The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-10
ST. GEORGES SONS MEET
Annual Session Of the Order in
Trenton-Grand officers
Elected.
Special to the Jersey CITY Ns,cs.

annual session of the Grand Lodge of the
Order Sons Of st. George convened in Royal
Oak Lodge room. Polk Building, corner of
Front and Broad streets, yesterday. The
session was presided over by Grand President
Cliff, Of Paterson, who called the body to
order at 1890, with prayer by the chaplain,
followed by the singing of the opening ode.
The following were appointed committee on
credentials, Enoch Mountford, ST., G. Law
renee, of Newark, and Marshall, of Camden.
The Grand Presidents report was read
and referred to the following committee on
report, Brothers Green, WiIdblood and Bam-
ford. The Grand Secretary's report wa
read and referred to Brothers Phelps, Cliff
and Clarkson as a committee. The Grand
Treasurer's report was next read and referred
to the same COMMITTEES.
The following officers were elected Grand
President, John Wesley, of Camden; Grand
Vice President, William Abbets, Trenton;
Grand Secretary, Henry Boyd. of Jersey
City; Grand Treasurer, Frank Perkins. of
Paterson; Grand Messenger, Bro Lawrence,
of Newark; First Assistant Grand Messen-
ger, Geo. Green, of Newark; Second Assis-
tant Grand Messenger, Bro. Marshall, of
Camden; Grand Trustee, Enoch Mountford,
Sr., of Trenton Grand Inside Sentinel,
Benjamin j. Bamford; Grand Outside Guard,
James Ta1ns. both of Trenton: Grand Chap
lain, Solomon Isaacs, of Paterson. William
7. Morris, of Sir Chaxles Napier Lodge, of
Trenton. was nominated as r~epresentive to
the Supreme Lodge, which meets at Newark
in October next, and he was UNANIMOUSLY
elected.
The Supreme Grand Officers then proceed
ed to install the newly elected officers.
Past Grand President Phelps was called
to the chair by Presiding Officer AGljft while
that official assisted, in the Installation cere-
monies. The installation ceremony was a
very impressive oneiand was performed In
an admirable manner.
OFFICERS NOMINATED.
The session took a recess at - o'clock and
~reconvened at 2 o'clock sharp. At the after
noon session the nomination for Grand State
officers. for the year 1896 were opened. it be-
ing customary in this order to nominate one
year in advance of any election. The follow
ing brothers were nominated for the various
| Offices: Grand President. Bro. William Alb
| bolts, Trenton; Grand Vice-president, Bro.
Lawrence, Newark; Worthy Grand Secre-
tary, Bro. Henry Boyd, Jersey City; Grand
Treasurer, Bro. Perkins, Paterson: Grand
| Messenger, Brothers Wildgoose, Green, BAN
ford and Simpson; Grand Trustee, Ar, Fol
| ely, Trenton, and George Nixon, Jersey City.
The place for holding the next grand SEES
sion was fixed at New Brunswick, the third
Monday in August.
The standing committee for 1895 are: Fin
ance. Messrs. Robinson, Wildblood and Mar
shall; law committee, A. E. Banbury, j.
| Booth and F. s.. Green; committee on APP
| peals and grievances. f.. s. Robinson. Levi
Walklett and James Lewis.
A number of amendments to the Grand
| Lodge laws were presented and declared to
be unconstitutional by the Grand President.
One amendment that was accepted was IN
reference to the representation of subordin-
ate lodges in the grand body, making it one
representative for every one undred mem
| bers. Heretofore it has been one represen-
tative for every one hundred and fifty MEM
bers.
A large number of amendments to the Su-
preme Constitution were referred to a COM
| mittee of five, consisting of Messrs. Phelps,
Green, Robinson, Robinson and Simpson.
A communication from Loyalty Lodge OF
| Paterson, making a proposition that the re-
instatement fee be hereafter 50 instead of
| one yeats dues, as heretofore.
SUMPTUOUS BANQUET.
Grand Vice-president William, Abbotts
| then, in the name of Chatham Lodge, gave
a most pressing invitation to the grand body
to attend a banquet given in their honor at
| Chatham Lodge room, corner of Mott and
Hudson streets. The invitation was accept
ed and last evening the grand body sat down
to a most sumptuous banquet. Two long
tables were spread in the large room and
| about two hundred covers were laid.
Addresses were made by the Past Grand
President and the present Grand President,
after which the following programme was
rendered:
Piano solo, Professor Samuel Shelly; reci-
tation. VIM. Cooper: song, H. Neigh; recita-
ton, VIM. Rogers; st. George Quaruette in
glees; song, A. E. Cooper; songs, Levi and
| Thomas Walklett and John Fisher.
The Sons of st. George lave in this State
at present a membership of over {, 1000, with
Is lodges.
Total wealth of subordinate lodges, $50,
900.
There are 80 Past Presidents, and 10 Past
| Grand Preridents. .baaf WebS