The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-03
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Pythian Supreme Lodge
Session-The Officers
Chosen.
MASONIC VACATION OVER
Grand Army Excursions-Odd Fell
low, Forester and Masonic
Notes.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

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The seventeenth session of the Supreme
Lodge, held at Kansas City, was at ended
by one hundred aud twenty supreme
officers apd representatives. Supreae
Cnancellor George w. Shaw presided. p.
S. G. Woodruff was appointed Sitting
Past Supreme Chancellor pro tenn, Past
Supreme Chancellor William: Ward of
New jersey icing unable 10 attend the
session owing To Ill health. d. j. Turner
of Virginia was appointed Supreme Mas
ier-at-Arins pro tenn, prior to the formal
opening. Representative Phillips OF
South Dakota presented the Supreme
Chancellor with Il gavel block made of
Sioux Falls granite, and Representative
Brennan of South Dako:a presented the
Supreme with Il gavel manufactured of
Tin trum the Eta mine in the Black
Hills, the first thu discovered in that
Siate. Representative James e. Moore
Of New Jersey was admitted aud received
his Supreme Lodge degree. The exem-
plificatIon of the new ritual Was given
on Wednesday and Thursday evenings
before the Supreme body. The COM
mittee in charge of this WORK was 2. s.. K.
Gledden, Of Detroit; Z. 5. K. French, of
Omaha; 5. r. Waiter B.. Richie, of Ohio:
S. K. Radcliffe, of st. Louis, and S X. of
K. and 5. White, of Tennessee. The COM
mittee has held cigat meetings siuce ap-
pointment. The election of supreme
officers resulted as foliowS:-Supreme
Chancellor, w. H. Blackwell, of Ken
tuckv: Supreme Vice Chancellor. Walter
b. Ritchie, of Ohio; Supreme Preiate, Eli
L. Blackmer, of California; Supreme NJ.
of E j. Wiley, of Delaware; Supreme
K. of r. and s. R, l.. c. White, of Ten
nessee (re-elected); Supreme Master-at-
Arms. Joseph H.. Lyon, of Kansas; Su-
preme Inner Quart, a. B.. GARDINER. of
New YORK; Supreme Outer Guard, John
w. THOMPSON, District Of Columbia.
1aho onpl1uI ranAff nf thu 9 X of n 0nn
S.. shows the order 10 be over 400, COO
strong with 5 366 lodges on January l,
1892. New Jerseys standing in the fifty
four grand jurisdictions is th'ttv-second
Her percentage in gain was 10. ~ during
the past year. Tue gaiu in membership
has been 40, 634; 632 newlodges wereformed.
Tax total amount OF subordinate lodge
as cts for 1891 was IS, 729. $40. Al. Tue
amount paid for relief in 1891 was S1,034,-
104. s3. aud for the years 1890 and 1891,
81, 926, 121. sc. The expenses for 1891 were
l.644, 737. IS, and the receipts. So. 902. 854 "a
The TOTAL amount on baud is $5,2?2 .376 Al
There are on the rolls of the order 8 p. s.
Cs.. no P. G. Cs. and 1920 P. Cs.
New Jersey has every reason to be
proud of her stauding in the order. Its
affairs are in excellent shape, and she is
now in the most successful year of the
order this State has ever known
Lincoln Lodge he'd a we'll attended
convention on Thursday evening. Many
visitors were present. among whom were
G NJ. at A. Ralph Donath, d. ID. G.. G.
John G. Berrian, C. c.. Reich and NJ .-at-A.
Barthlman. The rauk of page WAS con-
ferred by G. c. Mclaughlin on eight
candidates.. They viii receive the rank
of esquire next Thursday evening. h
lodge is at present 222 strong.
jersey Citv Lodge held a social session
on Wednesday evening. p. c. Lemuel
NJ. Butler gave the lodge an accouat of
his recent trip to Kansas City. {. G. Fitz-
simous will confer the rank of page Oh
Wednesday evening next.
Rathboue Lodge Will hold au interest
ing Convention oil Tuesday evening.
Work Will be in the rank of page. THIS
being the fist meeting OF the new
quartet a big attendance is expected.
Hoboken Lodge held its regular con-
vention on Monday evening. The rank
of esquire was conferred on TWO pages by
P. C. Glostlen and staff. Twelve applica-
tions for membership were received. D.
d. q c.. Berrian and a large number of
visiting brethren were present. The rank
of knight will be conferred on Monday
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Palisade Lodge will commence its regu-
lar on Monday evening.
After its lonR rest the brothers will again
put on the harness and initiate ten candi-
dates in the rang of page. This~lodge
was the banner lodge of District No. 9 for
FDfh duQ dLtSuuhuC0 d0IlnS VuS pdst
EN-.
lafayette Lodge will meet next We'd
nesiay evening. The d. D. G. c.. will
Ray an Official visit and expects to meet
every member of the lodge.
Hudson Lodge met on Thursday even
ing. Inc session was Il social one. Ten
applications are on the books for member.
ship. O.. c.. Miller will WORK the rank of
page at the next convention. This lodge
is now in q very prosperous condition.
It's Relief Committee has been relieved of
its great care.
several grand lodge officers will attend
tn meeting of America Lodge of Newark
X Thursday nighf.
E hlc Lodge stands ready at all time to
g weary member the "Fall CEDAR de-
G er. 1T is very interesting. DR.. Bald
win # Henry Clay is talking uniform
rank to he boy and is booking for re-
cruits Tor his new division.
Htnc, ok Lodge conferred the rank of
Pare II eikht candidates last evening.
Tle men. bers are preparing for q great
turnout al bioomneid next month.
to.tfand Lotg' will oelebrete its
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