Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-26
GRAND CASTLE
OF K. G. {.
Will Convene In State Capt.
tai Labor Day-x-Grand
Chief Martin Preside.
STATISTICS FOR YEAR

Bridgeton, Aug. 28:-The twenty
seventh annual session of the Grand
Castle of New Jersey, knights of the
Golden Eagle, will convene in K. G. E.
hall, Ribsam Building, Trenton, on
Monday, September s labor Day. at
II O'Clock a. IN. Grand Chief Horace
j. Martin, of Plainfeld, will preside
and indications are that it will be a
two days session.
The hall Of Mercer Castle, No. %,
in which the Grand Castle, will meet,
was recently burned out by a fire which
originated in the building. 1t has been
beautifully rebuilt and is now said to
be one of the finest possessed by any
castle or the order In the country.
Inc annual session of the Grand
Castle promises to be OF greater inter
est than any that has been held for q
number Of years past, by reason of
keen contests for several desirable of
fees.
The customary Ave years
of the chairs of Grand High Priest and
Grand Keeper Of Exchequer expires
this year and there are numerous appli.
cants for these posts. The position Of
Grand High Priest is vacant at pres
emit, because Of the recent death of
Adam Q. Bloom, of Trenton, who died
while rounding out his fifth wear. The
retiring Grand Keeper of Excheuuer is
Halstead wainwright, Of Farmingdale, a
veteran of the order. Five years ser
vice In these chairs entities the occu-
pants to the honors Of Past Grand
Chief, n membership in the Su-
preme Castle, which makes them
eagerly sought for.
There will, as usual, be no opposi-
ton In the promotion of the present
cline officers" Grand Chief Martin will
become Junior Past Grand Chief and
will be elected as New Jerseys official
representative to the annual session OF
the Supreme Castle of the United
States. Grand Vice Chief Martin L.
Ferris, of Asbury Park, will be ad-
vanced to the post Of Grand Chief and
Grand Sir Herald Peter L. Alberse, of
Paterson, to the post Of Grand Vice
Chief.
For the succession to Mr.. Alberse as
Grand Sir Herald, which is regard
ed as the first of the promotive Offices,
there will also be several candidates.
South Jersey claims it should come that
way this year, but Princeton and other
castles in the central and upper parts
Of the State are said to have formula
BILE candidates.
A. L. Clark, of Trenton, the very
efficient Grand Master Of Records, will
doubtless be reelected unanimously. The
jurisdiction claims that no Grand Cas-.
tie in the United States has his super
Tor In the Seeretary's office. Mr.. Clark
is the designer Of the official degree
robes and some other paraphernalia of
the order and the rank Of Past Supreme
Chief has been conferred upon him
by the Supreme Castle for his great
services to the order.
New Supreme Officer Coming.
The new Supreme Master Of Records
Of the order, John B. Treibler, of Bal
timore, who succeeds the 1amented AL
bert @. Lyttle, Of Philadelphia, has
promised to be Ia attendance at the SEES
sion and 1t Is probable that he will
come commissioned by the Supreme
Chief, Or. f. F. Lake, Of Denver, Col,
to install the new officers Of the Grand
Castle.
Statistics For the Year.
Statistics compiled by Grand Mas
ter of Records Clark for the year end
ing June 30, last, show that there are
70 castles of Knights of the Golden
Eagle in New Jersey, with a total mem,
bership of TIL which Is a gain of just
seven sir knights over the preceding
year. There were 514 candidates IND
tiated during the year, IS received on
withdrawal cards and IS reinstated, a
total of ol2, but this gain WAS nearly
offset by the suspensions, 494, deaths, II
and the withdrawals.
Good Finances.
The finances of the 70 subordinate
castles show the following figures:
Receipts-From limitations, cards,
etc, 81 ,997. 80; from dues and fines,
$58,lS4.3S; from investments, etc, $2l,.
855. 1855; total, $S1 1879.
Expenditures-Sick benefits, $2I,-
299. 92; death benefits, IS, $3.50. 81; dona-
lions, $60l as; total relief, $28, TAO. 58.
In addition to this $50, 800. 02 was paid
out for sundry other purposes and &c.,
1898 invested, making a total expen-
diture for the year of $7s,814.03.
The castles total fund June 30th was
$125, 685.47, showing an increase for the
year Of the goodly sum of $s,119.57.
The Grand Castle finances show the
following figures:
Balance on hand at last report, $780,
80; receipts for the year, 1884. 90; to-
tai receipts, $8.174.59. The expenses
were $2,949.9s, leaving a balance in the
Grand Castle treasury Of $224.60, In ad-
dition to which there Is $59o.79 IN the
Emergency Fund.
To Amend Constitution.
A matter often discussed upon the
ioor of the Grand Castle will come up,
again In the form of 8 project to amend
the Constitution as to time and place
Of meeting. The proposed amendment
reads: "Tbere shall be one stated SEES
sion of this Grand Castle held each year
during the first week in September, at
such place and on such day as shall
be ordered by the Grand Castle at the
preceding regular session.
This project has been frequently de-
feated in the past, the Grand body ad-
herring to Trenton, Labor Day, at IL
o clock as the most suitable place and
time and refusing to accede to the
proposal to Jump I'VE the State"
The Grand Temple of Ladies of the
Golden Eagle will meet in Trenton at
the same time, occupying another room
in the Ribsam building. This organi-
cation is said TO have had a prosper
Gus year.
The Supreme Castle Of the United
States will convene in Scranton, Pao
on Tuesday, October il, next. Supreme
Chief Lake, has reappOinted p. s. G.
William B. Kirby, of Bridgeton, official