The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-09
SECRET ORDERS.
+ ARcANUM.

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ROBERT II. Alberts, Grand Secretary of the
Royal Arcanum for the State of New Jersey
has just completed his semi annual report Of
the various councils Of the order In this State.
The New Jersey membersnin of the ordsr on
December !, 1892, was 6,eS3. On June 80 the
membership was 9,7T6, showing a gain Of S9e
Ing that period 972 were initiated, 107 were ad-
mItred by card and 5 were reinstated. Seventy
one withdrew to join other councils, 60 were
suspended, was expelled and 81 died. Total
per capita tax paid Supreme Council 81, 4a0.4..
I. o. O. d.
Lincoln Lodge No. 1875. I. O. O. F., held a
pleasant meeting last night, Notwithstanding
the Temperature was such as to cause p~erspira-
ton Of those who did much talking.
Lincoln Lodge was twenty-five years old on
Mays 1893. 1t is worth nearly eleven thous-
and dollars. It has a splendid membership.
Last May the lodge. was presented with a por-
portrait was pa inted by Brother Bergstrong Of
tile lodge, who presented it to the lodge.
There are few more enthusiastic Odd Fellows
than Fred Vogt OF Lincoln Lodge. He's a
hustler in anything he takes an interest In.
LOYAL FoRES1ERS.
The Subsidiary High Court of the Ancient
Order Of Foresters will convene at Buffalo on
the first Monday in September. The order has
doubled in membership since the divorce and
establishment of the Trustees Of America.
new court will be established on the Heights
early IN September.
There are two courts In this city. Bergen and
SONS OF VETERANS.
A battalion inspection of W. T. Sherman
Camp Will be held at Pohlmann-s s. on August "a,
a reception Will follow. The boys are drill ling
and expect to make an excellent showing.
FORESTERS OF AMERICA.
The Foresters' Association was well repre-,
scented yesterday, on the excursion OF the
Elizabeth Courts. The Jersey City boys wore q
handsome badge and were easily Unidentified.
They we're royalty entertained, and had q de-
Conrt Hudson had a meeting last night and
initiated 4 candidate. District Deputy bowling
was on hand, as usual but no knotty quest ions
Court Emmett will nave its annual excursion
on Monday, August Ks. They will 60 to River
Wow Park.
District Deputy Fitzsimmons maid a visit to
| Mechanics Lodge last night and installed the
| Right and Left supporters to the Vice Grand
and the Right and Left scene supporters There
was no degree work but a long social session
| Ex-Assemblyman Gallagher, Counsellor Melosh
| and seyeral visiting brothers were the orators
and Brother Pilson was the elocutionisr.
Garfield Lodge will meet this evening and ex-
| pect two candidates for the initiatory degree.
Entwistle Lodge will meet tomorrow night
and work the first degree.
President BickeI of the Odd Fellows, Home
ASSOCIATION Is enjoying q vacation. He will
| diately begin to boom the project. stock
holder enthusiastically declared this morning
that the scheme would be gigantic success
and the order would have a handsome hall on .
leading tbcroughfare in q rear or TWO.
ID. u. o. E..
Jersey City Lodge OF Elks are enjoying an
| outing today with their wives ard lest girls
| They sailed on the Central Railroad boats to
| the Atlantic Highlands and took possession Of
| the ciub house of the Pavonia Yacht Club. The
day will be- passed III SIDING, daGeing. inpsit
and merry max They Mil have = happy
\ time as a jolly party of over n hundred Mere on
Y the carly BOAT and naauy went down cN latei
boats and trains.