The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-30
KILLED BY THH Heat.
Two Prominent New Jersey
Foresters S%uccumbed
Last Night.
DEGREE WORK SUSPENDED
In All the orders-edd Fellows
Home Debt-Ante- Room Chat.
FoRESTERs OF AMERICA.

Two prominent members of the order in
this State succunbed 10 the heat last
night. John Hart. of this city, Past
Grand Sub-Chief Ranger and a member
of the first Executive Council, died sud-
denly ut his home on Jersey avenue last
night. He WIS also identified with the
active workers in tue Uniformed Division.
and had doLe much to advance the inter-
ests of the order. The other excellent
removed by death is William
Smi,hson. a Deputy Grand Chief Ranger
OF Newark. he expired lat
night. He was a mau we'll
advanced in years, but was ipvial as well
as Jealous. He presided at the meeting
OF Court Essex on Monday night, Ii
sang Il humorous old time selection, and
was as happy aud lively a, the younger
members.
Grand Secretary Frank La Point has
his eve III the Southern States as Il
splendid field to develope forestry. The
Supreme ouncil Shoul designate him as
Its organizer and send him on a tour
through the Southern States. They could
not select a more competent. am bitious
and loyal worker. He is now correspond
Jug with some parties in Birmingham,
Ala, who desire to institute a court
there and would like the New Jersey
Grant Court officers 10 officiate. The
maj er has. Of course, been referred to
the Supreme Court officials,
The standing of the New Jersey branch
is al the top. 1t is conceded to be one of
the best managed departments III the
county.
A court will be installed at Teutonia
Hail, Beacon avenue, on August 9. The
new organization will be known as Court
Summit No. S,151.
A court will be opened at Philadelphia
on Wednesday,. August 3.
The greatest ~forestic demonstration ever
seen il Newark will be that on Forester's
day, August Is. 1t will be under the
auspices of the ForreSters' Association.
Il is expected that between three or four
thousand foresters will participate in the
parade including five conclaves Of the
knights of Sherwood Fores'. A festival
will follow at Schuetzen Park and
games will be held. Tiffany has made
medals for the winners, and a silk flag
will be presented to the winner of a ball
game between teams of the Orange A. c.
aud Tigers of New York. All the players
are members of the order. Every Execu-
tive Council will be represented, and the
third or last Council members will be pre-
scented with their jewels. The Governor
and many prominent officials ave ac-
cepted invitations, and will ride in the
procession.
The four courts in Elizabeth intend
building a hall. They ave purchased
the site. The courts will give an excur-
sion to West Point on August 16, and
nave disposed now OI OuOuRu LlCAtUS "
ensure a profit of $1,000, which will go
into the building fund. They have in
v1ted the Executive Council and have for
warded the handsome banges for the E.
C. 10 Grand Secretary La Point;
The Foresters' associations of Passaic
will ave a big time on Labor Day. They
will have a parade. and the Courts of
Newark, Paterson and Jersey City will
mite TO make the affair a success.
Courts Hamilton, Paulus Hook and Ger
mania of this city have decided to attend
in a body. The other courts have not yet
taken action. The Junior Court of Ho-
boken, with its OWE fife q drum corps,
will attend.
Grand Chief Ranger McCoobery has
appointed P. e.. S. w. Tremper to open
all new courts in the State.
Eugene Herman, of Court Hoboken,
now a public school principal in that city.
has received a handsome offer to return
to Galveston. Texas. and may accept. He
was Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger
for Texas and 3 was tablishing a
Court when a difference arising between
him and the ~officers of the Manufactur-
ing Company he resigned and returned to
Hoboken. The Company now want him to
come back, and have made a liberal offer,
and are willing o to give full control
and not interfere with him.