Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-18
oLD HraAm LEADS.

VAD w 3A1A1SDs Il
knftual meeting OF the Grand LoaGe
OF Connecticut, r.. and a. Ms ne
HarsfOrd-Hiram Lodge OF This
city IL the Lafgest I'm the state,
Having s55 Memhers-The Election
Of Omcers.
HARTFORD, Jan 1.-THE annual sesaion
# the grand lodge of Connecticut, F. end |
A. NJ, convened In Masonic hall this morn
ing snd will continue to day and to-mor-
row. Most worshipful Grand Master
Samuel Bassstt of New Britain presided.
In his address he congratulated the order
on Its prosperous condition. He had de-
cided that Mason rejected In this juris-
diction and afterwards received into Ma /
sorry abroad could not be recognized a.
Mason without the consent Of the rejecting
lodge.
Appointments to represent the grand
lodges near the grand lodge of this state
are recommended: From Alabams, Wash
ington L. Morgan of New Britain; from
Georgia, George A. Kies of Norwich; from
Nevada, George McNall of Greenwich;
from Ontario, Canada, Rev. I. F. Stidham
OF new Britain.
The folio sing have been commissioned
az grand representatives. to other jurisdic-
tons: To Ireland, Henry Johnston Of Dub
lin; to Nevada, George A. Morgan of Vir-
ginis City; to New South Wales, James
Tnomas, Tillock; to South Australia, Louis
Won Doussa of Adelaide. The commission
of Past Grand Master John w. Nix as our
grand representative from the grand lodge
of Illinois is continued. The address
closed with an appeal to Mssons to study
Masonic jurisprudsnce and general regula-
tons.
Grand Secretary J. K. Wheeler read his
27th annual report. hiram lodge OF New
Haven is the largest in the state with 667
members, ST. John No. 4 of Hartford has
538 membeSss9 There are i6, 034 amliating
Masons In the state. A petition for . new
lodge at Thompson was received. The re-
o.ipts for the Masonic charity fund during
the year were 81, 449. The total fund is
81, 427. Grand Treasurer r OF reported
the Grand lodge fund to be So. 8l7.
TIE ELEcTIoN.
The annual election of officers of the
grand Masonic lodge was held this evening
and resulted as follows, Grand master,
Henry o. Warner, New Milford; deputy
grand master, James Il. Welch, Danbury;
grand general warden, Mark r Lesven-
worth, Bridgeport; junior grand warden.
| Andrew @. Ltppitt, New London; treseur-
or, John s. Root, Hartford; secretary,
| Joseph K. Wheeler, Hartford; senior dea-
con, George Il. Kies, Norwich; junior dea-
| con, Frank w. Ravens, Hartford; trustees,
Edward Tweedy, DAnbury; William I.
| Highly. Bridgeport, and Nelson Hinokley,
Hartford.
| Connecticut Postmaster.
G. P. Tappan was, yesterday appointed
postmaster at Southford, New haven coun.
| ty, vice j. Somers, removed.
entertainments.
HYPERION.
Alexander Salvini, the gifted trsgedian
will appear at the Hyperion tonight, to
morrow night and Saturday afternoon il
1.-THE Three Gaardsmen." Saturday even
ing Salvini will appear in Victor Hugo
famous drama "Ruy Blas." The enter
tainments will all bs of sterling merit
Mr.. Sslvini will give us q highly artisti
presentation of the role of D'Artagnan
In speaking of the last named play .
PREF euted by Mr.. Salvini, an exohsng
says: ''This play of Roy Bias, in whicl
Victor Hugo has portrayed the pompou
times of romantic old Spain is undoubted
ly the masterpiece of the school t, whicl
1t belongs. 1t sbounds in the novel, tn
picturesque and the exciting; 1t is diversi
fed with fiery passion, tender sentimen
and sparkling comedy. 1t has been absen
from the boards in recent years, possibl,
because since the days when Edwin Boot
was in his prime there has been no acto
who p ssessed the peculiar qualitie
possibilities. The sensitive, gsnsrou
melancholy vslst, Roy Bias, has ono
more appeared, however, in Alsxande
Sslvini. bis powerful voice, his COZ
vincing esrnestness and passionate abar
don are here splendidly exemplifed and i
it's tragic climax Sslvini has probabl
reached greater heights than in any rol
he has yet attempted. Sale Of seats NO,
open.
Tonight Mr.. Stoddard's delightful LEI
ture on "China" will be repeated. It
| an admirable lecture and the views are r,
. markedly interesting in all respects.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
The Rsntz-Ssntley Burlesque compan
=, will be Mr.. Bunnslls guests for the thrt
nights commencing this evening. tt
company as at present is made up of Ii
: following artists: Harry LeClair heads Ii
list, q popular comedian and bur1esque a
tist; Lottie Elliott has acquired reput'
ton as skipping rope and endurant
dancer; John B. Wills aud Madeline Ma
shall are up to date comedy artists. Frol
: the Empire theater, London, come ii
: O'Brien Sisters and they are heralded {
. expert knife throwers and jugRlers. Tt
Orion Trio is made mp of the Fulton Brotl
ers and Ed. Warren. The contribute
, from the Folies Bergere, Paris. ia the Si
!. terra Pascal, who come herslded as the SOL
: sational French dancers. The sale of seal
is lively.
q The first three days of next week Lear
! der Richardson's success, Under the Git
/ T Mill bo y,voaonfod nv " Runna