The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-26
VETERAN MAS0NS MEET.
TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REUNION AT WALLINGFORD YESTERDAY,


 Interesting Reports Were Read and Will Ham Wallace Lee of Mcriden, Was Re elected Venerable Master-Iist of New Members-InspeotinG the Home. ! Wanlngford, June 25.-Free Masons of high and low degree, old and young, gathered at the Masonic home here to- day to attend the twenty-slxth annual reunion of the Connecticut Veteran Masonic association held under the aus pices of Compass lodge, No. 9, of this borough.
 The forenoon exercises were held in the assembly room of the home. Venerable Master William Wallace Lee of Meriden called the meeting to order shortly before II o'clock and Rev. MT. Perkins of Yalesville offered pray CT. Luke A. Lockwood of Norwalk, chairman of the Masonic Connecticut F. and A. M, spoke very Interestingly of the work done by those in charge of the home He was enthusiastically cheered as he told of what had been ac- oomplished and what the trustees pro- posed to do, with the assistance of the brethren.
 w. M, Bryant A. Treat of Compass lodge made a fine address of welcome to the association. His greeting was also in the name of MiZpah chapter, Order of Eastern Star, the members of which were busy preparing their din- ner In another part of the home. After a fitting remonstrance from Brother Lee the meeting sang the Ancient Master Masons Song" to the air of "Hebron." Brother George Lane of Wallingford played the organ.
 Venerable Master Lee then read his annual address, and Rev. A. N. Lewis, the secretary treasurer, read his report, both of which were closely listened to-. The latters report showed receipts of $9S.SS and expenditures S7S.25. The total membership is 300. Twelve deaths occurred during the year.
 Venerable Master William Wallace Lee of Meriden was unanimously elect ed for the ensuing year, as was Vener- able Secretary Treasurer Rev. A. N. Lewis of Montpelier, Vt,
 The other officers elected were:
 Associate masters-W. L. Morgan of New Britain, Henry Chatfield of Tor rington, J. H. Barlow of shelton, l.. D. Armstrong of Norwich, J, G. Keigwin of Willimantic S. M. Judd of Water bury, Julius Atwood of East Haddam, l.. P. Gager of Quarryville.
 Registrar-T. H. L. Taloott of Glas- tonbury.
 Chaplain-Rev. S. A. Davis of Hart ford.
 Assistant chaplain--Rev. J. P. Holly of New Hartford.
 Marshal-Homer Twichell of Union City.
 Sentinel-W. M. Fowler of Berlin. The new members admitted to-day werew:
 Manchester-D. c. Hall, G. H. Hall Levi Drake, George Rich, J. D. Hen derson, William Brink.
 South Manchester-W. H. Taft, A, w Keeney, James Cheney, E. L. Brainard Manchester Green-Aaron Cook, jr. Bristol-H. L. Bench.
 Meriden-L. H. Weeks, T. w. Xii bourne, Alexander Duncan, R. M. Ford Shelton-Philip I. Jones.
 allingford-William Pearce, G. D Lane.
 Simsbury-W. H. Whitehead.
 Plainville-E. D. Spelman.
 Milford-C. F. Roder, Joseph Hodg son.
 New Britain--J. B. Wyant, J. C Saunders, l.. H. Pillard, c. M, Burgess IA S. Finch.
 Naugatuck-C. F. Lauder.
 Marbledale-S. H. Clark.
 New Milford-Nicholas Staub, A. ii McMahon.
 Washington-H. H. Dickinson.
 Hartford-Edwin Tolhurst
 West Hartford-N. s. Buckland.
 New Haven-Alexander McWilliams Felix Chillingworth, Maier Zundar
 Windsor-H. F. Phelps, Allen Pease Waterbury-John Breton.
 Bridgeport-E. T. Doolittle.
 Middlebury-W. B. Townsend
 Stamford-William Greenwood