The evening world., 1894-06-05
MASONIC CONCLAvE.
State Grand Lodge Begins Its
18th Annual Session.
Out Of 100 Blue Lodges 721 Have
Representatives Present.
John Hodge, Of Lockport, Likely to
Be the Next Grand Master.

Although the hour set for opening the
18th annual Grand Lodge. Free and
Accepted Masons, of the State OF New
York, was 9 o'clock this afternoon, the
spacious offices of Grand Secretary
Ehlers and the broad Hobbies n stair
cases of the Masonic Temple, Sixth
avenue and Twenty-third street, were
t%hronged with Master Masons all the
forenoon.
They came from all over the State.
no less than 72l Of the 73O Blue Lodges,
that boast a membership of more than
5000 men. being represented.
The Master of each Blue Lodge is
its delegate to the Grand Lodge. In the
event OF his inability to attend. that
duty devolves upon the Senior Warden,
n II he, too. is unable to attend. then
the Junior Warden represents the
lodge in the great Convention hat &C.
curs In the established Temple Of the
grandest Grand Lodge of America.
The atmosphere was very much clart-
fled this morning for the election OF
officers which comes off tomorrow
morning, Grand Master Frederick A.
Burnham. adhering to mis- first Intention
used as a candidate for reelection. This
was much to the. disappointment of a
host of friends. for Burnham Is par
ticularly popular. as he has been an un-
But since Grand Master William
Scherer luade the precedent Of declining
q reelection. ard Grand Master Ten
.;yck, Endorsed IT by a Ike action. Mr.:
advice OF his ardent admirers. de-
clines the high honor.
This leaves the field clear for the pro-
Motion g Of DeRRn noyt Grand ana e, Mfste5 John Inn
nrecedent Of annual rotation in office
firmly.
OIL. the announcement Of Mr. Burn
i ha" new Se' iife into "sa the forees Of John
Stewart and Wright d. Pownall, who
are candidates for Deputy Grand Mas
ter. viii, n t Ms.t certainty nsai y Of prs Soa tSs
winner vi Ss1 of to.morro~'s battle.
BY a law of the Grand Lodge. when the
Grand Master Is selected from a country
lodge, the Deputy Grand Master must Be
Hodge being from Lockport. the Deputy
must be Il New Yorker. The Senior
Grand Warden. william A. sutherlanl
Ide are from Rochester and Syracuse,
respectively, and their promotion Is on,
Of the question.
The most Interesting events on the
were the nnual address of Grand Master
Burnham and the report OF the Home
and Asylum Committee.
Here are some things from the open
ing address OF Most Worshipful Freder-
lex a. Burnham, Grand Master Of the
Grand Lodge of New York: 49,,
"Eighty-siA thousand Masons in this
broad Jurisdiction are watching us to-
day and bid us Godspeed as we open
this one hundred and thirteenth annual
communication of the Grand Lodge.
1.-THE past year has been one of un-
exampled peace n success. Every
where II, this imperial jurisdiction pros
perity and harmony reigns In oul
lodges"
The craft is congratulated on the com.
pletion and success of the Home at
Utica. and condoled with on the death
Of many brothers.
Grand Master Burnham recommends
the revision OF the Grand Lodge consti
tuition, which was enacted twenty-on'
| subjects of interest to the craft.
The most important business OF tn
Grand Lodge has to do with the repor
Of the Trustees Of the Masonic Hal
and Asylum Fund. Of Which r. w
George Hayes Is President; M. w
William 4. Brodie; vice-Preside1t; 4
E I'd nE1n b s'f Harper Secretary SECRETARY an"
The receipts of the year were 800.
1864, of which $50. 900 was for rent OF
the offices n stores in Masonic Tenn
pie and other properties. The disburse
ments were SS.0OO, of which $25,0 900 was
for permanent improvements to tn
New, York and Utioa properties. There
Is ,stil in the treasury s69, 752. Al, n be
sides this. 800. 900 invested in 8 per cent
bonds n mortgages. There are fifty
men, twenty-five women and twelve
children in the Home at Utica, undel
Supt. Mrs. Jesse b. Anthony.