The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-27
JR. GUAM. CONVENTION
The Twenty-fourth Annual Ses-
sion Of the State Council
Opens at Trenton Today.
lspecial . ..rhe Jeraey clty News.

lSpeCldl 10 Jcfses LILY 4teWs. M
TRENTON. Oct. u, ls5.--The twenty
ninth annual session Of the State coun-
ell, Jr., @. u. A. M. convened in Masonic
Temple this morning at $50. There was a
large attendance of representatives from
the 257 councils in the State.
State Councillor c. II. Ffsler presided,
assisted BY State Vice Councillor Rev. J.
Morgan Read, State Council Secretary
William fl. Miers. State Council Treas
urer j. J. Reed, State Council Conductor
Harry L. Knight. State Council Warden
F. A. Long, State Council Inside Sem
tineI Fred ]. Blackshaw. State Council
Outside Sentinel Edward Stothard.
There are no very exciting questions 10
come before the State Council. and it is
very probable that the session will close
this evening.
The Shaw murder case is arousing some
interest in the order. Young Shaw, who
is under arrest charged with the murder
of his mother and grandmother. IS a mem
her Of Abraham Browning Council OF
Camden. and that council has asked the
board of officers of the State Council for
permission to solicit funds among the
membership in the State TO procure coun-
sci lQf lie yONtAS Z 10 oStao ~
have always born an excellent character.
and many doubts OF his guilt are enter
tanned. 1t is quite probable that the mat
ter will be brought to the attention of the
State Council oday, but what action the
body may take eannot be foreseen, but
there is a disposition TO see that he has
a fair show.
The election of officers, which is one of
the items of business to be brought be-
fore the State Council. is not likely to be
very warmly contested. +. A. Dennis, OF
Princeton, is so far as known the only one
who has been named for Vice Councillor.
Rev. j. Morgan Reed will be advanced to
State Councillor without opposition.
There are but four appeals awaiting a ID
Indication, and it is not likely that either
of them will awaken much controversy
hence the prospect for a short and mar
monious session is very good.
The sixth annual convention of the Jun
ior o. U. A. NJ. Funeral Benefit Associa-
ton met yesterday in Nathan Hale Coun-
ell room, on the fourth floor of Masonic
Temple. There were about 200 delegates
present, and a very harmonious session
was held. President Rev. J. Morgan Read
occupied the chair.
Secretary-Treasurer w. N. Gray pre-
sented he financial statement OF the
yS6l > w NJ AAA( NP0At g $4,000
up, Oct. 1, 1897, there have been twenty
two deaths in the association, all the
claims for which are adjusted and the
checks for the amoun of each claim are
ready for distribution. A proposition was
submitted at the annual meeting last year
requiring a medical examination of the
members of councils applying for admis-
sion to the association. Under the rules
it was laid overuntil this year, and wher
the question came up in regular order yes
terday it was voted down.
The affairs of the association have beer
very economically administered TIL ex-
pense rate for the past year has been less
than Az per cent. of the receipts.
The officers elected were:-President
Rev. J. Morgan Read. of Camden; vice
president, p. Hall Packer. of Seabright
secretary-treasurer, w. N. Gray of Craw'
ford; directors for two years Frank H
Fischer, of Toms River; for one year
Howard s. Norris of Newark, George H
Poulson of Trenton; auditing committee
F. l.. Morton, Newark; Martin Piekel
Westfeld; e. L. Conrow, Freehold.
The convention closed it's work about
o'clock, and the delegates will have 9
good report to take back to the councils.