Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-10

The case of Mrs. H. M. Connolly, men tioned in the last report as having been appealed to the supreme court, has been finally settled. The supreme court revers ing the decision of the superior court, our counsel in his report to us says:--
 In spite of s favor 1t would have been finally. decided for
 It seems impossible that a man dead five years l could be reinstated as a member of a lodge, l and especially when the man had been refused | Masonic burial. |
 Nine members of the Baltic lodge were sus- pended at the same time for non-payment of dues, and Henry M. Connolly was the only one of | them all reinstated. He never paid a cent of for him at the time of his restoration to member ship. He was simply reinstated to compel the payment Of this insurance. His suspension was declared illegal and no op- portunity was given the association to show that Without investigation or taking of any evi. dence the D.. D. Q. M ordered him restored, and e9ur6 T holds th that Ws cannot mn inquire into the of New York could not be anticipated nor pre- h fae n9 ena f that 6at @ questionable character.
 gret the cost it has imposed upon the association we feel that the cause has not been lost because. of any error or neglect on the part of your coun-
 been done, and the result is surprise to all who l have been at all familiar with the case. Benefits of s2,OOO were paid in the fol- l lowing cases of deceased members during the year:
 Norman Platt, D. L. Scarrett, Stephen R. 1 c. w. Thompson, Louis Drude, Frederick
 Waterhouse, William Barrymore, Samuel
 E. Chipsey, c. M. Loomis, Charles Lowrie,
 Thomas H. Latin, J. F. Crofut,
 Charles Hardwick, s. w. Landon, G. L.
 Finney, o. H. Smith, A. H. filling, H. E.
 Talmage, w. s. Dowd, William SchoIlhorn,
 Chauncey Buckley, H. M. Connolly, J. M.
 Farnham, Henry J. Ruck, Adam Lenhardt,
 R. P. Babcock, Truman B. Smith, James
 Myatt, George E. Royden, J. N. Ensign. Treasurer John P. Futile submitted his
 annual report, in which he showed total
 cash value of amount of property on hand
 of $57, ,249.n. The funds of the associa- ton arc all well invested.
 STATISTICAL.
 Average g age 70 of new members 1889, s7 years Average age of lapsed members, 1889, <5 years, , l months, Il days.
 Average age of deceased members, 1889, 51 years, 2 months, 9 days.
 Average amount paid by deceased Average 0 amouns paid by deceased '' '' , members since organization. ITO 0t 3 member since organization for as | sessment on &, GOO benefit ........ 355 g cates. ....................... 4s46,ooo ot
 The TsRSs9s sssal s@oass paid sss
 The total interest received since or :, ODE q,
 Total number of deaths, 4o5.
 Total amount paid benefits since or :.
 Total amount paid benefits without - Number of persons benefited by this i amount Members resident of New Haven, 547 3 Members resident in Connecticut outside O. New Haven, 614.
 e Members resident in other states, 364. ,t MEMBERsHIP-CLAsS A. | Number as per last report. ........ 2,36 l New members during the year... ) Transferred from Glass B........... 2,ss , l Loss by non payment of assessment 36
 ! Less number restored. ...,.,........ n Transferred to Glass B.:...:: B:::.:.:.:: Membership. ............. a,sa MEMBERsHrP-CLAss B. t Members, last report. .............. 1S6 a New members during the year,. IS 2 ! Transferred from Glass A. .......... eO6
 SMsand:a Slea a..........''''.'''...''.. ao l Suspenueu ........................ ~
 Total membership. p................ 2,52
 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Receipts.
 a Received from new membership fees. $94O 0 b Received from assessments . T,822 | Received from reinstatements .... 19 o l Received from dues ues.,,..,....,.... 4,745 9 l Received from interest $50 Accumulated interest in Savings bank. s96 tingent fund. d....................... w - o,s01 2 B ment fund ...'s'..s.,'...... r 5ss 4 Total. Sse, 254 8 Table showing benefits paid to member