Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-15
UNITED FRIENDS GRAND CONCERT,

Order of United Friends, held in Good Templars' hall, Hartford, Wednesday, of- ficers were elected as follows: Grand councillor, A.W. Budde, ,Middletown; grand vice councilor,A A. J.Smith, Danbury; grand recorder, w. T. Hartwell, Bridgeport; grand treasurer, J. w. Wolvsn, Hartford; grand prelate, Richard Beattie, ,Middletown; grand marshal, w. H. Nordaby, Bridgeport; grand guardian, c. w. Ross, New Haven; grand sentinel, Charles Meyer, Bridgeport; imperial representative, M. o. Hitchcock, Ansonia; alternate, B. l.. Lambert, New Haven.
 In reply to certain statements in the Bridgeport papers, redecting on the fnan- cial condition of the order, Imperial Re- corder o. N. Shedd furnishes the follow ing, 8 financial statement in which figures appear:
 In the general fund the total assets are $19 ,238 03; liabilities, none. In the disa- bility fund, the total balance is SIS, ,828 61 :; liabilities, none. In the mortuary fund there is a large balance of 5.415 IF. This Grand Recorder Hartwen of Bridgeport made O statement of the condition of the order in Connecticut. There was at pres ent fifteen councils; during the year the one at Stamford was discontinued and Hartford council was consolidated with Bushnell of this city. The membership is ,2O7, . decrease of seventy five for the year. The competition of other orders l was given as the reason for the loss. Dur | ing the past six months Connecticut paid l in $15, 900 to the Imperial council and took out $4 ,00O.
 1 GOOD FRIDAY CoNCLAvE-AN INTERESTING l CEREMONY IN WASHINGTON coMMANDERY, 1 K. T., HARTFORD.
 Yesterdays Hartford Courant says: The annual Good Friday conclave of Washing. ton commandery, No. 1, will be held al Masonic hall in the Cheney building, Fast day afternoon, beginning at o'clock. The l order of Knights Templar will be conferred by Sir Knight Joseph K. Wheeler, grand | necticut and past eminent commander ot the commandery. The candidate will be his eldest son.
 It is an unusual occurrence for the father to confer the order upon his own son. A few years ago it was done in New York city by the grand master of the grand encampment of the United States l and was a memorable occasion in the an nals of the order. The ceremonies are very impressive. Thirty-one years ago Past Grand Commander John G. Root was the ' CauOluAGc, duo tuo EoCOll6CLlOuS UT GuHt event have followed him through life. large number of sir knights will be present from adjoining towns and even from othe1 states to witness the ceremony. After tho exercises a social and literary program will l be carried out, as is usual on all Good Fri day conclaves of the commandery.
 APPOINTED STATE PRISON CHAPLAIN.
 The directors of the state prison have appointed as chaplain for six months, tt succeed Chaplain dagger, the Rev. E. F Atwood of Bloomfield. He will assume the charge May 1. MT. Atwood resigned
 as pastor of the Bloomfield Congregations
 church, to take effect April 1. The Rev
 state, March IA, 1847. At fifteen years oi
 age he enlisted in Company A, Fifteenth
 Connecticut Volunteers. He was mus
 tered out of service June 27, 1865. Afte,
 the war MT. Atwood studied for the min
 istry, graduating at Oberlin, O., in 1875
 He began preaching ct Arcade, N. Y., bu
 in 1877 he entered government employ < as assistant superintendent of con
 struction and assisted in laying ou
 Fort Keogh on the Yellowston, river. Later he went into the Black Hill district under charge of the Home Mission sry society, and assisted in organizing sev ' 9INl CuuICu0os 0A6 u0oAbh oAAo :" 0A oAS5ho VI falling and Mr. Atwood returned to tn, east and the ministry. He preached 1T Bridgewater, East Canaan. North Canaan and in May, 1887, accepted call to Bloom field, where he has since preached. Rev Mir. Atwood served two years as chaplain of the Connecticut department, G A. R He was also at one time commander o1 David s. Cowles post No. 60, of Canaan He has many qualifications that especially fit him for the work at the state prison He has had large experience in dealing with all classes of men, he is sympathetic ne will interest the criminals in those things which will instruct and at the same time uplft them, and above all, he Is q man calculated to win their confidence.
 TEACHER AND PUPILS PUT TO vr1aHr BY
 SNAKES.
 Teacher end scholars of the Chestnut Hill school at Nontvills saw snakes tho