The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-03

nluth annivers nrv next Friday evening nc
its Castle Hall. an elaborate pro-
gramme has been prepared, iand a ins
supper will he served. Prelate-slsct Kohl
man will be installed.
Scbermnn lodge will confer the rank
OF page ON a number OF applicants on
Monday evening. Nominations will also
be made for Grand Loiae officers.
The western trip of Paiisade Division
Was a pleasant one and nothing occurred
TO MAI The Measure of the trip. In
Kansas City they received many honors
Their dium corps being. Que OF the
features of the great parade. as was also
the great Jersey musqnito which was
carried at the head of the regiment. 1t
was captured by the citiz-ns of Kansas
City. On the return the boys did"
Chicago. The corps arrived at home on
Monday, happy, dirty aud hung '.
Palestine Division will hold its first reg
ular drill of the season on Monday even
ing at Oakland Rink. A drill corps viii
BIZ formed at once for the purpose of
giving exhibition drills. Sir Knight
GuaId Stanley has comniled an eIabor-
ate roll cf the division. Sir Knight Lie u
tenant Maxwell, 1t Is rumored will be-
come a Benedict during the present
month.
Rath bone Lodge will have a big meet
ing next Tuesday night. The first degree
will he conferred on seventeen prominent
citizens living in the vicinity of the Five
/ Corners.
Two new divisions will be Instituted in
this city during the coming winter. 1t Is
rumored that u popular captain of the
Fourth Regiment will be In command Of
the first organized.
Bother Melches of Hoboken says he
has seen P~gthlanism at its best, Uniform
Rank in particular.
Black Prince Division is drilling every
week and expects to CAKE first prize in
the competitive drill which will be held
at Bloomfield on October 5.
Grant Division will resume its weekly
drills Oh Tues lay evening.
Forty divisions were entered for the
Erlze drills at Kansas City during the en-
campment. Jersey was not in it.
Why was not the Secoud Regiment
at Kansas City? Where are the crack
divisions OF this regiment, Colonel
Reese?
Colonel Steup has ordered Palestine.
Grant ann Florence divisions to assemble
ing for battalion drill in fatigue dress.
He held a school of instruction at head
quarters last evening.
The second biennial session Of the Pyth-
Ian Sisterhood was held at Kansas Cir
last week. The growth of the order has
been remarkable for the past our years.
The total strength now is about Is, 900.
l IA A. AOdhE wa oop
Chancellor, aud Mrs. Stephen l.. Van
Wart of this city was elected Supreme
Mistres ,-at-Arms. The honor Was we'll
deserved by New jerseys first Grand
Chancellor.
The John A. Logan Association will
go on its annual excursion to Cornwalton
Grove, Long Island. tomorrow. The
steamer Idlewild and barges Charles
Spear and Morton will leave foot of Ninth
street, Hoboken. at uine O'Clock A. Nj.
The majority OF the members of the As
sociation are members of the Knights of
Pythias Of Aoboken. Brother John
promises u huge time.
Lafayette Association held its annual
summernights festival at the G~reenville
Schuetzen Park on No nday evening. The
affair was a great success. President
Alexander Ross and his committee was on
hand and made its many guests happy.
At the recomme ndatioD of S K. OF r.
and S. White, the half sized Jewels will
be the only Kink kept in stock for sale
hereafi er.
The Supreme Lodge officers nave des-
troyed the Old pie plate jewels and ap-
peared at the last session in handsome
new half sized i4wels.
Captain George Higgons of the Fifth
Engineer Corps will pay a visit to Pa!es-
tine Division Oh Monday evening.
An Axe corps is among the latest
~ w law Ia G4lSL
Regiment. 1t will be compose Of recruits
from all the divisions in the regiment.
Sir Knight Charlie Buck will probably
return to Kansas City. He was delighted
with the prospect, and then Marie" is
there.
Sir knight Charlie Earl was the coolest
man in camp. He could be seen on the
streets wrapped in his great coat, when it
was IS in the shade. Poor cold Charlie.
Garry Demorest was the tavorite jersey
man among the fair sex of Kansas City.
Herald Fred Jones was in command Of
Palestine Division curing the trip West.
Freddie was the happiest knight in town.
The nominations for Grand Lodge Off
GERS will be made in every lodge during
The week. These nominations are made to
suit the pleasure OF each lodge. Nc blanks
furnished.
Representative James r. Rutan is a can
didute for reelection to be representative
to the next session of the Supreme
Lodge.
Our own Ralph will be the next grand
prelate. Go in. Ralph.
Grand Chancellor Charles Kilbourn
Will soon have another new lodge in
Newark, Meetings ARE now being held
with this object in view.
UNITED WoRKMEN,
Last year the New York State lodges
paid back $40. 000. borrowed the year be-
fore 10 gay seventy death claims caused
by the grip. Two hundred and forty
thousand members in other states as
sisted New York lodges, Inc were repaid
within a year. BY this plan the assess
ments on members of the A. o. U. w.
were not increased In my State on ac-
count of the grip epidemic.
Total beneficiary fund disbursed last
year as shown by the monthly reports,
S. $685.. S67. 20.
Members in good standing. 2r5, 791.
The jurisdiction of Massachusetts has
26,4O6 members, only 4, 900 less than New
YORK.
Texas jurisdiction has awakened into
new life. The grand recorder reports for