The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-02-23
HUGH DE pAYENs coMnANDERY.
Annual Drill and Reception Was
Given Tuesday Night.

Hugh De Payens Commandery, Knights
Templars, held its annual entertainment,
drill and reception Tuesday night in Phil
lips Hall. The programme of the enter
tainment was: Overture; Montauk Ladies'
Quartette; Woman's Rights Grafton, Miss
Helen Comes; musical sketch, Haley and
Sanford; moving pictures, Edison's pro-
jecting kinetoscope; solo, Miss Edith L.
Davies; the musical skulls and otheI
magical devices. Soto Sunetaro; illus-
trated songs, .sOld Folks at Home" etc..
ETC., Montauk Ladies' Quartette; the war
with Spain, stereopticon and kinetoscopsi
solo, Miss Katharine Lane; humorisms,
Miss Helen Comes; eccentricities. Haley
and Sanford.
At the conclusion OF the entertainment
the audience went down stairs to the ball
room, where the Knights and visiting
Knights participated in a review and
drill. The handsome uniforms made
pretty show. There were in line, in adj
dition to the members of Hugh de Payens
Commandery, Eminent Commander Chas.
A. Mohn and Sir knights Fleutjy. Coop
er. Guth, Bantz, Beissbarth, Skidmore,
Helms, Stretch, Sprig, Farr, Angus, Mig
gins and Palmer, all of the knights of
Pilgrim Commandery, Hoboken.
The Knights entered the hall in COM
mand OF Generalissimo Sir George w.
Laforge. He introduced the officers, who
were saluted by the knights in line. First
entered Eminent Commander Sir John H.
Weasten and after him Right Eminent
Sir Warren Dobbs, Past Grand Com
mander of New Jersey, who acted as
Captain General The Council officers
followed and after them came Grand
Commander of New Jersey Eminent Sir
William Pue and the associate Grand
officers. Right Eminent Sir Thomas w.
Tilden, Past Grand Commander of New
Jersey. was next and after him march,
ed the Past Commanders of Hugh de
Payens, accompanied by Commander
Charles A. Mohn, of Pilgrim Commands
cry. After the introductions an inspec-
ton was held and the drill followed
Considering the lack of room the Knights
executed the intricate movements very
well.
Dancing followed the review and drill
and during the dancing refreshments wers
served. Among those present were:-Mr.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Weastell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank ]. Tingley, Mr. Edward n ar.
rier, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph wilson, Ar. ana
Mrs. James Harris and the Misses Maris
and Kate Harris, Alderman and AIRS.
George w. Decker, Alderman and Mrs.
Stell, Fire Commissioner and Mrs; Thomas
Mills, Fire Commissioner John Brennan
Charles Esterbrook, A. L. Graham, MT.
and Mrs. William, Hague, Miss Hague. Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Brown. Miss Essle
Brown, Mr. and Mrs. A. Vanderbeck,
Miss Maud yanderbeek, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Miller, Mr. and Mrs. ]. G. Rhine
hart, Mr. and Mrs George .Laforge, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Moore, Mr.. and drs.
William George Nelson Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ward Mr. and Mrs. John ]. Phillips. MI.
and Mrs. Daniel Beatty, Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas w. Tilden, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Bunji, Mr.. P. L. Grady, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Blackshaw. Mr.. and Mrs & 2. A.
Miss Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. I. D. Fry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lewis, Mrs. and
Mrs George Brady, Miss Anna White,
Miss Lizzie Wilson, Miss Helen Britton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Jackson. Mr.. and Mrs;
John J. Phillips, Jr,, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Ware. Mr.. Alex White Mr.. H. d. Darling
and Mr.. John P. Landrine.