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Witt C. Bolton, No. 81; Dauiel G. Cheat
tie. No. 81; Stephen L. Van Wart, No. SO.
Finance and Mifage, J. H. Conger, No
%; A. J. Theim, No. "a. L. D. Hagaman,
No. 95.
Law aud Supervision. r. B. Carhart,
No. %; g. +, Feuerstein, No. 81; L. Arm
Returns and Credentials, NJ. G. Cnt- |
ting. No 40; w. B. Tranchard, No. 103; w. |
Lake. No. So
Printing and Supplies. G. f. Mackey.
No. 45; w. A. Abbott, No. %; L. Schroe-
Foreign Correspondence. E. r. Wes-
sells, No. Is; NJ. Van Hise, No. 60; J. Pot
terson, No. "a.
Grand Chancellor's Report. P. G. C.
Henry G. Housell. No. 30; f. w. Getty,
No 80; +. F. Fox, No. A.
l.. Storms, No. II; S. S. Dubois, No. 13
Digest, NJ. f. Bagery. No. 8: Henry
Long, No. SS; Joseph Miller, No. T.
Palisade Lodge No. 1888 held very In.
terestiug convention on Monday evening.
Five Esquires were advanced to the rank
Division No. 10, under Captain Il. X.
Prentice. was present. d. d. g. e.
Berrlan. P. rs and Lang Phelan made
addresses.
Sherman Lodge No. 129 on Monday eve
ming conferred the rank OF Knight on
several ebQulreb. L he He6tiuS Ol @0Ou-
day next will be dispensed with.
In Lafayette Lodge No. 70 on Wednesday
evening, the ranks of Pare and Esquire
were conferred by c. g. James Dunlap
The officers met at the lodge room on
Sunday evening last with the d. d. G. G.
when the secret work was exemplified.
Arrangements are being completed for the
entertainmenu the first week In April.
Lincoln Lodge No. 36 held its regular
convention on Thursday evening, the
rank of esquire was conferred by G. q.
g. Zyfers. Jr. A surprise is In store for
the lodge next Thursday evening.
Hudson Lodge No. 81 received the ap-
plication of fourteen musicians at its con-
vention on Thursday evening.
Jersey City Lodge No. Is conferred the
rank Of Knight at its convention on
Wednesday evening.
Rathbone Lodge No. 10 conferred the
Knights rank on Tuesday. Commander
Patterson presided. Many visitors were
present. A farewell was given to P. C.'s
Locke. Mead, Wilson and Campbell, who
departed for Trenton on the following
day.
Hancock Lodge No. ia will hold its
annual reception at Opera Hall on Thurs
Brother J. H. Pilson promises glorious
time.
Hoboken Lodge No. 1906 at its conven-
tion on Monday evening worked the
Esquires rank on three Pages. On Fri
day eve ing p. C.'s Schroeder. Weinthal
Demar and Logan visited Philadelphia
and y scented Steuben Lodge with a
hand. ne set of resolutions.
Th( Board of Officers of the First Regi-
ment, T. R., held their annual meeting
in the armory of Excelsior Division,
Trenton, on Tuesday evening. Fifty-four
officers answered to their names. Colonel
George H. Rhodes presided. The adju-
w.t. fhut dpr hn rtun
new divisions had been instituted in
Jersey City, and the increase in ,ember-
ship was $50. The financial condition of
the regiment is good. The election for
Major resulted in the choice of ex-Lieu.
tenant Lyman Brown OF PALESTINE
Division A lively debate was held on
the Regimental Burial Fund. The
adjutant is ready to receive the names of
ali members OF the regiment desirious of
becoming members of the association. A
special meeting of the Board of Officers
will be called at al early date when a
selected and preparatA MS for he forma-
tion of brigade be Wade, there being
fifteen divisions in the State in good
standing. The Jersey City officers in at
tendance were Captains &. Steup, S.
Leonard. I. Pre- sice, Lieutenants W.
Barmster, w. Forshay, A. Dunn, Herolds
c. Maxwell and I. l. Phelan.
meeting on Monday evening. After the
drill the division will visit the residence
of Lieutenant w. H. w, Bannister and
assist In celebrating his fifty-sixth BIRTH
day. The division is ordered to assemble
at the entrance to New York Bay Gene
tery on Monday at one O'Clock, In full
dress uniform, to be photographed.
Florence Division No 10 will give its
first annual reception at Ruth's Hall,
Union Hill, on Thursday evening.
The officers of Palestine division ap-
reared at Trenton in their new dress and
proved quite an attraction.
CAPTAIN Prentice and Lieutenants
Dunn and Herold Phelan were introduced
to the Board of Officers on Tuesday even
Brooklyn Division No. 8 had a public
Installation of officers on Tuesday even
ing. Nearly all OF the New York Divis-
ions was present. Among the officers
present were General Bowlshy and Col
onel Irwin of Major General Carnahan's
Bloomfield Division No. 1e will be insti-
tuted on Tuesday evening by Colonel
George H. Rhodes: assisted by Black
Prince Division of Newark.
Grant Division held an interesting drill
on Tuesday evening The knight Guard
was in command.
A division of the Uniformed Rank was
recently instituted in St, Louis with
charter mem bership OF 200.
The sociable given by Sister W. n.
Brush at her residence on Jewett avenue
70 the members of Lincoln aud Calanthe
Assemblies. Pythiau Sisterhood, proved Il
very enjoyabe 6 affair The Fair Commit
tee of Lincoln Assembly presented Il
handsome easy chair to Brother w. N
Brush of Lincoln. The presentation was
made by p. d. q. G. Stephen L. Van
Wart.
The Grand Lodge, Pythian Sisterhood,
will meet at South Amboy the first week
in April.
The five Grand Lodges that composed
the first Supreme Lodge were District OF
Columbia, Pennsy lvania, New Jersey,
MARYLAND aud Delaware.
A lodge known as Britannia No. l was
instituted in London, England, in 1874,
but its existence was only for u very brief
period. This was the first lodge ever in
stituted abroad,
The first Grand Lodge OF the order was
organized on April s, 1854, at Washing
ton. and the first Supreme Lodge ut
Washington, August IL. 1868. with
Samuel Reed, of New Jersey. as the Su-
preme Chancellor.
New York Lodge No. 224 has removed
to Mott Haven.
The Grand Lodge of Rhode Island held
its annual convention last week.
The Grand Lodge OF Massachusetts met
on Wednesday morning last.
The Associated Knights OF Pythias of
New York city have changed their head
quarters from No. III East Hath street o
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