Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-05-15
THREE LODGES
IN CONVENTION
FOresters Of America Honor Local
Man Knights Of Columbus EI-
ect Knights met Templar.
DELEGATES ARE COMING HOME.

Three lodges of local interest have
Just closed their annual conventions
in different parts of the state. The
Foresters of America were at Orange;
the Knights of Columbus met at Jer-
sey City, and the Knights Templar
were at Trenton.
Foresters of America.
The local delegates to the conven-
ton of the Foresters of America
from the two courts in this city ar
rived home late last night. Thomas
Lucas, one of the delegates from
Court Amboy, made great fight in
the convention for grand trustee
against the Hudson county ticket, but
was defeated by only a small margin
ID. j. Flynn, one of the delegates
from Court Standard, No. Ill, of this
city, had the honor of being elected
one of the grand trustees.
The following are the newly elected
officers: Grand chief ranger, Emanu-
ell Sonnabend, of Newark; grand sub
chief ranger, William A. Ashbridge,
of Camden; grand treasurer, d. H.
Struhmann; grand secretary, T. M.
Donnelly, reelected; grand record
/ ing secretary, ]. c. Dolan; grand SEN
| ior woodward, II. NJ thompson
grand junior woodward, d. M. Cliff
J ton; grand senior beadle, Joseph r.
/ Englehardt; grand junior beadle,
/ Garret Geene; grand trustees, Henry
Ortman, Joseph Oughton and D. ].
Flynn, and grand auditors, s. p Nee
han, H. d. McHorney and John Davis.
e. j. Dalton, of Court Amboy,
Perth Amboy, is on the committee
for time and place of meeting.
In the report of Emanuel Soma
bend, grand recording secretary, 1t
was stated that there are now 1877
courts with a membership of 17,267.
This is gain of 1,551 since the last
convention. Four new courts have
been instituted and three have been
dissolved. During the year the sub
ordinate courts made these payments:
Mortuary benefits, 14,42S.1S; sick
benefits, $74,335.39; benevolent pur-
poses, $33,016.4S; management ex-
penses, $14,066.52; a total Of $780,
l846.57. There is balance of all
funds of $1S2,634.99, an increase
during the year of $23,201.1S.
knights of Columbus.
JERSEY CITY, May 15:-The
annual meeting of the State Council,
Knights of Columbus, took place yes
terday at the Columbia club, Jersey
City. There were ninety-four dele
gates present, besides the state Of
ficers and district deputies. In the
absence of State Deputy Charles j.
Barrett, who was reported to be ly-
ing dangerously i'll at his home in
South Orange, and whose death oc-
Cured shortly after the session adj
Ijourned, Past Deputy Thomas P. Fay,
of Long Branch, presided.
The report of State Secretary
christopher A. Cough, of this city,
showed. that five new councils mad
been instituted during the year. Ley
were as follows: Railway, at Rah-
way; Princeton, at Princeton; Santa
Maria, at Mount Holly; Bloomfield,
at Bloomfield, and Hudson, at Jersey
City. The secretary's report also
showed that there are now forty
seven councils in the state, with a
total membership on December 81
last of 6,7S4, net increase over the
preceding year of 695.
These officers were elected at the
afternoon session: State secretary
Christopher A. Cough, of Trenton
state treasurer, James M. Lynch, OF
Jersey City; state advocate, p. ]
Dolan, of Newark; state warden
Thomas j. Mclaughlin, of Newark
state chaplain, the Rev. Father
Stein, OF Paterson; delegates to the
national convention in addition to
the state deputy and last past state
deputy, James J. Hopkins, of Jersey
City: Thomas j. Mclaughlin, of New
ark; John j. Hickey, of Bayonne;
alternates, John P. Dullard, of Tren-
ton; William M. Cahill, of Jersey
City; Charles B. Brady, of Phillips
burg; Thomas Macksey, of Newark
and D. G.. Jeffries, of Hackensack.
The per capita tax was fixed at II
cents for the ensuing year. Las
year it was twenty cents. The mex
, meeting of the state council will taxi
t place at Lakewood.
The death of Mr.. Barrett, who wa
unanimously reelected was no
/ known until the council had adjourn
, ed. AS soon as the arrangements TO
5 the funeral had been made, Stat
Secretary Cough will send out no
} tices to the different councils in Tho
state.
Knight Templars Elect.
, TRENTON, May 15:-At meet
ing of the Grand Commandery
knights Templar, in annual conclavf
last night, Henry Fl. Mithoefer, oi
Camden, was elected grand com
mander, and William p. Hayes, OF
this city, was chosen grand warden.
1t was decided to hold the fiftieth
anniversary of the order in 1910 al
one of the seaside resorts, to be later
designated. The mention of the
name of Judge James B. Dill, of the
Court of Errors and Appeals, for the
office of grand commander was err