The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-23

Knight Guard w. Ii. II. Banister in be
half of the brothers. wife.
Commander Patterson of Rathbone and
| his entire family are confined TO tnelr
residence with pneumonia and grip.
Covenant Lodge will pay IL fraternal
visit to Scotch Plains and will go by
stage. Mrs. Waer, widow of p. Z. Geo.
Waer, has presented to the lodge, through
p. G. Shaw. a cravon portrait of her hus-
band. p. G. Shaw was presented by his
friends with u beautiful piece of Chinese
%statuary, in honor of his forty-eighth
birthday.
Woodland Lodge No. 8 conferred the
rank OF Knight on six Esquires on Fri
day evening. The members will attend
the district meeting In Grant Lodge on
next Thursday evening.
Bay View Lodge No.. 81 received an
| official visit from ID. D.. G. Q. McDonough
on Tuesday evening. Assisted by G. P.
Clark he installed officers.
Grant Lodge No. 80 conferred the rank
OF Knight in the amplif1ed form on
Thursday evening. c. G. Sayre presided.
This lodge will hold an entertainment
soon. The district meeting will DO held
In this lodge on Thursday evening.
Palisade L1dke No. 1913 held a we'll at
tended convention GU Monday evening.
G. G. Summers conferred the rank of
knight on six Esquires. The lodge will
open its convention at half past seven p.
M. on Monday evening next, and Will at
tend the district meeting In a body.
Sherman Lodge, No. 129, imposed the
rank of Knight on four Esquires Monday
evening. The convention on Monday
evening next promises 10 be a lively one.
Jersey City Lodge, No. Is, held Its reg
ular convention on "Wednesday evening.
c. c. TEMPER presided. The session was
devoted TO the good and welfare hour,
the brothers being entertained by IT,. L.
q. Donath, d. d. G. G. Berriau and p.
C.'s Butler, Tllden. Shroeder. Soloman
and Meakin.
Lincoln Lodge, No. SO. held its regular
Convention on Thursday evening. Z. G.
Zyfers presided for the first time. Pre-
late w. H. w. Bannister held the lodge
during his eloquent address in which he
portrayed the story of his sons troubles
ia being initiated in the order. Assess
ment No. 5, In the additional sick benefit
is now due. The rank of page will be
conferred at the next convention.
Hudson Lodge No. 81 conferred the
rank of Esquire at its convention on
Thursday evening.
rank of knight on several esquires at its
convention on Friday evening under the
command of Brother Preston. A recep-
ton will be given at Opera Hall on Feb
ruary Is.
Lafayette Lodge No. 70 held a very
pleasant convention on Wednesday eveh-
Ing G. G. Dunlap presided, and con-
ferred the rank of Page on several candi-
dates.
Palestine Division No. l, U. R., will
hold its regular meeting on Monday
evening. Members should appear in
fatigue uniform prepared for drill and
initiation. Six candidates will don the
buttons.
Black Prince Division has elected these
ofice:-Captaiu, G. NJ. Stimis; Lieutenant,
Charles A.: Hyer; Herald. William Fl.
DeMott; Recorder: Ellsworth Gray;
l.. M. Berry. William e. Pieffer was
elected installing officer.
Black Prince, Calanthe and Palestine
Divisions have furnished the stats for ID.
ID G. C.'s Cheattle. Apgar and Berrian
during the installations of the %subordin-
ate lodges this term.
DIR. w. E. Hitchcock declined to become
Sir Knight Lieutenant OF Black Prince
Division. aud has returned to the ranks.
Grant Division Is drilling every Tues
day evening by squads at Orient Hall,
Jackson avenue. AS soon as possible they
will drill as u division at Metropolitan
Hall.
Captain It. N. Prentice, Florence Divi-
sion. was the guest of Adjutant Davis of
the First Regiment at Elizabeth on We'd
nesday evening.
Owing to the absence of Colonel George
II. Rhodes ut Kansas City, Florence Dt-
vision could not be instituted on Friday
evening.
During the year 121 new divisions have
been instituted.
The First Regiment, U. R.. N. j.. is at
present in command OF Lieutenant Colo
mel j. Polhemus.
Colonel c. V. n. Wilson is a guest of
General Carnahan in Kansas City.
Kentucky has thlrty-four divisions with
a membership of 1000.
The addition to the Pythian Army,
Uniformed Rank for the year 1891 was
1000.
The Pythian Army. U. R., now num-
bers over 81 1000 strong.
Major-Generai Carnahan and staff are
Mt Kansas City preparing for the coming
e~ncampment.
Lincoln Assembly No. z, Pythian Sister
hood, held an interesting convention on
Wednesday evening. A delegation from
Calanthe Assembly No. 5 was present, as
were also delegations from Good Samari-
tan and Charlotte Ward Assemblies.
Grand Chancellor Mrs. Stephen Van
ham, Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. G.. II. Kid
der. Sr.; Mrs. g.. II. kidder, Jr.
Miss Van Keuren. Mrs. Hitchcock and
Mrs. Ribald. installed The officers elect.
A number of applications for membership
were received. n KOOu an WellIhEe SESSION
was held. during which several OF the sis
tcrs entertained the assembly with re-
marks, singing and recitations. Refresh
ments were served. Among those present
were p. =. Mrs. X. DonaEh, p. c. Mrs.
ID. Van Ward, p. e.. Mrs. Douglass. and
Sisters Smith. Welsh. Point, Brush,
Thompson, Berrian aud Campbell.
Sister Point deserves great credit for
describing the ritual in her charges.
p. G. Mrs. II. Donath is a good ''com-
mitteeman." She is one OF the most
energetic members OF Lincoln Assembly.
&. Z. Mrs. Van Wart has flushed her
Installations. She has paid every assem-
bly, In the State a visit during the pres
ent month. The meeting OF the Grand
Lodge will take place in April.
+. c. ID. n. Wessler promises a great
Pythian treat AT Trenton at the session of
the Grand Lodge. He will present each
lodge with u souvenir calendar. on the
first page of which will appear the photo
graph of the Grand Chancellor. Charles
w. Ki!bourn.
The twenty-htth anniversary OF the
Grand Lodge OF New Jersey will be cele.
brated at the Opera House, Trenton. on
the evening Of Wednesday. February II.
Supreme Chancellor Shaw will deliver au
address.
February 10 will be the twenty-eighth