The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-11
RAPS, SIGNS AND GRIPS.
The Secret Societies Are
Now in the Busy Season
and Active.
CANDIDATES STILL COMING IN.
Masonic, Pythian, Foresiic aud
odd Fellow Gossip.
FgEG AND ACCEPTED MASONs.

N&eLH NM sASSt@A III 4uADO-tCt
The District Deputy Grand Masters as
scrubbed ut Trenton on Wednesday,. All
were present except one, handsome
showing, aud Indicates now great Is tine
Interest tnaaitested by the Deputies in
the work. The absentee would have been
present had he been able to get away
from his business. The WORK was exem-
plifeJ.
TAe Grand Master has been ambitious
to have tue work done perfectly III eysu
district and lodge. He Is III favor OF fre#
quelsL dis. rict meetings.
The Graad Master and Junior Graud
Warden will visit Ieatonta Lodge to-
morrow hight. The lodge will give them
Il royal welcome ana invite tie craft TO
attend and assist Them.
a we'll attended district MEETING was
he'd last night at Hoboken District
Deputy Joseph Fl Moore presided aud ex-
empiiiled the work
An interesting communication VIII be
held at Hiram Lodge rooms Oh AoyefH-
Der H. District Deputy Joseph T. Moore
will be present ana exemplary tue First
aud the Past Masters degrees. The craft
having had ample notice sn0uld make ar
rangements to % present aud be iu-
strucfed The old members can get rid
of some of The rust, and tie new meu-
bers will be enlightened.
The Masonic board of Relief met ct
Hoboken last night and transacted some
impo,f + business. The treasury was
enricl d. Tnis Board mas done suberb
work, ir is rarely that Masouic
fraud cubs this way. They know the
place and snun it, Inc Board has saved
the craft from the loss OF many dollars
by the vampires who used TO flourish be-
fore the BoaId Of Relief was established.
The communication OF the week was that
of Rising Star Lodge on Thursday. I5
u ff.s. a,setid sf.pG r. a
degree. a special was held Ia the after
noon and the degree was worked Oh two.
At the communication at night the
room Was crowded with members Of
Rising Star and sister lodges Every
lodge III IoWer jersey City was repre-
scented and several on the Heights. Grand
Master Tiiden and District deputy Grand
Master Moore paid All Official visit
aud were received In an enthusiastic
manner. w nj. Sonpe was III tile East,
but the strain on his voice IN the altsr-
noon told and he recited aud was sue
ceeded By w. NJ. Waters of Varick Lodge,
VINO mad acted as 5 D. by NJ Nj Bagley
OF Jersey City Lodge Brother Gordy, S
D. of No a aiss assisted. S. W. Scnu-
hardt of Hirain Lodge was IN the West
Many distinguished craftsmen were
present Tne degree was conferred on
Brothers Maxwell and Jones. After the
WORK the visiting members were enter
tanned IN splendid style by Rising Star.
The eyeut this week will be the COM
munieatlo1 of Jersey City No. IA next
Friday night. A delegation from the
this lodge paid a fraternal visit to the
Franklin Lodge at Philadelphia on Deco
ration Day. They were entertained in
grand style, as this lodge, which meets at
Masonic Hall. has It's own dinner service
aud d banquet at the close OF the meet
ing. A delegation from this lodge will
f1a Wait ,1axf Friday sa9.shr Il 4.
expected that visiting craftsmen will be
present from Bristol, Wilmington and
Trenton and other points in the three
States Many members will wear the
conventional full dress. Preparations
have been made to receive the guests
in the best possible style. but the
facilities possessed by the Phlladelphia
brethren are lacking else it would be
elaborate.
Enterprise Lodge had a pleasant COM
municaIioH. Its meetings are invariably
enjoyable, as visiting brethren are not
neglected and it is treat to see how
/ well the work is done. The Fellowcraft
done. w. NJ. Wakefield was in the
East.
Zeredetha Lodge is IN the swim 1t
will have busy working season. The
E A. degree was conferred on two cam
didates on Thursday nignt.
The Union Hill Masons contemplate
erecting 4 temple.
Hiram Lodge conferred the 4. A. Degree
on Monday night.
Bay View Lodge has made a grand
start 1t has five candidates. The EntereI
Apprentice Degree WAS conferred last
Thursday night. and the same degree will
be worked at the next two cofnmunica-
ton. There will be two candidates at
each.
The Lodge Of the Temple has some
thing startling and mysterious on tap for
its communication on Thursday ne xI.
What il is they will not reveal. but wink
and reply, Come aud See" The secret
has been well kept