The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-26

Junior MECHANICS.
Business to Come Before the
Annual Convention at
Trenton.
PROSPEROUS ORGANIZATION
Committee Will Look After Legis-
lative Attacks Oh the Schools
History Of the order.
SpecinL to the lerssn oitu Mems.

TRENTON, Oct. 26, 1S93.-The twenty
fifth annual session of the State Council
of the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics opened at Masonic Temple
this morning. The convention will be
more largely attended than any of its
predecessors, and several matters of more
tina ordinary interest to the order will
be brought up for discussion aud final
action. One of these is the amendment
made at the last session of the State
Council, and laid over until this year.
The amendment is as follows:-
Resolved. That Art. II. Sec. l. be so
amended that the S. C. S. be elected for
a term of three years, ana the same to
take effect from the annual session of
year 1892. when approved by the National
Council.
Art. II. Sec /, after the word We 81 on
the sixth line add ''exeept the State
Council Secretary, who hall be elected
for a term of three years"
Another matter to be discussed is the
selection of q permanent place for holds
ing The annual sessions of the orda +. II
lt shall be desired to hold the State
meetings in any Que place, Trenton will
be a strong favorite. as it is lily
located and easy of access from all points.
while the hotel accommodations are
better than elsewhere In New Jersey for
such gatherings.
FLoURIsHING ORDER.
The State Council met at niue A. M,
and will be presided over by State Couu-
cillor Joseph L. Moore. of Camden. He
will be assisted 10 his duties by Frank H.
Lewis, State Vice Councillor. OF Jersey
City. William Fl. Miers, of this city,
who is Secretary. and John Tichenor. the
Treasurer, have very creditaole reports
to make. There will be about 1926 dele
gates pI resent. Each subordinate council
is entitled to TWO delegates. In Secre-
tary Mie,s' report it will be seen
that there are 1855 councils in New
Jersey at present. This is
an Increase Of twenty councils during the
year. In Trenton two new councils have
been Observation-Disclosures B. Hayes
DID,. Council No. 143, ami Uulted States
Council No. 146. There are about six
teen thousand members of the order ia
the State. an increase of something like
thirty-fiYe hundred ia the twelve
months. There are now III this city seven
councils. AT the last State Council 1t was
shown that the total assets OF the coun
oils in New Jersey were Sl05, SOB. 70.
In this years report there will be au iu-
crease shown of oyer $50, 600. The funeral
Benefit Department of the State Council
held their meeting here yesterday after
noon so as to have their rsDors ready to
hand to the State Council without any
unnecessary delay. The Board of Odisers
consists Of Rev. j.. Morgan Reed of
Burlington, President; William Gray of
Red Bank, Secretary and Treasurer, aud
Herbert Mintle, this city; ] w.
EYles Of Seabright, aud Frank
H. Lewis of Jersey City Di-
rectors. There are 10000 in this deparr-
rnenr, and upon the death of a member
$3.50 is paid over to his family or other
relatives. The asse ssments are ten CENTS.
but Que assessment may III four OF i've
death certificates. There were fourteen
assessments last year.
TO LOOK UBL SCHOOLS.
Another matter that will probably be
brought up will be the appointment of
a committee to look after thei interest OF
the public school system at the ne xt
session of the Legislature. At any rate
some OF the members say this question
Will be discussed whether a committee
is appointed or not. The election OF
officers will take up considerable time.
BY virtue OF the office which he now
holds, Frank H. Lewis of Jersey City
will be elevated to The office OF State
Councillor. Que of the leading candi-
dates for st tie Vice Councillor is P.
probably be elected. William Fl. Miers,
of This city. the present Secretary. is
mentioned as his own successor, and his
friends are hard at work looking after
his Interests. Should the
noted above pass he will be Secre-
tary for three years. John Ticheuor will.
no doubt, be reelected State Treasurer.
There are two National Representatives
to he elected, one for five years and
another for TWO years. A. j. Smith of
Newark, who has served five yeers as one
of the Representatives, Is again a candi-
date and will in all likelihood be re-
elected for the long term. There
are a number of candidates for
the short term as well as
for the minor offices. The committee on
credentials will meet in the committee
room in Masonic Temple at half past
eight o'clock this morning. when those
holding credentials are requested to pre-
sent them, in order to save time ant
enable the committee to make an earl!
report. The o. der of Junior American
Mechanics is now established in thirty
six States. and efforts will be made this
year to ave councils organized in thu
remaining States.
AN IL ORGANIZATION
The first Council of The Order WA
organized in the old Concord School