Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-10-13
JUNIOR ORDER
CONVENTION IS
STARTED EARLY
More Than 400 Delegates from
Throughout State Attend
First Session Today.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
HOLDS CHIEF INTEREST
Funeral Benefit Association
Transacts Business and
Listens to Report.

With more than four hundred dele
gates in attendance from all sections
of New Jersey, the forty-seventh an
nual convention of the State Council,
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics opened this morning in
Junior Order Hall, ABS Plane street
Fifty more delegates are expected
during the day.
American flags and bunting, which
were draped in rich pro1usion about
the platform and walls, gave the con-
vention hall a bright appearance,
which was heightened by the colored
badges and ribbons worn by dele
gates.
State Councillor Rene p. r. Won
Minden, of Newmarket, opened the
session, and prayer was offered by the
chaplain Rev Samuel Harker, of
Camden. The convention then got
down to the business of the session,
which is being transacted behind
closed doors.
Interest of the delegates centers
mainly in the election of officers,
which will probably be held this after
noon. and several spirited contests are
expected. Theodore Buttenbaum, Of
Union, who Is at present State vice
councillor, is unopposed for State
councillor. This is due to the fact that
custom has always decreed that the
State vice. councillor shall succeed to
the highest position in the order.
Mr.. Buttenbaum is one of the lead
ing men in the organization, with
which he has been connected since
March 10. 1873 He is a member of Gar
field Council No. 56, of Union, and is
a past councillor Of his lodge He was
admitted to the State Council at the
annual session held at Long Branch
on September Il, 1887. He was elected
State vice. councillor of New Jersey
October 2s, 1914, at Atlantic City.
Many Candidates in Field.
Two candidates are in the field for
State vice-counciler. They are State
Chaplain Rev Samuel HarSer, of
Camden, and Adjutant- General Edgar
r. Humphrey, of the Uniformed Rank,
of the order, Mr.. Humphrey is a
member of Nutley Council, of Nutley.
State Secretary William II. Miers,
of Trenton, was elecetd for a term OF
five years at the Atlantic City con-
vention last year, so there will be no
nominations for that office until 1919.
Probably the most interesting fight
will be that for the office of State
council treasurer There are five can
didates in the field. They are: Will
liam b. La Rue. of Bound Brook, the
present incumbent, who was elected
to fill out the unexpired term of Rev.
James Morgan Reid, of New Bruins
wick, who died on March II, last:
William j. Wakefield, ir., of this city,
who is past State councillor Of the
order; Junior Past State Councillor
Frank *. Muta OF Bridgeton; Frank
r. Sharp, OF Irvington, and Everett
Gray, of Jersey City.
Last Nights Session.
Members of the organization who
were not too busy electioneering or
giving Newark the "once over" en-
joyed minstrel show and vaudeville
entertainment last night at the
Junior Order Hall. The Juniors were
accompanied by their wives and
members of their families
Mayor Thomas " Raymond was
the guest of honor and visited the
hall accompanied by City Counsel
Spaulding Frazer. The mayor was led
down the hall while the orchestra
played Hail to the Chief" He was
jr., a past State councillor of the order.
one of the mayors political associ-
ates who was an "Anti-DaT' candi-
date for freeholder at the recent Re-
publican primaries.
ut is mighty fine thing said the
mayor, ITO meet a body of men who
put the American flag and America
above everything else. | welcome you
heartily and metaphorically give you
the keys of the city. If there is any
thing you want done that will add to
the pleasure of your stay in the city,
/ hope you will make that want
known, for the city will be proud to
grant the request"
The mayor then made a patriotic
address and declared that he was
strongly in favor of preparedness and
said he believed that the man who
did not believe in preparedness
"closed his eyes to the truth The
speaker referred to the fact that the
day was Columbus Day and that this
was a land of religious opportunity
and religious freedom for all.
Rev. Warren Patten Coon, of Ar
lington. who is a member of the or
der, followed Mayor Raymond. He
made q stirring address on patriotism
and used the opportunity to come out
with B. vigorous plea for equal suf-
frage. He declared that If women
were capable of being wives and
mothers and stimulating men to de-
velop their spiritual and intellectual
life, they were certainly entitled to
share with men the right Of suffrage.
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