The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-15
MAS0NS in CONVENTION.
HELD 1O3RD ANNUAL SESSION IN
THIS CITY YESTERDAY.
Largo Attendance at All Meetings.
Officers Chosen, Followed by a Ban
quet Last Evening Sessions Continue

Officers Chosen, Followed by Ban-
quet Last Evening Sessions Continue
To-day.
The one-hundred and third annual
| convocation of the most excellent grand
chapter Of Royal Arch Masons of Con-
| necticut opened at Masonic hall at 10
o'clock yesterday morning with the
following grand officers present: M E.,
John j. Hill, Norwich, grand high
priest; M. e. James Callan, Water
bury, deputy grand high priest; r. e.
Edgar w. Latham, Suffield, grand
| king; R. E. Frank w. Beardsley, Der
by. grand scribe: r. E. Isaiah Baker,
jr., Hartford, grand treasurer; r. e.
James Mccormick Hartford, grand
secretary; r. e. John S. Gorton, New
London, grand captain of host; r. E..
Hugh Sterling, Bridgeport, grand prin-
| cpal sojourner R. Il. Stephen P. Good
SELL Winsted, grand royal arch captain;
Comp. N. G. Hinckley, Hartford;
Comp. Edmund Tweedy, Danbury !,
trustees, Comp. Rev Charles w.
Boylston, % Riverside, grand chap
| lain; Comp Joseph r. Johnson, Essex,
grand master third vale; Camp. Lauren
A. Humiston, Fair Haven. grand mas
ter second vale: Comp. George N. De-
lap, Hartford. grand master first vale;
Comp. James HarriesL Willimantic,
grand senior steward; M. e. John H.
Barlow, Hartford M E. William w.
Price, New Haven, committee on cor
respondence; NJ e. Reuben Fl. Tucker,
Ansonia, Comp. George A. Kies, Nor
wich, Comp. e. l.. Linsley, committee
on bylaws
Additional to these were large
number Of representatives Of constltu-
ent chapters from all parts of the
state. ~
Grand High Priest John T.. Hill of
calling attention to the deaths in the
chapters during the past year and
making full report of the business
transacted by him during his term Of
Office.
Deputy Grand High Priest James
Callan Of Waterbury presented his re-
port OF visits made the various chap
ters during his official term.
Then followed the report of Grand
King Edgar W. Latham of Suffield and
his visitations to the chapters assigned
to him.
The report of the grand scribe em-
bodied his official acts for the year.
The trustees made a report on financial
conditions. A detailed report was
made by Grand Treasurer Isaiah Bak-
er, jr., of Hartford, showing the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the year.
The report Of Grand Secretary James
Mccormick OF Hartford showed the
numerical strength of the chapters
throughout the state and the per cap
tia tax due. n
The grand chapter yesterday otter
noon elected the following officers:
James CalIan Of Waterbury, grand
high PRIEST Edgar w. Latham of Suf-
field deputy high priest; Frank w.
Beardsley OF Derby, grand king; John
s. Gorton Of New London, grand scribe;
Isaiah W. Baker, jr., of Hartford,
grand treasurer; James Mccormick Of
Hartford. grand secretary; Hugh Sterl-
ing of Bridgeport, grand chaplain Of
the host; Stephen p Goodsell Of Win
sted, grand principal sojourner; Jo-
saph r. Johnson of Essex. grand royal
arch captain; Lauren A. Humiston Of
Fair Haven, grand master third vale;
George N. Delap Of Hartford, grand |
master second vale: s. III. Huntington
OF Norwalk. grand master first vale;
George A. Kies of Norwich, grand
senior steward. Charles s. Jones of |
Hartford, grand tyler; trustees, N. G. |
Hlnckley Of Hartford, Edmund Tweedy
of Danbury, Reuben H. Tucker Of An
sonia; committee on correspondence, |
John H. Barlow of Hartford, William |
w. Price of New Haven; committee on I
by laws, Reuben H. Tucker Of Ansonia, |
George A. Kies of Norwich. John D. |
Rowland Of Wallngford
A charter was granted to the Royal |
Arch Masons Of Seymour for the insti-
tutbn of a new chapter to be called |
Eastern Star No AZ. An appropriation |
Of $3.50 was made for the Masonic |
home at Walllngford.
Among the distinguished visitors
were George r. w. Stevens, past grand
high priest Of the grand chapter, New |,
York, and franklin T. Davis, grand
OF the grand chapter Of
~OUIleCtiCut.
These committees were appointed: On
address-Charles w. Skiff, IT. G. Bas-
sett, L. l.. Black. Ways and means
Samuel l.. Lamb, Alfred Fenwick, John
A. Isbel. MISREPRESENTATION H, Bar
ow, Alexander Levy, John O. Row.
and Charters-Gllbert G.. Hewett,
George A. Kies, Asa Smith. Delln-
Bassett, 2. M. Plat,
William w. Frazier. Auditing Ruben
Il. Tucker. e. e. Fuller. Daniel +.
McNeill GrievancesGilbert L. Hew-
TT, Arthur C. Wheeler, f. G. Addiss,
Last evening the annual grand con-
,ention of Amounted high priests in
Royal Arch Masonry in Connecticut
vas held. The retiring president, VIII |
lam w. Price of this city, who has
,eld that important office the past five
ears, rose from his sick bed to attend
he meeting, which was greatly appre-
lated by his companions. At the bus
ness meeting these officers were elect
d: James Mccormick of Hartford, M.
!. p: Frank w. Beardsley of Derby, (