The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-02
KNIGHTS OF GOLDEN EAGLE
HELD THEIR ANNUAL MEETING IN
 NEW HAVEN YESTERDAY.

very successful Standardization or Oficers-Order's Continued Prosperity A Membership of About 75,O0O--Penn- sylvania Leads With 3O,oO0-Change of Time for Holding Annual Meeting. Harry Leigh of this city, grand chief, presided over the deliberations of the Grand Castle of Connecticut, Knights of the Golden Eagle, at it's annual con- vention yesterday, which was held in Red Mems hall
 The convention was called to order shortly after Il o'clock, and continued in session until 1:45, when recess was taken for dinner, which was served by Ferry.
 The following delegates were pres- | ent:
 P G. C., William A. Parrott; G. C., Har- " Leigh; G. V. C., Harry G. Mastln; G. | H. Pr, Charles E. Jones; G. M. of R., A. B Reynolds; c; K of D., George A. | Sanford; G. 5. H., John w. Hut; G. Y. B., Charles II. Ammerman; G. s. s., D. H. l Shepard.
 Grand trustees Charles Taylor, Theodore | H. Sucher, Samuel w. Clark. Committee on law and appeals-Ernest Koch, Wilbur C., Lambert, Sol: Meyer. Committee on fnance-John Dixon, Henry M; Bishop, James R. Gallagher ,., Representatives to Supreme caStle-Wi-
 Representatives Frank A. southworth, " w., K Brigham F. M y;llo, Miehols, Charles John E. Thompson, NJ. $. Wadham.
 Past chiefs--Frank A.; Southworth, Eli Manchester Augustus %spa STlhompsons George Hamilton, IT,, willis Parker, NJ. s. Clark, w. l.. Haesche M. Clark Goodrich, R. T. Darrow, J. Wesley Platt Richard T,
 s csste sySesSeT 2 deae WaeR M Rees ass T. 1 Barstow, c. S. Griswold, D. E. Spencer, Stowe, (. F Deyaul, " B. Grant, P. E Beadles, W. K. Brigham, F. V. Crofut, Dr. Oliver Hughes
 Castle 3, New Hayen-F. l.; Trowsbrldge, 2. E. Tyler, J., o; Wicke, E M. Myrlek, were BIhGIR | rsEs09 MoeastSeE Wes tSH"g Hesse F. w. Nichols, F. W. Spencer, A.
 Castle 4, Danbury-F. Osborn, F. olm- ogleman, W. N. Phillips, J. Blissard R. W. Begg, D. D. Banks. J. Pugsley; The following were admitted H. S. Wildman, c. R. Inley, Charles Lord, M. Allagy, r. Castle 5, New Britain-s. ". Clark, Pc ter Foot, H: A, Gay, 5: H. Shepard, F. L. Morse, c. Taylor, G.. W. Hall, G.. M. Ba- ker, c; DemiIng,, E. Nieblng, J A. John Clark, P. Deschenes, H. H. Deming, G. H. Norton.
 Castle 6, Bridgeport-R. Baird, Y; Schultz, A. B. Reynolds, J. Rowbottom, J: vickers, c. Mullins, M. stinger, G. Wood. Ihe. fol lowing were admitted: J. H. vickers,
 Castle '. Darien-E. Koch, W. H. Will mott, w. F. Fleming, W. W. Jayne J. ". Lindsay. The following were, admitted; dale, c. W. Herman, W. D. ogden, N. 6. Finch.
 Castle 8, New New Hay Haven7w; Q; Lambert, aqt ,ia
 G Gallagher 'oan SanfsTd g. saaw 6haFles Gos GhamDers, efoue CT N H. Iae'I fl, bavidson, W nv Gadd
 ]; A Walker, H Nj BishSP 19Pa,, e T Gsa Gerner Ter MaeFarahe Mis9fa T H Ha{aai' Kelley. i' ' ha' ' T.
 Castle 9, New Hayen-R B. Farren, ". Beebe ISr J. ehaapsG pixon s B Rowe C E Jones' A The following were admitted: J. D. Thompson, Wilbur R. Davis, F. R. Burn
 Ca Castle 10, New Haven-J. P. Dickinson
 R v Gallagher Il heata < Gi1ay GTanam' rbs sd G ley, William Everhart, B. F. Guyer, c. w. Ross.
 | Reports of satisfactory nature re- garding the various castles of the state
 and the transaction of routine business
 were the other features of the morning
 session.
 Among the past chiefs present were
 Walter Leigh, Roswell B. Farren, John C. Gallagher, F. L. Trowbridge. Wilbur
 c. Lambert, c. B. Butler, S. Fred
 Strong, Eli Manchester Solomon Mey-
 CT, Frank Osborn, c. E. Lord, Theodore
 Sucher and w. L. Compton.
 Ten castles were represented and
 there were seventy eight past chiefs
 present, of whom twenty-nine were ad-
 mitted new members of the grand
 lodge, having attained the rank since
 1897.
 The members were photographed in
 group and then dined at Ferry's. The amount in the treasury after
 payment of all expenses was $3.5O. A change was made in the bylaws whereby the month of meeting was
 changed from February to September,
 yesterdays storm crystallizing the
 sentiment which had existed that the l oCoolollo OuShI to pC liViu III WdlIllCt
 weather By this change the new off,
 cers will have a term of nineteen months long, the next meeting being set for September, 1899. The follow
 ing officers were elected and were in-
 stalled by Past Supreme Chief Rock
 of Darien, assisted by five past grand , chiefs, Past Grand Chief Harry Leigh of New Haven; grand chief, H. G. Mastin of Danbury; grand vice chief, , J. w. Hut of New Haven; grand high
 priest, c. E. Jones of New Haven; grand master of records, A. B. Key [ holds of Bridgeport; grand keeper of ; exchequer, G. A. Sanford of New Ha- ven; grand sir herald, J. A. Walker of , New Haven; grand first guard, D. l..
 Shepard of New Britain; grand second | guard, c. E. Lord of Danbury; supreme representative, Harry Leigh. The supreme castle meets in October in Baltimore.
 The total membership of the order in this state is about S50 IN PENNSYLVANIA , There are about 75,0OO members of the order in the United States. Penn ) sylvania has about 30,0O0, Maryland has the next largest number, and New