The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-02

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tenn. The lodge VIII be III good work
iEg order by The secon1 Monday Of this
mouth, when iegree work viii begin.
Jersey City Lodge No. IS held It's rega
| lar convention Oh Thursday evening.
a. sc attendance was good. a number Of
visiting brethren were present. The
/ good and welfare hour proved to be q
/ pleasing one. r Cs Tilden. VESSELS
Butler Donash Schroeder Baldwin ana
others contributed. At the next conven-
tien Ihe rank OF Page Will be conferred by
/ tne Y. =. and his efficient staff Of officers.
The members OF CinciBnatus Lodge
no. ~ have beea notified By the D. d. q.
/ q. 20 be present at the convention OF that
lodge % Monday evening, August 8.
lhls viii be q most important convention
! and every memDer Should be present
Boboken Lodge No. 100 will hold its
con Fentlon tomorrow evening. The rank
OF Page will be conferred upon several
candidates. The new costumes of the
officers will be In use for the first time.
ana old Hoboken Will bloom III its new
dress.
Grant Lodge No. 50 will confer tne rank
OF Page at the next convention. The
work Will be rendered by C. G. Van
Antwerp, which is a guarantee that it
viii be well done.
Rath bone Lodge No 10 is making great
/ preparations for ifs next convention on
Tuesday, August II. A huge gathering
Of brother knights from District No n
l Will be present 70 witness the conferrInQ
! Of the ranks of Esquire ana Knight on
one Page by d. d. G. G. McDonoagh.
The degree work promises 70 be Pyth-
/ ian treat.
HUDSON Lodge No. 81 held q very pleas
| ant convention on Thursday evening.
The session was devoted TO the good aud
welfare hour, during which the brothers
rendered some tine singing ana recita-
tons. at The next convention the rank
4 n lac Ia an far ard II \
G. g. Will exenlDiifg the secret work.
Every member is requested to be present,
Lafayette Lodge No. 70 viii confer the
RANKS OF Page and Esquire on several
candidates at the convention of the lodge
on Wednesday evening.
Centenary Lodge No. 100 viii hold its
regular convention on Friday evening.
Black Prince Division recently sur
prlsed Sir Knight William II. De Mott at
his residence, when Sir knight Lieuten-
ant Hitchcock, in behalf OF the division,
presentnd to Sir Knight De Mott hand
some gold service jewel. Many Of the
officers Of the First Regiment were pres
emit
Major General Caraahan and staff were
the guests of the First Brigade of Con-
necticnt, uniform rank. on Tuesday last
This day was set apart as the first annual
4 Held day of the brigade. A number of
Jersey City knights were present and
! were wen pleased with their reception by
the Sir Knights of the Nutmeg State.
/ A delegation from Rathbone Division
of Brooklyn, visited Jersey City on Mon
day evening as the guests Of Lafayette
Lodge.
Black Prince Division visited Ethic
Lodge on Monday evening and assisted
in comforting the rank of Knight
Ca1anthe Division went or its annual
excursion to South Beach on Friday
morning. There WAS q good turnout of
/ Va mi f,nt, f.ff 44c f-af Poo
Colonel Rhodes and staff, accompanied
by Unity Division and its drum corps,
paid an official visit TO Crescent Division
at Plainfield. After parade through
the principal streets. the home division
passed inspection. The Colonel and staff
were then entertained in a handsome
manner.
| Palestine Division wifi pay a visit to
/ Rathbone Division Ia Brooklyn during
the coming month.
Twenty recruits will be sworn Ia the
Pythian army via Palestine during the
next month.
Where did Charlie Buck leave his uni
form on Monday evening" Charlie. you
should have been with the boys.
The meeting of The Supreme Lodge OF
Pythian Sisterhood will be held at Kan
sas City during the week of the Supreme
Lodge, X. OF p, convention.
The brothers of the &. OF p. at South
Amboy have become very much in
tsrestea Ia the welfare Of the assemb ~
stationed there. The assembly holds its
conventions during the afternoon. and
By so doing has no lodge room expenses.
the amount being made mp by the
brothers of Good Samaritan Lodge.
Why not the brothers of Districts No. 9
and y give a helping hand TO the assem-
blies in this citys
The Pythian Sisterhood is growing
very rapidly in the West. assemblies are
being formed ia every State. and the next
meeting OF the Supreme Lodge will show
large increase in the number of assem-
blies since the last meeting of that body.
Lincoln Assembly No. 7. PyLhian Sis
terhood. will hold its regular meeting on
Wednesday evening. The conventions of
this assembly are always interesting and
every sister should attend.
Calanthe Assembly No. s. Pythiau Sis
/ terhoOd, VIII hold Its regular convention
at Clinton Hall on Wednesday evening.
1 There will be initiation and other inter
esring ceremonies The G. G, requests
the presence OF every sister.
At the last session OF the Grand Lodge
p. G. G. George II. Kidder of Woodland
Lodge OF this city introduced several
amendments to the Grand Lodge consti-
tuition. The amendments will come be-
fore the Grand Lodge at its next session.
Among the amendments offered is one
making the Grand Lodge a representative
body to elect Grand Lodge officers at
their annual conventions, instead OF in
subordinate lodges, and another to make
the term of Office in subordinate lodges
one year instead of six mouths.
Both amendments are just. At present 8
lodge with a membership OF forty
knights, thirty of whom are Past Chan
cellors, has more power than lodge that
has amemhership OF 80 and only twenty
five Past Chancellors. Those members
who are elected 10 represent their lod ges
in the Grand Lodge should be representa-
tives in every respect and IL they are in
telligeut enough to be representative.
they are fully capable OF selecting their
officers. Under the proposed amendments
representative would be allowed for
every 100 mem 6ers and one for fraction
Of one hundred members. Both amend
ments should pass and become a law.
also making IL compulsory on the officers
of lodges To commit the ritual, thereby
discardfng the rituals from the lodge
ROOM
The Hudson County Pythian Relief
and Employment Association. which
should have held its regular meeting IN
the castle hall of Jersey City Lodge on
Wednesday evening. failed to secure a
quorum as usual. Five lodges only
We're represented The president,
Brother Gus Steup, being absent for the
first time since the organization, he being
confined TO his residence through illness.
The annual meeting will be held in De-
cember by which time the mem