The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-01
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Three Hundred Craftsmen
Attended Hiram Lodges
Meeting.
ODD FELLOWS HALL PROJECT.
The Association Had a Session
Red Men Will Parade.
ID FELLOWS HALL PROJECT.
FREE AND ACCEPTED MAsoys.

$3.50 ANS YIN
lodge room held such an assembly of
craftsmen. Over three hundred were
present. 1t was a splendid gathering aud
active workers were present from New
York. Brooklyn and other places and
every lodge in this district was represent
ed. Conspicuous in the lodge gathering
were workmen who had wrought in the
qusrries of Masonry for MANY years and
had borne tue heat and burden OF the
day, whose heads are now crowned with
silvery locks, but whose ardor is as great
as of yore in disseminating the doctrine
of Friendship and Brotherly love. Wor-
shipful Master Edelstein aud the brethren
Of Hiram Lodge will look back with pride
upon this grand assembling OF The
craft to add lustre to the reception teu-
dered to Thomas w. Tilden, the Most
Worshipful Grand Master of Masons of
the State of New Jersey, and to Joseph
E Moore, his faithful and eloquent "Dis-
tricG Deputy" who are now entering
upon the autumn" of two successfui
year of their labor OF love. The splendid
greeting extended to them by Old Hiram
on this occasion must be an assurance to
them that their laDors are appreciated
and have NOT been in vain. The Graud
Master thanked Worshipful Master Edel-
stein for the opportunity thus presented
of meeting and Of grasping the hands of
so truly a representative gathering of the
Crafts most brilliant lights of this iuris-
diction. and Of that of the Empire State
and the universally of the noble Fra
ternity. In the afternoon a special"
WAS held and the degreeof Master Mason
was conferred. One of the candi-
dates was reserved for the evening when
at the regular communication, the same
degree WAS again on the ~''trestle board"
Worshipful Master Edelstein is to be con-
graduated for uphoIding the dignity of
New Jersey by the good WORK performed,
Right Worshipful Brother Jos. E. Moore
rendered the historical portion in his
usual brilliant style. The Most Worship
full Grand Master delivered the instruc-
live lecture apper aiming TO this sublim /.
degree In ample form. Then Brother
Morrow took charge and served Il COLA
ton. The following Ell iuent ritualists
Il we'll known brethren we've among
hose who were present: I. W. 1ilden.
Most Worshipfu1 Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of the State of New Jersey;
Right Worshipful Joseph E. Moore, Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master of the Seventh
Masonic DISTRICT OF New Jersey; Worship
full Brothers j. l.. Reid, r.. 7. Hay ard
William Peterkin, OF New York city;
Marcus H~igginbotham. of Varick Lodge;
L. W. Selnow and Jacob Ringle, of Teu-
tonia Lodge; John Ritchie, Joseph Mar
son, Alex McGrath and l.. G. Johnson, OF
Concord Lodge No, SO, New York CITY:
NJ. Dittenhoefer. A. M. Copeland aud
William Walsh. of City Lodge No. 4OS.
New York City; Lewis w. Boyer and S. d
Affieck. Of Astor, No. 6O3, New York City;
Max Salinaer, of George Washington
Lodge No. 200. New York City; August
Fiegener, German Union, New York City;
b. L. Wakefield aud Richard Brown Of
Enterprise No. 48; Walter Rogers and
Thomas Seward of Eagle Lodge No. SO,
this city; George H.. Jones of Rising Star
No. 1U9; Lester L. Brand of Zereaeuha
| No 721. inns ,,.l fNt-.t--
Fuhrlein of Teutonia No. ~; j.. Frank
Hill and Hiram Austin OF Bergen No. AZ;
Ii. H. Farrier and John H. Weastell OF
Jersey City Lodge No, "A.
The delegation from Concord Lodge
No. so, New York City. was A. stephens,
Leith w. Hay. William Soils, j. Grienen-
berger, Alex. Hay; Fred Larson, Alex.
Richards, Corbet, Weidman. Wit. eli.
shafer, Lorsch, Cohen, Leviscus, Stout.
Shaffer and Muller; from Republic No.
$50. l.. E. Hafeiv, l.. MacKee. w. H.
Mayer. e. T. Lawrence, T. P; Secor, I. l..
Sullivan, j. S. WeatGerby, p. j.. Stuy-
vesant, G. M. Keyser. w. Knowlton, ii.
A. Patterson, g. M. Lewis, A. Nicholson,
G. W. Arnold, j. L. Arnold and L. G.
Brown; from Rising Star Lodge. this
city, E. w. Keeney. w. H. Hummer, b.
J. Sproul, NJ. E. Mackerlv and l. Smith;
from Jersey Clty doiRe NO. f4,C. Mears,
Harry Oasiow. K. Nj. Farrler and A. T..
Grossnian; from Uniou No. 10, of New
Brunsw,ck, Isaac Fry and Daniel Nc.
Carthy; from Highland No. so, w. e.
Nelson, James A. Wilson and G c.
Groves: from Centennial No. 2S7, New
York, George B. Eaton and L T.. Sea-
gram; from Americus No. 535, New York,
e. NJ. Melosh and A. r. Il. Lutte; from
Bethel No. 1888. b. o. Huntingdon;
KNAPP; from Bav View, this city, N.
Painter. john II. Johnson. Howard
Kautner and John j. Yuhl; from Scno-
dack, No. 81, New York. Lewis Acser-
man: M. 5. Hid, Ade!phi, No. %, New
Hull, ENGLAND; E. K. Baker. Kingsbury,
No. AT, Q yphant, Penn; H. E Graves,
Hartford, No. IS. Hartford, Conn:
g. H. Benson, l.. Bowers. James r. Has
lett ami S. ]. Rasleti. Zeredetha NO. lS1,-
this city: Charles Gernardy, H. Meusteof,
Peter Hauck, Charles Selick. Frederick
Lori, J. Fox and j. Benjamin, of leu
CLARK. j. Coombe. D.. r. Holmes,
l.. Fl. Washburu. George H. Waters. a..
Sault and b. Waters, of Var, OK, No. 81,
this city; Henry Fitch, f. w. Leetcn,
Thomas T. Rocket, N. w. Leard aud l..
j. CiarK, OF Bergen, No. AZ, this city;
John j. Devlau, Lodge OF the Temple,
No. ITO. this city; Thomas Foster, Will
ismsbn. No. 1863. Philadelphia; K. Ii.
Woodyer. Keystone. No. OBS, New York
City; Fl A. Decker, Harmony Lodge, No.
%, Newton, y. j.; J.. A. Ogussek, Osce
ola, No. n, Osceola. Ark: John Marsor,
Atlas Lodge, OF Westfield, N. ] n M.
Armstrong. Crescent Longe, of Pitts
field.
Grind Master Tilden will visit Zsre-
detha Lodge next Thursday night at its
new home in Odd Fellows, Bergen and
Paramount venues.
At the request Of the Grand Master OF
Ohio, Grand Master Tiiden has trans
United to him a copy of his annual adj
dress.
The requests from New York for
waivers of juri.diction are far too numer-
GUS. No jurisdiction should interfere
with another except In extraordinary
cases.
Esther Chapter will have a fair at
Roche's Hall on November 9 and 10. The
committee in charge consists of E.. Craw-
shaw, A. NJ. Barns, NJ. K Dubois AID +.
Pellet. A large number of tickets nave
been disposed of. Brothers George Hell
deck, Elias Dubois aud Isaac Fry are
among tile hustlers who are p AGING the
as Ct, nrfls.
The District Lodge of Instruction will
be held n-xI Saturday tIaht at the roou 9
OF Hirnm Lodge. District Deputy Moore
will exemIlify The Past Masler,S lie rree