The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-23
PYTHIAN session ENDED
Business Transacted : Grand
officers Installed-New
Committees.
Specfal to the Jelseu Citu Netcs.

TRENTON, Feb 23, 1894 The twenty-sev-
enth annual session Of the Grand Lodge,
knights of Pythias closed its labors yester-
day afternoon There were 1856 Junior Past
Chancellors admitted and instructed in the
Grand Lodge degree during the evening.
The committee to consider the advisability
of erecting monument to the memory of
Past Supreme Chancellor Samuel Read, who
was the first to hold that that exalted posi-
tion, reported heartily in favor of the pro-
posed monument, and recommending the ap-
pointment of committee to carry the pro-
ject through to completion. The recon-
mendatlon was concurred in and John
Clark, c. V. N. Wilson, j. Fred Kiner, How
arp Sweet and William HI. Mitchell were
appointed. The monument will be located
at Mount Holly, where the hcnored chleftain
was born and lies buried. The Board OF
Trustees reported adversely to any change
in the incorporation of the Grand Lodge
and their report was accepted A communi-
cation from the New Jersey Brigade, uni
form Rank, in regard to the annual field day
of the order in the State, met with hearty
reception, and the suggestion adopted. Two
hundred dollars were appropriated to De
given as prizes to the several bodies OF UNI
formed knights present.
The Committee on the Grand Chancellor's
report, approved of all his recommendations,
and concurred in all his decisions. They con-
graduated him on the excellence and COM
pleteness of his report.
A PYTHIAN HOME.
A memorial was sent up to the Grand
Lodge from District No. IA, recommending
the establishment of Pythian Home in
this State, and urging that action be taken
by the Grand Lodge at the present session.
The Grand Lodge agreed to the proposition,
and committee, consisting of Holmes Z.
Casner, Henry w. Long, John G, Wilson,
Jesse d. Ludlam NJ IT, I1indenburg, were
appointed to consider the matter and report
at the next session of the Grand Lodge. The
memorial was presented by Past Grand
Chancellor John Ulrich, who presented his
case in a very captivating way.
The Grand Officers-elect were installed by
Past Grand Chancellor Moses F. Badgley
and others, as follows
W. T. Hayhurst, Past Grand Chancellor,
Lambertville; George 7. Cranmer, Grand
Chancellor, Barnegat; Ralph Donath, Grand
G.. K. of R, and S., Woodbury.; G. Y. N.Wil-
son, g. M. of E., Long Branch City; w. E.
Hitchcock, Grand Prelate, Newark; D. S.
Rockefeller, Grand NJ and A., Somerville;
Dewitt C. Cobb, Grand Inner Guard,
JacobstownS T. Champion, Grand Outer
Guard, Atlantic Highlands.
The Special Committee appointed to re-
complished, and it was adopted without
alteration The change in the Jersey City
districts has already been set forth in The
NEWS.
The Supreme Representatives were in
structed to urge the Board OF Control OF the
Endowment Rank to have as few changes as
possible made in the laws governing that
rank
The recommendation of the Finance Com
mittee was adopted by which the per capita
tax for the present year is fixed at thirty five
cents-ffteen cents to be paid on the first of
July, instead of the first of April, as hereto
FORE and the balance on the first of
January.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Grand Chancellor appointed the fol-
lowing standing committees
Appeals and Grievances--P. f. Shanley,
William B. Trenchard, ]. G. Lowey.
Finance and Mileage-John H. Conger, L.
D. Hagerman, Morgan Vaphise.
Law and Supervision-George F. Feuer-
stein, John P. Dexheiner, Thomas c. Jones.
Returns and Credentials-Jerry F. Storms,
William Lake. Harry Norman.
Printing and Supplies-Ch Charles E. Mackey,
William B. Abbott, Lewis r. Blackford.
Grand Chancellors Report--Austin Fl.
Paterson, Robert B. Carhart, John H.
Hyde.
Foreign Correspondence Eimrich R.
Vessels.
Obituary-Martin L. Cox. John Patrick,
G.. FL. Pembroke.
Room-Oliver H. Knowles
Trustees-Moses F. Badgeley, Charles NJ
Sloan
Constitutional Changes Walter F. Hay
hurst, Elmer E. Margerum, Edward 7.
Bowers.
The next session of the Grand Lodge will
be held in this city on the third Wednesday
in February 1895