The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-05-22
ODD FELLOWS JAUNT.
Three Hundred Members of
the Order Journey to
Bridgeport.

Three hundred Odd Fellows, represent
ino AT least twenty-five lodges OF TINS
STATE swooped down upon Bridgeport,
Car,n last evening in a visit to Samuel
Harris Lodge No 80, under the auspices
| - 1roo,,a,,;cs Lodge No. 66 of this city.
| For a time the visitors owned the pasS
little city. The event was a meiiioi sple
ono for the members of Mechanics Looge
and those who came from tne
cities in the State. The old timers VINO
are thoroughly used to these 1ouiney.' -
| saia that Yesterdays proceedings were -
-, ,,,sv successful and reflected much
anoa;t mon the members who We're M
| s+r,1,,,antal in preparing the trip ana tile
subsequent proceedings TO the io0e0
rooms. charity
oftar sevan o'clock. Representatives from
the Samuel Harris Lodge We're on ~ 10
| ~ ro,a;,,e the visitors and to conduct lieil
- +ba rooms. where the first and secoilo
sonraes were worked upon five canoi-
dotas The procession was three ploeN7
u mo lodge room off Main street.
roni5eenort,s business thoroughfare' was
81 80 es7 a,,ormous size. A thousand people
oonld easily be seated. AS 1t was tnei
,4,o,,+ four hundred members OF the
home lodge present and the VISITS
swelled the gathering to over seven NO.
dred. ,5 aft
In the assemblage were the si'iiu ~
oor, Of the State of New jersey ana tAe
state of Connecticut. The Visitors pa.
aded before the grand officers while tile
49,. go sone the ode, the first verse OF
which runs thus
e.From Jerseys sandy beaches on 10
Rridgeport's marshy Snore, .,.7
The brothers OF our oroer Ae''e
rha eyymbol ey 5f,9 that we bring to you will
sneak of days OF yore- ,,
Harris and Mechanics eVernloie'
Among those who sang previous 10 tue
real business of the night We're; Joseph
Newkirk. Frank Newkirk, William faar-
rison D. A. Foles, L. P. Holcomo ana W.
A. Tilton, all of this city. Grand Repre-
sentative A. ]. Doan then presented
handsome gavel to Harris Lodge with
neat speech. Past Grand Master Tnorne
of washington also spoke. The hVe can
didates of Harris Lodge We're then ao-
uitted into the secrets of ODD FeiloW-
ship. the first and second degrees being
worked. The team doing the work con-
tanned sixty-three men. There were
changes of lights and the second degree
was exemplified with a number OF Well
prenared tableaux The tableauX repre-
sented the emblems of the order and the
proceedings were said to be the finest OF
their kind held in Bridgeport.
| The session resolved itself into good and
welfare and several excellent addresses
were delivered Grand Master Melosh OF
New Jersey, Grand Chaplain Rev. 5.
| Trevena Jackson, Joseph Walling, G. G.
p: B. Wood, p G. M; w. Hardenburg,
N. G., and John F. MeIlor, the oldest Odd
Fellow in New Jersey, spoke.
| The visitors were then entertained roy
ally. All left for home shortly after mid
night The trip home can scarcely be de-
scribed To say the Odd Fellows owned
the boat is putting it mildly. All night the
steamer rang with song and stories. Those
who attempted to sleep were picked out
/ as marks by the jollier ones, and an inces-
doors until finally in a condition border
| ing on nervous proStration the poor NOR
| tai tumbled out of his berth and Joined in
| the festivities in the cabin.
| Among those in the party were:-Marsh
F. Isenhart, William C. Burke, ]. Arm,
| 1. Doan, A. J. Doan and III. ]. Meloshr Of
| the committee in charge of the trip; r. G.
NJ. Malcolmn B. Wood, D. G. M. Q. Bus
sing, P. c. M. August Grassman, p. g. p.
| W. ". d. Rolfe, p. G. P. ]. M. Waning
G. S. w. Harry Phillips, y. Work, A.
Cooper, w. T. Frey, J. H. Decker, J. II.
Noope, G. H. Dom, A. b. Brown, G.
Roweiier, ]. Peer, w. III. Wood, M.
Barnes, j. Miller, G.. Whitfield, P. Rouble
/ r. Waters, ]. Cooper, N. s. Newman, j.
Rox, ]. Gable, w. Mandel, III. Wolf. w.
y. Woestendick, Elmer II Guy. w. Hahn.
L. Gillian, G.. Loesner, G. Courtney. J. r.
Bell, j. Bud. T. Boyd, A. G. Christenman,
p. N. Laher, ]. Anderson, j. Kreger, ].
Allen, N. H. Klemert, 0. Sherman, III.
Clark, ]. Henderson. G.. Welbrook, G. H.
Jones, w. G. Howeth, NJ p. Marsh. c.
Goodman, H. Valentine, G. Canntin, r.
Garret, c. N Cope G. H. Torrits, E.
Hermann, John Graham. T. e. Halinger.
e. 4. Malo, John Hanson, Joseph T.
IIampson, Joseph w. Taylor. Henry
Harms. Edward zeiger. Frederick Siedel
and D. A. ToIe.