The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-13


seventy-tive per cent. of duty for five
years.
Colonel c. V. N. Wilson was the guest
of Captain Steup Tuesday evening. The
Colonel is making AZ effort to secure the
State Grounds at Sea Girt for a three
Days encampment tor the regiment in
July. He will bring the subject before
the Board of Officers at their next meet
ing on Tuesday evening.
Two ex-drill serGeants of the q. S. A..
have been elected commissions officers
iu Palestine Division. 1t will now be.
drill, We sinners, drill" under Nd 5.
Sir Knight Lieutenant w. H.. w. Ban
ulster and ex-D. S. Sir Knight Herald
Carl Maxwell.
The lew Guard of Palestine Division.
George r. Kidder. Jr., has served as
First Sergeant in Company d., Fourth
Regiment, for five years.
Thirty-one is the lucky number in the
Uniformed Rank, Grant. Florence aud
Bloomfield Divisions. each having that
number at their Institution.
Sir Knight DockhaIn, OF Palestine
Division, will no doubt be appointed
chaplain of the First Regiment by Colonel
Rhodes.
celebrate his fifty-sixth birthday at his
residence on February %. The mem
bers of Palestine Division have accepted
his invitation.
Sir Knight George Earl is the hand
some Standard Bearer elect of Pales-
tine.
Captain Steup has again been elected
Captain of p lestine Division, and has
entered on his sixth year in that ca
pacity.
The twenty-ffth session of the Grand
Lodge will be held In the Masonic Tenn
| ,,1a ant NV -, ryy y md 10 n1,n
aunual report Of the Grand Chancellor
has been completed and placed i'll the
hands of the committee. 1t Will show
the largest Increase OF members for a
number of years past. Fourteen new
lodges have been formed.
The silver anniversary of the order will
be held in Taylor's Opera House, Tren-
ton. at eight O'Clock in the evening of
Wednesday. February IL. The address of
the evening will be made by Grand Chan
cellor john Ulrich. Supreme Representa-
tive James Ii. Rutan will give the history
OF the Grand Lodge and Brother and the
Rev. William M. Truinbower will deliver
an address on The Order, Its Objects
n Aims.n
Past Chancellors, who are deserous of
receiving the Grand Lodge rank. will on
their arrival at Trenton report to Past
Chancellor Thomas w. Getty, Chairman
of the Committee on Credentials, either
aJ the Trenton House or in the ante room
of tine Masonic Temple at eleven O'Clock
Il. m.
Representatives Will report OH arrival
to Past Chancellor James N. Reading,
Chairman Oftho Committee OH Finance,
whose headquarters will be in Room IL,
Trenton House.
Every Past Chancellor attending the
session of the Grand Lodge should supply
himself with a jewel or color as none can
be had ut Trenton.
"A majority of the Past Chancellors will
leave J Jersey City on the train leaving the
Pennsylvania Railway station at eight
O'Clock a. m, Wednesday, the 18th.
A committee from Hopoken Lodge con-
sisting of Past Chancellors Schroeder.
Logan, Weinthal, Demarest and Mehl
will visit Steuben Lodge, Of Phiiadel-
phia, on Friday evening, and present u
handsomely en- Qrossed set of resolution as
a token of esteem for the care taken OF
a sick member or Hoboken Lodge during
the past six years by the members OF
Steuben Lodge. The com lttee will lie
accompanied by G. c. G.. w. Kilbourn,
G. M. at A. r. Donath, p. D.. D.. G. c..
G. I. Miller and other noted Jersey
Knights.
A new lodge was instituted at Prospect
Plains, N. j.. on Thursday evening by
Grand Chancellor John Ulrich. It starts
with fifty members.
A new lodge will be instituted at Rah-
way next month, the first lodge of the
order in that city.
The total membership of the old system
lows:-First Class, 25; Second Glass, A;
Tnird Glass, 20. The mem bership of thu
new system is "a, 800, covering an endow-
ment of $5S. 745, 600 The total pumber of
deaths for the last quarter was 81, amount
of endowment paid, $3.50. 900. The de-
City National Bank of Fort Worth.
Texas. The sum OF $172, SIG. rs is at pres
enJ lodged there.
Mrs. A. A. Young, Supreme Chancellor
of the Pythian Sisterhood, has been serl-
ously ill with the grip and pneumonia,
but is now considered past all danger.
Lincoln and Calanthe Assemblies, Py-
THAN S~isterhood, will hold their Con-
ventions on Wednesday evenings.
Sister w. Brush of Lincoln Assembly
will give an afternoon aud evening socia-
BILE to the members of the assembly at her
residence in Jewett avenue.
p. G. George w. Point OF Lincoln will
attend the meeting of the Grand Lodge
| Committee On Printing at Trenton on
Wednesday, the nth.
d. D.. G. G.. August Lange has again
been selected for d. d. e. G.
D. d. G. c. NJ. McDonough will visit
the Grand Chancellor at the Trenton
House on Wednesday.
d. d. 6. C.. John G.. Berrian and family
will be at the silver anniversary.
The lodges OF the county will be repre-
sented at the Grand Lodge Convention by
the following OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Chancellors, John G. Wilson, G. j.. Mil
Ter, Jerome Rappleyea, William H Mead.
Leonard Schroeder. Charles L. Baldwin,
DR.. w. E. Arrowsmith. j.. Phelino. John
Clark, K. r. Vessels. l. CLARK of Bay
onne, l. EtIinger and G. Pulls.
Brother Charley Renicke of Foye place
is an active member of FRANKLIN Lodge,
| Kingston, New York. This lodge is the
largest in the State. He is also an active
member OF Palestine Division.
Grand Chancellor-elect Charles w. Kill
bourn paid a short visit to d. ID. G.. G.
John G. Berrian OH Tuesday evening.
He reports Increased activity in the or
der throughout the State.
p. C. Lane of Sherman will take his
Past Chancellor's Degree on Wednes-
dav.
From indications it may be Grand Pre-
late Ralph Donath and G. NJ. at A. DR..
William e. Hitchcock. 1t is rumored
that Grand PrelaIe-elect DIR. Shaw Will
not be able TO accept the Office, by reason
OF professional duties.
Commander Patterson of Rathbone is
again in harness.
Grant Lodge No. 80 will confer the
amplified Third Rank on Thursday even
ing on several Esquires. The King will
be there.