The Sunday morning news., 1891-08-30

GFaBd Onicr Gaata Dr. Hitchcock Of
Newark Will maze his headquarters at
tne Rink ia PiaIn1ield on the iGgh. wber
ne viii bo Is home to bis friends a1tef th e
competitive drill.
p G. y. Il. Messler paid a short visit to
Jersey City on Monday, aud made all
for The transportation OF
the osder from this city to Pia.nneld.
A new division VIII be instituted at
Union Hill before the next meeting Of
the Board OF Officers.
KNIGHTS or MALTA.
Election Of oflcsrs in Alpha Com
naADdery resulted as foliows:-Sir Knight
Commander, Sir Z. 6. Reilly; Cen, Sir
y0s- Watson; Capt. General, Sir J. N.
Reedes Preinte. T. J. McClung. 2. c.;
Senior Warden, Sir Samuel Dynes: Re-
corders Sir Z. z. Wo0dley; Assistant
Recorder, J. Mcconnell, Jr.; Treasurer,
w. E. Horton; Trustee, G. i. Van Ant
werp, r G. The following were ap-
p0intea.-Junior Warden, Sir G. Jem-
ners0n: Sword Bearer. Sir J. Whitten; !;
Standard Bearer, Sir 4. Bell: Warder,
Sir Z. Armstrong; Sentinel, Sir W. J.
Cl0ugbley; First Guard, Sir D. Baxter:
second Gaard. Sir W. J. Benson.
It was an exciting election at Alpha on
Friday night -Four ballOts were taken
for Captain General before an election
was effected. but the event of the evening
was on tue election Of Recorder. Eight
ballots were taken, the ballot standing
twenty 20 twenty, but was decided on
the ninth ballot. Everything passed OF
nicely
Don e forget the joint public instaila-
ton Of 4 piia and Joppa Communicates
which takes place next Friday night as
The council chamber Of Alpha. The COM
rnittae has made all arrangements.
Meeting OF Degree ComfnandeEF a6 No
q rtfs 4
Red Cross Knights who have signed tie
application are requested 30 be present.
2. Z. SteuD has been appointed Grand
Marshal for the parade 10 November.
Companion e. Z. Smith Of Joppa Com
mandery, who was killed last Saturday
YORK Bay Cemetery with knigIfly honors
on Wednesday. 2. G. MeCiung OF Alpha
acted as Pfelata
The Supreme Comm andery meets at
headquarters. No. 9 Exchange place. next
sunday at three p. M
Installation Of officers at Robert Bruce
next Wednesday evening.
Public ms ailation Of McCiintock next
Saturday night.
The Bayonne Prince was at Alpha on
Friday, ready 70 kick as usual
4. G. Ironten, Commander Woodley
and Commander elect Westeryeit OF
Joppa were at Alpha on Friday.
BENEVOLENT AND PROTECTIVE ElKs.
Jersey City Lodge No. 3i1 will hold IT'S
first business communication az Franklin
Hall oa Tuesday night. Several can6i-
dates who were not present at the Insti-
tuti0u will be Initiated.
The officers of the new lodge Will have
q 5eance tnis morning a5 the Office Of the
Exalted Ruler
Esquire Weed is on a Western tour
He has been through Minnesota aud
Michigan, and WAS at Cincinnati yester-
day, where he met Grand Secretary Allen
Y. Meyer; He writes that tue West is
ful Of Esks.
RED MEN.
On Tuesday morning Wawapahah
Tribe, No 14l. accompanied by Indians
from adjoining reservations. herr z1uaygs,
papcoses and pale face friends captured
aspeeial train 1T the Erie depot auI com
pelted the engineer 70 take them
into the wood at Greenwood
Lake Glens, where they spent the
day on their first annual picnic
aud war dance. The day xas pleasantly
spent in games and dancing, and the pro.
prtetor OF the Glen. Mr. De Graw. did
everything IN his power 10 make the
event happy one for the visitors. Arriv-
Ing a5 the Like. everyone proceeded TO
take care of The inner man, after which
the programme was started with the tub
race There were bat Two entries
Brothers D5dd and Woliever, who caused
4 great deal fun in tAeiF struggles with
the subs. Il was won by Brother D0dd.
A boat race WAS the. next event. SIX
entries. 1t was won IN fine style by Great
Chief NeWconib This WAS followed bg Il
sack race. won BY Brother H. Leonard
A three legged race caused much laagh-
ter, ana was won By Brothers Leonard
and Dunn Then came the eventual race
of the day; the Jum0oes OF tae tribe were
called forth to show how mountains of
fiesa could rnn- Past Sachein Big Horse
Paul, First Sanaip Great Horse
Boice and Brother Short Horse
Miller toed the scratch and ut the word
tais 800 pounds starred The cart n
quaked and trees rocked as they pounded
Horse Miller by an inch. While the
people were watching the exhausted
racers pistol shots were heard in the
woods followed by q biood-cnrdling IN
dian yell. Every Indian took up
aud dashed of into the woods.
the woods and mountains echoed il
back, and women aud paiefaces stood
rlyeted to the spot Shortly Indian songs
aud warwhoops rent the air, aud the In-
dians returned from he mountains with
a captive bound TO f0rked stick and
proceeded to the execution tree. where
they were about 10 execute him,
when he was saved By Prophet
Paul aud d. d. NeNcomb After
this dancing was INDUCED in by all
hands. The great feature of the day,
however. was the war dance led by Great
Indian Sewcomb. in which all the In
dians took part, dancing and yelling like
true sons of tue forest TO the music OF a
drum. Mr.. DeGraw then proposed an egg
race for ladies and eight entered. IL was
won by Miss Tayior after dead heat. A
keg race was won BY Mr.. Hit. aud
potato race by Messrs 9illiard and Pool.
the dancing programme was then car
ried out, and at half-past SIX the band
struck up Home. Sweet Home and ali
moved for the train. They returned 10
their wigwam, declaring that IL was one
OF the happiest days they had ever spent
in the woods.
Wawhapahah Tribe buried two of their
members in New York BAY Cemetery on
"Wednesday, Brother Fort and Brother E
l.. Smith. Brother Smith was killed on
the railroad at New Newark on Saturday
night The bodies were brought to the
Wlgwam Of the tribe, aud taken from
there side by side TO the cemetery.
At the last meeting Of the Wawaps six
tribes were represented -Winona. PeDer-
horn. CommuniDaw, High Rock. Sargkins
and Incas ot Newark. A paleface was
adopted ia fee style.
Presentations Will be made at the Wa
W ps on Wednesdays sleep. They have
arrived
ITAF0R MEfHANTCS