New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-02
THE GRAND LODGE TO MEET.
ANNUAL COMMUNICATION OF MAsoNs.
JOHN w. vRooMAN TO MISUNDERSTANDING
muir cEccTONS

John W. yRooMAN TO RETIRE-PRoGRAMae
or THE SESSIONS.
Tho 1roth ANNA, communication OF the Grand Lodge
~ Free and Accented Masons OF the State OF NewYok
Will begin today in Masonic Hall, Twenty -tniFdst ana
sixth-ave Grand Master JOIN W. Vrooman VIII pre-
SIDE and there will be present delegations nom over 'oo
OF the 721 active lodges OF the order In inc state rep
rcsenting about 900 Master Masons In good Suhohs
The session will begin at p. m. Grand Mastee WOO
man viii conduct the opening ceremonies, with his fun
STAFF ~ officers The music will be furnished By George
W Morgan organist Of the Grand Lodge, and the menu
bers Of st Cecile Lodge The Grand Master VIII denver
his address, reviewing the work OF the year. ana tho
reports OF the Grand Secretary Grand treasurer ana
various committees will be submitted Tomorrow morn
,no the animal election of officers will take place at
10 o'clock, and COMMITTEES reports and miscellaneous
husness will occupy tho rest Of the day.
On Thursday morning the reports OF standing COM
mittees viii be read, and the communication VIII emu
with the installation OF the newly elected officers n
the afternoon. The morning sessions VIII begin AZ
o'clock the afternoon sessions at 2. Grand Mastet
vrooman will retire from office, having declined re-
election. His place will be filed without opposi-
ton BY william Sherer, Of Brooklyn, the present
deputy grand master. James Ten Eyck, Of Albany,
will be advanced from his present office OF senior grand
warden to that of deputy grand master, and John
Hodge, Of Lockport present Junior grand warden VIII
DO elected senior grand warden.
grand warden are General John C. Graves of Buhalo;
william A. Sutherland, Of Rochester, and Ralph Il
Prime Of Yonkers. Tho present efficient grand sece-
tary Colonel E. NJ. L. Eblers, and the present grand
treasurer Sheriff John j. German, will be reelected
Among the matters OF interest that will come before
tho meeting viii be the announcement OF the hnA
settlement Of the controversy which existed for sew
eral years between the GGapd Lodges Of NewYork ana
NewJersey growing out Of the initiation OF Daniel Il.
Lemm a legal resident Of New-Jersey, into Fort Ed
ward Lodge, No. o67, at Fort Edward, Washington
County n. Y. contrary to Masonic law. An apology
has been made to the New-Jersey Grand Lodge and
has been accepted by it.
committee appointed last year to plan reds
trctng of the State will present report providing for
an increase In the number OF districts outside Of New
York. Kings, Queens and Richmond counties. There
are at present thirty districts in the State. The
Masonic Home at Utica the cornerstone OF which was
recently laid will be the most important subject OF
discussion The main building is already well under
way and will be rooted before the next winter:
committee will doubtless be appointed to perfect
plans for defining the work OF this Institution and
providing for It's government. The general condlIOh
OF the order Last year has been good and the con-
servatve policy adopted I'm granting dispensatons for
the formation Of lodges has proved beneficial 10
every way TO the welfare Of the lodges already exist
ing.