Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-06-08
Annual Open Night Was Held in
the New Masonic Hall
Last Might.
A PLEASING PROGRAM.
Besides Ladies' and Friends Of the
Members There Were Visitors
from TOttenviIIe----Sh0rt
Speeches Made by Prom
inent Ones Present.

The magnificently furnished Ma
sonic Hall on the third floor of the
Kirby building in Hobart street was
the scene of one of the most preten-
tious affairs ever held in this city
last night when, at the. annual open
night of Raritan Lodge, the lodge
was host to hundeds of ladies and
friends who had their first view of
the lodges sumptuous quarters. A
program the peer of any ever given by
local talent was presented and the
entertainment was followed by a So
cial time during which refreshments
were served on the second floor of
the building.
The hall is as large as any in town
and has not a pillar in it. It's fur
nishings and arrangement makes 1T
unquestionably one of the finest
lodge rooms in the state. The fur
niture Is heavy and is upholstered in
elegant leather The carpet is of the
best and every detail, including the
officers stations, is in excellent taste.
The electric lighting is on an rtistic
scale.
The program was opened with Sc
lections by the Classical Music Club.
Worshipful Master Nathaniel W.
Pierce, Jr., of Raritan Lodge, presid-
ed. He welcomed the guests with
cordial remarks and expressed the
pride of the lodge at being host in
such creditable quarters. The an
nual social sessions have heretofore
been held, he said, necessarily, in
public halls, hut from now on the
lodge has a suitable place of its own
in which to entertain.
Tho entertainment program con
sisted of selections by the Orpheus
double male quartet and the Classi-
cal Music Club, with humorous re-
marks, and otherwise, by DR.. Frank
Crowther, Dr. w. E. Ramsay and II.
e. Pickersgill. Short addresses were
made by representatives of Hugue-
not Chapter, No S8, Order of the
Eastern Star, of Tottenville, Hugue-
not Chapter, was represented by
about thirty members.
d. r. Robbins, worthy patron OF
Huguenot Chapter, spoke briefly, ex-
pressing the appreciation of the chap
ter at the invitation to be present
last night and he invited the mem
bers of Raritan Chapter to attend a
big session in Tottenville in the near
future. He praised the work of the
Order of the Eastern Star which
contains women relatives of Masons
as we'll as Masons themselves.
Mr. Pierce called upon Past Dis
trict Deputy of the Eastern Star, Mrs.
Oliver Weir, who called upon John
Kennedy, past master of Huguenot
Lodge, No. 3S1, F. & A. M, of Tot
tenville, and who instituted the chap
ter of the Eastern Star in Totten-
ville He emphasized the main fea-
lures of the Order of the Eastern
Star and offered to lend his aid If an
effort were started in this city to
form chapter.
DIR. Crowther presented Mrs. A. M.
Sprague, worthy matron of Huguenot
Chapter, with large bouquet OF
roses, surprise from Raritan lodge.
Mrs. Sprague expressed her thanks
briefly. Among the other Eastern
Star dignitaries present were Past
District Deputy and Past Matron Mrs.
B. e. Streeter, and Past Matron Mrs.
Gertrude Nc. Farland.
The worshipful master of Raritan
Lodge is now N. w. Pierce, Jr.; SEN
ior warden, George Coates; junior
warden, DIR. Frank Crowther; Sec
retary, G. K Seaman, who was chair
man of the committee in charge of
last nights affair." treasurer, Viii
liam Buchanan; senior deacon, Ferd
Garretson; junior deacon, J. HI. Frlt-
Finger.