New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13

Plains; Crowley. Of Ocean, Swan OF hnciph M, 10
q: Dr. Grover c. Arnold. Samuel Whey Mat trI'
hggea ana MsSnr Of No 4s7 The smoker will be
held on the 22d at Lyric Hail.
r. w Charles w Drake made hIs n o Mas,e ys and
Past Masters of the district were win .ne a.
also Past ID. D.'s Coburn IIulso. White anu ""''''
W Master Crowley presided. W. Master SchwarM
explained the working tools Among the yis o,,s
N To 81 Ralph. N of Greenwich, and others
Howard Lodge No IS gave the second DEGREE EisrS
with much precision The Master W star a. o. o. C c"bs
Lodge, explained the working tools The R Rssrs
called upon r. W John T. Smith a,o GTand and ac
corded the honors to which the distinguished
craftsman replied in an eloquent address ss did Ws
iIoIde Of Washington Ludwig. Brown and Andsr,
II was very I genTaH, mGe in this lodge
circle Hall. At the corner of Eighh.ave ana
Fifty-eghth-st. is the Masonic home OF some Go OF
oH 1 fS s1 SSseS No 5s The second
Wednesdays and the first and MIRO e Hero is a
good chance for some good lodge DESTROYS or cnahS
Ing The rooms are cosy and well ada Past Master
sonic purposes W. John Reiseh"eoe'' "' ~
Of Charity Lodge. is the owner.
Crescent Lodge No. iO2 worked the second dSsree
Senior Wdsm b Wss snd Brother Prodse
the South The work OF the entire deSree T., a. GOOD
performed showing that Crescent log 1S y good at
hands. There many visitors ana soou az
tendance OF members. =,
And now another Scottish lodge. THIS tme IN
BROOKLYN the name of which will be sun ano.hs y,
"KiIwinnning'' but there will be no dispute as 10
the date Of the organization OF r u,s o d
Baird a '' Jobn stevenson. John Magregor a Parks
David sckrk. Duncan Fraser james hors H. A'e"
James MacMurdo and about thirty o'he'S'
crystal wave Lodge No s3s held regular, COM com
muncation on Monday February a. and c0htEpte
The eH,er rd In me Fast R. " Jones
Past District DEPUTY Grand Mas's ctr. Of the Bq TRFa
HON
W Bro Theeler of St. Ceclle: W Bros. ALL Tha
Inmbskns We're ' presented by W Bro. McMurray
the working tools r. " Bro. Jones gave s InS
hut instructive lecture the history Of the cTs ro
W Master ,T A. C. B ,bs I6sg nppo'"''o
The Masonic Life Insurance Association OF hicb
ern New-York met in Buffalo The meeting, % mn
marked the ending Of sT Ts' was attended by
Unusually large number OF the policy holders r or
membership from New-York Rochester and many
other cities OF the United States ana Sa ana
me as well as the mutual Fluctuations over the
showing which the years business mace, ef,b
II was peculiarly gratifying that the twentyoldl,n
year OF the association should also have ProVe1 10
be the banner year OF is hisory mus h id business
W ne aSsociation never Increased fast nor was
there ever a record Of as great het gam III an, ,
business OF the association as In the year just
ended , H. ora -
w Charles r. Bishop was elected president anu
r. w. j.
1i,y was also elected one of the directors.
The stated meeting OF Acanthus Lodge No. lls
was held on Monday evening. and those VINO were
r,resent voted il a most successful communlcat ION
II being the occasion Of the official visit OF waiter
- sykes District Deputy Grand Master OF the
1,bird Masonic District II served 10 bring out large
and representative gathering Of Craftsmen. among
those present were: Joseph j. Couch, Past Grand
Master OF Masons OF the State OF New-York ac-
companiei by the following Grand Lodge officers
Rufus Z Grggs Theodore ~ Iayl9r; Jon" !. s w
worth. CiaudIus +. Beatty. John II. VIsscher. Ed
ward W Mascord. Joseph p. larson; MARION t
Grimes and Frederick H. wight. ana Mas.eiS r -,
Ketchum Altar: Matthias Gooderson. Anglo,
Saxon: r. D. NJ. Brown. Aurora Grata' EDWARD
Cooper Brooklyn James Wsmson Ccrxstai
Wave F. F. Pouch; Lexington; Ge1rse rdbn
Minerva: W. II. Clowminzer. Mistletoe: JouH m
vol rs George r. Morse Of Montauk and B. " W
Owens OF Bedford. with delegations. in ADDITION 10
which three hundred and ten craftsmen we're o; AS
semoed Tire decoration OF the lodgerooms oeine
exceedingly beautiful were enhanced by me use U.s. OF
tho myrials Of white and colored eectrIc ngn!s
now in in the Temple inc Dstrc. Dep oa;l :,
~, loved bv tho brethren The occasion was marhed
bv the presentation 10 Past Master LOUIS r..
Bomeiser OF very handsome watcn ana g., Di', anicb
he is hold by the members OF Acanthua the same
being presented in very delightful name; t 6y
past Master NJ B. Snevilly. and accepted oy
Rrother Bomcisler in one OF his inimitabe speecnes
Past Master " T. Foster presented to me Dlstrlct
Deputv a very handsome basket OF flowers on pc
ma II az the Lodge Speeches were then maze by
pmf,s r CrIgaa and the Rev DR.. George d. Hulst.
pastor OF the Bedford Avenue Reformed Cnurcn.
who is Of the Chaplains o1 nus, b tbs
49,, rendered by tho Cathedral Quartet. and
Brother ". r. Christmas added much TO the occa-
nroIuccd a varied assortment OF music and speech;
In fact a very delightful evening was passed. ana
one that will long he remembered by those present