The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-03
FREEMASONRY.

FREEMASONRY.
Opening Ceremonies of the Grand Lodge
or the state of New York.
The nnety-drst annual communication OF the
Grand Lodge OF Free and Accepted Masons Of the
State OF New York assembled in the Masonic
Temple, TWenty-thlrd street and Sixth avenue.
yesterday afternoon. The M. w. Christopher q.
Fox. Grand Master occupied the Grand East and
the following Grand officers were present:-R. W.
Elwood r. Thorn, Deputy Grand Master; Edmund
L. Judson. Senior Grand Warden James w.
Hustled, Junior Grand Warden; M. W. John w.
Simons, p. G., Grand Treasurer; II. W. James N.
Austin, Grand Secretary, and r. W. and Rev. X.
L. Schoonmaker, Ferdinand c. Ever and John g.
Webster Grand Chaplains. There were also pres
ent other appointed Grand officers and Past Grand
officers, including twenty-eight district Deputy
Grand Masters and the Masters OF 800 lodges.
at two O'Clock p NJ. the Grand Marshal, r. w.
Charles Roome, called the body to order and after
an interval Of fifteen minutes the grand Oricers
entered in procession to the music of a grand
march by an orchestra, under the leadership OF
W. Brother d. l.. Downing, aud were received
with the grand honors, the Grand Marshal giving
the time. Prayer was then offered by the Senior
Grand Chaplain K. W. and Rev. r. L. Scho0n-
maker. choir, consisting for the most part OF
members OF st. Cecile Lodge and led by Brother
Edward Hopkins, sung the Masonic ode. the words
by Brother A. j. II. Duganne music by Brother J.
r. Thomas. 1t consisted OF a baryt0ne solo. sung
by Brother d. Barron, OF st. Cecle lodge sos, aud
q chorus.
The roll was then called by the Grand Secretary,
and, all the lodges having answered, the Grand
Lodge was declared opened In ample form and
with the grand hOnors
The Grand Master then delivered long address,
reviewing the work OF the order during the past
year.
his references to charity.
On motion OF r. W. William 7. woodruff the al.
dress Was received and referred to a committee of
three to suDdiylde and refer 70 appropriate COM
mittees II. WIS William I. Woodruff, Enoch r.
Breed and John Y. Boak were appointed such COM
mittee.
on motion OF NJ. W. Isaac Phillips 1000 copies
were ordered to be printed.
The Grand Secretary then read his twenty-frst
annual report from which the following Is ex-
Receipts, s62,145 A; expenditures, So, las A.
leaving nothing IN the treasury. Seventeen new
| lodges were Instituted and fifteen, under dis.
penSati0n, are waiting for warrants six hum
dred and eighty-twO lodges have made returns,
ana one only had failed TO make SUCH returns.
Total, $500. There were 1,777 admitted, 40 ex-
PEELED, 25 suspended 2,s40 stricken from roll for
nonpayment OF dues; restored a52; died, 945. Total
members on May l. 1880. Thirteen lodges were
chartered under the rules OF 1885, The Grand Sec
Tennessee and the rellef extended TO the sufferers
from this state, Notwithstanding the financial
stringency and panic prevailing here at the time.
He then says :-"And now at the end OF twenty.
one years service trust may be pardoned for
calling attention to the great and important
OF the fraternity. In 1853 the highest number Of
lodges was 25s, now we have 1884, there were only
membership did not exceed Il, OoO; now there are
over $4,000 contributing members"
The Grand Treasurer reported that ne had
celved $4S Gel % for the current year. which was
placed in the hands OF the National Trust Com
pany.
The trustees or the hall and asylum fund then
presented tneir report; II spoke IN warm terms
builder, Brother John L. Conover. and thanked K.
W. Charles R0ome. W. Brother John G. Barker, 4.
Others for valuable aid rendered. both necuniarlIy
aud otherwise Brother SimOns especially
thanked for his successful EFFORTS behalf OF the
fund In the interior OF the State. The receipts
from various sources were sl73.3O6 ~ and the dis
bursemen!s sl7l.s74 o., leaving balance in the
ELECTION OF GRAND OFFICERS.
On motion Of NJ. W. Isaac Phillips, amended by .
grand officers was made the special order for
Thursday morning, at Cen O'Clock.
X. W. William L. Woodruff moved that the rules of
order be SO amended as to have committees
charity and on exemplidcation Of the work. Lost.
the following standing committees were an
Credentials and Ret,rns-R W. James M. Austin.
WIS Daniel Cameron and Judson w. Perrlne.
Stephen H. Johnson James Gibson, Isaac Philips,
James Jenkinson and K WIS Robert Mccoy and
:. war7ants-R ". James W: Hustled, Daniel
SicEels, WIS William T. C0stenbader, William X.
dyue, JOnn heyCS rage, THOMAS T.. Cnlttende0,
4. W. John ID. Williams, W. Franklin +. Smith and
Frederick Held.
Grieuaace-R. W. Orlando D. M. Baker, Seymour
H. Stone and John vandenberg.
Ft'sance-R. ": Edmund L. Judson, Richard N.
huntington and William b. Flint.
Accounts or Representatives and Pay Of Mem
0erS-W. William NJ. Lester, Williamson Spruce
and John P. Roberts.
consultation and BU Lars n. W. James Gibson,
r w. Jesse L. Anthony and Henry Chllds.
Unfinished BusineSS-W. Alexander Barr, W.
George McGOwan and w. Hector sinclair.
friutfrlg-W John f. Baldwin, w. Henry Clay
Lanius and w. Louis s. BOardman.
Work ana LectureS-R w. g. Fred Wiltsie, ".
John Gifin, W. Henry " Meyers, w. James Ten
Eyck, w. stephen L. Stillman w. John w. vr0O-
man. w. Zan L. Tldban, W. Daniel I. Hunt, W.
BENJAMIN Flager,
Han and ASvluna-R W. Horace 5. Taylor X W.
Thomas g. Cassidy, K w. Horace G. Sawtelle, X.
w. SANFORD J. Thatcher X. w. Edwin NJ. Hur-
brook, II. W. Charles d. Foster, r. w. Chauncey N.
Shipman, K. w. George +. Loder, r. w. William 8.
Gleason
K. W. Enoch P. Breed moved that committee
on charity be appointed, which was adopted; and
the Grand Master appointed the Grand stewards.
viz :-R. w. Henry A. Rtchey Lew NJ. Gan0, Frank
W. Hopkins and william A. Br0die.
FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES,.
r. W. Jerome Buck, Grand Representative o.
Pennsylvania, was announced and adlnltteu. put
declined public reception.
The Grand Lodge was then called from iapor ~
five O'Clock to resume at nine this morning.
THE MASSACHUSETTS CONSTABULARY BILL
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