The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-01
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A joint committee meeting of tine
lodges IN District NO. 9 was held in the
Castle Hall of the Jersey City Lodge on
Wednesday evening, TO make arrange
ments for the parade a. Bloomfield Oh
Wednesday. 1t was decided that the
lodges assemble ut Roche's Hall at half
past eleven A. NJ, and take the special
train from the Erie depotleaving at 1915.
Returning, the special will leave Bloom
field at ten p. NJ. The cost of the round
"trip will be twenty-five cents. Every
lodge is requested to carry its banner.
The final meeting of the committee will
be held on Monday evening in Sherman
Lodge. Roche's Hall.
Grand Marshal Ralph Donath, in his
circular just issued. states that arrange
ments have been mate with the railroads
for the excursion tickets to Bloomfield.
Ladies accompanying members of the
order will make5 their Headquarters at G.
A. Il. Hall. A collation. will be served
after the p trade. The competitive drill
of the uniform rank Will be held at three
o'clock. In the evening there will be
fireworks and a picnic will be held.
Every Lodge Is requested to bring, beside
its banner, the American colors. Badge
will be supplied TO eacn district By its
District Deputy.
the official programme for the COM
petitive drills is as follows:-
The divisions may drill with "A Sir Knights
and 8 officers, or 10 Sir Knights and 5 officers.
Divisions drilling with ~ Sir Knights and 5
officers will be subject 10 a discount OF 10 per
cent.
All movements must be in quick lime, unless
Otherwise specified. Time will begin after in
speciion.
Movements must be executed in the order of
arrangement on the programme and movements
once passed cannot be taken up, and will be
marked zero on the tally sheet. IL is not to be
understood that each movement Can be execu-
ted from tie preceding Que.
A division may be escorted into the drill
ground with music, but must drill without drum
or music OF any KIND.
Thirty minutes will be the longest time al
lowed for the execution of the schedules.
Car ahan's Tactics and Rules for Competitive
Drills to govern, barring section 3.
Any division completing the programme be-
fore the allott ed lime may execute any move
ment It may desire, for which 1t will receive due
credit.
The drill contains ffty-slx numbers in the
School of the Knight, School of the Section,
Scnool of the Division, Display Drill and Sword
M4nual.
P. D. D. G.. c.. Stephen L. Van Wart
will be in command of District No. 81
during the parade, having been appointed
10 represent d. D.. G. G. Thomas Sayre,
who will parade with Grant Division.
Grant. Florence and Palestine Divisions
are ordered to assembly at Roche's Hall
at nine O'Clock sharp. They go via New
ark in time to meet the b lance of the
First Regiment. They will then parade
through Newark to the depot of the ID. L
&c W. K. r.. wheie they will take the
train for Bloc field. Tue regiment will
be accompanied by the Palestine Band.
All the prizes for drilling at Kansas
City were captured by western divisions.
Abbott Division of Fall River received
s400 awarded to the division travelling the
longest distance auQ I. rauing twenty
niue members present..
Damascus DIVISION No. II was insti-
tuted in Newark on Tuesday evening by
General George H. Rhodes. Il work
was rendered by Captain Shines, assisted
by the officers and members of Black
Prince Division. The new division num-
bers ~thirty-iye. ANU will be in
OF Captain BALDWIN. late of Calanthe. It
will be attached to the Second Regiment,
Palestine Division held its regular
meeting in tle Oakland avenue rink Mou-
day evening. The rink having been
leased for the season fer show purposes.
the division will hereafter hold its meet
III gs on the first and third Monday even
ings of each month at the Avenue House.
Three Propositions for membership We're
received. aud Brother Bartieman, Of Han.
cock Lodge, was kuighted in due form.
the work being rendered by Colonel
Steup.
America Lodge, recently organized
with Il charter membership of two hun
dred, will form a new div sion OF the Uni
form Rank to be attached to the Second
Regiment A list is also being circulated
in Ethic Lodge.
The Grill cops Of Black Prince Divi-
sion will drill every night until the field
day.
Grand Chancellor Charles w. XII
borrne is paying official visits to the
lodges OF District No. 3.
harry Clay Lodge of Newark held its
annual roil call GU Tuesday evening at
which time every member was accounted
tor.
Palisade Lodae viii hold It's regular
convention GA Monday eveulng. The
ratk OF psge Will be conferred on six