Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-19
Grand Lodge of MasOns.

Annual Meeting at Hart ford-Gra nd Mas
 tor Mccormick Delivers His Annual Ad-
 dress.
 The annual session of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons was commenced in Hartford yesterday at Il o'clock.
 From Grand Master James McCormick's annual address the following facts were ob tained:
 It becomes my sad duty to announce the
 death, on the 11th of October last, of Broth
 CT Thomas F. Daley, w. M. of St. Johns
 Lodge, No. 3, of Bridgeport.
 Our venerable brother Loren P Waldo,
 died at Hartford on the Sth of September last,
 aged 79. Brother Waldo was initiated in
 Wolcott Lodge, No. 6O in 1926, and has been
 member of Fayette Lodge, No. 60, and
 Uriel Lodge, No. 24.
 The Grand Lodge of New York mourns the
 loss of Brother James NJ Austin, for more than quarter of a century grand secretary,
 who died on the 3d of December last.
 After suitable remarks about the death of
 President Garfield he said: recommend that the Grand Lodge take such action shall best express the deep sor- 1 row with which she mourns the loss of these distinguished brethren. The brethren appointed have faithfully performed their duties, and most of the 1 lodges are in good condition, an improvement 1 being reported in some that were deficient i last year.
 Mr. Mccormick recommends that new committee, to report annually, be appointed 1 to raise money for the charity foundation l fund
 l On the 16th day of July M. w. Horace &. Taylor, grand master of Masons in New | York, officially informed me of the removal of the edict of non-intercourse, which was l issued by the Grand Lodge of New York in June, 1880, and requested that the differences between the Grand Lodges of New York and Connecticut be submitted to the Grand l Lodges of the United States, or as many of them as we should agree upon, for arbitra- t1on, and invited me to join with him in mak- ted. One year ago, with the edict of non-nter- course in force, this Grand Lodge believed that the whole subject was ''taken out of the range of argument and discussion" The edict has since been removed, and recom- mend that this matter be referred to special committee. If this Grand Lodge has erred it has been under Q misapprehension of the facts, and of the construction of the Grand Lodge of New York has placed upon it's own laws. I trust and believe that the committee l may be able to report resolutions which may be satisfactory to the Grand Lodge of New York, and honorable to the Grand Lodge of
 
 An increase per capita of lodge assess
 ment is recommended, as only $1, 100, not enough top pay the bills, is in the hands of the trustee. He also recommends that lodges alter time of meeting and amount of dues without the approval of the committee on by laws.
 The grand secretary's report announces the death of James Vokes Mackey, grand l representative from the Grand Lodge of Con- necticut, near the Grand Lodge of Ireland and Charles M. Emerson, near the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, and that Richard Lam bert, of New Orleans, has been appointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by the latter. Felix s. Saloni has also been appointed rep resentative near the Grand Lodge of Colon and Cuba.
 Subscriptions to the Michigan fund for the relief of those afflicted on account of the forest fires are reported amounting to $1,- 229.17, of which $353. 60 was contributed by the three lodges in Hartford. The total re- ceipts for the masonic charity fund amount l to $571.
 One hundred and eleven chartered lodges are reported, with the present membership amounting to 14,317. Number initiated this year, 593 admitted from other lodges, v ;; reinitiated, Il withdrawn, 124 stricken from the rolls, 285; died, 1S6; and the re-
 ceipts from dues, $1, ,617.05.