The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-19

II Smith, J. Clark. !. Nelson. BrotAess
Patterson, Myers and Mut3aaie of Rata
bone Lodge 2. g. Wyatt, Lewis. Euazs
and a number Of others The g e. w&x
4 unable to De present BY reason 81 his
business engagements Tie new lod0s
VIII hold special meeting teEn0rfow
evening at Roche's Hail, when q lfH11
ana place Of meeting viii be decided
Lafayette Lodge No. ~, held an inter-
estlbg convention on Wednesday even@
ING The rank of page was conferred by
=. q N Wilson on one stranger. The af~
tendance WAS good. The trustees are en-
powered TO sell six lots in New York Bay
! Cemetery. They can be seen and terhas
q sale made by applying 70 the sapefiD-
I tendent of the cemetery. The COMMITTEES
| OF the association reports & good sale ez
Tickets Tor the picnic to take place Oh
Aoaday, Juiy q. At the next convention
the rank Of Esquire Will be conferred On
one Page. Several Of the mesnbers uf
this lodge will soon don the uniform of
the y, r., and will make the trip 70 Kan
sas City next summer.
Rathbcne Lodge. No. 10. held Ets reRsI-
lar convention on Tuesday evening" G.
e. Andy Wilson presided. There was
large gathering Of Knights present to
witness the installation Of off1cerH Every
lodge IN the county was rerrssented. p.
Z a. AcDonoug1: assiseea by
T. g. g. r. Doaath. G. = c. u Cams
bell, @. p. J. Clark. G K Of 2. and
s. S. Mckee, @. NJ. Of r. J. WsiIsafas. G.
M.-at-A- a. Irotter, g. / G. Reirhart ard
g. @. g. Il. Smith, installed the cf5icers-
eject, WHO were as followss-P. ~, A.
Wilson: G. c. I. Locke: Y. B., @. Pattex~
son; PreIate, .. Skademan; n. -af-As. 3.
Waring; | G.. r. Hurst; o. g., J. Muz-
vauis; Trustee. Il. Waidlck.
After the INSTALLATION a stranger was
Of Page BY the newly lnsteiled officers.
Among the many knights present who
contributed to the good and welfare Fer
g / G. Ralph Douath, D. .. g. G.. +. G..
5srrian, f. g. i. a. Butler, ~ Mead and
Brothers Myers. BrinkerhoH Davis and
Earle. The visitors we're hanslsomely 81
terLained BY the new officers. Ths next
convention will be held on the ss1oHd
Tuesday Of august. whom the rank 81
Esquire and Knight and viii be conferred
BY q. y. G. g.. II. McDonoush aad s<aff.
Lincoln Lodge. No. 50. held its regular
congeatton on Thursday evening" Q, c.
Earle presided The routine Of business
was quietly dispatched and d short 1es-
sion IN good and welfare was held -
large number of visiting brethren were
present and Contributed to tbe entertain-
ment of the brothers. The a6dixzouaI
sick benefit association is rapidly fncreas
ing IN mem bership and r{ae addi<]ona1
beneats nosy arnOuRt 10 81 p per wees =
very neat sum co brother IN sickness
ara distress. The association will haFe
been tn existence Que year on September
A There IS no reason why &c least one
half or the membership Of tine lodge
should MOP be found 10 tilis most exeal-
lent association. its present of1icBrs ate
old aud well tried members Of tno lodge
in whom the utmost confidence is p5xSef
Application Tor membership can b. 111ndo
TO any OF the following xrefubers: 8rotIa
ers Steup. Lynch. Alton, FoinE. Gonues<,
at the lodge room as any stated meeting
OF the ledge.
Hancock Lodge No. IA held til asuaf
interesting convention On EridaF zven~
ing. g G. Wagner presiding Tse at
tendance Of tnfs lodge il among the baz
IA the city The degree WORK is good ard
visiting brothers are always weIco1l1a.
The next session VIII no doubt be de-
voted 70 Peasant good Ana relf&fe.
his lodge 10 lot noted Tor ITS NUN Der %
r E.ss. but those on the list ara Of tEe
best
Paiisade Isesge. No. 1ss. viii hold their
convention on Ihprsday evening. Whea
g e. Lang Will confer the rank Of page
on several candidates. Tns new bylaws
viii be ready tor adoption, and othef
before tbs lodge. The members Of xhzg
lodge will soon be ready for the Uniform
Rank md will no doubt have q division
connected with their lodge before Kreat
while.
Cincianatus Lodge, No 50. viii hold is
regular convention tomorrow evening.
II i very DESTROYS that every member
shall be present. Last Monday evening
the lodge failed 70 secure members
enough % mold their regular conveoSloas
next convention 70 transact the business
OF the lodge.
Jersey City Lodge No. Is held is rnnu-
lar convention on Wednesday evening.
when the rank OF Esquire and knight
was conferred on one candidate hy G. G.
Donovan. There was good attendanco
OF members IN good and welfare. Inter-
estlng remarks were made by nu<aher
OF the brothers present A good aEtend-
ance Is expecred ~ the convention on
"Wednesday evening.
Hudson Lodge No 81 held an iuteresf.
lag convention on Thursday evening.
The session was devoted TO the good and
weifales there being no candidates Tor
aayanceMent- Al the nexI conYent1o1
the rank Of Page will be conferred. This
lodge numbers among It's members some
Of the bsst aud well pos ted knight In the
district and their e0nFeuri ons are Always
pleasant AID instructive.
The following is "a abstract rom the
annual report or General Caruahnl2,
Sommander-in- Chief OF the Iniforned
Rank
Attention is rallied 10 the confiitioe Of
the Uniformed Rank for the year that
has just closed ia comparison with 4 few
OF the years Immediately preceding It.
AAGRG Af18C 1tta 1tNstGIE$l 1l[ Tie IfF0 &
years ending March 81 1885, 123 divisions:
year ending March 81, 1887, 104; Marcia
81, 1855. 11G; March 81 1883, l0S. Naxch
81, 1880, la8; March 81, 1891, Isl divisions.
An increase of 6023 members has heen
made for the year, or 1000 since rho Sea-
sion Of the Supreme Lodge We now
have membership OF $4,000. The re-
ceipss Tor the years ending with the dates
given have hesn as follows Maxcii al
1888. 81, 26l o5: March 81 1850.
6.s5s. IS; March 81. 1880 ~
732 90; March 81. 1891, SO COS. o5.
Nine divisions have been reorganlxe<f.
Divisions ORGANIZED for the yeard7ng 8nd
March 81, t69i.-Indianas, 10; Nashington
s: Michigan. IL Tennessee 9. Wiscan4fn.
8; Ohio, Il: Connecticut. 4; California; 2;
Colorado. I; Soasn Dakota 6; Distrlcs OF
Columbia. /; Florida 2; Illinois. 8; Iowa.
5; Kansas, 3; Kentucky, .. Louisiana, q
Maine 4; Maritime Provinces, z:
Massachusetts, 6: Minnesota 90
Mississippi, ?; Missouri, 2; Montana.
1; Nebraska 4 New Hamnshire 3:
New York, 3; North Dakota, 1, Oregon.
/ Pennsy lyhnia. 2; Rhode Island 4; Fir-
ginia, ?; West Virginia. g. british Col
Unbfa 2; Hawaiian Island, /; Loaho, l.
This MAKES total of l72 divisions instr
tuted during the year. Applications for
10 more have besa received since this ie-
port has been rendered