The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-17
ODD FELLOWS IN SESSION
Sixty fifth Annual Commun-
ioation Of the Grand
Lodge at Trenton.
JOHN R. HOLLOWAY'S APPEAL
His Appeal From Newark's
Lodges Reduction of His
Sick Benefit Not Sus-
tanned.
#fsnecIaI 10 4.Tbe Jersey CITY News."1


fifth annual session of the Grand Lodge
Of New Jersey, which convened IN Ma
sonic Temple at II o'clock, With Grand
Master G Fleming Stanger presiding
and the ease and dignity with winch ne
conducted the business OF the session ana
controlled tne AFFAIRS OF the poay won
lor nun eoiueh opii!ohs' sleleeolole ,9s
sea.s - oeen = 80
=
,as - ,ss,.s eaai. 81
- ~ X - -
sA 80 as~s
nra,ra9
Tha soss, ,u,+h nro,-or !,
rnaaa rham5a+s srarnxa
~ 60 1,ssassr 49,
nrasan+atjon - ! rapa~fs ~ tba crand
Ngastar Grana saonatary a,a cra,d po,.
ressn4ativac which &c tbavM had been
nr;n+ad and ,laoad IN tho hands IF tho
renresenfa+ives were refereed 10 the
usual committees without reading. Rep
resentatiyes from $50 lodges answered
the roll-call. many more coming in sub
| seouentlv. The COMMITTEES on Creden-
| tials reported 1875 Junior Past Grands in
| attendance. They were admitted and in
| structed by Grand Warden Melosa, and
welcomed by the Grand Master. Ten
Others were subsequently admitted, MAX
ing the number for the day 1875.
Grand Representative August Grassman
and A. J. Doan and p. G.. NJ. Frank W..
Tussey were appointed a committee to
introduce visitors. They presented Past
Grand William Crisp of Willia1nsport, Pa,
and Past Grand Master Martin of Ontario.
the Rebekah Assembly asking that the
renresentatives to the sovereign Grand
I.odga 10 instrpcted q anaaayor 70 secure
laglslation nerro.tti,e 1odees - no na-
orc - pahasab - a. 80 sna e,,narai
bancots ~ tba;r mar,hars = +na,. 80 10.
$50 80 a.l.,nn - 54a;o4 aas,. ~
a,roa+ad - $3.50 ta ~ arss.saat - ~
eSess,.N -.
~ 70
: o'lssi : eaeh ee.in' 20 ie-
quSsss "ete eoneuiisu IA ny ne Draiiu
hoese.
= very important matter that was given
OUT was the Information that the Commls-
sioner OF Internal Revenue had ruled that
drafts on the treasurer for sick or funeral
benefits required a 2-cent revenue stamp.
Just previous to adjournment for lunch
Past Grand Master Martin, of Ontario,
addressed the Grand Lodge, conveying
the fraternal greetings of the ODD Eel
lows of the Dominion, numbering Is. 900,
to their brethren in New Jersey. He had
found a lodge at Winipeg in the far
North that was thororehlv m Ia date in
ia manner az r,orlyine
At the afternoon eassion u-ers
Grand Mss4sr san,raI aqovaauar
Grand War6en w "a Posa rran3
Chanlain Psva G,ar1as = &C.,
and Grand ,rarshal ar g
Montpomarv of The cr,,d T.oaoa If
penns,1vonia ~ in+ar,aIs a,,r,nr ~
afternoon thesa bratbern addraese5 tbs
Grand roaoa tbei, remarl,s beinr oras4I,,
annreciated and rece,vad zc;fh no,,cb On.
niause Grand Mastar aSaraarar ,rraa
closer fraternal relations bafryaen Tho
jurisdictions of Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. in visitation bv lodges and indi-
vidual members. and recommended the
cultivation OF a fraternal spirit between
the members OF A lodge and between sis
ter lodges. We lean too much. perhans.
to the mere beneficial features Of the or
der, and not enough to the fraternal and
social in our intercourse with our rnern-
bership.
Grand Warden Rose followed in much
the same line, and Grand Chaplain Coon
eloquently held the close attention of the
Grand Lodge as he set forth the duty Of
an Odd Fellow. He was followed by
Grand Marshal Montgomery.
A proposition to have the Grand Lodge
furnish distinctive badges or regalia for
Past District Deputies was negatived.
Charters were granted to the five subor-
d1nate lodges and one Rebekah lodge in