The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-07-15
20 YEARS OLD
Security Council, G. 5. 1.
Celebrated the Anniver-
sary Of Its Organization
This Week.

Security Council, No. 119. G. 3. T.,
held one of its old-time meetings this
week, the attendance being large and the
spirit of The members in keeping with the
occasion, which was the twentieth anni-
versary of the organization of the council.
The council was honored by the presence
of State President John J. Gbeean, WHO
is deputy State chancellor to Sesur IS
council, this being also the semi -anauai
meeting. Comrade Ghagan was accom-
panied by supervising chancellor James
Taafe, of Newark. an enthusiastic and
earnest worker in the cause eff the C. s..
l.. AAfterS routine business was di>posef
of, the meeting was adjourned and the
doors of the council chamber thrown open
to admit assembled friends, who partiei
pated in the enjoyment of the following
programme, under the direction of Orator
David Price
Overture, piano and violin. Messrs.
Price and Debish; followed by an address
by State President John j. Ghegan. in
which, after acknowledging the hearty
welcome extended him, he declared the
wisdom of the acton of the Supreme
Council in adopting tale schedule of high
er assessments had been vindicated, as
was recognized by comrades generally.
1t was a step that every assessment OF
ganization must come to sooner or ateg.
Since this action last year. very satisfac-
tory financial progr,ss has been made
ComIade Chanceier Taafe was then III
troaucsd and gave a stirring addr; S., IN
the course of which he said: 81 Ieg.onit s
should study the Legion and make them
selves familiar with its workings and all
it has accomplished: we would then real.
ize what grand thing it is to beleng to
the Legion. Mt a dollar intrustel to
our executive officers has ever ne
astray.' Messra Price and Debish ZEN
dered piano ard violin duet olowed
BY a baritone solo ami enc re- sB mixer
HiH,s by Mr. Matthew Naughton. Pres
ident John J. GleeSon delighted the coun-
ell by reading his latest poetisal pr
duction, an ode on
Twenty years have come and gone, men,
Twenty years have passed way
Since we organized our council
Started bravely on our way;
Ere we look into the future
Let usj sean the glorious past;
There we'll find the golden secret,
How to make our Legion last.
Twenty years of noble effort,
Ours has been a work of love:
Caring for our comrades dear ones,
When themselves We're called above;
| Comforting the lonely widow.
Caring for the orphan. too,
Ever faithful in our duties.
To our Legion ever true.
So, dear comrades. looking backward,
| We have nothing to regret:
| We have fulfilled every promise
! And we're marching onward vet;
| Marching forward-braye, undaunted-
| All united on the way
| That we started with our council
| Twenty years ago to-day.
Conrade Chancellor John Guilfoyle
| gave retrospective address on the good
work of Security Council since its incep-
ton in the basement Of st. Patrick S
chapel, twenty years ago, mentioning
with particular feeling the two State
Presidents given by Security: the be-
loved John A. Lane. since departed. and
State Chancellor David Barry. at pres
ent the honored Chancellor Of the coun-
/ Gil. A recitation. THE Sleeping Senti-
nell by f. G. Sanborn, was followed by
a piano and violin duet by AIessrs. Price
and Debisl. Comfade Secretary VIM
| f. Sanborn rccited "Our Folks" follow
cd by 4 fine selection Of Jersey rag time
by Orator David Price. John ] Glee-
son sang THE Nightingale" and David
Price SIN Trying So Hard to Forget
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