New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-06
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE GRAND LODGE OF MASONS.
CLOSE OF THE CoMMUNICATIoN-INsTALLA of
THE OFFICERS ELECT.


THE OFFICERS ELECT.
She Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted
Masons resumed their session yesterday morninS ~.
Rev John @. Webster opening the proceedings wiz"
PRAYER After the reading of the minutes reso'uV"
was offered to award $500 TO the Grand L"o' ,,,
his services during the past year 1t was .,
Commissioners OF Appeals presented tnoii .,o,
cases brought TO their notice. A resoiuuon va" 49,,
recurring that, in a vote taken on maso'o g., ,,o
majority OF all the brethren present must WV - So
Affirmative before the action OF the commission W
adontod The Standing Committee on 'he ,'
tiou Of the Work presented their lepoi -,
that they had witnessed the 'hru uesroo "
Arcana Lodge and were satished 'hat "coiso
II. Raymond. who presided. was In possession %
,,s standard Work The report was accepted Amotioh
20 allow 81 900 TO the Grand Lecturer for extra tra'cS
expenses for the current year was referred 10 'ne
Finance Committee. The Committee on warrants IT,
oorted through James W. Hustled that warrants suouu
be granted 70 the following lodges under oispehsa'on
psl1owship. Rensselaer, Falls Allemania, Brooklyn;
,,,,ano lincoln Maimonides. Shakespeare Napthali.
Star q, Cuba Pentalpha, Justice and Stuyvesant New
yorS CITY. Noah Knowersve; Social Friendship, new
BALTIMORE Sanctorum and La UNIVERSAL broohisn'
Doplicate warrants for those destroyed by nre "ere
recommended for the following lodges Mount MOTIFS
No. 122; Rising Light, No 6S7; Hannibal NO. 5'oi can
astota No 23l; Hanover No l52; ked' 'reek NJ 'Oo
and Lewis Lodge. No. l04
r. w John c. Boak offered resolution approprlatlhg
$3.50 for the purchase of records proceedings ana Ma
sonc works for Grand Lodge Library also that Tue
Librarian have power 10 dispose OF surplus copies Oh
prior to 1870 by sale or exchange Tor the
benefit Of said library aud that $50 be appropriated TOT
the expense of binding the Masonic books and papers
twas referred TO the Finance Committee the report
n, the Committee on the Constitution was presented
through Judge Gibson providing among other things,
an amendment of Section S. by which the creation OF
new lodges would be made more difficult. The hseai
Masonic year fixed to close on Dec ~ or each year.
on the statutes several amendments were presented,
the most important OF which were the amendments 10
Section AZ and Section As the penalties OF Masons re-
naing unafiaed As Section AZ likely to become,
"A il now stands unfairly injurious, the Committee
recommended that any Mason remaining unafilisted
In this jurisdiction for year should be deprived
OF all rights and privileges Of Masonry On Section IS IL
was recommended that when brother removes from
the Jurisdiction the lodge to which he belongs should
have the power 10 grant q dmit direct. The whoie
report adopted and ordered to he printed In order
that every Freemason might be fully informed before
the next annual session, when the amendments VIII
come up for final determination. The report OF the
Committee on the Deaths OF Past Grand Onicers was
presented and adopted. The Committee on the Condi-
lion of Masonry further reported in opposition 10 the
issue Of an official bulletin for the publication OF decis-
IONS deemipg the same to be ineXpedent. Adopted.
The Committee the Hall and Asylum Fund presented
their report recommending that the Temple De not ded-
icated until the debt resting upon 1t shall have
been removed The report received but the recon-
mendston left TO the decision OF the next Grand
Lodge. An -. 49,. .oo,.
place. the retiring Grand Master acting "a installing
aaf1cer and Gen. Charles Roome Grand Marshal The
installation services were begun with prayer by the
was introduced aud invested with the secrets Of the
Office After an address from the installing officer as to
assume NJ W Ellwood F.. Thorne was invested with the
Jewel OF h Office and the various emblems OF his rank
Of the Masonic fraternity in the state of New-York.
James W. Hustled in like manner invested with the
ter and, upon taking his position on the dals,
was greeted with longcontnued applause. Inc
ceremony of installing Jesse Il. Anthony, Levi
NJ Gano. John W. simons, and James NJ. Austin, In
the Offices to which they were individually elected was
applause rs he took his station or place IN the Grand
Lodge The ny hsng wsS nS Gue Se
honOss were gwen by the united memOeTs Lew -. j.
resS on behalf of Mrs. Ewood T. Thorne placed IN the
HANGS OF w Hustled of the trustees OF the
Ml Ssn Aye WITH the nenfon Of her
with testimonial in commemoration OF her services -
Masonic Fair of 1878. The contribution was
The an REPORT Of e Finance
then read recommending several appropriations Tor the
ccived and the recommendations adopted. The final
ports OF the Committee on Grievances and Commits
Grand Master was invested with power TO locate the
lodges the districts formed by the annexation OF
"A part of Westchcster County 10 the City VI New York
Johu j. Couch aud Joseph yelling were appointed Com
mssioners of Appeals for three years TO NIL vacancies
caused by the expiration OF the term OF office e. Fred
W,sie was introduced and received with the hOnors as
the OF the Grand Lodge of the District OF
Columbia Edmund l.. JudsOn, James W. Hustled, and
Jesse b. ANTHONY were appointed committee OF three
TO repair the and portrait OF James Herring,
late Grand Secretary and founder OF the Hall ana Asylum
Fund and select suitable spot for 1t in the Masonic
Temple The Grand Master wasempowered TO rearrange
the districts embracing NewYork and Richmond CouD-
ties to the Masons OF staten Island better
opportunity for receiving official vsitations. The Com
nttee and Lectures reported In favor ofremov
ing FROM he ritual all illusions to the Holy SAINTS
Johp' wherever they may occur, but the report was
Immediately tabled After transactng some minor
buslness tile Grand Lodge closed until June
in Ample Masonic Form, the Rev. r. L. Schoonmaker
Offering the closing PRAYER