The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-18
HUDSON DISAPPOINTED.
New Arrangements in Refer
enee to the Odd Fellows
0rphanage.
snecio1 to the .Jerseu C9ty Neirs.


TRENTON, April IS, 1694--The GRAND
Lodge of New Jersey, I. Q. @. f., met IN
special session in Odd Fellows Hall yester-
day afternoon at four o'clock. There were
but few more than the requisite number OF
lodges represented when Grand Master
Tussy raped for order. Fifteen Junior
Past Grands were introduced and made
members of the Grand Lodge. Some time
was devoted to speechmaking and the ex-
qualification of the nnwritten work by
Grand Representative William II. lizard,
assisted by Past Grand Master Howard SUIT
phin-
A pleasing episode of the afternoon was
the presentation of a Past Grand Patriarchss
jewel to Grand Treasurer Joseph L. Lamb
BY Grand Master 1ussy in behalf OF the
Grand Encampment. The venerable Grand
Treasurer. upon whose shoulders the weight
of eighty-six years rests, responded, and IN a
touching way recounted some personal
"reminiscences. A recess was then taken
until eight O'Clock.
AT the evening session the special COM
mittee appointed to consider the different
phases of the proposed o~rphanage presented
q lengthy report.
After reviewing in detail the various steps
taken by the association and the orphanage,
together with the action of Acting Grand
Master Tussy, they recommended the follow
ing
First. That a Board of Trustees for said
association of twelve members be elected at
this special session OF the Grand Lodge, 10
hold office until the next annual session
of this Grand Lodge and that then
at said annual session there be
elected a like Board of Trustees OF said
association to be classified in three classes;
one class to hold office for one year, one
class to hold Office for two years and one
class to hold office for three years, and that
thereafter there be elected at each nnual
session four trustees of said association Tor
the term of three years.
Second. That in electing said Board or
Trustees no more than two members Shall De
elected from any one county,
Third, That no more than one trustee
shall be elected from any one lodge, encamp-
mente or canton.
Fourth, That no person shall be elected a
trustee who is related to any other trustee
within the third degree of affinity or censan-
guinity.
Fifth. That all other matters which relate
to the internal affairs and working of said
Association, De referred to said Association
and the Trustees, when elected, subject TO
the report to the Grand Lodge under the
statute under which said Association IS IN
corporated and the control of the said Grand
Lodge by virtue of said statute.
Sixth. That Immediately upon the accept
ance of this report, the Grand Secretary and
any and all committees of Odd Fellows in
this State (by whatever name they may De
called and all lodges, encampments or can
TONS, who lave in their hands or under their
! control funds which were raised OF contri-
buted for the purposes for which said As
ISOLATION was incorporated, be and they are
hereby directed to forthwith pay over the
same to and into the hands of the treasurer
! of said Association.
Vigorous opposition to the report of the
| committee was mace by Thomas Polk, coun-
| sci for the Orphanage Association.
P. W. Stagg as vigorously defended the
| position of the committee. The discussion
| consumed considerable time, and it was NOT
| until eleven O'Clock that a vote was reached.
| The yeas and nays were called, and resulted
in the adoption of the report by 81 yeas to
20 nays. !.
The adoption of the report carried with It
| the appointment of twelve trustees on the
! part of the Grand Lodge, but after a motion
! to defer their appointment to the November
| session was ruled out of order the Grand
| Lodge adjourned without making the ap-
nOintmapt.