Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-02-20
Grand Lodge knights of Pythias.

The Annual Session Held In This City
-COntInued Growth and Property OF
the Order.
The annual session of tine Grand lodge
Knights of Pythias for 1884 was opened yes
terday morning. The services are held in
Pythian Hall, COURIER building. The off,
GERS of the meeting were Past grand chan
cellor, Fred. W. Dawless, New Haven; grand
chancellor, Sherman w. Bacon, Middletown;
grand vice chancellor, Rev. John Lyon,
Bridgeport; grand prelate, William B. Isbell,
Westville; grand master of exchequer, w.
L. Morgan, New Britain; grand keeper of
records and seals, 81. o. Case. Hartford;
master at arms, H. J. Smith, Danbury; inner
guard, 81. M. Minor, Jewett City; outer
guard, D. Fl. Brown, Fair Haven.
Among the past grand masters present
were: Heman A. Tyler, William Berry,
Alfred q. Hurlbut, M. 81. Williams, Robert
McWhin, l.. V. B. Hubbard, William Soule,
George A. Staples. Seventy two members
were initiated at the morning session.
From the report of the secretary, Mr.. Il.
o. Case, the following facts showing the
continued progress and prosperity of the
order appear:
In the past year three lodges were institut-
ed-Ethan lodge No. 9, at Bristol, October
25, 1883, with % members; Comstock lodge
No. 10, in Waterbury, on October 8, with %
members; Olive Branch lodge No. 10, at
South Norwalk, November Is. Four lodges
have been Observation-Disclosures lodge No 4,
at Meriden, May 81, 1888, with % of its old
members; Harmony lodge No. 27, at Tor
rington, April 4, 1888, with IL old members;
109n No Of Go19
November 81, 1883, with IS of its former
members Gasceon lodge No. 20, at
Thomaston, January %, 1884, with thirteen
of it's old members and total membership
of 26. The prospect is that six more dormant
lodges will be resuscitated, which will restore
every missing link in our Pythian chain of
lodges in this jurisdiction. When for the
first time was elected there were % lodges
in this jurisdiction; now there are "a, max
ing gain of IL lodges in five years.
The report reproves delinquents who have
been dilatory in forwarding their reports for
incomplete returns in some of the reports.
The financial statement showed: Money on
hand at beginning of term $91O.S3; amount
received from all sources during the term
So, POP 61 total paid G. NJ. of E. for 1888
and 1884 $1,2s8.27; amount paid for all
others 1914 81. Twenty-seven lodges were
begun during the year. Three were institut
ed and four resuscitated. Initiated during
the year 424, reinstated 10Y, admitted by
card 26; total 557. Suspended during the
year 100. withdrawn 20, died IA; decrease
1852; net increase 405.
There are ten past grand chancellors, 574
past chancellors, and ], 1874 past knights to-
tai, 2,418. Amount of cash reported on
hand by the thirty-four lodges invested and
in the NJ. of E, ,$17 1865. 90; cash reported and
invested last year, $15, 529. IS ; increase over
last year, So, Abe. 81.
Mithra lodge No. 8, of Bridgeport, still re-
mains the banner lodge for having the lar
gest membership, 100. The per capita tax
paid by this lodge was $78.
The meeting yesterday was the largest and
most interesting annual held in number of
years. An address of very interesting char
acter was delivered at the morning session by
Grand Chancellor Samuel 81. Bacon, of Mid
dletown. Among other things it gave a
glimpse of the numerous duties devolving
upon the Office of grand chancellor and of
the prominent events in the history of the
order in the State in the last year.
In the afternoon the matter of revising the
by laws and the constitution of the grand
lodge was under discussion. An event of the
day was the arrival of the supreme chancellor
of the order. John P, Linton, of Johnstown,
Penn, and his exemplifcation of the secret
work for the benefit of the assembled repre-
sentatives of the Connecticut lodges.
THE RESULT OF THE ELECTION.
The following were elected o19cers of the |
Grand lodge OF the State: Fast grand chan
cellor, S. NJ. Bacon, of Middletown; grand |
chancellor, Rev. John Lyon, Brideeport
grand vice chancellor, w. B Isbell, West |
vile; grand prelate, A. J. Smith, Danbury; |
grand master of exchequer, w. L. Morgan, |
New Britain; grand keeper of records and |
seals, b. o. Case, of Hartford; grand master |
at arms, John II. Hall, Waterbury; grand |
inner guard, Fl. Hoffmeister; grand outer |
guard Daniel Fl. Brown, of Westville.
A PRESENTATION
Supreme Chancellor Linton presented Grand /
Master Of Exchequer Morgan, Of New Brit
ain, who has held the Office eleven years. with |
a fine goId-headed ebony cane, the gift of /
the Grand lodge. Mr.. Morgan has been a
very faithful officer and the presentation was
one richly deserved.
THE EVENING sEss1oN-$100 VOTED.
The evening session was mostly devoted to
q discussion of the proposed revision of the
bylaws and the constitution, and the annual
session concluded with the installation of the
new officers by Supreme Chancellor Linton.
The Grand lodge before adjournment voted
300 for the sufferers by the western foods.
From London Direct The peculiar
method of its distillation gives great flavor
and richness to Dunster's old London Dock
Gin As a medicine it Is unsurpassed. Sold