New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-06
THE GRAND LODGE CLOSING ITS LAB0RS
rrEcr1SG NEW oFFICFRs-THE UTICA DRIVING
PARK PROPERTY TO BE BOUGHT
THE EASTERN STAR.

TIE EASTERN STAR.
The Grand Lodge Of Ms,ons Of the stale OF Ne"N"r"
which openod II, one hundrd and eighth ahnNa com
munIc alton on Tuesday afternoon. resumed us aoo"
m tho Masonic Temple yesterday morning ABOUT ''""'
people were present Grand secretary fhlcr' An.
nounced the following contributions To the '"An''o"h
relief fund which was opened on Tuesday; FeH'ler
iodso ESQ: Arkansas lOdgr, SOD Hop i"ise' Sl"'
and Tabernacle Lodge. 1900.
A resolution was int roduccl aud aioptsl 10 ttoh
the Legislature, at It's next session fpi ISrhH'oh "
increase the number Of trustees Of th" Hal ana ANN"
Fund from three 10 i've. aud 10 calI TIE I'i "cn''
forth the Masonic Home and SrhuOi Fund NI''f
nassing resolutions OF sympathy for SICK mcnOr> 'n'
lodge nrceeSlei 70 el,ct It's new occr'. Although II
,,os Generally known that Grand Master Frank Il. law
rc,r. uou,d not accept a r,nomra'inn. unanlmon'
70 Election was offered him. This he refused. ana
John W Yroomsn Of IIorkimer waS ch"fen TO f'''o'i
him r. W Brother sherrr, ~ BruoEiyn' was eIe't'l
Deputy Grand Master. T. ". Brother Jaho" i'"
Eyck OF Albany and John Hodge. OF l0ckp"r', "o'
reelected Grand waricns. Z. NJ. l." Eh'N "A' NJ"
70 elected as Grand Secretary. II. W. Brother John
I Gornap was chosen 10 succeed Washington r.
Connor az Grand Treasurer X W. Brother Edwarl
r. Harper was cleo od trustee OF the Hall and Asylum
Fund.
The Grand Master, al the close OF the election an
nounccd a gift OF $3.50 FROM the Kane Lodge Tor 'le
pennsylvania sufferers A dispatch was also received
Grand I0dg, Of this state for IT. generous subscription
OF 80 600 for the same fund.
The committee appointed 10 choOS" site for th"
Masonic school and Home then submitted their re
mort Right Worthy Brother W. \. Brodic, who r"N'
H. stated that the inca Driving Park he'd been found
r,ost available The land valued at $4,000.
The owner, however had subscribed $23ooo and
the citizens of Utica 1000, leaving the cost to tn"
fraternity but s2o 900. resolution was then adopted
arthorl,pu the trustees OF the fund 10 sccule the
prorerty. for which 200 900 was appropriated.
Ths afternoon session Of the Grand Lodge wa
short The lodge VIII meet again this morning at
0 o'clock
A dinner WIS given last night ct DsImoncos by
Washington f. Conner, past grand treasurer OF Masont
Of the state Of NcwYorE in honor Of Past Grand Master
Frank r. Lawrence. Covers were laid for about
eighty and among the guests were Grand Master
woman and many Of the most prominent mSmoe c
of the fraternity in the state Past ,ranu MaeiTi
Hustled spoke n Pon u 70 sHf 5e eScn inc n r. ss
vice OF silver valued at -, 800, ~" an OF many
| p,omIncrt members OF the Grand Lodge, was pro
| The Grand Chapter Of the Eastern star continued
| It's session In the commandery room on inc MsSonF
| Temple yesterday. The morning session was unim
portsnt The afternoon session was given ur t. the
Election Of officers. Among those CHOSEN were Heller
n,r SaIwage Grand Patton: Mrs. Htchcl Selfel A.
| sistant Grand Matron; Pauline lsaacs Grand TrcaS
nrer Christine B1T'ck Ms r nv Grand Ruth Ms
| McKisSrk Grand Rlecior; william Dclamatcr, Grand
Chaplain Joseph W arn Gfs INA i5sr hnmes las
evening Before adjournment S2o was rniscd ior w
About 1875 members Of the Masonic veteran Associs
I'm West Twenty thirdst, last evening " ENJOY Ihc
eighteenth annual dinner. \ number OF tosSts werI
| resnondcd to- and several imprompu speeches wei,
made The officers for the coming year are: John +
| baldwin president: A. W. Her; vice president; lior
| int secretary and e, IOewenstein. recording secIe
| tary