The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-08
FORESYIC FIGURlS.
Statement of Its Member
ship and Financial
Condition.
PYTHIAN GRAND OFFICERS
Make Many Calls-MasoDie, Odd.
fellow and Mechanic Notes.


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u Court Summit is ii lively young hustler.
1t has already captured Pohlmagr's for II
bali on Thanksgiving eve. The elnbers
expect to send two delegates to the next
Grand Court Convention, IL feat which
requires over 100 members in good stand
Ing.
The Fore ters' Association as temper
arily formed has sent out Il circular con-
tanning all the principal points iu its or
ganization. QUITE a number Of the courts
are in favor OF pushing it along. but MOTH
ing definite will be known until after the
next meeting which will be held on Octu-
Der 16, al Roche's Hall.
Court Glen wood lost one of its most
earnest workers in the person OF Micbae
J. O'Brien, who died on September 81.
He held several subordinate offices in the
court and was particularly noted tor MS
strict attention 70 the laws Of the order.
ever ready to cite any particular section
in support of his argument.
The E. c. is about to found a Grand
Court Relief Fund for the assistance of
the needy of the order who do not come
within tue present provisions.
The official visits OF the Grand Cour.
officers are nearly over.
A ball will be given for he Grand Court
Relief Fund in December. The hail has
bee engaged and tickets are nearly
re ady. Supreme Chief Ranger Kills has
promised to attend ard bring his staff. 1t
is also expected that the Conciaves VIII
attend i'll uniform.
Here are q few interesting figures In
reference to the financial business of the
order for the veal 1~S9l:-Numher OF
courts, $40; number OF members, 98. 608;
funeral benefits. 1887, 037. IL. The balance
in the orders treasury was $470, SCI 81.
New Jersey having $50, 515.42 in her cot
fers. Since December, 1891. the mum Der
CT courts has increased to over 1000, the
membership has passed the 100, 000 mark
and there has been a corresponding in
crease in the amount of money handled.
There are now seventeen Grand Courts
in the United States. The last TO be in-
stituted was In the state of Kansas.
Court Glenwood had Il very slim at
tendance at their meeting Oh Monday
night. Deputy Rlckard was present.
The pew ritua is at last in sight, and
it's nearly time.
The new regaIia has put in a kind of an
appearance, That is we've seen on paper.
Supreme Secretary McMurtry will be at
Philibert's Assembly Rooms, Hoboken,
on Monday night, aud lecture on the ben
eits n advantages of Forestry. There
will be a good time generally.
Crane Chief Ranger McCoobery visited
Court Castle Point last night. He i'll
itiated six new members and entertained
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third Thursday OF this month the court
wilt celebrate its first anniversary. 1t is
in au unusually prosperous condition,
Boosting of a membership of 150. The
court also has several delegates to JOIN
the uniformed branch. The organization
of the uniformed branch will be con-
Quoted by Court Hamilton.
Court Hobokeu has made elaborate ar
rapgements for Il monster entertainment
TO be held at Philihert's Assembly Rooms,
next Monday evening. Addresses will
be made prior to the opening of the cutter
tainment by Supreme Secretary f.. NJ.
McMuertry and Supreme Chief Ranger
W. A. Kits.
Grand Chief Ranger McCoobery, Secre-
tary LIE Point and Deputy Cowen attended
a meeting of Court General Meagher at
Bound Brook on Thursday evening. Sew
eral new members were initiated and ar
engagements made to organize a new
Court at Somerville.
Grand Chief Ranger McCoobery intends
organizing a new Court next week, which
will have fit Y charter members.
A Court with twenty mem GERS is to be
instituted at Asbury Park this week. The
ceremony will be conducted by Court
Newark.
There will be a meeting of the Grand
Court Arbitration COMMITTEES at Secre-
tary La Pointe's office in the Weldon
oulISlluE tIll0 CSGhlLS.
On December 20 the Grand Court in
tends holding ar entertainment and hop
at Woods Hall. The proceeds of the
affair will be utilized in the establishment
of a fund for widows and orphans OF de-
ceased Foresters.
The drawing for the cravon instituted
by Court Pavonia i'll aid of the widow of
John Lyons has been postponed to Octo-
Der 10.
The membership returns for July, 1892,
and the financial condition of the order to
December 81, 1891, shows that i'll New
Jersey theirs are 20 courts with II mem
bership OF 8,304- Financial benefits paid
by the courts amounted to S., 519; sick
benefits. S27, 075.44; management expenses,
$27. 7l3.44; benevolent ana other expenses,
$32, 252 ~; balance in all funds, $50. 515. AZ.
ODD FELLOWS.
The Hal! Association is gaining ground.
Every member of the order SHOULD ell
courage the movement even If they are
unable to subscribe. This is the only city
of its size that is without a handsome
Odd Fellows Hall.
The Home for Orphans may be located
at Trenton on the same tract as The Odd
Fellows Home.
The order is nearly fifty thousand
stronger than il was a year ago.
In a few months each State Encamp-
ment will have jurisdiction over the Can
tons.
Rising Star Lodge worked the second
degree on Monday night.
Canton No. 9 had an Interesting meet
ing on Thursday night.
Monticello Lodge will give an enter
tail ment on October II, at Odd Fellows
Hall. Bayonne Il The proceeds are
for the benefit of the Widows aud Or
phars' fund.
The District Lodge meeting was held
at the rooms of Monticello Lodge last
Monday.
Ex-Mayor .Grassmann of Hoboken, one
Of the representatives to the Supreme
Lodge. is on his way home from Denver,
Col.
Entwisle Lodge buried one of its active
members, Adam Hauck, on Monday.
The deceased vas also a member of Har-
lnoDy Encampment.
The Garfield Association seems to have
gone under to stay.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
The secret and ritualistic work of the