New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-16

during the period % his public service We enter.
tain the hghest respect for his many vr,ucs Sid
Resolved That the clerk of the Senate he and he
hereby Is instructed to transmit to Mr. Vrooman
an engrossed COPY OF these resolutions as token
q %or regard fr0" the Senate of the state OF New
Brother Vrooman served member aud also
the secretary Of the Republican State Commit
for eigh. yesrs-isso'ss. In 1891. without his
solicitation he was unanimously nominated by hts
party FOR LisutensntC,overnor and at the polls ran
in no ageregaio about il 90 votes In 1882 he was
ti,ket In 1890 Governor Morton appointed him pres
ident of a commission "a erect a monument
memory Of Brother and General Nicholas Herkii"7,
the hero of Oriskany. a beautiful monument was
erected by the Commission and dedicated by the
Ipor leaving the Senate Brother Vronman gave
banking in Herkimer until the close 81 1890 when
oom nSf in The city OF SeWYork Upon severns
his relations IS the general manage Of The Ile-
kmer Bank he directors passed highly comPi,
mentary resolutions. commenting his successful
In Treemasonry the name of Vroomsn has been
known for over century Inc records OF 81, s.
Walter Vrooman. an ancestor, was a member OF
that lodge. and Lawrence Vrooman. also Mns-
man served az It's secretary me iolioWlng reso-
i S' 90 appears o" the lodge record 10Y DSSe"0o
Of Res 5d q' his odg hps s para pa 19
The hands of Bro. Robert Alexander for the use
captive with the enemy"
John " Vroomau was made Mason at the age
Of went one years. in Herkmer Lodge. No ~.
ana served the lodge sccretsry Senior Deacon.
senior Warden Acting Master and rs Worshipinl
Grand Deacon Of tho Grand Lodge by five success
siye Grand Masters. !,sn elected Junior Grand
years and Deputy-Grard Master four years. \;
The annual session OF the Grara Lodge in Jun;
1870 he elected by unanimous vote Crane
Master and in Juro. 1871. he was unanimously re-
during each year OF his Official service as Grand
Mas or he sonally visited each Masonic district
in tho state which consumed o. agsre,sslt sctua,
more than fourteen thousand miles These vista
tons bro1sh hm nS ,o 1Se WI" he die 1e
cuss~d Masonry from moral and Masonic stand
point
These addresses most acceptshly received 10y
no brethren as well &c his addresses In the Grand
Lodge. and memorable for the mastery man
ner i'm which ne presented the condition Of tho
craft with = lew OF elevatng and strengthening
1t is remarkable fact that our brother Wss
elected by, eight hundred representatives IN The
positions. and in no instance was a candidate
named agains, him nor single vote ever cas-
me GTspd oass M @ ssye qd5nc ey I'D
s nF Of Tho ecosnzne the ~ gn
ability displayed by. Most W,orshlpful John. W
of New-York the Grand Lodge desires 10 place on
permanent record its appreciation OF his unselhsh
cept and practice and TO extend TO him It's sIefu'
appreciation OF his arduous and personal sacrifice
He said in individual life and official station h.
acf. word and dccl. II want 10 make men and
MaSonrr better" The united voice OF the craft
responds You have done t." Brother Vroomsn
Is also meInbe" Of Iroquois Chapter No. .3s
Royal Arch MasOns Of Utica 'ommandery No
knights 'remplar. and honorary member OF
In the social lie % the metropolis Bro Nrooman
has long occupied honorable place. he Is
trustee and president of the Holland Society OF
New York 1897 9s q member Of the Union League
Club. the Republican Cluo. The Lotos Club ana the
Farraeui Asso cidtion OF Naval Veterans. all %
Nep-York City. ana honorary member Of the
Montauk Club Of Brookiyn. He Is member Of
OF Brother and General J. p. S. Goon. who has
beer during The last year commandments %
the Grand Army OF the Republic Of he United
States. lie IS member OF the Newly York Board
Of Trade ana Transportation. manager OF the
Methodist Episcopa! Hospital o. Brooklyn. and a
director and trustee IN several financial, ana char
liable institutions. BRO. Nrooman is IN bust
with The executive management Of the Provident
Savings Life Assurance Society 40 its superin-
tendent
The honors that Bro. Nroomsu have
brought into light the simplicity and
billy % his manhood. He is al earnest member
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church for fifteen years
superintendent Of its Sunday school in Herkimer.
uphold the principles he processes. Our distin-
guished brother has achieved a record sngularly
free from criticism. Ills and genial dis
position combined with his rare qualification Of re-
names and faces, which h adds the
happy faculty OF making an acquaintance into a
the most widely known and respected men N the
TmDfre Sfate.