Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-16
exAND LODGE AT HARTFORD.

About Three Hundred Masons Attend
the One Hundred and Second Annual
meeslng-Old Hiram Welcomed Corr
daily.
HARTFORD, Jan. 15.-About three hundred
representatives attended the meeting of the
Connecticut Grand lodge of Masons in this
city to-day. The ode, composed by secre-
tary Wheeler, was sung and Grandmaster
Swortout delivered his address.
He referred to the restoration of Hiram
lodges charter on May % and the issuing of
an order withdrawing the ediot of expulsion
and recognized Hiram as duly constituted
Masonic body and recommending that it's
members be accepted and acknowledged as
regular members in good standing by all Free
and Accepted Masons. He said the centsn-
NAL celebration had cost 81, 022.05 leaving
deficit of $1,207.7S. He strongly upheld
the secrecy of the ballot.
Grand Secretary Joseph K. Wheeler report
ed work for the past year as follows: Whole
number initiated, 6l3; whole number passed,
COL; whole number raised, 607; affiliated
own lodges, 50; withdrawn by demit, 119;
struck from roll. N. P. D., 1O5; suspended
for unmasonic conduct, A; expelled for I'M
masonic conduct, /; number died, 219; num-
Der of applicants rejected, 1877 total number
of affiliated Masons, Ii, I'll; gain in member
ship 4S0.
The secretary submitted the following in
relation to old Hiram lodge:
At meeting held December 26, 1889, the
lodge unanimously adopted resolution re-
commencing and approving the restoration
of the rights and privileges of masonry to
James D. Dswell. Julius Twiss, Freeman N.
Wiser. Lynde Harrison, William A. Beers,
John r. Hutchinson, Newell F. Burritt and
George E. Frisbis, who were expelled from
masonry by this Grand Lodge, and whose
petitions for restoration were submitted at q
special communication, held In Hartford,
May IS, 1880, and laid over to the present
annual.
John R. Hutchinson, one of the number
expelled by this Grand Lodge, has left with
me q withdrawal of his petition for restora-
ton, stating his reasons as follows:
81 Was led to petition that the edict Of expulsion
special session 70 be holden May sth. 1852 the fol
FisThs healing q all Nelson's s; s, made b. Hiram
passed against eight members Of Hiram lodge af-
es sad g :s to
standing that Hiram's ancient work should not be
The report Of the committee Of Hiram lodge,
made May 10, 1882 clearly showed that In no partfc
ular had tho Grand lodge taken such action.
Ny petition was submitted In good faith, on q
specific understanding that 1t would secure spe-
cinc result. As it did not do 30, it Is respectfully
JOHN r. HUTCHINSON"
The report Of the grand treasurer shows
that he has received 50, $50 and has expended
| $8,245. eS, leaving balance of s., 304.S7 on
hand.
The delegates from Hiram lodge to the
meeting are Herbert E. Benton, WA Wright
and General Frank d. Sloat. Major Theron
A. Todd was also present.
| HARTFORD, Conn.,, Jan. 15.-Ths election
of grand officers resulted a. follows: Grand
master, Clark Buckingham, New Haven;
deputy grand master, Hugh Stirling, Bridge
port; grand senior warden, William W.
Price, New Haven; grand junior warden,
William e. Hyde, Danislsonville; grand
treasurer, John G. Root, Hartford; grand
secretary, Joseph e. Wheeler, Hartford;
grand senior deacon, James e. Coe, Water
bury; grand Junior deacon, Samuel Bsssstt,
New Britain; trustees, Nelson g. Hinskley
Of Hartford, Edmund Twsedy Of Danbury,
William R. Highly of Bridgeport; committed
on correspondence, Joseph K. Wheeler, Hart
| ford.