The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-21
F0RESTERS' NIGHT
Over 1000 Members Rep
resenting Various Courts
Paraded Downtown
SPLENDID pYRoTEcHAIcs
Spectators Numbered 10000
Initiation Ceremonies at
Elks Hall.


downtown section We're treated to one of
the finest pyrotechnical displays they
witnessed in a number of years, The oc-
| casion for this grand display which was
witnessed by over ten thousand people
was the parade and class initiation of the
| various courts of Foresters in the city
| which numbers seventeen. Tie parade
| itself was the largest that has ever tax
en- place under the auspices of the For
esters, it beng estimated that fully two
| thousand men were in line. Houses i'll
the different streets through which the
| parade passed were decorated with
Chinese lanterns and American flags and
the marchers were cheered time and
again.
The courts represented in the parade
re:-Payonia, No. 6; Hudson, No. s.,
Jersey City, No. 10; Astley,No. IS; Hamy
jlton, No %; Paulus Hook, No. 26; War
ren, No. 30; ~Harsimus, No. 81; Congress,
No. 81; Germania, No. SO. yarick, No.
-; Montgomery, No. 10; Eagle Rock,
No. JOG; Central No. 141; Erie, No. 143;
Michaelangelo Buonarrotti, No. IA;
Sveaborg, No. 14T.
The formation consisted of mounted
| police followed by Grand Marshal Mich
ael r. Cronin, and his aides John ]. Me-
Knight, Herman Kuntz, Charles john
son, John A. Warnacke. Thomas Duff,
William Weir. Peter Coffey, Oscar THE
baud, William Symonds, William Wer-
ner, John J. Gardner, p. &c. Graham,
| Spencer Knapp, L. La Roche, and A.
| Hagens
The general committee included these
gentlemen. representing various courts:
John e. Scanlon. Robert Scott, J. J. Nc
Knight, Pavonia No. 8; John J..
| Stephens, James Geger and Michael
Bracken, Hudson No 8; William Nc
Cauley, Charles Orr and William Leary,
Jersey City No, 10; William J, Stem
neck, Joseph T. Ryan and e. r. Frey
tag, Ashley No. 1s; E. J. Kennedy, H.
| f. Glare and Thomas Duff Hamilton
No. %; NJ A. Donnellan, William Eckel
and William Weir, Paulus Hook No.
/ 26; John ]. Mitchell, Joseph Shaw and
| John H Small, Warren No. 30; Thomas
johnson, Oscar Thieband and p j.
OHearn, Harsimus No. 81; A. P.
| Hughes; Henry Lindenberger and Louis
| Dorbecker, Congress No. 81; Thomas +.
/ O'Brien, james Waylett, H. NJ. Nc
Horney, yarick No 80; E. r.. Vessels,
Hugh Mclaughlin and Adam Grobholz,
Montgomery No 10: r. A. Fitzgerald,
/ A. E. Donnellon and P. DAILY, Eagle
| Rock No. 106; 3. J. Sheew. John Il.
Collins, John Foohey, Central No. 141;
/ G. W. Stanton. J.. Hamid and J Camp
bell, Erie No. 143; 2. Countrey, G. A.
d. Elisa, D. Bevender and A. Maloney
Michael Angelo Buonarrotti No. IA
Charles Holmes, Victor Anderson, John
johnson, Syeaborg No. lat.
i Then came the officers of the Grand
Court of New Jersey in carriages. They
were:-
John F. Kelly, Supreme Chief Ranger;
VIM. T. Malmbach, Deputy Supreme
Chief Ranger; Joshua A. Shaw, Past Su-
preme Chief R anger; e. NJ. McMurtry,
Supreme Secretary; T. E. Schulz, Su-
preme Recording Secretary: J E. Lyddy
| Supreme Senior Woodward; W. G. Ros-
enkranz, Supreme Representative, New
York; Robert Con1ber, Grand Secretary,
State of Pennsylvania; e. NJ Donnelly
Grand Secretary. New Jersey; James f
| O'Melia. Supreme Representative, New
| Jersey; e. r.. Vessels, Supreme Repre-
sntative, New Jersey; r. r. Guthrie
Junior Past Grand Chief Ranger.
i The various courts came next, and
then Varick which ended the procession
The parade ended at Elks Hall, York
and Henderson streets where the initia,
ton ceremonies took place. The large
hail was taxed TO its capacity. It was
exactly 9 o'clock when the, post officers
Of the Supreme Court, Supreme Chief
Ranger and his staff appeared upon the
stage in full regalia, amid great enthusi
asm. The, initiation exercises were be
hind closed doors It was ANNOUNCED
that over. four hundred new members
were admitted to the order from tIls
various courts The new members were