New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
CPOu NEW-JERSEY.

Oriental Lodge conferred the r. { degree o"
THURSDAY . =, =, :,
Eureka I.odg.. Newark conferred the NJ NJ de-
py,b,corns Lodge Newark has the NJ. NJ degree
on The carpet for Monday night
pIoomncld Lodge Will have the f. G. degree. VS.
Itors are sure OF cordlaI "elcoHe'
r,,,u,inar Lodge Newark conferred the NJ. NJ
degree In ample form on Wednesday
Tun Lodge ATnS,9n ong"y, Til5 hHyS and ras the M?i ~
ters night tomorrow ,inerJ hiSds 1"o"'''' "'N ''
NJ degree IL on the trestepoaru'
Thursday at p m the District Grand Lodge S OF
Irstruc,ion will be held In oriental lodReroOn New
ark The Grand Lodge officers viii be present.
Montcair Lodge has made preparations FOR r, the
comfort OF many brethren who will be present Tues
dav night 10 witness the conferring of the NJ VI ue
gree ,, IL, ,ho,r
Tuesday night Eureka, at Newark, VIII don their Gd
oos,,,m"s for the purpose Of working the NJ NJ de-
sres IN that ample form for which they are so just
y celebrated -, ,,,. -,
Euclid Lodge Hqbokon VIII haye far Eln hn nSh' NJ
degree Ample arrangements nave pen h,hrnn h who iO
the entertainment OF the large most o' p'e'"'e wiz
are expected to attend
,rr,npamsnts are being completed for the recep-
the Grand Master m ms 'Hs % by Masons Of
the sixth Masonic District 1t Is ntended INA, u, ths ms
nistrcf IA il expected that II VIII be the iargesI
gathering of Masons that has ever been ne'd III ne
district The Commttee ice Q, bo1 thcir abors sHtened
bv the heartness with which tne Ioqses nav n uo
by'aT.'' by all WV" n..o.. =. x.n.
The setting capacity Of the PreGepsOry of New
Jersey Sovereign Consstory = T. H. .. Imt'y 81, e.,
oud Degree Jersey city Vas seN'rey tes'eu Va, a. ~. ,e
iast regular rendezvous Tuesday evening" May %
-, a class OF twenty candidates received the Con
sIetoriaI degrees the twenty-nrst, fatrarcn NoH,
chite or Prussian Knight In full ceremonial, anu
the thirty y-second In ample form. Tnls was the
20 tho summer recess, and lustrfous Princes
from mSst all and "PGea""'N fPom and
brooklyn were present to ,,p ri aga That III nothing
like the scenic effect presented al the meeting or ne
GranJ Chapter at DOrtmund. Westphalia. last Tues
"a, ovenIne has ever been seen before AT Masonic
gaihering in New-Jersey. with really gorgeous new
SUis ~ the play sometimes say, and the thlrd large
Class OF Rose Croix Knights this season nw aing tne
dsgrees conferred In the Consstory. III. ComInan-
der'in-chef Shlrrefs, thrty-thrd degree, was pos,
ssed of genuine inspiration This he did not iai'
70 take advantage OF. aided by Ill Stepnen Smitn'
tbirty-thri degree as Count OF Wfspha!iai Lieu
Commander. From the point OF view or elther
Tho drama the ceremonial, the costumes or the IN
,nrast Manifested the work could hardly nave Deen
,mnroyed except with larger moor space ana ampe
sealing accommodations. IL may interest," some he'i-
Gars ri New-York and Aurora Grata conslstories 70
learn that new blood real talent, i've interest anu
ac,ive co-operatIon among the members OF the scot
tish Rite bodies In the valley or Jersey Wy % mane
.tase either OF the Eew-Yor organizations could
sily claim place for picturesque ana ar'isuc
In the cast OF the twenty-hrst degree the Prussan
kni0bts met a new Renfred In the person. OF III.
Bro Milton Roblee, OF jersey Cty, "hos hot nern
challenged the admring interest OF the oi9est mem
bers OF the consstory III. Bro. Thomas r. watson @
was again Adoph the Saxon, as enectiVe as eVsI'
and psst Grand Masters OF New-Jersey James H.
Durand and Thomas Iden were co o3sp1ppJIu,' np% pIch
ing part also were r. T. Collard as Altendorf Ed
ward L. Tillou Count Isador Albert c stevens as