The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-16
MRS. GILL'S LETTER.
Odd Fellows Decida to Quiet
ly Investigate the Or
phanage Project.
Special to The .erssv clty Ne,rs.

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TRENTON. Nov. Is. 1S93.-Cou.idsrable
business was transacted at the afternoon
session of the Graud Lodge OF the Inds-
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows of the
State. The Attendance was very good.
The sensation of the session was sup
pressed when the convention decided not
TO priut III the minutes the letter of Mrs.
Maggie R. Gill 10 regard to the Odd Fsl-
lows Orphanage. This matter has
caused considerable annoyance to the
order, and Ii was regretted by many that
the convention did not settle this matter
there and then. Instead the Committee
ON the State of the Order reported re-
commencing that the whole matter be
referred TO a special com mites who
should have power to send for persons
and papers. and report to tue Grand
Lodgc at u spscial session to be- held at
Trenton, at The call of the Grand Muster,
when the C ommittee should indicate their
readin csc.
DEGREE OF REBEKAH.
A special Committee couslstiug OF Will
lam WeiseubsrRer, of No. 113; Carrot
Slmonson of No. III. and Thomas r.
Blackwo"d of No. 10Y. were sppoints to
consider all matters pertaining to the
Degrees OF Rebskah, That ,niGaG be sub
mltted to them.
An effort to change the present mode of
selecting district deputies ana grand
masters was defeated.
The matter of the Grant Lodge assum-
ing control of the Odd Fellows Home
caused considerable debate, and was at
last indefinitely postponed.
Promlnentv visitors present were Past
tran / Master Gwiuner Of PennsyIvan1a
and Past Grand Master PIumtner OF
Maryland
ODD FELLOWS HOME ASSOCIATION.
the nesting of the representatives to
the obi Fellows Home AssoclsIion was
held last evening in Masonic Temols.
III President, Judge Henry Pustsr, Of
Jersey City, presided. In his annual
report. Judge Pnster, among other
things, said:-e
"Ine following are ths assets OF the
Home:-heal estate. $4,000; personal
property, $500; cash gu hand, 1922 "a:
total, S4O.s22 81. Liabilities on rsai es-
tats. SIS, 100; net assets over liabilities,
81. ~. 81. There are now 5wsivs Inmates
in the Home, aud one has died during
the wear. A number OF valuable d ma
liens OF articles needed for use or orpa-
ilent, have been received. Tue neslth OF
the inmates has been remarkably good,
considering the ailments attending old
Did.
Our Matrop, Mrs. e. Paul of Jersey
City. n. j., entered upnn her duties as
ma'ron January Is, 1873. and has proven
herself to be comp eteut. and has eIled
rhis difficult position TO the entire sat ts-
faction of the board, aud to the sick un-
der her cnarRe."
The receipts as shown by the Financial
Secrstary's Treasurer's reports were:-
Dues from the sixty Lodges aud E M
ca mpments connected with the Home,
81. 53z.02; from donations, 1908 70; pro-
uuce from the farm. S241. 81: total re-
eipts, SO 982.a3. Tae Treasurer reports
y balance on hand of 1922 81
Upon considering the question Of sur-
rendering the Home TO the Grand Lodge.
it was decided that the AsSuci3sio mad
no proposition TO submit TO the Grand
Lodge.
Matters pertaining to the control aud
management of the Home, were dis
cussed. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year,
President, Henry Pqster Of jersey CITY.
Vice President. Thomas D. Mills Of
jersey City.
Financial Secretary. Joseph B. Eltring-
IAN Of Jersey City.
Recording Secretary, William H. Bid.
ole OF Atlantic City.
Managers-A. P. VandeRrift OF Had.
O field, Tusttn jones Of Fl ,bok~n: ".
H. Allen of Jsrssy City. o H. Knowles
City. X. f. West Of Hamilton Square, w.
II. Mccullough of Sw~edesboro, w. l.
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