The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-19
MASONS' REUNION
Ancient Accepted Scottish
Rite Members Dined
Last Night.

Member of the Ancient Accepted Scot
fish Rite of Masonry. Sitting in the
Valley OF Jersey City met or the level
and parted IN the square at Taylor's
Hotel last night. 1t was their annual BAN
quet. and when Masons gather together
fun and good fellowship prevail. Gov
ernor Voorhees, promised to be there, but
at the FAST moment was Obliged to send
an excise. Vice President Carrot A. Ho-
bart, a brother of the Order, also sent
his regrets.
The %banqueting hail was tastefuly dec
oratAd with the national flag, and at the
north end of the room was the Scottish
Rite Orchestra, composed of thirty-secono
des e men, who discoursed excellent
music during the dinner.
Past Grand Master Thomas w. Tflden.
ssd, presided, and near him sat:-R. A..
Sherrefs, SD, Deputy of the A. A. Scot
fish Rite for New Jersey; Thomas f..
Watson, 33d, Edward l.. Tillou, 33d, and
George B. Edwards, SD, of New Jersey;
William Homan, 33d, of New York; Mayor
Edward Hoos, Josiah W. EVAN, Grand
Master; Joseph E.. Moore, S2d, Deputy
Grand Master; w. Holt Apgar, Senior
| Grand Warden; John H. Wilkins, Junior
Grand Warden; Rev. Otis A. Glazebrook,
D. D., 32d, Grand Chaplain; Walter Ch-n-
der, 32d, Senior Grand Deacon; Benjamin
| f. Wakefield, 32d, Grand Marshal; Horace
B. Barnard, sd, Junior Grand Steward;
Charles C. Howard, District Deputy
Grand Master; Elmer E. Smith, District
Deputy Grand Master: Stephen Smith.
3Sd, Superintendent of Masonic Home'
Past Grand Master James H. Durand, $50;
| George W.. Fortmeyer and Gen. Jos. w.
Congdon, 32d; Assemblyman George A.
Squire, Rev. j. Francis Morgan, r. Il.
Sears, Harry Onslow. ]. M. Cherry. DR..
Charles A. Limeburner of Greenville, H..
r. Teepe, H. A. Steffens. Charles Fuehr-
lem. J.. j. Bagley, J. G.. Hasklng, j. X.
Sealey, ex-Assemblyman w. M. Klink,
w. r. Warwick, L. G. Bliss, j. u. sex
ton. of Long Branch; Hon. G. A.. Squire,
w. D. Wolfskeil, W. H. Reynolds, w. b.
Ward, G. F. Chapman. 6. ]. Quinn,
Ewald Booker of Elizabeth; w. III. Jones,
Samuel Kalisch. G.. H. Lambert, Leonard
Kalisch, G. S. Yerbury, Selig Scheuer, f.
r. Luz, E. c. Stempler, H. F. Wonder
Heide, David Hahn of Newark, Samuel
Bingaman, Plainfeld; Albert Ravekes,
Ridgefield Park; H. S. GOWNS, Bound
Brook; j. H. Lessen and A. w King,
Woodbridge; Herbert Frapwell, Arlington;
| II. A. Wheeler, G. w. Yates, Bayonne; G.
w. English, J. A. Hines, Montclair; w H..
H. Wyckoff, D.. N. Messler and H. p.
Wyckoff, Somerville; J. r. English, Jr-,
| f. H. Morrell, Irvington; c. P. Sparkman,
| Paterson; w. H. May, c. w. Ryerson,
Basking Ridge; v. N. Bagley, Railway; j..
B. Dill, T. B.. Townley, Elizabeth; John
H. Jolly, Chas. F. Russ, j. F. Gallery, G..
L. Heinemeyer, Elizabeth; ]. H. Stubs,
e. H. Dexter, E. J. Campbell, Jr., S. Hem
nv Holland of BROOKLYN; E. S. Purdy, O.
r. Firth, J. M. Schwerin, Paterson; f. H.
Morrell. DR.. P. w. Barber, Arlington.
Grace was said by the Rev. DR.. Otis A.
Glazebrook, and then followed a dinner,
appetizing enough to make a mummy's
mouth water. When the cigars were
served and each man felt at peace with
the world and his n%eighbor, Brother T.
w. Tilden rose, and when the hearty
cheering subsidized, for the Past Grand
Master is deservedly popular, he, in q
few graceful words, extended to the
guests a cordial and fraternal welcome.
He complimented Brother Reed on the
splendid repast and the guests on the
attention paid to it, and he sincerely
trusted tnal lney Woulul | WIN ny VIII
a congested chill. Uaughterl Closing
his felicitous remarks Mr.. Tilden babe
all rise and drink to the Supreme Coun-
Gil. 81. ano . nrotner and The
toast was honored.
Robert A. Sherieffs, deputy for New
Jersey, responded. His only raison
d'etre for being present, he said, was
that he was a Mason. Speaking of the
eighty-sixth session of the Supreme
Council, he said, it had received into
membership James H. Durand and Ed
ward l.. Tillou. which, he said, was the
last step. Mr.. Sher4Affs spoke Of the work
historical sketch of Masonry.
Josiah w. Evan responded to the toast
Of the Grand. #. & A. M, of New Jersey.
! and humorously referred TO the utilization
with the Grand Orient of Spain.
General Joseph w. .Congdon, in the alb,
sence of Governor voorhees,, responded
to the toast of Liberty
Samuel Kalisch, of Newark, responded
for the toast of Equality" and following
him was Past Grand Master George w.
Fortmeyer, whose speech on FRATERNITY"
was the gem of the evening. The last
to by William Howard. Throughout the
evening the Aurora Grata Quartette
sang. S. Henry Holland artistically sang
a bass solo. and H. F. Won der Heide
played a sWagnerian selection on the
violin in a mastery style. Brothers j. x.
meyer, composing the Scottish Rite
orchestra, gave a most admirable selec-
The arrangements for the dinner were
simply perfect, due to and attributable
to the Judgment and care Of Messrs.
Rob B. Sears and Harry Onslow.
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