The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-16


ogits % TIE extreme beat. D. d. g. G.
q. McD0Dough conferred the ranks OF
EsdSilfe and Knight on Page. The work
1 Was well rendered. n. G. Patterson WIS
perfect IL his rendition Of the work. and
/ Srelate SfeadeTnan showed that the
brothers haa made no mistake IN hrs
selection. 2. g John Clark filed the ?.
y station, comflsting fine set Of de-
/ gree workers. IN good aud welfare ln-
| tefestipg remarks were made bG D. D. g.
Z G. McDonough, .. d. g. G. Berrian, P
| G. John Clark Y. q. Patterson and
others. The lodge Will commence lis
regular convention on the first Tuesday
/ ID September. Good work is promised
for the balance Of the term, and Rath-
bone viii report to the Grand Chancellor
n January as the largest lodge in District
Lafayette Lodge No. 70 viii confer the
RANK Of Esquire at its convention On
/ wednesday evening. Every member is
requested 70 be present
Centenary Lodge No. 100 Will hold It's
I regular convention at BambersE Hail.
| Greenyille, on Friday evening
Sherman Lodge No. 129 held its regular
convention on Monday evening. G. G.
Duke presided. The attendance was
good, number Of visitors being present.
/ The rank Of Page was conferred on six
/ candidates By G. G. Duke. who will also
confer The rang of Esquire tomorrow
evening Propositions are coming in
a3d this lodge viii be one hundred strong
/ before the end of tie first year. In good
and welfare pleasant remarks were made
By number Of the visiting brothers aud
| the six dollar rate.
Colonel George II. Rhodes, First RegI
/ ment Unifofm Rank, Knights Of Pythias,
mas issued tie following General Order
| No. 81
L The annual parade OF the First Regi-
Qsop 4 r ~ 4~7H 4SzETd
place al Pialnneld, n. j., Wednesday,
i September 10. 1921
9. Headquarters viii be established at
the rink. Commandments of divisions
VIII report t. the adjutanb on arrival.
.. Line viii form at one O'clock D. n.
CAPTAINS viii arrange 50 that their diyi-
sions viii arrive BY twelve O'Clock m.
I 4 Field and stat mounted will report
to the Colonel commanding; non-cofn-
Inlssioned staff and band to the Aejutant
on arrival. The Quartermaster is hereby
Instructed 20 furnish horses for field aud
staff and attend 70 such other duties 40
| appertains to mis- Office
5. Commandments are earnestly re-
quested to use every effort to have full
representation present.
O. The Grand Lodge of New Jersey APP
/ propriafed 500 as drill prizes 60 be dIstrl-
buted as folI0ws---First prize. $50, second
prize. $50; third prize, so, for the best
I drilled divisions. All divisions DESTROYS
Of competing for the above prizes viii
make their entries not later than ten
O'Clock a. %. on the day OF parade 70 the
/ Adiutant.
z BY authority Of regimeutal law the
Quartermasser is empowered to expend
tue sum Of $125 fof music for the annual
parade, and the subordinate divisions
shall be assessed pro rata OF their menu
bership TO defray the expenses.
Palestine Division No. l, U. R., X of
/ p, held lis regular meeting on Monday
evening, Captain Steup, president. Is
/ large amount OF routine business was
! transacted. The Office Of financial sacTe-
tary was declared vacant By reason Of
the eDcumbent's continued absence from
the city, and sir Knight Ralph Donath
was elected and installed in that position.
/ Preparations are being made for the an
nual regimental parade. aud the division
will parade at least fifty swords. Re-
cruitlng is brisk members being elected
at each meeting. The COMMITTEES on the
contemplated trip to kansas City will
/ commence 8 series Of entertainments
shortly 70 assist IN detrayln The expenses
Of the trip
The divisions that viii be present at
/ the annual parade of the First Regiment
/ viii be Palestine No. /. Unity No. 8.
Black Prince No. 4 Friendship No. ).
Red Cross No 6, Long Branch No. S
Monmouth No. 9. Ortygfa No. 10. ExceI
( sior No. II, Crescent No. IS aud Calanthe
/ No. IA. The divisions Will parade about
4 thres hundred strong. The parade Will
/ competitive drill viii be called for three
/ O'Clock. Thus far three divisions are en-
tered for prizes, Black Prince, Unity aud
Calanthe: Others viii probably be entered
/ on tae day Of parade
/ Colonel Rhodes and staH viii commence
his official visits IN September, and bat
| TALON drills wilt be ordered during Oc-
tober. The drills are Indispensable. aud
a series of them should be ordered during
the entire season. A battalion drill is
not only for the men, but is . school Of
! instruction for the officers of the regi-
ment. It would be well FOR one series Of
1 drills to be ordered with The divisions il
command of the Sir knight Lieutenznts,
] and another to be commanded By Sir
Knight Herolds. By tnis plan every Line
command OF his division and good results
would follow
General Ordefs No. 80, from Major
General Carnahan. contains some Vault
able information for the Uniform Rank.
A service medal has been completed and
/ is now ready for sale at a cost OF S2.5e aud
( S, The law governing the use
| Knights who haxe been pres
ent at and participated in not less
! than three-fourths Of the business meet
ings and drills of their respective divi-
i sions Tor period of four consecutive
/ years, shSn be entitled to receive and
wear this medal to be known as "fhe
Sir Knights Service Medal" All Sir
knights entitled 10 and receiving the
service MEDAL may, if they SO desire.
/ be placed on the retired list Of their re-
1 spectiye divisions, and shall be exempt
from the practice drills OF the divisions,
! and from the business sessions Of the
1 division but shall be entitled to all the
| rights, privileges and benefits Of mem
| bers OF the division. including that Of
election 10 end holding ofiice IN the diyi-
sion. But they must retain and be in
I possession of tie uniform of the rank
Lincoln Assembly No. viii hold its
regular convention on Wednesday even-
! ing at Humboldt Hall. A fair is being
talked OF and win no doubt take place this
fali
Calanthe Assembly No 5, Pythian Sis
terhood, viii meet at Clinton Hall on
/ Wednesday evening.
The idea advanced BIZ onr Somerviile
friend, p. c. D. W. Aesser, Of having rne
! work exemplitied IL the lodges OF each
district By the d. d. G. G. at least once
/ during each term. is good one. District
| No. has already adopted this plan, and
it has been found very successful One
idea the brother might have advanced
was the school Of instruction for the ID.
ID. @. C.s of the thirty districts in this
State. 1t is just as important that the
d. d. g. Is. should receive Instructions
as thai the G. Cs. and members of the