The evening world., 1894-06-06
HODGE IS ELECTED.
Proclaimed Grand Master of New
York Masons by Aoolamation.
Lively Contest Between Stewart and
PownaII for Deputy Grand.
The Winner VIII Ultimately Sue
coed to the Highest Once.

The second days session of the 18th
Grand Lodge OF Free and Accepted
MasSns OF theState OF New York was
called to order shortly after 0 o'clock this
morning.
The first order OF business wal the
election of officers. and for two hours
prior to the voting. at 10 o'clock. there
was a lot Of hustling by the friends of
Wright D.. Pownall and job Stewart.
the opposing candidates for Deputy
Grand Master. with promotion to Grand
Master a sure thing next year to the
winner.
The election of Deputy Grand Master
produced the only contest, and the strug-
gle was a hard one. but without acri-
mony. both candidates being very popu-
lar.
The peremptory refusal of Grand Mas
ter Frederick A. Burnham to allow his
name to be used as u candidate for re-
election rendered the election OF John
Hodge, the famous Lockport millionaire
and leading citizen. Il sure thing. 1t
was a mere formality to nominate him
and he was promptly elected by accla-
nation.
John Hodge was born up the State"
in 1887. He IL a handsome man. with
a distinguished presence. His hair IL
streaked with gray. as is hts mustache,
glasses and a black frock suit.
He is State Commissioners OF the
Niagara Falls Reservation. owner OF
one OF the finest In the interior OF the
State; President of the Lockport Board
or Education. a member OF the Protest
ant Episcopal Church. an odd Fellow
and "A member pf the Anpianf Order nf
United Workman:
He made his million in patent medicine,
being President Of the MERCHANTS Gar
held nearly every office In the Blue
Lodge and the Grand Lodge, having been
fifteen years in the line OF promotion.
Master Hodge t. be Grand Master was
and seconded by Ebert craIdall. Of
The next in order was the election Of a
Deputy Grand Master. Frederick b.
House, District Deputy Grand Master for
mated john stewart for t the place Place n IN an
attention to stewsrt.s tw%.nty-One years
OF service to the craft,
John Stewart is about forty-hve years
old. He is in the ~dry-goods business
r. CHURCH street. Is wealthy and lives in
XMlssfi dn H hndse stress II ISIS. "a 7s4. % '&. 81 MA IS and Si
80; Assistant Grand Lecturer for three
years, and Is a perfect ritualist He
was Fourth District Deputy under
Grand Master Brodie, and for three
years Treasurer OF the Building Asylum
Fund.
He is the manage OF the Masonic
administration OF the building, getting
about 5000 a year more rent out, OF It
than did his predecessors. Albion
Lodge gave the first 81 900 in response to
Grand Master LawrenCe's appeal for
funds TO raise the debt on the Temple,
and Mr.. Stewart personally raised an
other 1000. He Is a trustee Of the
Scotch Presbyterian Church.
Wright ID. Pownall. who is one OF the
Commissioners OF Appeals. was nomi-
mated by Lawyer Henry A. Powell, OF
lett for the Court OF Appeals at the
Republican state Convention last Fall.
Mr.. Powell was Master Of Chancellor
Walworth Lodge, In 1886 and 1857, Ftfth
District Deputy Grand Master in lSS7-S;
Grand Marshal to the Grand Masters In
lSSS, and has been a Commissioner OF
Appeals since, lie is a membc OF the
great Hall-Herring-M Marvin Safe Com
pany. a sterling business man. He en-
tered the service Of the Marvin Safe
Company when he was twelty-one years
old as Secretary.
When the great safe concerns CONSOLE
dated he was elected Nice-President Of
the new concern, He Is now nearly forty
years old and has been a Mason more
| than eighteen years. He has a fine pres
ence, and would make a fine presiding
officer or Grand Master a year hence.
He lives at the Florence, Eighteenth
street and Fourth avenue, and his office
Is at S6o Broadway.