The Jersey City news., 1892-03-12
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Craftsman James McGrath who has
loug been a resident of this city has affili-
atea with Hiram Lodge. He is Past
Master OF Concord Lodge of New York,
and was presented with set of hand
somely ergrossed and richly framed reso-
lutions on Monday night by Concord
Lod2e. He is an enthusiast. and Hiram
has secured a valuable mem Der.
The Mother Lodge is displaying extra
ordinary energy under its new master.
The Entered Apprentice Degree was con.
ferred on four candidates.
The CommauderY will take big delega-
tion to the Triennial Conclave at Denver.
1t has been recruiting rapidly.
Work has begun on the handsome Ma
sonic Temple to be erected at Cameden.
Laborers began to clear away the ground
for the struc .ure on Tuesday.
A Masonic temple project in this city is
not prepostefous suggestion when one
considers the talent aud wealth that the
lodges can boast Of The stock for q
modest structure could be easily disposed
of. Suitable lodge rooms could be
readily rented to other orders and the
Masonic fraternity could have exclusive
use of one or more of the halls. There is
a lack of proper facilities in the down
town section of the city for the various
orders, who would promptly and gladly
make change II proper meeting place
was available.
Eagle Lodge lost one of its oldest mem
bers, j. p. " ortendyke, who was buried
on Tuesday with Masonic honors. He was
u septuaKenarian and had lived in Old
Hudson City many years.
The death roll of Zsredetha Lodge has
been increased by the demise of Thomas
Nj. Lyon. The funeral services were held
on Wednesday night. The deceased was
also member Of Jersey City Consistory
No. 81.
1r.une Chapter. X. A. NJ. had well
attended meeting, Grand High Priest
Robert A. Simpson presented Richard
Brown with his commission as Grand
Representative of Texas near the Grand
Chapter of New Jersey. and Past Master
John H. Weastall received the degrees of
Mark Master Mason aud Past Master.
Mystic Tie Lodge conferred the Fellow
craft de gree Oh two candidates on Wednes-
day night. This lodge is rapidly moving
ahead.
Bay View Lodge conferred the M. M.
degree at its last communication. There
was a splendid attendance aud the work
WAS doue in capital manner.
The District Lodge of Instruction will
be held tonight at Hiram Lodge rooms.
Di tlict Deputy Moore will preside
Grand Master 1flden will visit Albion
Lodge Of New York on Monday evening.
District Deputy Moore will 20 with him.
There is not harder worked commit
tee OF the Grand Lodge OF PENNSYLVANIA
than the Committee on Temple 1t is in
some respects the most important of all,
for it has charge of and is responsible for
the care Of the Masonic Temple, the larg-
est and finest Masonic building in the
world. 1he renting. heating. cleaning
and caring for the magnificent building
has always been done with the rarest
good Judgment, and the building is now,
after eighteen years of constant use, in
as good if not better condition than it
was when first put in charge of the COM
mittee.
There are over IA. 1000 members In thirty
one consisLories in the A. A. S. r.
Brother Israel Coe, the Oldest Mason in
Connectit ut, died ut Waterbury recently
at the age of ninety seven years. Brother
Coe WAS made a Mason In st. Paul's
Lodge No, II, of Litchfied, ins1Sl5
The following salaries are paid in Yer
mont:-Grand Master, $3.50; G aud Treas
rer SIS; Grand Secretary. $3.50; Grand
.ecturer, s72; Committee en- Correspond
encc, SlUu.
Ihe Masonic Homo of St. Louis is tc