The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-18
nR4Nn LopGn Or rAsoNs.

GRAND LODGE OF MASONS, The New officers sInstaIled-Various Officers
 and Committees Chosen-Mr. Lockwood's
 Address Chiefly in Reference to the New
 Masonic Home.
 The annual communication of the Connecticut grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons was concluded yes terday morning. The officers elected on Wednesday night were installed by Past Grand Master Luke A. Lockwood of Riverside. It was voted to hold their next annual communication on the third Wednesday in January, 1896
 At the conclusion of the grand lodge session the committee was called to- gether and the following officers elect ed: Luke A. Lockwood, president; John H. Barlow, secretary, and John G. Root, treasurer. The treasurer reported that the committee had balance on their books of $95, 452.07, which includes the recently purchased Masonic home in Wallingford.
 There is an invested fund of $lS,OOO which does not include the $S,OOO col- lected during the past year, which is to be added. It is estimated that $S,OOO or $1O,OOO more will be raised during the present year.
 The matter of completing the home was then taken up. Architect w. Fl. Allen has prepared plans for complete overhauling and refitting of the two buildings purchased.
 Members of the charity fund commit tee were elected as follows: Henry o. Warner of New Milford, John H. Bar low of Birmingham, John G. Root of Hartford, Luke A. Lockwood of River side, Edward B. Rowe of Boston, Fred erick s. Stevens of Bridgeport, Lueius P. Deming of New Haven, William R. Higby and Clark Buckingham.
 President Lockwood, in speaking of the institution, said it was to be a model one of it's kind, and in many important respects would be superior to any in this country. While, of course, it will not be as extensive as conducted by the grand lodge of the state of New York, who have S25O,OOO plant" said MT. Lockwood. But we are to establish an institution that will be a home for members who are so un- fortunate not to have one, and we pro- pose making it as near a home in the sense that we consider our own places of abode as we possibly can"
 "There is something repulsive about most charity institutions to those who have lived in their own private family circle, and we will try and make ours o1N ble"
 In connection with the home there is to be an orphanage and to the es- tablishment of this department the members of the committee are look ing with absorbing interest This or phanage, for the sons and daughters of deceased Masons, is to be model institution. In order that the boys and girls may not be reared in an isolated atmosphere it has been wisely planned to educate them in the public schools of Wallingford There they will mix with the other children and will not feel like things apart and not like other children. These children will not be uniformed, but each will be allowed to develop it's own indi- viduality. But in connection with the orphanage it is proposed to establish manual training school where the lads and lasses will be educated in a practical way so that when they are launched into society to shift for them selves they will be well fitted and trained to follow some useful vocation. The committee has been prompted to establish this very important feature of the home by reports of the Masonic homes in England, Scotland and Ire land The English reports show that some of the leading men of Great Brit ain were wards of the Masonic homes. They are represented and honored members of all the professions, law, medicine, letters, engineering and in all branches of industry. The great boast of the managers of the English Masonic home is that since it's estab- lishment no wards of theirs have ever brought disgrace upon themselves or the institution-a truly remarkable record.
 The committee decided to open the home May 1, when appropriate dedi- cation ceremonies will be held. Many contributions of furniture have been received, among others an entire car load of furniture from Bristol mem- Der, whose name is withheld. The home will have sixty comfortable rooms. It is expected that the institu- tion will be opened with about twenty inmates.