The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-28

CHARTER members. The preliminary meet
ing on Monday night was Il grand sue
cess.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAS.
Colonel Steup will be in command of
the uniformed rank at Bridgeport on
Monday. Will start at quarter OF seven
A.. NJ, and returning will leave Bridge
port ut midnight Captain Bannister ex-
pects that every member will he in the
ranks. Morning et quarter OF seven,
sharp. Florence Division No. 12 at its
drill meeting on Thursday evening re-
solved to accompany Palestine, and every
member will be on hand under Captain
Dunn.
Bloomfield. Black Prince and Calanthe
Divisions will parade on Decoration Day
with the G, A. r. Of Bloomfield. Unity
Division will visit Flemineton and take
part in the parade of the G. A.. r. Gen
eral Rhodes and staff will also be present.
A new division is about to be formed Mt
this place. Sever | lodges will parade In
Paterson as the guests of the city,
General orders from Brigade Hsadquar-
ters have been issued announcing up
pointments by the Brigadier General
Commanding. There remain several
positions to be filled. The staff of the
First regiment is also incomplete, but
will be filed by the annual field day of
the Brigade.
The First Regiment, Colonel Gustave
Steup, and visiting divisions from Brook
Ign, n. Y, aud Newark will parade on
Wednesday evening. Line will be formed
in Exchange place at half-past seven I.
NJ. The divisions will lie headed by the
Palestine Division band. The line of
march will be from Exchange place to
Montgomery street to Newark avenue to
Oakland avenue to Hoboken avenue 10
Palisade avenue to Pohlman's Park
where the pnraders Will be the guests OF
Hudson Association.
Hancock Lodge No. ia will parade on
Wednesday, evening MS the guests OF
Hudson Association. In conjunction
with the Uniformed Rank they will be
hended by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Cornet Bund under Bandmaster Edward
Blanchard. Members will assem- ble ut
the lodge room not later than a quarter
past seven P. M.
The fair of Calanthe Division No. ID
closed on Monday evening. 1t was very
successful. During the week about every
division in tue state paid n visit. On
Friday evening General Rhode and his
staff were present. Grant Division at
tended on Thursday evening, and came
home woll laden with fancy goods.
Black Prince Division will continue its
outdoor drills ut Orange during the sum-
mer months.
Hoboken Lodge No. 1o6 will confer the
Rank of Esquire on Monday evening.
There is Il rutIor of the forming of Il new
division 10 be connected with this lodge.
A dispensation has been granted to hold
II summernight's festival ut Pohlman's on
June %.
The "Kaffee Klatsch" of Lincoln AS
sembly, Pythian Sisterhood, held at the
residence of Mrs. D.. Van Wart on
Wednesday. was II verv enjoyable affair.
| Over two hundred guests were assembled,
Lincoln, Calanthe and Good Samaritan
Assemblies being we'll represented. The
orapf of tho aypninu xvnS fha nrasaptn-
ton of a gold pin, emblematic of the
order, to p st Grand Chancellor Mrs.
Stephen L. Van Wart by the sisters of
Lincoln. e. V, e. Mrs. Douglass made
the presentation with a very pleasant ad-
dress in which she reviewed the excellent
work done by Mrs. Van Wart during the
past two years. Mrs. Van Wart re-
sponded in Il happy strain. Refreshments
were then served and it was midnight be-
fore the guests departed for their homes.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
S. l.. Van Wart, Mr.. and Mrs. David Van
Wart, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass. Mr.. aud
Mrs. Jacques, Mr.. and Mrs. Oursterman,
Mrs. j. WEIGH, Mrs. Il. Donath. Mrs.
Eliot, Mrs. Mocketou, Mrs. Cambell,
Mrs. Taber, Miss Hughes, Miss Apple
gate and Mrs. Smell.
regular convention on Monday evening.
A committee will be appointed to make
arrangements for the anniversary on
July 10.
Palisade Lodge No. 1913 will hold a short
business session on Monday evening.
Hudson Association will hold its picnic
on Wednesday evening at Pohiman's.
The U. II. will be present as special
guests. p. c. Staat of Hudson as man
.ager and promises q great treat.
Covenant Lodge will give Il straw ride
on Thursday, June Z.
The Programme Committee of Ethic
Lodge is doing good work. AT avery ses-
sion, some entertainment is given.
Jersey City Lodge No. Is, paid a
traternul visit to Covenant Lodge OF New
ark on Thursday evening. They were
will be conferred by G. G. Temper at the
next convention.
Lincoln Lodge No. 36, held its regular
con ent on Thursday evening. The
rank of page Will be conferred at the
next convention on seven applicants.
Grant Lodge No. 50 conferred the Am
| pliiied on several esquires on Thursday
evening. Grant Division assisted in the
ceremonies. A large delegation was also
present from Sherman Lodge, and from
New York city.
George Patterson was in of
| Ratk bone on Tuesday evening. A mum
her of visitors entertained The lodge. The
session of next Tuesday evening will be
devoted 10 good aud welfare. AT the last
session p. e. w. II. Mead conferred the
rank or knlpht on tnree c~anuldateS.
Hancock Lodge No. ia at lis last SEES
sion conferred the rank OF esquire on two,
aud the rank of knight on three candi-
| dates. p. C. Charles Baldwin rendered
| the ritpalistic work. The membership of
his lodge is rapidly increasing. The rank
ct page will be conferred at the next con-
vention.
A great eff fort will be made TO hold the
session of the supreme lodge in 1894 in
Washington. ID. c..
Columbus, Ohio, has the banner lodge
of the world. 1t was instituted recently
with a charter membership of 405, the
lodge.
st. Lonis has a division of the U. r.
over 200 strong.
Chancellor Commander Preston, of
Hancock Lodge. has returned to the city
aud presided at the convention OF the
lodge last evening.
q Ninnnns OF Idncnln. will intrn-