Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-29
Jr. O. U. A. n.

The next new Council will be No. 600.
The commanderies expect to take about $50
members to Cleveland in June.
Brothers, pity the Relief Committee of Pitts.
burg Council Twenty members are on the
sick list
At the meeting of Sons of Liberty Council
next Wednesday evening Brother d. L. B.
Goodwin will discuss the question: Public
Schools versus Parochial."
An effort is being made to organize new
council at Tarentum. Pa. There is now one
very good council in the town, but il is thought
there is room for another.
The councils of District No. 1870, Fulton, Con.
tinental, Valley Forge and Duquesne, John S.
Nash deputy, will hold union meeting 10 the
hall of Fulton Council Second avenue and
Grant street, next Monday evening.
After this week the Office of the State Coun-
clllor of pennsylvania. Brother Stephen Collins,
will be at 3O3 Smithfeld street, on the second
floor of the building TO be occupied bv The
Anse1icdS- His postofice address is box 70a
The First Regiment. U. A. NJ. will visit Pride
of the West Council. Jr. o. q. A. NJ. tomorrow
streets. The members will be in full uniform
and be accompanied by the U. A. NJ. band.
debate on the advisability of reading the
Bible in the public schools took place at the
meeting of Duquesne Council No. ll9. last
Tuesday evening. Brothers Nash and Kaler
spoke for the Affirmative, and w. n. Zeidller
for the negative.
Brother John Tichenor State Council Treas.
urer, of New Jersey, was in the city this week.
He says that the Juniors in his State have got
a start now in the work, and will hereafter
make things BOOM Brother Tichenor went to
Chicago from Pittsburg, and will visit some of
the councils there.
Brother James W. McCleary of Smoky City
Council, who is also National Councillor of the
Daughters of Liberty, has been on the sick list
for the past ten days. He was to have gone to
New York last night to attend a special meet
ing of the Board of Officers of the sister or
ganization, but was prevented from doing so.
The second union meeting of the One Hun.
dred and Thirty-second district, comprising
Sons of Liberty. James c. Chaplin and Ben
Franklin Councils, will be held in James C.
Chaplin Councils hall next Thursday evening.
The hall is situated at 545 Fifth avenue, and
will no doubt be filed with members and en-
thusiasm.
The present ambition of the members of
Thomas Jefferson Council No. 1OO of North
Industry, o., is to equal the number of the
council in the number of their memb bers by the
time of their first anniversary, May !, and the
indications are that they will succeed. At the
meeting last week six were initiated, and there
are as many more ready to come in.
A meeting was held in the american office
last night for the purpose of making prelim-
mary arrangements for the trip to Cleveland.
"A ptimaueilt oIEauILdtlon WAS eUecteQ by the
election of John K. Emge. of Manchester
Council. as Chairman. and G. E. Keppee of
Acme Council, as Secretary. 1t is expected
that at least 5000 will attend the national
session.
Pride of the West Council No. l57. Jr, O. U.
A. NJ, have extended a cordial invitation to
the members of the U. A. NJ to attend their
meeting tomorrow evening in full uniform
The latter will meet at headquarters of Wash
ington Commandery No. /. corner Fifth ave-
nue. and Market street, in full uniform to-mor-
row evening at P. NJ. sharp. The First Regi-
ment United American Mechanics Band have
kindly volunteered their services for the oc.
casion.