The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-09
MASONIC CONVENTIONS
GRAND COUNCIL ROYAL AND SE- LECT MASONS ELECT OFFICERS.
Held Annual Meeting Yesterday in This City as Also Did the Anotntcd High Priests of Royal Arch MasOnry-Royal Arch Chapter Meets TO-day.

cut, Cryptic Masons, opened it's eighty first annual assembly in this city at tw' o'clock yesterday afternoon. In tn morning at ten o'clock the council held { special meeting in Masonic Hall, a which the work was eXemplified b, Wooster Council, No. "A, of Danbury The Grand Council opened with the fol lowing officers present:
 Grand Officers-M. E. H. s. Abel grand high priest; M. E. W. M Pearne deputy grand high priest; R. E. J. L Hill, grand king; R. F. J. Callan, grand scribe; R. F. I. Baker, Jr, grand treas. urer; R. p. J. Mccormick, grand secre. tary; R. E. F. w. Lattain, grand cap tain of host; R. E. T. W. Beardsley grand principal sojourner R. E. J. $ Gorton, grand royal arch captain.
 Trustees-N. G. Hinckley, Edmund Tweedy, R. H. Tucker, Rev. Joseph An derson, grand chaplain; Hugh Stirling grand master Third vail Stephen P. Goodsell, grand master second vail; J. R Johnson, grand master first vail; l.. A. Humiston, grand senior steward; G. N Delah, grand junior Steward.
 Committee on Correspondence--J. H. Barlow, w. w. Price.
 Committee on By-Laws-R. H. Tuck CT. George A. Kies, J. o. Rowland.
 The annual session of the grand coun- cil took place in the afternoon, with the following representatives present:
 Hiram, No. 1, Newton J. M. Blackman, S. D. Crofut, P. Nichols.
 Franklin, No. 3, New Haven-W. L.. Cooper, A. R. Spers, H. K. Lines.
 Solomon, No. 3, Derby-F. w. Boards ley J. A. Wilkinson, F. S. Daring.
 Franklin, No. 4. Norwich--J. c. Fitz- patrick J. Holden, D. F. McNiel.
 Washington, No. G. Middletown-W. S. Wetherbee, w. w. Pearce, J. s. Elliott.
 Union, Nc. 7, New London-S. R. Nor iris, J. Keeney, M. H. Beckwith.
 Trinity, No. g. Willimantic-J W. Car gill; A. c. Everest, C. T. Risedorf.
 Rillenhouse, No. 11,s sStamford-E. J. Tupper, E. s. Holly, c. w. Hendn.
 Warren. No 12, Danielson-W. o. Gill bert, F, P. Todd, F. A. Jacobs.
 Jerusalem, No. 13, Bridgeport-R. J. Thompson w. T, Near w. Latimer.
 Meridian, Mo- 15, West Winsted, E. T. Sweeney, E. S. Beecher, J. Hart.
 Darius, No. 16, Litchfield-W. J. Bis sell, E. W. .Meafoy, R. F. Stevens.
 Pythagoras, No. r, Hartford-G. o. Brott, S. A. Loomis, W. w. Trayer.
 Adoniram, No. IS, Rockville-E F. Fuller, S. w. Lansing. c. F. Jackson.
 Benevolence, No. 21, MysticS. D. Bradley T. B. Hazard, E. A. Scofeld.
 Eureka, No. p, Waterbury-C. F. Munger, H. G. Scott, J. s. Neil.
 Eureka, No 23, Danbury-A. J. Hal lock, w. H. Barnum, F. S. Blackman.
 Washington, Mo- 24 Norwalk--S. H. Huntington, A. c. Wheeler Frank Street.
 Giddings, No 25, New Britain-R. Swanton, W. w. Pease, H. W. Eddy.
 Pulaski, No. 26, New Haven-E l.. Linsley, S. Amman, W. H. Kellogg.
 Keystone, Mo- 27, Meriden-P. G. Townsend, c. H. Craig, F.. J. Pooey.
 Palmer, No. 2S, Pawtucket-J. A. Bab- cock, rC. M. Willard, T. Mckenzie,
 Burning Bush, Mo- 29, Essex-C. E. Pratt, J. E. Bull, w. W. Spailes Washington, No. 30, Suffield-A. H. Loring, K Jones, E. w. Lattam. Columbia, No 31. Collinsvile--C. A. Farnham, J. A. Jenkins, S. Brown
 Pequabuck, N 32, Bristol--J. c. Rus sell, c. Downes, l.. l.. Beach.
  Warner, G. B. Calhoun, H. D. Hine Freestone, No. 34, Portland-F. W. | Shetteeworth, c. F. w. Pardee, E. J. Bell.
 Mt. Vernon. No. 35, Ansonia-W. H. l Plumb, M. c. Isbell, J. A. Isbell.
 Granite, No. 36, Thomaston--J. M. | Chatfeld, A. E. Blakeslee, R. Tender | son.
 Butler No. 3s, South Norwalk-J. A. McGinnis, c. J. Palmer, J. Simons.
 Allerton, No 99, Naugatuck-H. F. Baldwin, G. M. Stelle, J. Wood
 Triune, No. 40, Southington-L c. Hewitt, l.. E. Southworth, G. $. Allen. Putnam, No. Al, Putnam--O. F. Hunt, G. E. Bronson, A. Macdonald. Orient, No. 42, Stafford Springs-L. F. Eaton E. M. Pinney, H. S. Abel.
 Hemath, No. 43, Lakeville--A. R. Woodward, J. S. Tracy, J. l.. Norton. Halleck, No. 4 Guilford---G. s. Davis C. E. Crocker, H. s. Wetmore.
 Cyrus, No 45, Torrington--F. c. Aldis E. R. Wadhams w. F. Hopkins.
 Joseph Andrews, No. 46. West Haven W. A. Russell, H. M. Arnold, c. W. Futile.
 At the afternoon session the principal business was the election of grand off, cers, which took place as follows:
 M P. grand master-Stephen J. Lyon of Collnsville.t
 D. P grand master-Henry o. Can field of Bridgeport.
 T. I. grand master--Albert s. Com stock of Norwich. G. F conductor of work-Joseph s. Etokes of Meriden Grand treasurer-Isaiah Baker, Jr., of Hartford. ] Grand recorder-James Mccormick of ( Hartford ] Grand captain of guard-Thomas Smith of New Haven. Grand conductor-CharlesA A. Jones of { Hartford ' Grand steward-Edward F. Fuller of f Holland. l Grand chaplairl-Rev. w. T. Cavelle off ( Collinsville.
 Grand sentinel-E. T. Main of Hart t sord. i
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