon whom the honor has been con-
| ferred in many years. He has never been
out OF Office In the Grand Chapter since he
received the degree. He began as the
! Grand Master of First Veil and has adj
vanced peg at each session since.
! Grand High Priest Simpson is making
/ up his committees. They will be an
nounced next week. Hudson will not be
| forgotten.
There are six chapters of the Royal
| Arcn Masons in this district.
The team OF Enterprise Lodge will work
the M. NJ. Degree in costume at the next
communication of Bayview Lodge next
Thursday night. It will please members
to see skilled craftsmen under the leader
! ship of r. w. Bro Robert Simpson. He
| has introduced several new movements
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on this occasion.
Craftsmen, attention. Bayyiew Lodge
viii work the fourth degree next Thurs
day night.
Bergen Lodge will have big time at
| its communication on June 5. The Grand
/ Officers have been invited and deiega-
/ ton from New New York will be present.
| The charge Will be delivered by Chancei-
lor McGill, z. NJ. of the Lodge of the
Temple
Grand Master Tilden has not missed q
| meeting OF the Grand District Lodge and
District Deputy Joseph E Moore of this
city has missed but one OF these meetings
that held at Elizabeth. He could not
attend that night. as he had district
! lodge of instruction to look after at
4 home.
At the Grand Lodge of Instruction for
tine Twelfth District ]. G. w. Randolph
| presided. The ceremonies of opening aud
| closing and the (. A. and NJ. NJ. degrees
| were exempiiied by r. w. Brother
Haines. Grand Instructor. assisted by
| District Deputies Grand Masters Moore.
| Apgar, Roray and Donnelly and P. d. G.
| NJ Eortmeyer.
AZ the fourth district Grand Lodge of
Instruction, which was held in the rooms
of Asbury Park Lodge No. l42 at AsDury
Park, r. ". Brother James a. Durand,
| ID. ID. q. NJ, presided. The opening and
| closing ceremonies and the esoteric work
! Of the Z. A. and NJ. Nj. degrees were
| exempilfied under the supervision of
| Grand Instructor Haines by D, d. G, NJ. IS
Moore, Schoder, Greene, Wilkins and
| Lockwood.
The District Grand Lodge of Instruc-
ton for the First District was held in the
rooms of Evening Star Lodge. at Bridge
| ton, on Thursday night. Junior Grand
Warden Randolph presided. The cere-
monies of opening and closing and the
-. -|x.E% Il
Crees were exemplified by ID. D. 6. NJ. =
! Roray, Moore, Apgar and Evan, under
| the direction OF Grand Instructor Haines-
| 1t was one of the best of the series of
| Grand District meetings. The attend
ance was superb Every lodge in the dis
| trict but one was represented, and the
work waa expeditiously and perfectly
| done by the experienced deputies.
The last Grand Lodge of Instruction
1 will be held Ia the Tenth District. 1t will
be at the rooms of Independent Lodge
No. A. Mt Hackettstawn, next Wednes-
| day evening.
". Bro. Henry c. Ross, of Roseyille
Lodge No. l43. has been appointed the
representative of the Grand Lodge of Ken
lucky, near the Grand Lodge of New Jer-
sey. and r. w. William Hedges Baldwin,
OF Union Lodge, No. 81. has been ap-
sey near the Grand Lodge OF Cali
! fornia.
Bergen Lodge worked the NJ. NJ. degree
| on Friday nignt in great style.
| The New Jersey Consistory A. and A
| S. R., OF the Northern Masonic jurisdic-
ton, is up and doing 1t is rapidly grow
| ing. The next meeting viii be in July.
Hope Dodge. OF Passaic, will have a
| communication out the of ordinary next
| Friday night. The grand officers have
| been invited and Grand Master Tilden
/ and D. d. G. Nj. joseph z. Moore of this
| city have accepted.
The last District Lodge of Instruction
| for this district prior 70 cutting off will be
| held at Hoboken next month.
| Through special dispensntion the sec
! ond or fellowcraft degree was conferred
upon Charles D. Bnrdett. during a
| special communication held last Monday
| evening by Bayonne Lodge of Bavonne.
| FRANK NJ Brown received through a
| special dispensation the third or Master
! Mason's degree at the comm unication
| held on Thursday evening by Bayopne
| Lodge No. 90 of Bayonne.
KNIGHTS OF PfTilIAS.
Hudson Lodge No. 81 held very pleas
ant convention on Thursday evening. A
| good and welfare session, duriug which
/ p. Cs. Miller, EDtwistle, Snyder, Gould,
! mckinley aud others entertained the
! brothers with interesting remarks. THE
| d. D. G. C. has selected the team of this
! lodge TO confer the rank of Page at the in
| stitution of the new lodge "Palisade' at
| Union Hill on Thursday, June H. This
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