The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-15

C1uQluQ the O0lOnel ana kthAl duA Obht7A
prominent members of the uniform rank
The next monthly sociable of Black
Prince Division will be held on Wednes-
day evening, March Is. A huge time IS
expected.
Palestine Division No / will hold its
last drill In Coopers Hail on Tuesday
evening. It will meet hereafter at the
Avenue House, Newark avenue. The
drill room in the latter house 1s great
improvement over the old quarters, and
there is no doubt that the change will be
beneficial to the division.
v. G. Van Antwerp will make lively
Chancellor Commander for Grant Lodge.
He will make the Indians dance, and wish
they were squaws instead OF. brave war
riors
Will Big Horse Paul introduce the
sixth at the next camp fra of the indiansg
p. G. j. Clark should bring the sixth
with him when he attends the next meet
ing Of the relief committee.
A number of prominent Kni ghts OF Py-
thias have become officers IN Damon
Commandery. knights of Malt q, and were
installed on Friday evening
p. G. Rappleyea Is a boomer. He has
invited every lodge in Jersey City to at
tend the anniversary of Lincoln Lodge on
April 2. at Roche's Hall
Brother Frank Reed is now an organ
izer. He will soon have lodge of
Knights of Malta ready for institution
in Brooklyn.
Colonel George Rhodes has formally ac-
cepted the position of colonel OF the First
Regiment. u. R., and will assume COM
mand as soon as his commission has been
received. The new colonel will no doubt
appoint several new officers on the staff,
and it is expected will issue orders for
battalion drills and inspection at an early
Date.
The joint committee of Lincoln Assem-
ply. No. z. Pythian Sisterhood, and the
committees from the various K. of p.
lodges IN this county held meeting on
Monday evening at the residence OF Sister
Campbell, No. 30 Court House place and
decided to give an entertainments and re-
ception in Oakland avenue Rink on Fri
day, April 10. for the benefit of Brother
Nishanion of Blake Lodge, Worcester,
Mass p. G. George T. Higgins, of Lin
coin Lodges is the manager. and the talent
will include some of the best in the city.
Jersey City Lodge will send her excellent
corps as will also Harvard Lodge, of New
York, Woodland and Lincoln of this city.
Prof Freeman's orchestra will furnish
the music for the reception and Brothers
Coghill and CLINE will be the accompan-
list. Palestine Division, No. l, will give
an exhibition drill during the evening
The order of Pythian Sisterhood is
growing in every State. In little Della
ware number of assemblies are being
instituted. The outlook OF the order is
very bright, particularly in the West,
where the brothers recognize the efforts
of the sisters and give them a helping
hand
Calanthe Assembly No 5, Pythian Sis
terhood, will hold its regular convention
on Wednesday evening in Clinton Hall,
and Lincoln Assembly No. Z on the same
evening at Humboldt Hall.
A preliminary meeting of persons in
terested in the formation of a new lodge
In East Orange was held on Friday even
ing. p. @. William Ferris, of Henry Clay
Lodge. presided and made few remarks.
G. 0. g. w. E. Hitchcock, P. G. Hager
and p. G. ii. j. THEM explained the bene-
fits of the order. Twenty-Five applicants
signed the roll. Another meeting will be
held next Friday evening, at which time 10
Is expected that the roll will be increased
TO thirby-ave. The lodge will probably
be instituted on Friday evening, March
20.
The order of Knights of Pythias in New
York city has taken a boom during the
past month. Within two weeks no less
than four new lodges will be instituted
by the Grand Chancellor and every lodge
in the city Is doing good work. All the
lodges are arranging for receptions or
entertainments and the coming month
promises to be the liveliest known in the
order for many years past. Robert
Bruce, No. So. gave reception and ball on
Thursday evening. Perfection Lodge
No. 270 will hold its annual reception at
the Lexington Avenue Opera House on
Thursday evening, March 10, 1891.
The X. of R. and S. of the lodges IN dis
tricts Nos. 9, % and should not forget to
inform the committee from their lodge
of the Pythian Relief and Employment
Association at the castle hall of Cincin-
natus Lodge on Monday evening, March
%. It is desired that O full meeting of
the committee should be held.
The Five Corners will soon resound
with the echo of the martial steps OF Pal
estine Division, and Rathbone will strive
to outnumber Lincoln in Its membership.
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