New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-07
. CONVENTION OF FREEMAsoNs.
THE ANNUAL COMMUNICATION on The "HAN
LODGE TO BEGIS To-DAr-HIsroRf OF HA
eOERY IN THIS STATE.

THE ANNUAL COMMUNICATIONS oF The GRAND
LODGE TO BEGIS To-DAY-HsroRr OF EA-
sonny IN THIS STATE.
The annual communication OF the Grand Loage OF
Free and Accepted Masons will begin this afternoon
Grand Master Jesse b. Anthony will step aside ana
deliver the gavel 20 Horace s. Taylor, Deputy
Grand Master. There Is no opposition THIS year
and with Mr. TAYLOR "a Grand Master, the present
Senior Warden. BENJAMIN Elagler will be advanced
TO be tho next Deputy Grand Master, and William
A. Brodie, now Junior will lie made senior Gran od
Warden. John W. Nrooman. now senior uIahu
Deacon il the choice of the fraternity for the posi-
ton of JUNIOR Grand Warden. MI Nroonan - ens t
clerk of the State Senate. and has been PIo5Ss
worker In the craft for many years. Johh DoSu,s
10 be reelected Grand Treasurer ana James N;
Austin Grand Secretary. The Nlcomihg uranu
Master, Horace s. Taylor VII appoint ynl made nv
the selection OF +. r. Lawrence as Chief Commis-
soner. in the place of Judge Suern, deceased. ana
two in the places Of Henry A. Childs and Cornelius
Esselstvn. whose terms of office end this year lie
will also appoint q trustee OF the Han ana Asylum
Fund in the place of Richard Y sherman; tMcn MY
nine district Deputy brand Masters senior ana
a Junior Grand Deacon, and fourteen otheT s.i a
officers. In accordance with the provision OF .n9
constitution, to facilitate the business OF the Oranu
Lodge Grand Master Anthony has appointed some
of the standing committees in advance OF tne ses
sion. Tue chairmen are as follows; Gredentlas,
James NJ AnsJ James Gibson Grievances James F.
Morrison; Hall and Asylum, H. NJ L. ,TilI;9,
Finance, Edmund l.. Judson Warrants, Mli, IAN
A. Brode. 1t is part of the programme 4l tne piei
sent session to have the business of the Grand
Lodge so far AS il can he done transacted by these
committees before the opening and IL ~ eNpec'eu
that by this means a days time VIII be saved.
This is really the one hundredth annual coninunl-
cation since the formation Of Grand Lodge III New
York As far back as 1880 Thomas te aanted
n warrant to Daniel Coke OF New-Jeisey' n III Is
him Grand Master of the Provincial Grand Louee'
embracing the territory OF new s,e,rwsrd Bc1is
min Franklin became Grand Master OF ScpaiatV
Grand Lodge which was established IN fenn ll.yai
vania In 1877 Captain Richard Riggs was deputed
10 Inc Grand Master of New-YOrk by the Earl OF
Darnley, Grand Master of England. Inc teco oIr
of the early years of the institution uh9er tc co.
troll of the Grand Master of England are very
meagre George Harrison was installed ann pro-
claimed Provincial Grand Master of the rroylnce Oh
NewYork by his pe1eSGes5iot, d oce for eighteen
years Sir John Johnson succeeded harIsoh, Deing
installed i'll l771. From l776 TO l1HI lev IL any
meetings Sa 9S d. % too steps to- form
Grand Lodge At this communication the masters
and past masters of five lodges attended. dhey
WnIter MAS chosen Grand Master; John Browrgg.
Senior Grand Warden, and the Kew. JOhh Dca,u1.S
Junior Grand Warden: warrant was giantet 70
them by the Grand Lodge OF Lnelahu N'P'o -
! The provincial form of the Grand Lodge was kept
nm until September 10. 1888, when |rand master
Walter resigned his Office. William COCK was
elected and installed Grand Master to succeed
Walter. From that time dates tho existence ot an
independent Grand Lodge IN the Sts.e o. .,itnso
tba nnccns of the present organization The oldest
lodge IN this city is st Johns No. which received
its charter in 1857. Independent Royal Arch NO.
q received its warrant in 100: Among the men
chosen TO govern the Grand Lodge have been
Robert r. Livingston and DE Witt Clinton. thanii
celor Livingston was installed March s. 80 anu
served for seventeen years. Colonel jacob Morton
was elected a. his successor. DE Witt Clinton be-
came Grand Master aftcf Colonel Morton, and after
him came Cadwallader ID. Golden and lDaliel -.
Tomnkins The membership of the craft IN ihs
State now numbers nearly one hundred thousand
and over seventy thousand III good standing con
tributing TO the support OF the order.