The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-17
WOOSTER LODGE CONCERT
CLOSED THE 5OIH ANNITEIfS4IfT r
 EXERCISES LAST NIGHT.

Delightful Affair in Music Inll Attended
 the Lodge--A Fine Programme and
 Pleasant Dance.
 The exercises in connection with the
 fiftieth anniversary of Wooster lodge
 No. 79, A. F. and A. M., which were
 so successfully opened by the delightful programme in the lodge room Wednes-
 day evening, was concluded last night
 in Music hall when an excellent con-
 cert and a promenade were enjoyed by
 fully four hundred members, families
 and friends of the lodge.
 1 The affair was one of the most suc-
 cessful of it's kind ever celebrated by the lodge, both from a standpoint of at | tendance and of pleasure and it will
 long be remembered by all who attend ed. The hall itself looked very pretty trimmed as it was with different col-
 ored buntings and along the sides and
 on the stage were placed numerous palms from Champions establishment that lent to the beauty of the occasion. Nearly all of the past grand masters of the lodge whi are-living were in attend ance with their families and there were also present members of the other city lodges, Hiram, Trumbull, Adelphi and Connecticut Rock
 Each one of these was represented by large delegation and they expressed their appreciation of the fine exercises. Of course there were a number of ''out- sders of the Masons-pres- ent who enjoyed the evening.
 The programme opened about o'clock with a selection, Hands Across the Sea-" by Fichtl's orchestra, and this was followed by the singing of a double quartette composed of F. R. LanSdale, F. l.. Shea, first tenors; D. A. Finder, A. w. Sperry first passes; J. c. Crabb A. T. Barbour second tenors and F. E. Allin, F. N. Sperry, second basses. They sang Merry Men Are We' and were obliged to respond to an encore.
 Miss Gaffney was then heard and her voice last evening was at its best, that is to say she sang magnificently. She sang twice on the programme and each time she was made to respond to two encores so well did the large audience appreciate her efforts. The first piece that this we'll known singer gave was "The Lark" and in the second half if the programme she sang When Blooms the Rose" Wallace S. Moyle was heard twice on the programme and he too was in excellent voice. He was heartily applauded each time and re- sponded to encores. Two whistling solos by Miss Osborne were thoroughly enjoyed. She accompanied herself on the plano. The other and probably the most interesting event on the pro gramme was the history of Wooster lodge read by Past Master F. Stanley Bradley. MT Bradley gave an interest ing account of the growth of Wooster lodge and told of some of the more in teresting events that have happened to the lodge as a whole and to some of the officers of the lodge as individuals.
 All the members took keen interest in the history, for it brought to memory many facts dear to the hearts of all of them. Many of the past masters who were referred to in MT. Bradley's his tory were present last evening and among them were: Congressman N. D. 1 Sperry, Frederick J. Calhoun, Eli s. I Quintard, Henry M. Bigelow, Ward !, Nichols, Frederick H. Waldron, Lucius i P. Deming. Frederick B. Farnsworth, 1 William R. Hendrick F. Stanley Brad ley, William H. Spock, George w. | Bigelow, s. William McEwen, William H, Cox, Mayor Elect John F. Studley, | A. J. Harmount, Robert ". Dyas, | H. Wakeman, Samuel A. Bas- sett, Charles M. Fabrique, William H. Ward, Richard H. Tyner, Joseph M. | Flannery, William H. Merrow and l George w. Gillette. The wives of near y all these past masters were present.
 The officers of the lodge fifty years i ago were: Charles Brown, w. M.i James l.. Clark, s. w.. Robert Edmond son, J. w.. Asa Burlington, treasurer; Charles H. skiff, secretary; Nehemiah D. Sperry, S. D.; Samuel Wire J. D.; Julius Tyler s. S.. Joseph Fairchild, J. $; William w. Wellman, tyler
 The present officers are: George w. 2. Gillette, W. M, David R. filling, S. w.; Willis l.. Mix J. w.; Charles Y. Root, treasurer; William H. Spock. sec etray; Lorenz s. Oppell, s. D.; John w. J. D.; Clarence G. Miner, s. ,. Chester W. Ewing, J. s.. Frank 5ishop marshal: John Mccarthy, tyler.
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 THE BLUES AND THE GRAYS.