The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-01

lis name implies, was organized and in
stituted through the efforts of several x.
P.s. most of whom are past officers in
that order Some evenings one liz in
| doubt whether he is In court of Forest
| ers or K. of r. lodge.
Court Congress is booming. Every
meeting night from ten TO twenty mem
bers are initiated. Although the court is
but one year old 1t has o membership
which compares favorabiy with any other
In the county.
The meeting of Court Hamilton will be
held Tuesday night. Twenty five new
members will be initiated, seventeen of
whom will organize court in New York.
High Secretary La Pointe, who has
been i'll for several weeks. is GONZALES
| cling.
Enterprise Conclaye will meet at Ger
mania Hall, No. 2s2 First street. next
Tuesday night, to elect officers for the en-
suing term aud engage in mon thly drill.
With n few more such energetic mem
beers as 2. G. r. Tommy" Lane and S.
G. H. Billy Timer, Court Damon will
soon be at the front numerically OF the
courts in this city. They are both faith
full officers and never miss O meeting,
and, what is more, there are very few
meetings that they do not have one or
more propositions on the desk.
Court Hamilton is steadily progressing
in membership. There were eight new
members initiated at the last meeting aud
there are sixteen propositions on hand for
q new court which Hamilton is about to
form in New York city. On next Tues
day night Chief Ranger McCoobery, Sub
Chief Ranger I. King, Brother c. CASSIDY
aud Secretary Moran will with the aid OF
one half the members of Hamilton go
across the river to establish the court
Brother Ed Lenahan of Court Hamilton
is an enthusiast on the Irish question. At
recent social event on the Heights he
personated son of the Land of the
Shamrock in great shape.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather
Thursday night Odd Fellows Hall, Fair
mount and Bergen avenues, was well
filled with Foresters and their lady
friends, who held a preliminary meeting
in reference TO the institution of circle
of the Companions OF the Forest. State
Deputy j. ID. McHaie, p. @. @. DeBracy,
Fin. Sec. Mrs NJ. Carroll, and a NUMBER
OF other Companions from the Pride OF
New Jersey were present, and addressed
the meeting. Companion De Rancy made
the speech OF the evening, and fully ex-
plained the aims. objects, etc., of the
order.
Deputy t. B. O'Neill presided, and
Bros. Clements and Boylan, acted as
Masters of Ceremonies, and looked after
the welfare of the ladies'. Then did
twenty tlve ladies sign their propositions,
and all will be proposed and Initiated in
tH6 LklQc VI Atcn Jersey AlIcte 0tAI
Tuesday. night 1t is thought that the
new circle will be instituted on Thursday,
March 18th, and the name will likely be
Glepwood Circle, which would be
very appropriate, as it derives
Its origin from Court Glenwood
Mrs. Il. b. O'Neill, one of the charter
members. made her maiden speech, and
u brilliant effort it was. She advocated
adopting the name of Court GIenwood,
as a ompliment 10 the court which had
effected the organization. She earnestly
urged that the door be closed TO gentle
men, as the women were fully competent
to conduct circle without the aid OF the
sterner sex, whose presence would retard
the growth and Interest and interfere
with the ladies in asserting their indie
pendence and self-reiiance. Her senti-
lnents were endorsed. as she was literally
applauded. Thirteen of the signefs ARE
school teachers, and this indicates that
the new circle viii be an intelligent body
with an abundance of talent. Miss NJ
Carroll, financial secretary OF Pride OF
New Jersey Circle, made al eloquent ad-
dress. She has been importuned to act
as chief OF the new court.
Have you seen Brother Kennedy of the
Executive Council around of late? No.
Well, the siIver-tongued debafer isn't
sick; neither Is he tired. He is fondly
caressing an embryo candidate for the q
o. +. at homo. Mrs. *. and the babe arc
both doing we'll.
Court Paulus Hook celebrated its Sec
ond anniversary on Friday night at Turn