The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-05-17
RAPS, SIGNS AND GRIPS.
Grand Court, Commandefy,
Council and Chapter
Meetings.
MASONIC, FoRESYIc AND ARCANUM
Gossip Of Cadets, Juniors and
Knights.
ROYAL ARCANUaI.

FeHtu III HlDbu annual session IN the
rooms of the Republican County Com
mittee, No. 1so Halsey street. Newark,
last TUESDAY Sixty-eight councils were
represented and the COMMITTEES on Gre
dentials had their hands full Promptly
ut ten o'clock the meeting was called to
order by Grand Regent Tompkins, and
after the opening ceremonies Supreme
Regent Watts of Portsmouth,. Va, was
received with grand nonors. The Grand
Regent appointed the following commit
teee:- Mileage and Per Diem, Brothers
Higbie, Conklin and Smith; New BUSH
ness. Brothers Wortenayke, Wakefield aud
Macarthur; Distribution, Brothers Potts,
Holman aud Nolte s.Old Reliable
Brother w. A. Nichols was again APP
pointed Journal Clerk. The new repre-
sentatives were introduced by Past
Grand Regent Douglass and instructed
into the mysteries Of the Grand COUNCIL
The reports of the various officers
were extremely gratifying, that
of Grand Regent Tompkins being very
| interesting. He regretted that he was
unable, through illness and business en-
gngements, to visit every council in the
Slate, and SAID that the work of vista
tons, although an arduous one, had been
a pleasant task, as the cordial and fra
ternal greetings received on every occas-
sion had been comfort and encourage
nlent TO continue in the good work, With
the, constantly increasing membership,
and new councils Springing up all the
time, he said that 1T would be physical
impossibility for one man to visit every
council in the State. and recommended
That the incoming Grand Regent use his
own discretion i'll visiting councils. He
further recommended the continuance of
a
also that the salaries Of the Grand Regent,
Grand Secretary aud Grand Treasurer be
increased. III closing he said that he
could not begin to enufnerate the many
kind attentions he had received. 70 the
members of his staff aud faithful corps
of deputies he extended his heartfelt
thanks for their support and assistance,
and although now severing the official
relations existing between them, he as
sured them that the recolleetions of their
associations during the year would re-
main with MIN among the brightest OF
his Arcanum experiences. The reports
of the Supervising Deputies were all OF
cheerful nature. The Grand Ireasurer's
report showed the total receipts to be
IS, 1896, and the expenditures 81, 831. OIL,
with a balance OH hand of 81, 1856 "a. The
reports of the various committees fol-
lowed, and are all interesting reading.
Grand Secretary Alberts reported MEM
bership in the State of 1862. and sixty
nine councils, an increase during
the year of 1881, and thirteen
new councils There were but
forty-three deaths during the year in the
| Empire State A telegram was read from
/ the Grand Council of Missouri, which
Missouri sends greeting to New
| Jersey, wishing you harmony aud pros
perity" Grand Secretary Alberts wired
the following in RESPONSE New Jersey
| in ninth annual session assembled accepts
i vol frsf al In
OF v. NJ. c., and sends Missouri friendly
/ greeting and thanks for her good wishes. !"
| A memorial from Bayonne Council No.
685 asking 10 have the maximum age re-
dueed to fifty years caused an animated
! discussion between the old and Young
4 members, and the matter was finally re-
| ferred to the supreme REPRESENTATIVES
| Capital City No. 1872. of Trenton. wanted
| ali Regents and Past Regents made men,
bers of the Grand Council, but the propo-
| The request OF Hudson County
| Council No. GA to have a
medical examiner for each council, was
\ voted down. A resolution TO do away
| with concurrent jurisdictions evoked
| considerable discussion aud was re ferred
| to the Supreme Council. 1t was decided
to ask the Supreme Council to amen the
| law So that three or more cand idates
could be bailoted for collectively. A lit
| tie breeze was stirred when motto was
! made to have fifteen Supervising Depu-
| ties instead of ten, but the motion pre-
vailed. The proposed substitution of a
| newspaper for the pres ent assessment
notices, and the establis hment Of a per-
/ mauent headquarters In Jersey City,
| were laid on the table. A resolution ask
ing for aid for the assistance OF the
| widow of an expelled member was lost,
as it would establish a bad precedent, and
open the doors to other petiti-
! tions. The recommendations of the
Grand Regent were adopted, and
| the Grand Regent will now receive a
salary of $500 The Grand Secretary to
| an extra $3.50. making his 81 600. The
Grand Treasurer is to receive $3.50 for his
services. Ia future all those VINO insti-
| tute new Councils will receive $100, in
| stead OF SIS Past Grand Regents Doug
lass and Charlock and Brother W. Ii.
Miles were appointed committee to pre-
pare. suitable resolutions regarding the
death of the late Past Grand Regent w.
| <. Hallenbeck. The election of officers
| then took place with the following result:
-Grand Regent, +. }. Griffith, Roseville;
Grand Orator, 5. Drummond, Jersey City;
| Grand Secretary, r. H. Alberts, Hoboken;
Grand Treasurer, w. I. West, Trenton;
| Grand Trustee, E. S. Mendels, Elizabeth;
Supreme Representative. w. A. Tomp-
kins, Rutherford; Alternate, w. II. Miles,
Asbury Park. Brother Mcdowell APP
pointed the following:-Grand Chaplain,
4
! W. w: Baxter, Jersey City; Grand War
den. w. Guy Weaver. Perth Amboy;
| Grand Sentry. r. J. A. Nixon, Jersey
| City Supreme Regent Watts installed
| the officers-eleet, assisted by Supreme
Trustee Charlock as Supreme Guide.
After the installation Brother Watts
| made an exceedingly interesting md en-
| joyable address. in which he praised New
Jersey for the WORK she had done. New
Jersey leads all other States in the
amount of work done, and this year is
again the banner jurisdiction. In no
other jurisdiction could be find more
earnest, loyal and honest supporters and
he felt it an honor to come TO New Jersey,
unasked, to testify his appreciation of the
loyal support New Jersey had given
him. Brother Watts was frequently
applauded during his speech. Grand
Regent Mcdowell then appointed
the following deputies and committees:-
Supervising Deputy Grand Regent, j. W.
Cliff Morristown; w. H. Wakefield,
South Orange; r. F. Feist, Railway; j.
M. Congalton, Arlington; j Parker, Pat
erson; G. o. Dewey, EDglewood; a. W.
Rand, Plainfield; d. II. Apologize, Red
Bank; Arch. Green, Trenton; N. III.
Stevens, VineIand: ID. 4. Crispin, Bay
onne; Chas. Merrick, Failview; john
Stroh, union Hill; and A. e Jacobus,
Stanhope. leaving one deputy still to be
appointed. Committee on Laws: w.
Holt, Apgar; George K. Francis and John
A. Miller Committee on Finance: DIR. G..