New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-04
MASONS ELECT OFFICERS
WILLIAM sHERER THE NEW GRAND MAS
TER.
THE COMMUNICATIONS WILL CLOSE TO-DAY

THE COMMUNICATIONS WILL CLOSE io'DNA
WITH ruB INSTALLATION CEREMONIES
The Grand Lodge Of Free and Accepted MasonS
elected officers yesterday at the second Jay se
% their animal communication, and transacted con-
,..,oh, vortine business. There was q large az
tendance when the session opened, and a great oeai
., interest was displayed in the election There was
only one contest however, as was expected puo en"
was of more than usual interest There "e'e e's"'
officers elected Grand master. deputy grand MASTER
senior grand warden, junior grand waroen' si"''"
secretary grand treasurer and two trustees.
Grand Chaplain John S. Bacon opened the pr"
o.dncr With nrayer after which some routine busi-
nsas was transacted Grand Master John W. woo
man then retired from the chair and reques'eo fas'
Grand Master Frank II. Lawrence TO presiue oNer 0o
election John W. vrooman was placed IN nomiis
ton for the office OF grand master ana UNANIMOUSLY
reelected but as had been expected ne oecnheu uie
honor Deputy Grand Master william 'ooerer' Vi
Rrooklvn was thereupon elected grand master oy
reclamation Senior Grand Warden James Ten EycA'
Of Albany. was promoted to be grand deputy warden
and Junior Grand Warden John Hodge, OF LocKpor"
was elected senior grand warden.
Then came lively struggle the Office OF junior
grand warden. The principal candidates were Cen
eral John c. Graves, of Buffalo; william A. euther-
land of Rochester, and Ralph f. Prime, OF fonkeTs'
They were placed in nomination with many eulosistc
speeches. Inc representatives i'V"i iN'N"0DN~
that their candidate entitled to the place on ao
count Of the size of the Rochester district IL LOOK
nearly two hours 10 ascertain the result Inc vote was
ne follows Sutherland, 1901 Graves, 3d. anu
Prime o25 The announcement OF the vote was TO
ceived with greet applause.
Sheriff John J. German unanimously reelecten
Grand treasurer and Colonel f. NJ Ehlers. grand secre
g.. In occen,,ng bls re election Colonel Ehlers made
cbarac,eridlc speech lie said Brethren, as re
marced last year. am ready to be reelected grahu
secretary as long life lasts. thank you ana oo
think that you could have made better choice Inc
election was closed by the choosing OF George hayes oi
This oity and Jerome F.. Morse, OF BrooKlyn as Jus
tees The Board of Trustees Is composed OF Eowaiu d.
Harper of this city Alexander T. Goodwin OF uuca
ur.co creen az Fort Plains John Stewart OF this
city: George H. Wiley, OF Utica aud MesSrS haS 70
and Morse. ..z
The communication received the following delegates
NJ lodges IN different States and places lepiesehcn
here william E. Eleeson California John 8 Dehpon'
Minnesota Thomas Bell, British Columbia; Thomas u
Cassidy, Nebraska; Philip c. Bryan, New-South Wa@s
william H. Corsa, Georgia. The communication al'o
oova . recontion 20 General George P. Harrison the
grand master OF the Grand Lodge of Alabama lie IS
mo, ~ fine presence and speech In returning thanks
IN the delegates for their welcome, he mentioned tue
fact that he was the boy brgadier OF the Con-
federate army but that the Masonic fraternity hie"
no North or South. Grand Master Nr0OHah qucNS
reped that he himself wore the Grand Army oadsc'
b,,o General Harrison wore the Confederate, but the
= souare and the compass covered them BOTH
The communication win close to-day with inc III
stalaton OF officers in the afternoon william sherer
the grand masterelect, is assistant manager OF uo
Clearing House, and citizen of Brooklyn lie Is d
native OF Kentucky and is ffty-two years olu. lie
has been Mason for twcnty-thrce years anu was
initiated into the order in the Angio-9a3oh L'us Vi
,oh,n % ub,ch he was three times grand master
lie was elected district deputy grand 1p0ptae
OF the third district, and has hea $500 ~ orb
IN be evening the deputies Of the fourth nth sixth
seventh and eighth Masonic districts OF te 2Iae ~
Grand Master Vrooman Grand Master elect HilIal
Sberer and Grand secretary f. VI. l.. EIieTs ~ we
80 anovobje affair Informal speeches were MADE
and n was late when the company broke up Ap0Wt
sirbtoen were present and among them were W. w,
Walker John Durham, jr, Thomas MooFe' "@iio"
burgess and J. e.. Janeway.