The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-15
PROSPEROUS PYTHIANS
Meeting of the Grand Lodge
At Trenton-The Annual
Report.
Special to The Jersey cir Ne us.

Special to 1he JefSeB CITY NeUs.
TRENTON, Feb. Is, 1s93.-The twenty
sixth annual session of the Grand Lodge
of New Jersey Of the Knights OF Pythias ,
began here this morning at eleven O'Clock,
with Grand Chancellor Charles w. Kill
bourn pre- Jiding. 1t is the largest and
most interesting session of the Grand
Lodge held for man. years, owing to the
fact that many important amendments
are to be made to the constitution, aod
Supreme Chancellor w. w. well is
to be present and exemplify the ritualistic
work adopted by the last session OF the
Supreme Lodge. This year only such
Past Chancellors as are in possession OF
the Grand Lodge rank are entitled TO rep
resentation in the Grand Lodge, except
ing such Past Chanceliors as may have
been elected as representatives from the
lodges instituted since the last session or
the Grand Lodge. This important change
has necessarily decreased the representa-
lion this year..
1t is expected that a very lively fight
will take place for supreme represen-
tative. There are three candidates in the
field, p. q. 6. De Witt G. Bolton Of Pat
erson, P. G. G. Jam. - Rutan of Newark.
and 2. 6. G. john Ulrich of Plainfeld.
This election, as well as that for Grand
Inner aud Outer Guards. will take place
tonight. The other officers were elected
on the floor of the various lodges dur1n g
the past quarter.
STATISTICAL.
George Pierson OF Woodbury., who is
the Grand Keeper of Records aud Seals,
in his annual report uoinitted this morn
ing, shows that there were instituted
during the year 1907 Knights; Admitted
by card. 70; reinsGated, Is; making this
~ ~ nu1 h~ ~ tn xNrnzont
time, IL, 1862. There are now in the Grand
Lodge Que Past Supreme Chancellor, %
Past Graud Chancellors, 2,623 Past Cham
ceIlors aud 1929 Knights.
The Knights OF Pythias are noted for
the excellent work they do, in relieving
sickness aud distress, and during the
year lust closed the sum of $62. 1854. 2S was
for the relief of brothers, S43, 1885; for
watching the sick, 1851. 90; the relief of
widowed families, 81. 102 50; of members
of other lodges, 81, $50; for the
burial of the dead, $13. ISL The
general expense of the ordsr was $49,S6l,
and tine receipts of the lodges aggregated
Sl34, 653. The mount of cash on baud is
S63, 0l3; investments amount to s12O,715.
The paraphernalia is worth S46,6H; the
real estate S43, 4S9, and there is in the
Widows and Orphans Fund $685.. The
total amount on.hand and invested, is
1852, 1913. II.
There are now la lodges In working
orler in the State, and relief was extend
ed TO 1854 during the past year.
GRAND CHANCELLoR's EPoRT
Grand Master Charles w. Kilbouru in
his report to the Grand Lodge states that
the growth of the order Is not only with
out a precedent In the Order of Knights
of Pythias, but without u parallel in the
history Of secret organizations In this
coun try. During the year he has
instituted a number OF new lodges
at Stockton, Hunterton Coun ty;
Point Pleasant, Mattawan; Anne RIGA
Lodge, Newark; RoseviIle, Excel ior,
Bridgeton aud Elmer. Since the last ses-
sion of the CIR aud Lodge a brigade of two
regl ments of the uniform rink has been
formed, with General George H. Rhodes,
of Elizabeth. as Comm ander. Colonel
Gustave Steup, Of Jersey City. is in COM
mand of the First Regiment, and Colonel
Reese, of Phillipsburg, In command of
the Second.
he highly endorses the Endowment
Rank. which is the only beneficial de-
partment of the Knights Of Pythias. He
states that on November 1, 1890, the Rank
numbered over 10000 msmbers, and the
insurance exceeded $4,000, 900. 1n the
State of New Jersey there are twenty
five sections, S74 members. u an endow-
ment of 81, 1874. 900. This has been an in-
crease of one section and 80 members, aud
S55 000