Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-08
MACCABEES IN
STATE SESSION
Commander S. ]. Caughey of
Jersey City Calls the Con-
vention to Order.
ELECT THIS AFTERNOON
Uniformed Rank in Big Pro-
cession Last Night Init
ate Class of 1852.

knights of the Maccabees of the
World from all parts of the state are
gathered here today to attend the
sixth annual state convention that
opened In Washington hall at 10
o'clock this morning. More than
a hundred delegates and many mem
bers of the order from the various
tents of the state are at the session
The convention was called to order
by State Commander s. j. Caughey,
of Jersey City, promptly at the
scheduled time Following his ad-
dress of welcome to the delegates
and members present, the reports of
the various officers were received
and the 70 tine business of the CON
vention was taken up.
Elect Officers This Afternoon.
One of the principal matters of
Importance to be taken up before the
adjournment of the convention at
2:15 o'clock this afternoon, will be
the election of officers for the en-
suing year A banquet will be held
at the Plaza restaurant in Smith
street at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon
1t which all of the state and su-
preme officers, delegates and mem
bers of the order will take part.
Tonight elaborate entertainment
will be given In Washington hall at
which the program will be rendered
as announced yesterday. Mayor
Ferd Garretson at this time will
make an address At last nights ses-
sion in Washington hall preceding
the convention, a street parade was
held and a large class initiation
took place. The parade formed in
front of convention hall and passe
! through the principal streets of the
city and was viewed by hundreds of
people along the line.
Parade Last Night.
The procession was headed by
Professor Marinus Peterson's band,
followed by the uniform rank of Jer-
sey City, under the command Of Cap
tain j, F. Douglas, of Jersey City
Division No. 80, and Captain P. ].
Smythe, of Bayonne Division No. 2,
acting ad1utant. Next came Mayor
Garretson with the supreme officers,
together with the state officers of the
Maccabees and the state officers of
the Lady Maccabees in automobiles
Jefferson Hive No. 27, Lady Macca-
bees of this city were also In auto
mobiles. The members of Jefferson
Tent, No. 8, of this city, followed
and then came Goodwill Fife, Drum
and Bugle Corps and Liberty Tent,
No. 13, Of New Brunswick, and Port
Reading Tent, No. 81, of Port Read
ing.
Estimate f52 Candidates.
On the return to the hall the pa
rade disbanded and the initiating of
the class took place. One hundred
and f1fty-two candidates were init
lated, Of which 105 were members
of Jefferson Tent of this city.
Some Of the supreme and state Of
f1cers here are: Supreme Medical
Examiner, Edmeister of Detroit and
Supreme Picket A. w. Frye of Jer-
sey City, Past State Commander NJ.
L. Ferris of Asbury Park, State
Commander s. ]. Caughey of Jer-
sey City State Lieutenant w. J.
George of Newark, State Record
Keeper R. q. Sweet of Woodcliff,
State Chaplain DR.. c. H. Merrill of
Newark, State Master of Arms
George Hine of Jersey City, State
Sergeant Clayton of Englishtown,
State Physician DR.. w. N. Kurtz of
Asbury Park, First Master of Guard
George Ritter of this city, Second
Master of Guard Charles McKenna
Of Jersey City, State Picket N.
Goedert of Jersey City, and State
Picker Howard Pender of Sewaren
State Commander Mrs. Alice Wal
dron of Jersey City and District
Deputy Mrs. Laura A. Douglas of
Jersey City, of the Lady Maccabees, |
are also here at this time.
The uniform rank IN Camp near
the postoffice will return to Jersey
City again tonight.