The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-14
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A number of the grand officers were present
at the meeting of Pythagoras Lodge in Hum
boldt Hail last evening. The newly elected
oincers OIL the lody were installed and the first
degree was worked in grand style. Pythagoras
is one OF the German lodges of the one hundred
and six German lodges of the order in this
country which sent delegates to the recent
Indianapolis Convention to arrange for an
organized protest against the action of the
Supreme Lodge in forbidding the use of the
German ritual. Official notice was received last
night from the officers Of the indianapolis Con-
vention of the main action taken by the Con-
%vention, to the effect that If the Supreme body
does not give a favorable reply to thu request to
be allowed TO use the German ritual within
ninety days fCom the date OF the request, the
German lodges Of the order will return to the
use OF the German ritual and if their charters
are revoked they will still continue TO use the
German ritual and allow the Supreme body
10 commence suit against them in The
courts. Nineteen German lodges in Penn
Sylvania are now using the German ritual
with the sanction of the Grand Chancellor Com.
mander of that state. It is understood that the
object of the Supreme Body in disseminating
the use of the German ritual among German
lodges is to make the work of the order purely
national. 1t believes that in Germany the work
should be in German, in France in French, and
so on; The new officers of Pythagoras Lodge
were installed last night as follows:-Chancellor
Commander. H. Meyer; Vice Chancellor Com
mander. Jacob Knell; Prelate, Charles Bill;
Master-at-Arms Il. Walter; Master Of Work,G.
Kohl; Inner Guard, Charles Gerkius; Outer
Guard, Christian Skow. The Supreme and
Grand Officers present were: Supreme Grand
Prelate R. Donath. District Deputy Grand
Chancellor c.. Geiger, Grand Mastsr-at-Armh
Steuhrpann and Grand Prelate Siebert.
WOODLAND Lodge will hold an Important
meeting tonight in Pythian Hall
Hudson Lodge No. 81 was to have conferred
the third degree last night, but the candidate
did not appear. The attendance was good. The
business transacted, though of a routine orGer,
Lincoln Lodge No. Sc conferred the second
degree upon one candidate last evening, and
Lincoln Union arranged for a picnic to be held
at Schuetzen Park, Greenvllle, on August %.
ROYAL ARCANUM.
Rising Star Council No. 5a2. Royal Arcanum,
held an interesting meeting last evening in us
council chamber in the Fisher building. The
new Regent. Thomas L.. Fitzsimmons, who was
in Chicago when the other officers were install
ed. was installed last night by Supervis ing
Deputy Grand Regent w. H. Allen. The IN
stalling officer made some very interesting re-
were present. including Vice Regent Cavanagn,
Secretary Weidener and Treasurer Hallowel /
Past Grand Regent Macarthur was also present
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Valley Forge No. 2 last night installed its new
officers and Initiated three candidates. Several
prOpo5 ais for members were also received. The
new officers were installed by District Deputy
Clements of Clinton Lodge as follows-Coun-
clllor, w. E. Blake; Vice Councillor, c.. H.
Whitehead; Conductor, L. G. Winter; Warden,
6. H. Hough; Recording Secretary, George
Ludlum; Assistant Recording Secretary, c.
Hall; Treasurer. f. N. Prout; Financial Secre-
tary, S. G. Sommerville; Inside Sentinel, ]. G.
Van PeIt; Outside Sentinel, C.. J. Smith. Among
the visitors were Brother ]. of Phila-
delphla, and Councillor Bowers and Vice Coun-
cillor Barnes of Palisade Council.
FRATERNAL LEGION.
Palissde Camp No. 80 Of the Fraternal Legion.
which meets at No. 40S Palisade avenue OF thu
second and fourth Thursdays of each mouth, 8
at present discussing the question as To whether
it shall abandon the usual custom Of opening a
keg of beer at the conclusion of the first meet
ing night of each month. In the early part OF
last evenings meeting the general opinion was
that the question would never be finally settled.
Meanwhile the members OF the camp will enjoy
their usual monthly social session.
Alpine Lodge No. 214 at its meeting at Pohl-
mann's last night worked the third degree upon
three candidates. Noble Grand Samuel B. Reid
and his staff did tine work admirably. The
lodge afterward paid a fraternai visit to Fra
ternity No. liz to witness the installation of
Fraternity's new officers by District Deputy
Grand Master William Davis OF Columbia No,
SO, and join in the general festivities incident to
the occasion.
Steuben Lodge last night worked the first
degree upon one candidate.
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Court Damon. No. 7.2o1, appears to be in a re-
cord-smashlng mood. Last night it initiated
trteen candidates and received ten proposals
for membership. The court has now about one
hundred and seventy-five members.
RED MEN.
Tomahawk Tribe, No. t73. adopted three pale
faces at last nights The member
ship now includes over eighty brav es. This
tribe meets at Pohlmann's every Thursday
night.
Lincoln Lodge, No. II, o. S. Of L., will picnic
at Pohlmann's on Monday, July "a. The COM
mitttee In charge Of arrangements are John
Metzler. Charles Michel, W illiam Michel. Charl es
Herman and Charles Glass.