The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-11
GRAND LODGE OF Co1oBED MAsoNs,
Annual Session Being Held in Meriden-
Resume of the Days Doings Yesterday.


Annual Session Being Held in Meriden--
Resume of the Days Doings Yesterday.
Merlden. Sept. 10.-The twenty-second
annual communication of the Grand
lodge of Connecticut, Free and Accept
ed Masons (colored) was called to or
der at the Y. M. c. A. social room this
morning at 10:40 o'clock by Grand Mas
ter Walter H. Mitchell of Hartford.
The representation from the colored
Masonic lodges were very fair and
great deal of business is expected to be
finished before the communication is
called off tomorrow noon. The Off
GERS of the Grand lodge, elected at the
annual meeting at New Haven last
year. are:
Grand master-W. H. Mitchell, Hart
ford.
Deputy grand master-Thomas Allen,
New Haven.
Grand senior warden-Elisha Walker,
Bridgeport.
Grand junior warden-James HI. Nau-
| tin. New Haven.
Grand secretary-F. o. Cross, Hart
| ford.
Grand treasurer-John w. Ross, New
Haven.
Grand senior deacon-Arthur Harder,
| Meriden.
Grand junior deacon-F. H. Johnson
| Waterbury.
Grand senior steward-W. F. Scrog-
gins, New Haven.
Grand junior steward-Walt H.
Young, Hartford.
Grand chaplain-Rev. C. c. Ring
gold, Middletown.
Grand lecturer-T. H. Rose, Hart
ford
Grand sword bearer-James Alexan-
der, Bridgeport.
Hamilton, Ansonia.
| Grand marshal-Robert I'll. Jackson,
New Haven.
| Grand tyler-Elias Voorhees,, Nor
wic!a.
The committees appointed at the New
4 Haven annual convention will make
their reports at this communication,
the committees being made up as fol-
| lows:
Foreign rrespondence-F. o. Cross,
Hartford; J. M. Boon, Bridgeport, J.
o. Jones. New Haven.
Charity-H. L. White, Waterbury; C.
HI. Weeks Meriden; w. A. Smith, An
sonia.
Officers and dispensations-Joh Dut-
ton, Norwich; B. r. Chandler, Bridge
port; Thomas Stewart, New Haven.
Jurisprudence-Wa H. Burr, Nor
wich; William Jackson, New Haven,
Thomas Rose. Hartford.
Milea age-Rev. J. H. Youngs, N. M
Mayo, New Haven; c. w. Broadheld
Bridgeport.
Unfinished business-Rev. C. c. Ring.
gold, Middletown; Theodore James (de-
ceased; J. S. Wright, New Haven.
Grievances-W H. Effort and John
|Godet, New Haven; P. T. Young, Nor.
wick.
Printing and proceedings-F. @. Gross
J. T. Johnson and Benjamin Johnson.
Accounts-G. A. Jenkins, Waterbury
S. j. Brown and l.. A. Bell, New
Haven.
The first business was the appointing
of Brothers Nautin and Scroggins OF
New Haven and Thomas of Middetowr
as committee on rules. The commit
tee on credentials, Brothers Burr d
Norwich, Rose of Hartford and Lane
of New Haven, reported the following
lodges having delegates present:
1 IA 81
Robert L. Reed and James +. Fender
son.
Eureka No. 2 of Norwich-W. H
Burr.
Excelsior No. 8 of Hartford-Rober
: Smith, Henry M. Caesar and ]. B. Nc
knight.
Doric No of Bridgeport-CharIe
w. Broadfield, Charles H. and Charle
: E. Brown.
Kellogg No. 5 of Waterbury-W Fl
Goshen, Arnold Mann and J. F. Fitch
Oriental No. of New Haven-Thoma
L. Benjamin, W. f. Scroggns and Ed
ward Taylor.
Ionic No. Of Northumberland Stew
} art, Andrew Jackson and Pleasant H
/ Woods.
Mystic Tie No of Mfddletown-C
A. C. Beman, Samuel Jackson and A.
: Enos.
) J. Fl. wilkins No. 9 of Ansonia-W
, B. Bowens.
5 The annual report of Grand Maste
Mitchell followed and was closely is
t tened to by the brethren present.
l The grand master touched upon hi
visits or the visits of his deputy to tn
nine lodges in his jurisdiction. TIL
: membership in the various lodges
I about 260, the richest lodge bein
r Widows Son of New Haven. TIL
r brethren were "called off from labo
= to refreshment" at 1:3o o'clock this af
S ternoon, dinner being served at Holme
t & Woods.
S The craft assembled again at "a
f o'clock and transacted good deal O
: | work.