The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-21
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The Grand Lodge will convene at Tren-
ton next Wednesday. The session Will
last two days. James Durand will IN
doubtedly be elected Grand Master and
Charles Belcher, Deputy Grand Master.
The Secretary and the Treasurer will be
unanimously Reelected. but there Will be
Il spirited contest for the West and South.
The present Grand Junior Warden does
not seek advancement aud will retire as
officer. DR.. Joseph e. Moore, the efficient
Dis, riot Deputy Grand Master OF this
district, Is a candidate for Grand Junior
Warden and will ave the united support
of the delegation from this district. He
has visited many lodges in this State and
has for two years attended the Grand
Lodges of Instruction, aud has every.
where in the State made friends who aD-
preciate his loyalty M ability. But there
are many capable and ambitious men
seeking the honors and the result Is IN
doubt. One serious drawback in his
canvass will be the claim that the
trict, aud IL the Junior Warden is chosen
from this district, the honors will again
come here after only two other districts
have a chance. This claim should
have no weight hen the fact Is consid-
cred that only twice has the honor been
| conferred on the Seventh district since
| the institution of the Grand Lodge.
| Hamilton Wallis aud Thomas w. Tilden
| were the only two ambitious CIR aftsmen
| from this district who attained the high
est place in the Grand Lodge.
Ex-Governor Albeit, who is the repre-
| sentative of the Grand Lodge of Ireland,
is expected to at tend the Grand Lodge
session.
The Shriners are brushing the dust and
camphor from their dress suits. Mecca
| Temple will rave it's annual ball next
Thursday night. 1t will be the biggest
event of the kind iu New York this sea-
son.
Grand Master Tilden. Deputy Grand
Commander Warren Dobbs, john Acker-
man, n Knights Sears, Creighton and
John j. Bagley represented Hugh DE
Payens, Commandery at the seventh re-
| ception of Palestine ~Commandery. 1t
was held at Carnegie Hall. and the Jersey
Knights were royalty entertained. The
drill corps of the, C~ommandery gave an
exhibition. Ed. Brown OF Jersey City
Lodge was present. He is a member or
Palestine Commandery.
Jersey City Lodge conferred the Fell ow
| Craft degree last night. The atten dance
was satisfactory TO the new officers who
did the work perfectly.
Doric Lodge will celebrate it's twenty
| filth anniversary at Ke ssler Hall on Mon
| day night. A banquet will be served.
| Many prominent crafts men will be pres
emf.
Palisade Lodge members are happy.
| The new Masonic Hall is going up rap
| IDLY despite the adverse weather. The
lodge will in a few months be In its own
home. The members of the lodge
| and their wives had a jolly
straw ride. They rode to CarIstadt, and
| called on Brother George Bucholtz, who
with his spouse was quietly celebrating
| the thirty-fifth anniversary Of their wed
| ding, The masons made the event a lively
one and they did not forget the ha ndsome
| silver souvenirs. The friends filed two
large sleighs-
Mount Vernon Chapter worked the r.
A. degree on Wednesday night in the
rooms of Bergen Lodge. All the Chap
ters in the County were represented.
Enterprise Lodge worked the E. A.
degree last night. The officers did the
WORK without q flaw or skip.
The new staff of Amity Lodge consists
of E. H. P. Charles Powell; E. K, j. d..
| Bardo; g. s., j. K. Vreeland: c. of H,
G.. H. Atwater: P. s., E. C. Earl; r. A.
g., Philip Ely; g. NJ, third vail, Thomas
Windas; G. M, second vail, George Cor
| rigau; G. NJ, Grst vail, j. l.. Firm;
treasurer, j, e. Rinehart; secretary. G.
f. Bulen; tiler, George H. BREASTED.
The next entertainment of Bergen
Lodge No. a., will be held at the Lodge
Rooms, on Friday ext, ] ,nuary q. The