The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-08-27
PAST MASTER W0RKMEN
MIDSUNMER MEETING OF THESE PILLARS OF THE 4. o. .. ".

It Was at savin Rock-Nearly 200 in Att tendanoe-A Band With the Party-Din- ner at the Beach House-List of Officers and Past Masters Present-Meeting of the Directors.
 Past Master Workmen of the state, order of A. o. U. w.. held their annual midsummer meeting at the Beach house at Savin Rock yesterday.
 Those who say the past masters did not have a good time didn't see the crowd at all. Nearly 200 were in at tendance, and as the name indicates, work was a thing of the past for the masters. No business of importance was transacted.
 Past Master Robert Henderson or Thomaston lodge No. presided at the banquet, which was held at o'clock at the Beach house. Grand Master work man L. c. Merrill of Concord, IN. h., and J. c. Bickford of Manchester, su- preme overseer, arrived early in the morning and were taken for carriage drive to East and West Rocks by Wal ter Leigh.
 The A. o. U. W. band accompanied the party, which left the depot on spec ial cars at o'clock, and furnished mu- sic throughout the day.
 In the evening at 8 o'clock lodge of instruction was given at the town hall West Haven, under the auspices of West Haven lodge, No. 59. The su- preme work was given in amplified form.
 The menu at the dinner was:
 Steamed Clans.
 Broiled Blue Fish. French Fried Potatoes.
 Soft Shell Crabs on Toast Q, Half Broiled Chicken on Toast.
 Sweet Potatoes.
 Corn on Cob.
 Gold Boiled Lobster.
 Tomatoes Cucumbers, Pickles, etc.
 Watermelon.
 Peaches, Coffee
 Cigars.
 The following officers of the associa- Mon for 1897 were present: Past presid- ing master, Robert Henderson, Thom- aston. 4, Thomaston; presiding master, George S. Fillmore, Linden, 51, Litch- field; master recorder, l.. B. Clark, Commonwealth, 69, New Haven; mas ter fnancier, George A. Sanford, Pyra- mid, 45, New Haven; master receiver, Walter Leigh, Israel Putnam, 31 New Haven; master inside watchman, J. A. Knox, America, A. Waterbury; master outside watchman, c. B. Crockett, Bris- tol, 2S, Bristol; executive committee, George s. Fillmore l.. B. Clark, John Currier Gallagher, R. B. Farren, H. c. voorhees, W. c. Griswold, Arthur A. Wilson.
 Past masters present were: E. Avery of New London, H. w. Byers, W. B. Pond, and H. G. Finney of Waterbury, E. R. Banons of Hartford, A. r. Ed mondson of Naugatuck, H. L. Bacon of Meriden, W. l.. Clark of Bristol, w. M. Curtiss, M. D., of Cornwall Bridge, F. E. Crocker of Ansonia, Asa Fish of Mystic, E. w. French of Hartford. O. B. Gooding of Shelton, W. c. Griswold of Centerville, Frank Gleason of Willi- mantle, Robert Henderson, 2d, of Thomaston, c. Harrington of Essex, E E. Holmes of West Haven, c. w. Jud- son of Terryville, M. R. Joseph of Ston- ington, C. B. Smith of North Haven James Morton of Thomson, H. W. Man. vile of Ansonia, Charles Metzel of Es- sex, P. B. Orcutt of Clintonville, w. R Palmer of Stonington, Archibald Saun- ders of Ansonia, l.. H. Seymour oi East Hartford, w. s. Taylor and E. s Thomas of Bristol, r. R, Upson ol Southington. ...
 From New Haven were John Mac vile, G. Herbert Bishop, Walter Leigh l.. B. Lindsley, E. E. Mix, A. Ricketts adn many others.
 Doctors of the association present included President B. L. Lambert oi New Haven, Secretary E. P Douglass of Groton, William T. Brown of Nor. wich, William Curtlss of Cornwall, D Shepard of New Haven, Luther Good year of North Haven, Gould A. Shel ton of Shelton, F. c. Graves of Bridge port, F. w. Wright, Frederick Bellosa Charles H. Gordon, William c. Welch all of New Haven; William Fl. Temple of Boston, grand medical examiner O. the order.
 A meeting of the doctors was held al which the following question was dis cussed, "Heredity and Contagiousnes of Tuberculosis"
 The affirmative side was taken by Dr Wright of this city and the negative by Dr. Douglass of Norwich.
 ANTS IN BATTLE.