The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-02
FREE AND ACUEPrED MASONs.

Hiram Lodge Flo. II will hold a spe cial
cofnninuic ltion on Tuesday next. july 5,
at half past one p. NJ. WHEN the degree
OF entered apprentice will be conferred.
Visiting brethren are fraternaliy Invited
to be present and will receive II cordial
greeting from Wmshipful Master John
Edelstein.
William j.. Muir. a prominent member
of Hugh DE PHyenss Commtujery, died
on Thursday at her home in Lafayette
Amity Lodge was the last to Gull off.
1t had a fiue meeting on II ursday night.
Many tardy applicants who want to go
with the Knight Templars TO Denver will
be disal pointed. The places have all heen
engaged and no more cars can be had.
Brother Dot,D4, anticipating the rush,
chartered niue cars. 1t was not long
before the railway company was pressing
hin 10 part with a lew Of them. He gave
them two.
Warren Dohbs is the Commander now
of the Knights in the State. as the Com
m .nder is absent from the State and will
Lot return until fall.
The printed report of the proceedin gs
of the grand lodge of Utah shows the
lumber of members TO he 544. and in
crease of SIS In the year. Grand lodge
uues amount TO 81 ,745; expended Tor
charity, s1,5s7 rs; money in t~reasuries Of
lodges, $14. 292. 81; value Of lodge prop.
erty. 5 1850. Cash in hands of grand
treasurer December 81, 1891, ST. 400 80; ex-
| renses of the grand lodge for the year,
81, 76l. IS. A dispensation for a new lodge
at Eureka WAS granted, to be called Tintic
Lodge, to 20 petitions. IA of whom were
from other Jurisdictions.
The Art Association has jus. completed
the decoration Of Norman Hall. Philadel-
phia, making, with Egyptian and Ionic
Halls, tn ee Of the finest lodge rooms in
the world. There are over 0.000 Masons.
members of ltdges, meeting in the tenn
| pie, and only 1900 are members of the
| association or contribute 10 its work,
while all enjoy the result.
The Masonic home in Kentucky hrs
| within its walls 1853 orphans and 16 wild
ows.
The craft is pleased to learn that N. w.
Grand Master William Sherer has been
advanced 10 tie POSITION OF manage of
the New York Clearing House.
During 1891 the Grand Lodge of Ireland
granted Ivy its Committee Of Charity
81 ,221. Seven warrants were issued, one
reissGed. one suspended ana one returned.
1t meets first Thursday in March, June,
October and December.
Lafayt tie was made a Mason by Wash
ing on. at Morristown, N. j., in 1777.
The Odd. r of he Eastern Star has close
on to 600 chapters. A Masonic temple in
Brooklyn is talked OF.
Mississippi has declared against saloon
keepers. All who are in that business
now are TO be expelled, and nom C n
enter that business and continue a men,
Der Of the order iu hat State.
1t T. estimated that the treasures of the
several communicates in this country ag-
greg tie ait mount of over SIS, 500.
More than 5000 works on Fieemasonfv
are published in the English language.
The late Senator Plumb was d mason of
high degree.
A brother, of Baltimore. owns a clock
made In IT'S, with its face aud hands con-
tanning Il number of Masonic emblems.
He values 1t highly.
The grand lGdye of New Zealand has
seventy-three subordinate lodges with a
membership Of 8, l02.
At the Angus triennial there will he
exhibition drills in stead of competitive
drills. The following rules will govern
| AT leAst eighteen men In line aud three
officers viii compose the drill SQUAD.
Each drill corps Will have twenty min
utes and may adopt its W tactics CT
movements,