The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-01

Der OIL capuiuuteS gu saturday evening.
This CommanderY will parade in full
strength on Wednesday evening. Com
mander Riley is au excellent officer and
has lone good work.
Damon Conmanaery No. 81 conferred
the Malta Degree ON two candidates on
Wednesday evening. The work was
done in an excellent manner. Sir Knight
Commander Latter deserves great credit
for his rendition of the ritual from
memory. he was ably assisted by Cen
eralissmo j. e.. Berrian and Captain
General Demarest. This Commentary
Is rapidly increasing In membership. It's
work is improving, and great interest is
being taken in its affairs. The COM
mandery will assemble at its rooms
at foul O'Clock, y. m. on Wednesday for
The purpose OF Joining in the great de-
moustrations to be held on that even
ing.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
The Past Regents Association held
their regular monthly meeting last week
and listened to all address from Grand
Regent Mcdowell, who spoke at length
upon the work in the State. Many mat
tiers OF interest were touched upon and
remarks were also made BY Brothers Al
berts. Kallulan. Saltonstall, Rand, Gala
han and Baxter. State Medical Exa-
miner Morris also spoke. AT the request
Of Brother Baxter, Secretary Miles was
instructed TO communicate With the Su-
preme Regent, asking him the reason
why iypewritten benefit certificates were
now being issued, instead of being en-
crossed as formerly.
With a grand flourish of trumpets and
a hip! hipi hurrahl w. l.. Dickinson
Council No. 54S will initiate their two
hundredtn member on Friday night. The
Entertain ment Committee have been
hard at work, and AN enjoyable pro-
grarnme has been prepared. Every Grand
Officer In the State has been invited. and
acce ptances have been received from
many. A song has been written for the
occasion. and Prof. ed" Cranmer will
lead the band. Owing to the size of the
hall the invitations have been limited in
order that there Will be no uncomforta-
BILE crowding. Brother SAM Kallmann
will carry tue banner.
Passaic Council No. 1892 received a
visit from Rutherford Council No. 1929.
last Monday evening, and a large dele
CATION OF the Rutherford Indians" came
over in q stage and made things lively
for the Passaic brethren. After the ban-
que5 speeches were made by Supreme
trustee Charlock, Past Grand Regent
Douglass, who is now styled the Bald
Eagle of Rutherford" and Grand Secre-
tary Alberts. Among the visitors from
this city were Grand Guide Baxter, Grand
Secretary Nixon, Grand Trustee Kali
man and Brothers Vreeland, Baxter and
johnson.
Orauu IIcgeHU mcdowell MADE an OIL
ciai visit to Bound Brook Council No. l.
339 on Tuesday evening, accompanied by
Brothers Griffith, Albert, Kallnan, Rand,
Baxter. Charlock and Nixon. Duty TX.
was exempllfied on one candidate, the
work being done by the Grand Officers,
Brother Baxter in the chair. A collection
was served and speeches made by the Wis.,
tiers.
Pavonia Council No. 1859 will meet on
Thursday evening, and Regent Collins
hopes for 4 large attendance. The two
teams are hustling like good fellows, and
the Council will soon experience a boom.
Pioneer Council No. 81 will meet on
| Thursday evening. Brother Nixon ex-
poets to have nine candidates for initia-
| ton and he has been promised so many
new applications he has lost track of the
number
Jersey City Council No. 50 will meet on
Tuesday evening. Owing to its being
election day four of their candidates will
be unable to present themselves
for initiation. but Regent Baxter says
| they will Initiate foul anyway. They
now have t~wenty-three applications
pending and TWENTY-FIVE new ones to be
presented on Tuesday night. They are
going to make Pioneer hustle to win that
| supper, even II they annot win.
Hoboken Council No. so will give one of
it's enjoyable entertainments on Friday
evening next in Odd Fellows Hall. Ho-
bokeu.
Brother Vreeland's poem, which he
read ut the meeting of Passaic Council
on Monday evening, made quite a hit,
and Mick" was heartily a%pplauded. He
called it a retrospect and made pointed
all of the original members OF Passaic.
Excelsior Council No. 206 is still going
| ahead, and it is Il rare occurrence that they
do rot lave some one to initiate at
each meeting. Brothers Reinhardt. Car
son, Mecnler. Allen and Bowman have
appointed a committed to arrange for the
annual entertainments.
Damon Council No. 1,19S will celebrate
their second anniversary on November 16,
in Metropolitan Hall, Greenvilie, with
a grand entertainment. The committee
have been hard at work for some weeks
past, and an elaborate programme will
be presented.
At the next meeting of Guiding Star
Council No. 522, the members will hold a
progressive euchre party Suitable prizes
will be given to the winners, and a
'.booby" prize will be presented to the
| one losing the most games.
Bob Nixon had better look out for h i'm
| self, as Billy Baxter was seen the other
evening with six men around him and he
was busily engaged filling out their ap-
plications.
William S. Sherman Council No. 1910,
iuaugurated their monthly entertain
ments ou Friday evening. There was a
good attendance and a very pleasant even
Ing was spent. They will hold them
every month.
Following the business session of the
meeting to be held on Monday evening
| by Bayonne Council, No. Cos, of Bayonne.
| there will be a social session ut which the
members of the council aud a number OF
guests will be entertained by Professor
George A. Atwater, Principal Of Public
School No. 3, OF Bayonne, with q talk upon
Switzerland and the Bernese Alps"
The talk will be illustrated by a number
of original s~tereopricon views taken by
the lecturer during his globe trotting
tour of last vacation.
Assessment No. 157. the thirteenth call
for t he present year, has been issued by
the Supreme Council Of the order. The
thirty days. grace for its payment ex-
pire on Wednesday, December 2 The
| cali notes "a deaths, Nos. 5,SSS to $500
inclusive. 1t places the number of
subordinate councils at 1885, and the
number of members Of the order at
1914 34 Although this assessment
and the money at present in the
Supreme Councils treasury is estimated
as sufficient to cover all liabilities for the
present year, the fourteenth call win be
issued in order that the new year will be-
gin with the treasury free from all in
deotedness to beneticiaries.
Bayonne Council No. 695 of Bayonne
now has 315 members with four applica-
| tions for membership in transit.