The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-03
GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED
MASONS,

The annual communication Of this body for the
Masonic year 5S72 will commence on Tuesday next
and continue for probably four days. Nearly seven
hundred lodges will be represented the city lodges
and others within two miles OF the City Hall having
full representation OF three for every one hundred
and fifty members with an additional representa-
tive for every fifty additional members, while the
country lodges will be represented by their Masters
or Wardens. The proceedings VIII open with vocal
and instrumental music, by st. Ceclle Lodge under
the direction Of the Musical Director to the Grand
Lodge Worshipful william +. Sherwin, who was
appointed to this Office at the last annual commune
cation by the Grand Master, in accordance with a
resolution to that effect. The Grand Organist,
Brother George w. Morgan, will preside at tho organ
in accordance with ancient Masonic usage prayer
viii then be offered by one OF the Grand Chaplans
after which the Grand Master Will declare the Grand
Lodge duly opened for business, the same being
proclaimed by the Right worshpul Grand Mar hal,
General Charles Roome
One OF the Grand Chaplains (probably the Right
Worshipful and Rev. II. L. Schoonmaker) will then
deliver short address on Masonic subjects in nc
cordance with resolution adopted In 1869.
The Most worshipful Grand Master will then de-
liver his annual address, which will be submitted to
Right Worshipfuls Christopher G. Fox, Edmund L.
Juds0n and James w. Hustled, the three senior
Grand officers, after the Grand Master. This CON-
mittee will again recommend the various subjects
touched on In the address TO DO considered by the
several standing committees to which such sub-
ects may belong after which the Grand Lodge will
be called from labor till nine O'Clock on Wednesday
morning.
Besides our State Lodges the following Grand
Lodges and Grand Orients Will be represented -
England, Ireland, Scotland; Three Globes, Berlin,
Prussia; Royal York Zur Freundschaf Prussia; Ger
many, Berlin, Prussia; Eclectic Union, Frankfort
lon-the-Main Eur Eiutracht, Darmstadt; Eur Sonne
Bayreuth; Germany Grand Masters), Hungary
Netherlands Italy. The Grand Orient of France
will not be represented as the Grand Lodge OF New
York will not recognize her until she shall cease to
invade the territory Of Louisiana, by withdrawing
her sanction to a body working another rite than
that practced here, to confer the three blue de-
grees. There will also be represented tho Grand
Lodges OF Nova Scotia, Quebec Canada and New
brunswick also those OF every State and Territory
in the United states.
Legislation during the communication will spe-
cialy embrace proposed new constitution which
was drawn up by special committee and read IN
every subordinate lodge during the recess Many
or the proposed new articles will meet with oppo
sition II we may Judge by the tone or the Masonic
press, more especially TINT edited by we'll known
skilled In all things pertaining to Masonic law and
lore.
4 :. The Masons Of New Jersey having az 1t ia be-
neved they had right to do, admitted colorcd
people among them, and such action having been
recognized by the Grand Lodge OF that State 1t Is
supposed that some expression Of opinion may be
mere conjecture.
An earnest appeal will doubtless be made for