The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-15
|RAPS, SIGNS AND GRIPS.
Mirror of the Past Week
in Lodge, Council
and Castle.
900 FELLOWS 70 Rave 4 GRAND FAIR.
Notes About Our Many Secret SOci-
cieties and Members.
INpEpnNprNr oRpER or ODD FlLL0WS

three fiji fiedaed Odd Fellows last NJ on
day night by comforting the third degr ee.
Propositions are steadily coming IN 10 !n Is
lodge, and the officers are we'll versed "a
the work book is never seen IN their
hands from the fact that they have all
Inemorized their parts. Initiatorv degree
will be conferred tomorrow night.
Brothers. IL you want to see something
good visit Rising Star tomorrow night
p G. Shain, of Mechanics No. GO, was
was among the visitors last Weqnesdag
night at Garfield No Go. lie is always a
welcome caller. Garfield Lodge % was
well attended last Wednesday night, the
reason for this, as Brother Lewis OF
Maple 222 says. is they worked the second
degree p g. VIM. Ryan was Degree
Master, and assisted by the capable degree
team he cannot be excelled in the work.
Garfield is one Of the best working lodges
in this State, having a membership OF
nearly 800 Figuratively it is A NO. |.
No ginger bread work about Garfield.
When IL comes down TO solid work the
candidates get their moneys worth every
time and no mistake. In good and wei
fare remarks were made by number Of
brethren, after which the lodge closed IN
peace and harmony.
Sumner Lodge No. 1870 met last Monday
night. The meeting was largely attended.
". G. Mandigo was in the chair. The
average attendance of Sumner is about
had this average of attendance the order
would boom IN this city. p. G. Day, who
Is a member of this lodge, says, I'VE get
there every time. !"
" G. J. J. Bechtold of Sumner. who
will soon be II. G.. will make good off,
Ger. Being splendid parliame ntarian,
also q Justice of th peace, he should be
able to administer the law in such man
ner as TO give Sumner good boom.
A clean sweep-a1most every one knows
what clean sweep Is. There is an old
saying that q new broom sweeps clean.
pephapsE the same may be said of new
lodges. At any rate Myrtle No 10, d. of
r., intends TO make clean sweep of Jer-
sey City in the sale of tickets for the Odd
Fellowa fair to be held in April next,
and what gives the members who are sell
ing tickets encouragement is the fact
that no one refuses to help on the good
work. The jersey City merchants are
contributing handsomely to the fair COM,
mlttee, and not alone at home but even in
other cities. where the fame of Myrtle
has reached. Circulars have been sent to
all the lodges, and they are responding
promptly and well The grand features
Of the far are so numerous that
ali who participate will certainly be in
terested. What grand sight it will
be when the Soldiers Monument is dedi-
Gated to see enc of our G.. A. r. posts
parading with the beautiful flag which
Will be won By some post at the Odd Eel
lows fair. Some Master Mason will look
back with pride and say, II won this
apron at the fair" And SO it may be said
Of the beautiful gavels and past grand's
collar and Knights Of Pythias jewel and
a score OF other t&ings which will go to
make the fair interesting and successful.
The committee in charge, of which Bro
ther Bernstein is chairman, have done all
that lay in human power to do and are
sEill doing for the success Of this fair.
They deserve great praise. One thing
is sure with the encouragement which
this fund Will give to the Odd Fellows
Hall project it should receive new inn
petrs and 20 bounding along towards a
successful completion. Lucky, indeed,
will the person be who wins The beauti-
full piano from the world famous SOhmer,
which will be drawn for. II the fair
does not make a clean sweep IN Jersey
State there is nothing that will.
Brother William E. Davis of Rising
Star No 20i is selling more tickets than
any member Of the lodge.
Two propositions were received in Gar
field No. IS last Wednesday night.
The sudden and untifneiy death of
Brother Samuel N. RockhilI of Borden
town, N. j., viii be deeply felt by all Odd
Fellow Lodges throughout the State AS
a Grand Lodge officer, Brother Rocknill
was prominent of late years. A better
officer could not be found. He was gem
erous and kind, loving father, and an
estinlable citizen He suffered long and
intensely. but was patient and exhibited
rare fortitude.
Brother Richards is still agitating his
tronble with the p. K. r., and hopes soon
TO win. What blessing it would have
been 10 our citizens if the railroad tracks
lad beer elevated years ago. What
vast amount OF suffering 1t would have
saved.
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Friday night. Degree work will be con-
ferred, and a good time may be expected.
Visitors are always welcome.
Third degree next Wednesday night in
Garfield, No. 65.
Found-A package of papers marked
summer Association. The owner may
nave them by calling at No. $40 Mont
gomery street or Hall and proving prop
erty.
z. G. Betsy is great lover of cake.
Mt. Sinai Encampinent met last Friday
night. The meeting was well attended.
Mt. Sinai stands A No. l at present.
Brctaers of subordinates who have not
received the encampmenr degrees should
do so, as the real beauties of the order are
exemDlifled in the encampment branch
D. ID. g. p. John 3. Getting, who has
been under the.weather," is GONZALES
cent, and will soon be out again attending
10 duties.
The financial secretary and treasurer OF
Harmony were both absent at the last
meeting, both sick The doctors are
reaping a harvest just now
Brother Lane looks well smoking his
new pipe, and his cane gives him quite q
dignlhec appearance.
lrcqu0is Lodge No. 80 will meet Thurs
day night A full attendance is desired.
Garfield Association will hold its regu-
Lar monthly meeting as soon as the
amusement committee have something