The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-28
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The Odd FelloWs' Orphanage ASSOCIATION VIII
meet in this city in September and the meeting
will be interesting. The association, which is
an Incorporated institution, at a session adopted
a resolution giving to the county making the
largest return of cash this right TO select the
site for the Orphans Home. Fairs and enter
tainments were held in almost every county
cember and nearly S2OO0 were real
lied. This exceeded by many dollars
the profits of the entertainments in other
counties and gave to the Odd Fellows here the
privilege of selecting the spot where the home
should be built. Now there Is a hitch. The
promoters aud workers for the fair wanted the
Home in this county and favored a site Ia Ar
lington. The othor counties who were anxious
to secure the Home have now united on Tfen-
ton as the proper place and want to accept
the offer Of the Odd Fellows Home Asso.
five acres of their ground. In this county there
Is also q division. az many who were enthusiastic
over having the Home here have changed their
opinions and regard the Capital City as the
proper place for the Home. Tue element which
is determined TO bind the association to its reso.
luton will insist on nominating the site, and
want it here in Hudson County. They expect
to command the support OF the majority OF the
Essex County delegation, as Arlington is nearer
to Newark aud, in fact, far mora Easy OF access
than from Jersey City.
Monticello Lodge will inaugurate a euchre
tournament esrly III September and arrange q
schedule to keep the members interested until
far iu the winter. This Is a novel msthod OF
| keeping I'D the enthusiasm OF its members AMI
| ensure a big attendance. Monticello Lodge has
adopted numerous plans to maintain tbs inter
est in its meetings and has been remarkably
| successful. Last season it arranged q series of
entertainments in the district and the result
was that all the lodges had big meetings during
the term.
Monticello paida faternal visit to Jersey City
Lodge on Thursday night. 1t was a jolly affair,
Mt. Sinai Encampment will csiebrate its
fftieth anniversary in October, and has started
to make arrangements to do 1t in q superb iuan-
ner. They expect Though August 9rassman n,
the representative to the supreme Lodge 10
secure the attendance of the Grand Sire.
Mt. Sinai Eacampment will meet this evening.
Elk. Mayor Grassman Of Hoboken, who has
twice represented the Grand Lodge OF New Jer-
sey at the Supreme Lodge. is cocfident OF being
his own successor. The returns of the votes
cast by the lodges indicate a large gain over
| the vote of former years.
The Odd Fellows Hail Association will not
meet again until fall. The subscriptions will
Fred Klein Of Entwisle Lodzs has Joined the
bicy clists. He rode on his wheel last night to
Bergen Point and it was lodge night.
B. r. O. e.
Trenton Lodge of Elks had an outing on Tues
day at the Interstate fair grounds. They had
| a big time, There were baseball games, fAl
mems race, bicycle races, quilt matches and
other pastImes. Charley Baldwin, Enpch
Smith and jim O'Melia, of Jersey City Lodge
| participated in the bicycle race for fat men
TO detail! the race and why they failed to VIII
would occupy too much space. They did moi
| 1Q1l because lucy lACkOQ PLUCK duu peESlSt0UE6.
racs but as the Zoo yards was covered
in ten seconds h IS not surprising
that they came in a bunch In second
record OF the winner. Among the other jersey
City lodge members who enjoyed the outing
were: Exalted Ruler John Karp, Past Exalted
Ruler Wade Gordy, Joe Ward and Brother
Many Elks will attend the funeral Of Charisy
Jordan tomorrow. The deceased was q mem
La.Af Nnvx Uartr T0dr 70 httt stood hu bio t0iro
during the unfortunate clash when the mother
lodge was defeated in the courts. and was TOO i'll
to attend the meetings and declare his fidelity
to the order.
Lincoln Lodge had a protracled meetins las
night. The books OF the lodge were examined,
The members refused talk about what had de.
tanned them. They did not appear to be enthu-
siastic.
Hudson Lodge met at Fischer's Hall last nigh
and despite the heat, conferred the initiator,
degree. 1t was rather hot for the candidate.
II. O. f.. OF n
Court Damon at its meeting last night initi
ated two candidates. This court, by the way
is seeking an introduction to the Deputy Gran'
Chief Ranger. who has been assigned to it. II,
was appointed several months ago. but ha
failed to call. In fact, the members have for
gotten what the Deputy's name is.
Martin Fink. Clerk of the Board Of Finance
will be a prominent candidate for Chief Range
at the next annual election of Court Harsimus
The courts of Elizabeth will have a joint ex
cursion this year and a steamer and two barges
will leave the city. They cleared $J74 last year
and expect to do better this season. ALL the
courts In Jersey City will be represented.
Past Grand Chief Ranger Dindenbsrs was in
this city on Wednesday and called on many OF
his friends. He is a popular Forester.
AMERICAN MECHA MICS.
A meeting of thu Greeuvills Council Of the
American Mechanics takes place this evening a
Bamber Hall, Greeuville, to receive dusa and
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