Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-25
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AFTER A QUARTER CENTURY.

\ A Grand Celebration Yesterday by Connections Rock Lodge F. and A. M. A Notable Event - Interesting Lodge Exercises - Grand Banquet | and Many CongratulatOry Addresses Last Evening - Dancing Closes the Festivities.
 Connecticut Rock lodge, No. 92, F. & A.. M., had the finest celebration in its history | yesterday afternoon and evening, eclipsing I by far any array of its fine celebrations in
 the past. The lodge is a very Influential one
 and numbers many citizens of note and prom
 thence and high character among It's member
 ship. The lodge meeting was held at Masonic
 hall in Church street. The movement for a lodge was actually started in 1861 at the
 house of the late Dr. Stockmann by number
 of Masonic brethren, but owing to the break I ing out of the war and enlistment of a num-
 Der of the brethren who had the matter near
 the hearts, the organization did not take place until 1884.
 Then the following petitioned for incor-
 poration as lodge: O. o. Stockmann, J. Mailhouse, J. Conn, O. Oschrich, J. Bretz-
 fielder, Simon Goodman, F. A. F. Gehring, F. Ketterer, Wm. Dexheimer, L. Roths.
 child, J. Belser, G. A. Basserman, A. Kraus, K. Schmidt, J. Lutz, E. Klenke, Charles
 Ruickoldt, N. Frankau, N. Berg.
 Of this number the following named are | now living: Jacob Mailhouse, s. Goodman,
 J. Belser, N. Zunder, Wm. K. Schmidt, Jos. eph Lutz and Ernest Klenke.
 The lodge was instituted June 4, 1884, Grand Master Lee of Heriden and Deputy
 Grand Master Eli s. Quintard, formerly of l this city, are the only survivors of the grand lodge who were then in office. The present | officers are as follows:
 | H. o. Fisher, E. M.; J. Goebel, A.; A.
 Q. Knoll, A; Wm. F: Stahl, Schatzm; A.. G. Warmer, Sec; O. H. Ogesen, F.; L.. Steinert, 3 F.; Chas. R. Nioklss, Ger. ;Wm. Frederick, 3 Ger; D. Strouse, Org; G. Bohn, I D.; H. Fresenius, M.; trustees, M. Zunder, J. ! Ruff, Wm. Schollhorn.
 The program of exercises yesterday after ! neon at the lodge meeting was as folloWs: Music; entrance of the lodge brethren entrance \ of officers of Grand lodge. iDtr oduced by Paul Wei past master; prayer by Brother J. Goebe
 Master Swartwout of Stamford; reading Of the first minutes by Past Master Q. G. Warren; reading of | by Maler Zunder; short history of the lodge by Past Master Q. A Baehr; speech by Grand Master
 Bruder reicbt % die Hand % zum Bnnde by s0nS ths lodge.
 Maier Zunder in his history of the lodge told of the early steps for it's organization and of the success which the project met with and the constant prosperity which ats | tended it. He also paid feeling tribute to the dead of the lodge and gave various inter esting points in the lodge's history. The grand banquet in the evening was held at Germania Hall. Plates were laid for three hundred. The cost of the banquet for oEe member and lady was $5; each addition al lady $1 extra The event had been looked forward to with much pleasurable anticipa> tion by members and their ladies and bril- 1 liant scene was presented at the dining hall. The banQuetting began shortly after seven o'clock and continued until after nine and many speeches added to the jollity and in- terest of the occasion. A number of the officers of the Grand lodge and of the officers of city lodges were guests of the Rock lodgs Paul Well, past master, most happily pres sided as master of ceremonies, and made very felicitious opening remarks. After nine o'clock the young people who had begun to arrive in large numbers were accorded the dance floor and dancing followed lasting un- til the wee snaa' hours The hall was beau tifully decorated for the occasion.
 Among those present were Grand Master John H. Swartout, Past Grand Master Eli s. Qointard, Deputy Grand Master Fred Waldron and Clark Buckingham.
 The following were the toasts responded to after the banquet: "Welcome,n H. c.
 Fisher; "Free Masonry" John O. Swartout;
 ''The Day We Celebrate," F. Schussler;
 s'The Founders of Our Lodge," M. Zunder;
 "Our Sister Lodges" Henry Fresenius; "Our
 Deceased Brothers, <" L. Weokesser; "Connecti
 cut Rock Lodge,"C. G. Warmer; "Our Off, oers, W. F. stahl; "our Absent Brothers"
 o. A. Balhr; s'Our County" D. Strouse; sOur Sisters" Carl Schenk.
 Malone's orchestra furnished the music for the dancing. Henry Fresenius was floor manager, and his assistants were: J. Frolh- Y fish, Fred Fl. Brethauer, E. Schuessler, jr., J. o. ogessen, P. Nenges, Q. Nicklas, A. A. RoeenthAl,