The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-08

were then led to the "Mikado'sn throne
(Brother Smith, who, after exacting from
them the obligations. turned them oven
10 the teudef mercies OF Lord High
Executioner" Kallman, who made Z
exceedingly warm for them. As each
victim went through the circus, he
eyinced a deep desire to assist the execu-
toner with the next one, and thus get
! Hunk" All present, including the VIC
inns, thoroughly enjoyed the comforting
of the degree.
A new council will be instituted on
Wednesday evening in Masonic Hall,
South Orange. Deputy Grand Regent +.
J. Griffith Is the iEstituting officer.
Grand Trustee KaIlnan. accompanied
by Grand Vice Regent Mcdowell, Grand
Secretary Alberts and Grand Chaplain
Drummond, held a preliminary meeting
in Belleyille, N. j., on Tuesday night.
Fourteen applications were filed out.
and new council will be instituted ae
that place III a few weeks
w T. Sherman Council No. 1910 held a
large and enjoyable session on Friday
night. The newly elected officers were
installed by Deputy Grand Regent
Muecke, after which Duty TX. was cou-
ferred by the officers of Pioneer Council
No. %. A collation. was served and q
pleasant evening was spent in songs,
Rotations. speeches. etc The baby"
council promises to be lively one.
Brother Christie McCabe gave several
valuable pointers on working the side
degree at Pavonia the other evening.
Brother Hoffman was also an efficient
aid. :.
The only trouble with the sMikado"
degree is that there is no Yum Yum" to
alleviate the sufferings of the poor vic
TINS with her winning smiles.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS.
The "Thirty-niners'' made last month
bv Jersey City Lodge No. "a were very
attentive in watching seven candidates
going through the initiatory degree last
Tuesday. Two more Thirty miners"
were among the candidates, Leonard Nc
Donald and George Ill. Wenner, making
twenty in all, with more to follow. On
next Tuesday the first degree will be con-
ferred on the same candidates and as the
new floor movements conceived by the
Master of Ceremonies, w G. johnson,
are very pleasing aud the team very pro-
ficient in this degree, o very entertaining
and instructive evening may be spent in
Roche's Hail.
Steuben Lodge has taken a new lease of
life since its establishment IN the new
quarters at Kessler's Hall, and applica-
lions for membership are numerous every
l4EEbluA. ~ ldLRG A4lAbCA WILL W AAAtAdhCa
at the next meeting.
The officers of Summit Lodge No. 1S2
visited Passaic last Wednesday evening
ana worked the first degree In costume at
Passaic Lodge.
Myrtle the infant is doing we'll. 1t is 8
banner lodge now.
Brother George A. Stevens of Iroquoi5
Lodge has the sym pathy Of large num-
Der of friends in mis- bereavement His
charming spouse was torn from him sud-
denly after few hours illness. Mount
Sinai Encampment and Iroquois Lodge
were well represented at the funeral on
Friday.
One of the best entertainments aud one
of the most successful was that given by
Myrtle Lodge. The youngster under
stands how to get up show that Will
attract aud please large audience, It
can give some of the older lodges points
in this respect.
day night. The first degree was conferred
on two candidates by p. G. Richards
assisted by The degree team.
Harmony Encam pment No. AZ conferred
the initiatory degree last Friday night.
Second degree next Wednesday night
in No. 65. All brothers are welcome
Brother j. E. Bernstein of Sumner No.
$50 was initiated in the z. NJ 3 last Thurs
day night.
The Fair Committee met last Thursday
night 10 complete the circular, which viii
soon be ready for distribution.
Horehound, 5; nquorice, B; honey, 5;
extract of rye, 10: three cigars, Is; total,
40 How about this, p. G. b? Did
you sell that ticket2
Sumner No. l80 met last Monday night.
Sumner is getting along nicely at present.
number of propositions are standing
out.
Mechanics No. sc is working degrees in
the beatitied form
Rising Star No. 2i0 is taking in new
members all the time aud is in flourish
ing condition. The officers are efficient
and book is never seen in the lodge
room. They meet every Monday night IN
the bank building, Erie street and
Payonia avenue Visitors welcome.
Booming did you says Well, shonld
say So. You never saw anything like it.
Talk about selling tickets why the COM
mittee can hardly stamp them fast
enough. Woods Hall next April will
look like a fairy bower and the compsli-
ton for the prizes will be very lively, be-
sides the lodges who have an interest in
the home are helping on the work nobly
Too much credit cannot be given the
members of The committee. They are
working like beavers and deserve great
praise.
4 Myrtle Rsbekah Degree Lodge No. 10
held special meeting this week for the
purpose of assisting the general commit
tee on the Fair, as the duties are now SO
urgent and so much is TO be done that it
is necessary to have q special meeting
every week 1t looks as though Myrtle
will be successful with the enterprise If
the Odd Fellows of Hudson County will
put their shoulders to the wheel it wi Ill be
a good venture By endorsing it by at
tending the fair Myrtle will feel CRATE.
full. All are interested in benefttin z the
Odd Fellows Home, which will secure
share OF the proceeds, and who among
YOU Is not anxious to see our o Id Fell
lows Hall erected here. 1t seems the
duty of every Odd Fellow to assist
Myrtle in this enterprise. II the binding
project is started it will 60 on with a
rush. A good beginning and the work is
done. Let it be made a good beginning
by making the event gigantic success.
The hall will be Il gigantic monument to
the energy, enthusiasm and liber4lity of
the order. Do not weary of well doing.
One day last week small delegation oil
men was seen moving about Woods
Hall on Barrow street in "a suspicious
manner On Investigation it WAS found
they omposed a committee who were
measuring the door to see If the prizes
that have and will be donated 10 the Fair
could be taken upstairs. They looked
Odd Fellows indeed.
Mechanics No. .66 held their regular
meeting on Tuesday evening last, and
conferred the first degree, which wa,
well exemplified by the team and De
gree Master BELL.
Mechanics Lodge No. 66 held an inter-
esting meeting last Tuesday evening.
| The ~ 6. and " G. being absent thu