The evening world., 1894-06-02
MAsONsW WILL SOON CONVENE,
The Grand Lodge of the State
Will Assemble Here.
Annual Election of Officers Inspires
Unusual Interest.

Inc me liundfeu ana lNelItn an
nual Convention of the Grand Lodge OF
Free and Accepted Masons of the State
OF New York will open at the Masonic
Temple, Twenty-third street and Sixth
avenue. Tuesday next at 10 o'clock In
the morning
1t Will be one OF the most important
meetings OF hat body. The ilrst an
nual report OF the trustees of the Ma
sonic Home, opened n year ago, at
Utica, will lie read. while other import
ant business will be transacted.
George Hayes. John Stewart. Edward
Is. Harper and Jerome T.. Morse. OF THU
city: William j. Brodie. OF Geneseo;
Alexander r. Goodwin. of Utica. and
Byron j. Strough, OF L~afargeville. rom
pose the Committee of the Hall and
Asylum Fund.
The H1me at Ithaca now has between
ninety ana one hundred Inmates, and al
ready the trustees find that an enlarge
ment OF the accommodations In needed.
Their report will include plans for a
new building, or an extension OF the
the action " the Grand Lodge. for The
heart OF every Mason Ia In that beautiful
home fDr the helpless.
The fraternity has prosperei during the
ltNN WV hl'IllIifs rphI = lD'lHfS
have been instituted, making 40 lodges
In the State. each OF which Is entitled
TO send n representative to the Grand
Lodge. The new lodges are Olympia, at
MIA. at Foresport. Bcrean. ut cattR-
raugu". There are now more than 5000
Maeon,, in the state Of New York.
Granl Master Frederick A.. Burnham
vii! call the Grand Lodge to order In the
great assembly rooms In the Masonic
! tla, tn IN.as Al.ata. all l.t ~
annual address. As Mr.. Burnhnm IL not
only n thorough Mo5an, but an able
lawyer. an erudlte scholar and a pleas
mt speaker hls aldrss. WIN be a treat
tine business, the most important OF
which VII be the report OF the Hal; and
ASYLUM Committees: that OF the Grand
who has held that office for eight years.
and thar OF CO.. Edward NJ. J.. Ehlers.
who has been Grand Secretary for twelve
years.
"wednesday morning the election OF
Grand officers Will occur. and for once
In the history Of the Grand Lodge the
election VIII be Of exceeding interest.
Master. but Frederick A.. Burnham.
whose business IA counsel to the Mutual
Reserve Fund Life Association is very
exacting and requires much of his time,
said so to many OF his Masonic friends.
Now another custom u, that OF pro-
noting the Deputy Grand Master to the
place of Grand Master. and when It was
announced that Mr. Burnham would
like to abdlcnte his privilege. Deputy
Grand Master John Hodge. OF l.ockport,
AS his successor. But the friends Of Mr..
Burnham would not let him withdraw,
an there Won are.
When the Grand Lodge assemblies n
Will be reelected. and then the rest OF
the present officers will be reelected.
too. But II Mr.. Burnham positively re-
owner Of the Lockport ,Opera-House, and
leader In all things OF local interest. VIII
be unanimously elected.
contest for the place, II Deputy Grand
Master. for II l. o law OF the Grand
Lodge that when the Grand Master IL
chosen from the interior OF the State
the Deputy must be a city man. and AZ
William A. Sutherland. the present SEN
i9r Grand Warden. WHO would. under or
binary cirrnms'anrss. be promoted to the
ter man., and Junior Grand Warden
Charles +. Id. is u syracnsnn. two
outsiders are offered as candidates. =.
South Fifth avenue. who Is offered by
Chancellor Walworth Lodge "a and
John Stewart; Of Albion Lodge %. who
nall Is now one OF the Commissioners Of
Appeals. and Stewart IL on the Asylum
Committee.
Grand Secretary Ehlers and Grand
Treasurer German will be reelected In
any event. and In this years peculiar
situation the rest OF the grand officers
VIII be returned
District Deputy Grand Master Town
send Scudder. Of the New York First
District. Will give IA banquet at the
Bartholhi Tuesday evening 70 the mas
together with n few invited guests.
The officers will be Installed Thursday.
and the annual Grand Lodge will close
with many speeches and a feast OF good
fellowship.