Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-09
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commandery No. 6. of Washington; Cyrene
Commandery No. Q. of Elizabeth; Olivet
C~ommandery No. 10, of Millyille; Ivanhoe
Commandery No. IL, of B~ordentown; Odo
ristown; Melita Commandery No. 10. Of
Paterson; st. Elmo Commandery No. IA. OF
Lambertville.
Burton, commanding. Corson Commandery
No. 10. of Asbury Park: Pilgrim con1mand-
cry No; e. of Hobok e,,; It'll rs Gon1s
Commandery No. IS. of New Brunswick;
Jersey Conlmandery No. 10. of East. Or
anse; Atlantic A,3 a tya c sbIngtnn GSm mo, %, of No No.
q. of Passaic.
The communicates of the State and
their stations are as follows; NO. l.
Hugh de Payens, Jersey City; No. j.
Helena, Burlington; No. 4. Palestine,
Trenton; No. 5. Damascus, Newark;
No. 6, De Molay, Washington: No. Z,
Cyrene, Camden; No. 9, st. Johns,
Elizabeth; Nc. 10. Olivet, Millville; No.
Il, Ivanhoe, Bordentown; No. IL, Ode
de st. Amand, Morristown; No. Ii.
Melita, Paterson; No. IA. st. Elmo.
.Lambertville; No. Is, Corson, Asbury
Park; No. is, Pilgrim, Hoboken; No.
II, Trinity, Plainfield; No. Is, Temple.
New Brunswick; No. 10, Jersey, East
Orange; No. 20. Atlantic, Atlantic City;
No. 81. Washington, Passaic.
First Newark Commander.
Isaac A. Nichols was the first COM
mander, and with twelve commanders
next in succession, has zone to his rest.
as has also Lewis d. Grams. The others
survive. The list of commanders to the
present time with the years during
which they hold office is as follows:
Isaac A. Nichols, P. G. c., 1866-6I;
David S. Battey, p. G. c., 1e68-69; Au-
gustus Pruyn, 1S70-71-72; David L. Gar
rigus, 1894; Jonathan e. Forester,
F. G. c., 1s75-76-77: Charles H. ingalls,,
1S7S-79; Orlando Greacen, 1SS0-81; Will
lam w Hullfsh. 1SS2-S3; Charles Slee.
F. D. G. c., 1884; Thomas Godson, 1885;
Robert Dingwell, p. G. c., 1869; John
E. Rowe, P. G.. c., 1889; Lewis G..
Dawson, 1S90-91; John ]. Henry, P. G..
c., 1892; J. Grove Porter, ~1S93-94; Lewis
D. Grams, 1885,; John P. Contrell. G.
c., 1S97-98; Samuel Smith, 1S99-190O;
Henry H. Hoffman, 1901; Wilson G.
Ely, 1902; Stephen w. Gordon. 1908;
Frank Tanner, 1904; Andrew G. Vogt,
1905; James A. Co~rtright, 1906; Thomas
E. Buliivant, 1907; George Forman.
1908; John H. Wilkins, 1909.
Damascus Commandery has given to
the Grand Commandery six grand
commanders, one deputy grand and one
grand generalissimo. The present off,
GERS include seven past commanders.
Frank Tanner, the recorder, has held
| that office for five years n for twenty
years has been identified with Masonry
in Newark. The officers are: Sir Louis
j. Burgeser, eminent commander; Sir
William H. Barnet, generalissimo; Sir
Edwin w. Pierson, captain-general;
Sir Andrew N. McKinnon, senior
warden; Sir Adolph ]. P. Pionn1e.
Junior warden; Sir Richard P. Redding,
prelate; Sir William H. Morgan, d. D.,
associate prelate; Sir Wilson G. Ely,
P. c.. treasurer; Sir Frank Tanner. r.
c.. recorder; Sir Dayton W.. n
standard bearer; Sir Louis Maier, as
sistant standard bearer; Sir John Wa
ferling, sword bearer; Sir Louis z.
Tinker, warder; Sir John P. Reed,
sentinel; Sir Franklin S. Bolles, third
guard; Sir Jacob w. Gulick, second
guard: Sir william H. Roberts, first
guard; Sir George F. Haufler, quarter
master; Sir George N. Waite, M. D..
surgeon; Sir Henry w. Egner, jr, judge
advocate; Sir Edward Issler, organist;
| OH y.
Frederick Schafer, 1912, Sir John F.
Contrell, P. c., 1918, trustees; Sir
James A. Cortright, p. c., Sir Thomas
E. B%ullivant, P. c., Sir John H. WIKI
ms, P. c., committee finance; Sir Rob-
ert w. Baldwin. Sir George w Backor
Sir Charles G.. Hahn, Sir Emil A. l4enk,
Sir William Obner. Sir Arthur Red
ding, temple guard.
Since it's inception. Damascus COM
mandery has been represented at every
biennial conclave of the order and has
taken rank in the grand commandery
in a manner fitting the fifth branch OF
the grand organization. For more than
a quarter of a century the asylum has
been located at 751 Broad street, where
a comfortable lodge room, furnished
deliberately with the paraphernalia OF
the craft, has been The scene OF many
k%nightings and where have gathered
some of the cream of the community
to participate in the solemn rites which
nave been handed down from the days
of the crusaders.