The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-28
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KNIGHTS OF PTTHIAS.
The Hudson County Pythian Relief
and Employment Association held its an
nual meeting this week in the Castle Hall
of Grant Lodge. The officers elected for
the year are President, Gustave Steup;
Vice President, Stephen Il. Van Hart;
Secretary. Ralph Donath; Treasurer. 5.
Mulvanie; Trustees, John Clark, Harry
Smith and j. Shay. The next meeting
will be held in the Castle Hall of Fritz
Reuter- Lodge on April rs. Nine lodges
continued their membership and four
others will join the Association at its next
convention.
A circular has just been issued to every
subordinate lodge In the State by G. c.
Charles w. Kilbourn, which notifies hem
of the arrival of the new rituals. These
are now in the hands of the G. K. of r.
and S. and are ready for distribution on
application and the return of old ituals.
They will be in the possession OF the
lodges in his district during the coming
week and will GO into effect On February
10.
D. D. G. G. Thomas Sayre of District
No. 81 held Il meeting of the district in
the Castle Hall of Grant Lodge on Thurs
day evening for the selection OF a Past
Chancellor for recommendation to the
incoming Grand Chancellor for appoint
menS as D.. D.. e. G. for the next term.
The Castle Hall was called upon to &C
commodate the largest gathering of
brothers ever seen IN the district. Five
lodges. Woodland, Rathbone, Grant, Gem
tenary and Bay View, were represented
by almost their entire membership. DIS,
trict No. 9 was also we'll represented.
G. M. at A. Ralph Donath, P. D. D. 6.
C.s Zimmerman. Van Hart and WELDON
ough, D.D.G. c. John G. Berrian, Colonel
GuStpua Siam VVPra also Cr0senU. After
a few preliminary remarks by the ID. ID.
G. c., nominations were made by lodges.
z. C. Nelson, with a few brief remarks,
placed before the meeting the name OF
2. D. D. e.. c. McDonough. PC. Wi
liam Mead, in behalf Of Rathbone
kodg Patterson nomin =. {. M u Hi Meyers Meyers
made the address of the evening
and seconded the nomination OF Brother
Patterson. P. D. G. c., Zimmerman
nominated in behalf of Centenary Lodge,
P. C. Brinkman. Three ballots Were
necessary over one hundred brothers vot-
ing. The contest resulted In the choice
of z. G. George R. Patterson. of Rath-
bone, who, in a happy speech accepted the
trust imposed upon him. Brother Pat
terson is a very prominent society man,
and holds the position of Inspector Gen.
eral on the staff of this Grand Com
mauder of the G. A. r. ia this State.
District meetings were held in Districts
No. 3 and 80, Newark, on Thursday even
ing. for the select ion of d. d. G. Is. for
the ensuing year. Delegates from all the
lodges in these districts will hold a pre-
liminary meeting in the Castle Hall of
St. Chrysostom Lodge, on Friday even
ing, February 3, to form a b. of +. Relief
Association, similar to that now in exist
ence in this city.
At the district meeting of German dis
kr;,t No q ha1l at the Last aaS-
sion Of Garfield Lodge. Pythasoras,
Fritz Reuter- and Garfield lodges were
represented. D. D. 6. c., August Lang
was selected for the third term to COM
mand the district.
Hopoken Lodge will hold its regular
convention on Monday evening. D.. d.
6. c.. Berrian will pay an official visit.
and install the NJ. of F. elect, Brother
Cook, who was recently injured by a rum
away team in Hoboken. The rank of
knight will be conferred by r. c..
Glostien.
Rathbone Lodge will hold a social SEES.
sion on Tuesday evening". D. D. G.. q.
elect George Patterson will be present.
Lafayette Lodge will hold its regular
convention on Wednesday evening. The
rank Of page will be conferred by c. c.,
Alexander Ross.
Hudson Lodge will confer the rank of
page at its next convention. q. Z.
Charley Miller will render the work.
Centenary Lodge will meet on Friday
evening next at Bamber Hall. The rank
of knight will be conferred. P. D. D. G.
C. Zimmerman will render q report on
the district meeting.
Washington Lodge will give an enter
tainment on February %. The committee
promises a jolly time to its friends. On
Wednesday evening che ranks of Knight
and esquire were conferred. K. o..
CLaorr oadraSap6 tho 1o6pQ ID
Several vacancies still exist on the staff
of the First Regiment. An election will
soon be held for an additional Major, as
required by the new tactics.
The First Brigade Board OF Officers
will hold the annual brigade meeting on
Tuesday evening, February "a, IN the
rooms OF Excelsior Division of Trenton.
Brigadier General Rhodes will preside.
The subject Of q camp this summer Will
be brought before the officers.
Palestine Division will elect officers at
it's next convention. The Fair Committee
held a meeting on Monday evening and
appointed two members to visit each
lodge. The prizes TO be drawn for. n
gentleman's gold watch, ladies' diamond
ring and gold headed cane" are now OH
exhibition at a store on Montgomery
street. Tickets are in the hands OF each
member Of the division for sale. A spec
ial meeting of the association will be held
THIS evening dt INC. y bAchAuSe pldCe.
Grant Division will hold it's regular
drill on Tuesday evening. Offcers for
the new term will BIS elected at the first
meeting In February. Captain Forshay
will no doubt be reelected. The visit to
Florence Division which was to have
taken place on Thursday evening was
postponed on account OF the meeting of
District No. 81.
Florence. Division will elect officers on
Thursday evening. Lieutenant Whalen
will be the next Captain. The officers
elect will be installed the same evening.
The laws and regulations recently
adopted by the Supreme Lodge for the
government of the uniform rank have
been issued to all officers CT divisions.
There is a radical change and command
ants would do well to study before cleo
ton of officers.
Black Prince Division held its regular
drill Oh Wednesday evening. Captain
Stimis was in command. Forty Sir
Knights were in line. An interesting
drill in double rank movement was
given. This division will attend divine
service on Sunday evening, February 10,
that being the anniversary a of the
order. Every lodge In districts No. 8 and
go will be invited to accompany The
the division. The association will give a
masquerade ball on Monday. February
20. Invitations are now out.
Pythian Halls are being erected in
every city of Importance In the country.
The proposed new division from Amer
lea Lodge is about abandoned and a num-
Der of the names on the roll Will enlist in
Calanthe Division.
Colonel Heatly is an active member Of