Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
Jr. o. q. A. NJ.

Gas City Council No. 27S, is arranging to
hold picnic on July 80.
Vine Cliff Council No lO7 will go to Cleve.
land In Pullman coaches.
There is some talk of a new council being
organized in Johnstown, Pa.
Quite large number of Juniors are out of
work now, owing to the strikes.
Brother ]. G. A. Richter, an old Allegheny
boy, has been elected State Councillor Of
TheDeputy State Councillors have arranged
5or visit to Mansfield Council No. &C, on the
SSth instant.
The indications now are that there will be
from 10000 to 1900 Juniors in Cleveland
next month.
John Grey Council No. 249 accompanied
Pittsburg Commandery to church on last
Sunday morning.
The mention of James Cranston for Ma
uonal Vice Councillor, which was made q
week ago, has received appreciation.
J. J. Isensee, of Acme Council, and rival
OF Whitney as a soloist, will sing at con-
cert at the Second U. P. Church, Allegheny,
on Thursday evening, May IS.
President Harrison, who is an American
Mechanic, said in one Of his recent speeches:
You have not failed to make sure that the
children, the blessed children of your
houses, that are now coming, are made
secure in their position of q well endowed
school system. What a testimony it is to
the American character; that however in
tense the push for the thiEgs of life; however
eager the pursuit of gain, you can never
assemble community of 200 people that do
not begin to organize schools for the chill.
uren. These common schools are not simply
nurseries of intellectual training; they are
nurseries Of citizenship"
The Juniors are determined to make the
excursion to Cleveland o big success. The
low rate of transportation has already in
duced hundreds of memb srs to make ar
rangements for the trip and the Forest City
will surely be crowded with Mechanics dur
ing the session of the National Coun Gil.
There IS not the least doubt but that from
5000 to 5000 men will 60 from Pittsburg and
Allegheny, and that there will be from 10000
TO 1900 men in line on the day of the parade.
This is as it should be. Let US show our ap-
probation of what public demonstrations
have done for us at home by giving Cleve-
land parade that will be of some practical
value to the organization there.
This is the orders birthday, On Nav II.
1858, Washington Council No. l was instituted
IN Germantown, Philadelphia, by Reliance
Council, OF the o. U. A NJ, as local "feeder''
for that council, the membership being re-
stricted to persons between the ages of l6
and q years, With the object of preparing
the younger element for admission into the
y. U. A. N. For a number of years Washing
ton Council existed alone and it was not
until 1850 that the order was sufficiently
strong to organize a State Council. On
March Is the State Council was organized in |
the town hall of Germantown, eight councils |
being represented. In 1879 the action which |
severed the junior from the senior order /
was finally taken, and the former began its |
work as an independent organization. Its
native State, Pennsylvania, is the strong
hold OF the order, its progress in other States |
having been somewhat slow; but wherever |
Il has found foothold it has stayed and its |
further prosperity is but q matter Of time, |
Washington Council will celebrate the es- |
tablishment of the organization to-day and |
tomorrow. |
The news of the death of Brother j. p
Winower, Junior Past State Councillor was |
sad intelligence to the membership in West |
ern Pennsylvania and particularly to the |
members in this city. Brother Winower has |
been in the city several times, and was init |
mately acquainted with many of the active |
members in this section. He was elected |
State Vice Councillor at Wilkesbarre in 1883,
and State Councillor at Harrisburg in 1889
His term as the chief exective of the order
in Pennsylvania was the most profitable in
the history of the organization. He was a
nrm bat moderate officer, a faithful and |
earnest worker, and q warm friend All |
who knew him can but speak words of kind
ness for him, and regret at the loss the State
Council of Pennsylvania has sustained. On
the occasion Of one Of his visits in this CITY
Brother WinOwer visited Acme Council No,
2B. AT their meeting Thursday evening a
committee was appointed to draft minute
on the lamented brothers death The
funeral viii take place in Lancaster to-day,
with the ceremonies of the ORDER