The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-01
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1O-uOITOW evening DAJOuAc AOUuCAl
No Cos expect to have an interesting and
enjoyable meeting. OF the two hundred
and ninety-hye members Of Bayonne
Council sixty-eight are employees OF
ThurDer. WhyIand 81 Co, and Tomorrow
night Mr.. f. b. Thurber will be the guest
of the Council and will make an address
on cooperation. Several other prominent
gentlemen from the Chamber Of Com
merce will be present, and will also
speak. Orator Wright will see that every
Que is we'll taken care of, and promises
good time to all.
The members Of Bergen Council, No.
149, have organized & bowling team, TO be
known as Bergen Council Bowling Team
Past Regent Dickson is the captain, and
challenges will be issued 10 the other
Councils IN the city.
The grand officers visited Bergen Coun-
Gil No. .149 on Thursday night. Grand
Regent Tompkins was unable TO be pres
emit, having been called to Trenton on
business. Despite the storm there was a
splendid attendance of members, and
Duty TX. was exemplified on one appli-
cant by the grand officers In GOOD of
the Order Orator Seheid handed TO each
one present a rustic pipe with small
package OF tobacco, and in short time
everyone was putting away in vigorous
manner. Remarks were made by Deputy
Grand Regent Granville, Grand Orator
Peter, Grand Secretary Alberts, Grand
OulQe OIlS, Uranu 1TuStee AdliiuAL, TIE
gent Baxter, Vice Regent Furmier and
Orator Williamson of Jersey City Coun-
Gil. Brother Nixon ana Orator Scheid
sang. after which refreshments were
passedsaround and altogether very en-
joyable evening was spent.
At the meeting of Pioneer Council No.
20 or Wednesday evening" two applica-
lions were received and Two candidates
were initiated. A handsome solid gold
watch chain and charm was presented
to Past Regent Homan, in appreciation of
his services last year as Regent. Past
Regent Hogan'made the presentation In
the name of the council, and Brother
Homan feelingly responded. Al good time
was had in Duty XVII. Regent Baxter of
Jersey City Council, spoke of the work
Brother Holman had done, and compli-
mentcd him on the record he had made
Regent Purcell recited "Sheridan's
Ride" and Brothers Grouney Bernstein,
Homan and others contributed to the
evenings enjoyment.
Past Regent NolSe OF Arborett Coun-
cil is wide-awake brother and will no
doubt be heard from in the next session
of the Grand Council.
CommuEipaw Council No 1917. held
regular session on Monday evening Two
applications were received, and Regent
Baxter of Jersey City Council, exempli-
fed Duty TX on one candidate, Grand Or
ator Peter acting as Guide. In good of
tho order" remarks were made by Bro
theirs Peter and Baxter. Orator Foun-
tain, Regent Sherwood and others.
Jersey City Council No. SO will cele-
brate It's thirteenth anniversary on Tues
day evening, with an invitation stag
smoker" The members are requested to
be on hand at half past seven, SO as the
doors may be thrown open an hour later
to their friends An excellent entertain
ment has been prepared, and Supreme
Trustee Charlock will make an address.
A preliminary meeting will be held in
Belleville on Tuesday evening fol- the
purpose of making arrangements to fnsti-
tute council in that place. The matter
is in the hands of Grand Trustee Kali
man, and Grand Vice Regent Mcdowell.
Grand Secretary AIberts and Grand
Chaplain Drummond will be present to
address the meeting and advise any one
in regard TO the order.
Grand Trustee Kallman, who has been
endeavoring to institute a council in
Stanhope, N. j., now has hopes of his
labors being successful. A number of
gentlemen have passed the medical ex-
animation and the council will in all
probability be reality in short time.
Damon Council No 1,198 will meet
tomorrow night in Bamber Hall, Green
vile.
Beginning in April, Pioneer Council
No. % viii return TO their old quarters at
Nos. % and 20 Newark avenue, where
they will meet on the frst aud third
Thursdays of each month.
Brother Thorne P. Sherwood, regent of
Communipaw Council No. 1917 makes an
excellent presiding officer. He is thor
| oughly conyersant with parliamentary
law, and gives perfect satisfaction to ALL,
Grand Regent Tompkins, accompanied
by Brothers Alberts, Drummond. Kali
man, Baxter, Otis and Starr, paid an Of
fetal visit to Hillside Council No. 1920,
at Orange, last Tuesday evening.
| Excelsior No 206 held a we'll attended
meeting last Monday evening. Three
candidates were Initiated. Arrangements
are being made to receive the grand Off
GERS on the 23d inst
| Grand Guide j. d. Otis sailed yester-
day for Florida. where he will spend a
month in recreation. Look out for ALI
| gator stories when he returns.
| Past Regent Macarthur Of Guiding Star
| Council was presented with a handsome
solid gold PastRegent's jewel last Monday
| evening
W. L. Dickinson Council. No. 34s. will
hold their regular meeting on Friday
evening. The members are requested to
/ be in attendance at half-past seven.
Pavonia Council, No. 1869, will meet on
! Thursday evening.
! Sixteen thousand five hundred men
! were initiated into the Royal Arcanum in
| 1890
Last November the Past Regents As
ISOLATION of New York paid fraternal
visit to the association of this State. aud
/ on Saturday evening last the visit was
| returned. The brothers from New Jersey
! were cordially welcomed by President
/ TomLkins. and a pleasant evening was
| spent. Among the New Jersey brethren
| present were, President Macdonald.
| First Vice President Baxter, Secretary
Miles and Brothers douglass, B. b. Nc
Dowell, Peter, Drummond. LyceIt,
| Hough and Nichols.
Another new Council has just been
| launched into the sea of Arcanumism,
and will be known rs William Il. Sher.
man Council No. 1,340. Deputy Grand
| Regent Vreeland IS its protector. and ii
viii meet in Odd Fellows Hail, corner
Bergen aud Fairnlount avenues,
| ON the first and third Fridays Of
each month. The Institution TOOK place
last Thursday evening. and the FOLLOWING
officers were elected:-Regent, Charles e
Maxow: vice regent, Charles M. Fichti
past regent, Albert Stevens; orator
Charles A. SkilIinan; secretary, j. G.
Ruff; collector. Alfred o. Gilmore
treasuser. John hoffman; chaplain
William e. Kennard; warden, John "A
| Chard; guide, G. Presesser; trustees
George Fl. Newkirk, James Il. Stewar
and William M. Jones. Next FRIDAY
evening the officers elect will be installed
and the degree conferred by Regent Pur
cell and the officers Of Pioneer Council
4 No. %.
On Wednesday evening, Grand Chap
lain Drummond .and Regent Baxter vii
go to Bound Brook. to assist aud instruc
the officers Of the new council in perform