Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-18
knights of Honor.

Annual Meeting of the Grand Lodge.
The fifth annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge, Knights of Honor, was held at Bridge
port yesterday, at which business conducive
to the order was transacted. Grand Dicta-
tor Cooley reported that the lodge had been
prosperous during the past year. Speaking
of the opposition to the law introduced at
tR at session of the Legislature which was
ail4eu against all benefit associations he
said: 'There was so fierce struggle that
it seemed to me that it was only wedge to
split the whole institution of cooperative
insurance and benefit societies in twain, 80
signed a protest in the name of
the Grand Lodge with others that
were interested) against the passage of
the bill. 1t was defeated by a
very small majority" The dictator has rem
dered decisions during the year to the effect
that in the case of an applicant who ten
dered a bank check, which was protested, in
payment for his degrees, he, however taking
but one degree, that "a first or second de-
gree member is liable to trial for offences
committed before entering the order just the
same as if he were a third degree member;
Initiation fee, who has received the degree
of Infancy and been expelled, should not
have the money paid for the degree and for
the medical examination, but that the bal
ance should be returned to him; that the $13
in the foregoing case should not be reported
to the Grand Lodge; that Dictator
becomes a Past Dictator when he
leaves the Dictator's choir at the ex-
piration of the. term of Office and
then he is entitled to Past Dicta-
tors certificate; that lodge cannot cease
paying brother sick benefits by vote, while
he is still on the sick list, if he has complied
with the law j; that lodge can amend its by
laws to limit the time of paying sick benefits
if the time is made definite.
In regard to the per capita tax the Grand
Dictator commends the action taken at the
last session, and asks to have the members
consider further reduction, as in his opin-
ion there is no need of larger treasury.
The report also states that from the widows
and orphans benefit funds during the past
year $23, 900 have been drawn and SIG, 749.-
IL contributed
The report of Grand Reporter Skif gives
the list of deaths in the order during the
year as follows: -,
BENJAMIN a. Webb. Past Dictator, Pioneer, Hart
ford February H. 1881.
James H. Robinson. Roger Sherman, New Haven,
March 5, 1881.
John ". Wright Wilson Meriden, April -, 1881.
T. 9. Booth, Wilson, Meriden, June s, 1881
G. F. Card, Past Diotstor Victor August 81, 1881.
A. r. Miller, Derby, September 18, 1881.
Elan Fam Hull, Roger Sherman: September 49, 1881 100,
l. b Newton, Roger Sherman. September IS, 1881.
Matthew Denning, Elihu Burritt, November 5.1s81.
Charles A. Parsons Derby, January %, 1882
The report of the Grand Reporter shows
the membership of the order in the State as
follows
Number of members January 1, 1881 $40
Number Of members initiated to January l. 1882, 1872
Number admitted by card. ...................... 7
Number reinstated.. 6
-
From which deduct:
Number Withdrawn by card .............
Number suspended. ~
NUMBER expelled. ...............-..-1
Total. i, JIG
The total amount received from subordi-
nate lodges during the year $6,675.24. Paid
for relief of brothers and lodges, $1,O8s.33.
The general expenses have been 81, 1888. 90,
while investments have amounted to 81, 49,
subordinate lodges to January 1, 1882, is
ST. ,4z6.36.
The officers, members and delegates took
dinner at the Sterling House, where fine
spread was gotten up for them by Landlord
Whiting. In the evening Victor Lodge, K.
of a., celebrated their second anniversary, at
which a large number of the Grand Lodge
were present.
Dictator John p. Studley, Grand Past Dicta-
tor Frank d. Sloat, State Medical Examiner
DR.. William d. Anderson, also Rev. Francis
Tobdell now of New York