The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-02-15


new district in Newark.
The lodges in District No have thu
spine fever They are all cleaning house
and moving.
Calanthe Division, Uniform Rank, held
| It's meeting last Monday evening in is
new armory The annual election took
place and an inspection followed.
Lincoln Assembly No. z, PTthfan Sis
terhood, will hold It's meeting on Wednes-
| day evening. Several candidates will be
! initiated.
Calanthe Assembly No. s will hold its
meeting at Clinton Hall on Wednesday
evening. A very pleasant evening will
be passed in good and welfare.
Damon Assembly, Pythian Sisterhood,
of Somerville. has elected the following
ofiicers:-P. G.; Mrs, 2. I. Madison; G. q,
Mrs. Charles Diltss; v c. Mrs E. Van
NJ. of E., Mrs. William Deitz; K. of p.
and s., Mrs. A. Van Cleef; NJ. at A.. Mrs.
George Stevenson; a. NJ: at A.. Mrs.
Joseph Miller; /. G., Mrs. Van Nestle; Q.
G., Mrs. Mrs. Wharton; M. NJ. o.. Mrs.
Kitchen; o. r., Mrs. c. VanDerhoof
Mrs. Sarah Marthalo has been APP
pointed o. G. OF Charlotte Ward Assem-
bly, No. l, Pythian Sisterhood, of Eliza
beth, to succeed Mrs. j. " N. Paterson,
who was compelled to resign by reason OF
failing health.
G. G. Mrs Ralph Douath of Lincoln
Assembly is a frequent visitor TO the
other assemblies in this State. She is al
ways found where her services are needed
for the good of the order.
Every lazy in Jersey City who IS the
mother, wife, daughter or sister of
knight of Pythias is earnestly requested
to become q member of the Pythlan Sis
terhood. There are two assemblies in
this city. One OF these meets in Clinton
Hall. The other meets in franklin Hall
In Nebraska, when brother is mar
ried, it is remarked that .he has taken
his fourth degree"
The Grand Lodges of New Jersey and
Connecticut convene on the same day
February 49, 1891.
Aldine Lodge No. 1879 of Chicago, dur
ing the past six months, made ZIG
knights and received eleven BY card. It
received S3, 1926 and paid out 81, 257, net
increase in treasury of $2,06S.
A knight who feels no interest in his
brethren or his lodge does not rightly
appreciate either the principles of the
order or the obligation he has assumed.
The year closing has been one Of which
the Grand Chancellor may will be proud.
The order in the State is in Furnishing
condition, There have been six new
lodges instituted. None of the old lodges
has surrendered its charter. The mem
bershiD has increased about one thousand
and the suspensions have been less than
any term for a number of years.
The question of making the term of
officers OF subordinate lodges one year,
instead OF six months as al present. will
claim the attention of the Grand Lodge at
its coming session ia Trenton. IL an
amendment to the law is offered at this
session it will not become operative until
after the action of the Grand Lodge next
session.
Grand Chancellor w. S. Carpenter of
Yew York, having resigned on account Of
his business compelling him to live in
another State, special session of the
Grand Lodge was recently called, and
Vice Grand Chancellor John Il. Robert
son of Middletown, N. Y, was elected
Grand Chancellor.
Every P. c. OF Districts No. and 90
should arrange to be in Trenton at the
election of Grand Lodge officers. This
county has two candidates in the field for
grand inner guard--D. %. G. G.. Stephen
Van Hart and P G. Ralph Donath.
The contest for the Sir Knights uni
form TO be voted to the most popular
knight in the county at Paiestine's en-
tertainment is exciting quite a ri
valry between the different lodges.
busy evening for the COM
mittee having the uniforms in
charge Brothers Brown of Hancock,
Foller of Rathbone, Connect OF Lincoln,
Butler Of Jersey City Remnant of Hobo
ken, Mckee of Woodland and Miller of
Cincinnatus are the favorites and are
working had to get that uniform
G. G. Wilson of Rathbone would look
well in a bright uniform of the U. r. K.
of p Andy Is an old soldier, having
served his time in the English army. He
should join the boys.
P G. ID. Campbell will be prominent
person on the floor of the Grand Lodge.
Brother Hats" and his dog, and Jim
Soloman. the memento dend, will be In
Trenton on the 1SCb
2. C. Ralph Donath has visited more
Kuignts of Pythias lodges during the
past year than any other member of the
order, not excepting the grand chancel-
lor
Don't fail to attend the convention OF
the Hudson County delegates on the morn
ing of the 18th. p @. L. Miller and P.
c. Ross Tilden will be present aud en-
tighten their fellows on several subjects.
Brother George Earl, of Rathbone
Sir Knight in Palestine Division, is an
old member of the Toffy Guard. He will
make an excellent addition to the drill
corps Of the Division
Brother Charles Earl, the Worthy Vice
Chancellor of Lincoln Lodge, is whole
choir in himself. When the opening and
closing odes are sang, If Charles is absent
the fact is detected at once.
The following is a synopsis of the busi-
ness of the Endowment Rank transacted
during the past quarter: Fourth Glass
Number of members, 90 679; amount of
endowment. $50, S74 600 terminated by
forfeitures, 1877; by resignation. 81; by
death, 63; total, 2s6: endowment, 1914, 600
The total number of members in tuil fore
is %, 403. with endowment, 9,300,09
The SupremeSecretary reports the follow
ing receipts and expenditures: Received
from certificate and card fees, $73. 25:
new section supplies, S210: assessments,
$168, $40; In bank, Si69,09335. Total bene-
hts paid to daie, first class, $500 SG6 67;
second class, s2,177, 01733; third class,
s., IA; fourth class, &, 507, 900; grand to-
tai, IS, 692, 800 Since October forty-five
new sections have been organized and
SSs new applicants admitted The en-
dowment covers zoos, 900.
K of r. and B. Won Gruber of Grant
Lodge was back in his place on Thursday
night, and the members were all glad to
see him.
P. C. Donath visited Grand Lodge and
made some good remarks in Good and
Welfare. The p. G. is looking after his
fences.
p. C. Clark Of Woodland was also at
Grand Lodges convention. He spoke
long on The the coming Grand Lodge ses-
sion.
Brother Won Gruber has started stub
BILE on his chm Perhaps he got some
gratis when z. c. DeCanp thinned out his
whiSkers.
Grant Lodge has received an invitation
to attend the anniversary of Rath bone
Lodge on the 24th inst. The boys voted
to go in body, they having instituted
RathbOne. z. G.. Savers says he will not