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MASONIC CENTENNIAL.
Connecticut Grand Chapter viii Cele
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connecticut Grand Chapter VIII Cele-
brate its First Century in May.
Hartford, April 1.-The grand chap
ter of this state, Royal Arch Masons,
will celebrate it's first century in May.
The event will take place in this city
! on the tenth of that month. The SER
vices will be held in the Park Congre-
gational church during the afternoon,
and in the evening there will be ban
quet in honor of the members of the
grand chapter of the state and invited
guests at Foot Guard armory. There
will be an address on Royal Arch Ma
sonry by Luke A. Lockwood, past
grand high priest, and an historical ao-
dress by the Rev. Joseph Anderson OF
| Waterbury. The Rev. /. #. Stidham,
Phi. D., of Philadelphia, is the present
grand high priest, and will be present
to conduct the festivities. Past Emil
nent Commander Isaiah Baker, jr., OF
this city, is chairman Of the general
committee of arrangements. That
committee has held several sessions,
and it is getting the work well under
| way.
The Hon. Luke A. Lockwood OF
! Greenwich, who will deliver the adj
dress on Royal Arch Masonry, is one
of the best known representatives OF
the order in this state He was made
a Mason in 1856 at Stamford. He be-
came one of the charter members of
the Greenwich lodge, which was insti-
tuted May 70, 1858, and was the first
| worshipful master of the lodge, contin-
uing in the position for ten consecutive
| years. In 1858 he was made Royal
Arch Mason at Stamford. Mr.. Lock-
wood was elected grand master of the
| Connecticut grand lodge May 8, 1872,
being advanced from the floor to that
high and responsible office. Only once
before in the history of the grand lodge
has a grand master been elected from
the floor The first instance was in the
case of Governor oliver Wolcott, who
| was elected chief executive of the state
in 1916 At the meeting Of the grand
lodge that year he was placed at the
head of the order, without having serv-
ed in any Of the subordinate offices. He
filled the position of grand master two
years.
The inception of the Masonic Charity
Foundation Of Connecticut was due tc
him He was one of the original incor-
porators and was the first president OF
the Foundation. He was elected grand
| high priest of the grand chapter May
g. 1865, and received a reelection ir
1856. Mr. Lockwood graduated from
Trinity college in 1855. He was the
valedictorian of the class. He is 9
leading layman of the Episcopal church
in this state and is one Of the life trus-
tees of Trinity college. Mr.. Lockwood
is lawyer by profession, and has ar
extensive practice in New York city
He is an able speaker and his address
will be one of great interest.
The Rev. DR.. Joseph Anderson OF
Waterbury, who will deliver the his
torical address, is one of the leading
Congregational clergymen In this state
He graduated from the college Of the
city Of New York in 1854, and was
given the degree Of D. D. by Yale ir
1878 October 9, 1884, he was made q
member Of the Yale corporation. DR.
Anderson Is member Of Harmony
lodge, F. and A. M, of Waterbury, and
is a Knight Templar belonging tc
Clark commandery of Waterbury. The
historical address by the doctor will be
one Of permanent value to the order.
1t is expected that Bishop Henry G.
Potter of New York would be able tt
attend the centennial and deliver one
of the addresses but that idea Is prov.
ed to be untenable, as the noted pre-.
lates engagements for May will pre-.
vent his accepting the courtesies of the
Grand chapter. Bishop Potter is 9
thirty-third degree Mason He was
made a Mason in Mount Zion lodge
No. 81, Of Troy, N. Y, April 2, 1866
and affiliated with and is now life
member Of Kate lodge, No. 454. He i:
also member of Jerusalem chapter
No. s; Occur de Lion commandery
No. 20, and Is a life member of all the
Scottish Rite bodies in New York city
and was crowned an honorary thirty
third degree Mason in Boston, Septem
Der 81, 1897. M w. John Stewart ap
pointed him grand chaplain Of thu
Grand lodge Of New York, and he was
reappointed by Grand Master Suther
land last June. He delivered the ora
ton at the New York grand chapte
centennial in Albany a few weeks ago
The Hon. Luke A. Lockward of thi,
state was present and took part in tn,
great occasion. Bishop Potter takes
: lively interest in Masonry and devote;
as much time to the interest of tn,
craft as the busy life Of his calling
and high and important office will per
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