The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-22


General expenses .............. 3,666.35
Balance January 81, 1908. .... $7,S76.47
Arthur c. Wheeler, Of Norwalk, the
grand master, read his annual report.
In part he said:
"As We assemble to-day for our 115th
annual communication in the beautiful
City of Fins, which has produced so
many good, true men and Masons, and
the home of the oldest lodge of Free
masons in our jurisdiction, l extend to
you cordial and fraternal welcome.
Il am pleased to report to you that
throughout the entire jurisdiction the
utmost harmony prevails. That great
interest is shown in the order is shown
by the substantial increase in member
ship
The grand master recommended that
a permanent fund be created, the in
come only to be used for the mainte-
nance of the home, and start should
be made at once to secure a fund of
$250,000. He said: 81 recommend that
a committee of three be appointed by
the incoming grand master to provide
ways and means for it's start, and l
further recommend to the master of
each lodge that ne make special efforts
to assist the committee, should it be
appointed"
The following appointments were an
nounced:
District deputies-Charles w. Stew
art, of Bristol, for Hartford county;
Randolph B. Chapman, of Waterbury,
for New Haven county; John K. Law
ne To pfin
ty; Edwin H, Beardsley, of New Pres
ton, for Litchfield county; Arthur B.
Calkins, of New London, for New Lon
don county; William S. Comstock, Of
East Haddam, for Middlesex county;
Edward G.. Wright, of Putnam, for
Windham and Holland counties; Rev.
Romily F. HUMPHREYS, of South Nor
walk, grand chaplain.
Associated grand chaplains - Rev.
William F. English OF South Windsor,
Rev. Frank A. Countryman, of North
Branford, Rev. John T. Plumb, Of New
Milford, Rev. Alfred Poole Grant, of
New London, Rev. Henry Macbeth, of
Willimantic, Rev. Leonard Smith, of
Mansfield, Rev. E. G. Achison, of Mid
dletown.
The report of the grand secretary,
John H. Barlow, of Hartford, was as
follows:
IT herewith submit my ninth annual
report as grand secretary. I congrat-
ulate the Grand lodge upon the compile
ton of a most prosperous year.
II had intended the past year to COM
mence the work of cataloguing and ar
ranging the Grand lodge library, but
my time has been so fully taken up
with other matters that I haven't done
so. A cabinet case has been procured,
and we trust the work will be COM
menced the present year.
"At the last annual communication I
reported an unexpended balance of
1925; s25 was appropriated, making
$34.26 I have added by purchase vel
ume from the Pettibone company, of
Cincinnati at S. and also purchased
about thirty volumes from the widow of
our late brothers Arthur r. Blakeslee,
for $25 leaving an uneXpended balance
of 1925 I would recommend small
appropriation be made the present year
for this object.
1.-THE returns from the lodges show
larger increase of membership than
any previous year. I have received re-
turns from all the lodges and all have
paid dues save Hamilton 81, The num-
Der initiated was 947; passed, 922; rails
ed, 9OS; affiliated, 26; reinstated, IS; de-
mitted, 81; stricken from the roll, l55;
suspended, /; expelled, 1; died, 1892 To-
tai number of members, 1914: exempt
from Grand lodge dues by being thirty
years a Mason, 4,676; number on which
Grand lodge dues are paid, 1883; mem
bership one year ago was 1870. Net
gain the past year, 7S4.
"There are only two lodges which
have not done work; 81 lodges show a
gain in membership; 20 lodges show
loss; IA show neither gain nor loss, The
lodges which have done the largest
amount of work are Hiram No. !,
which has raised Al; Hartford No. So,
al; St. John No. 4, Meridian No. II and
Wooster No. 70 have each raised 20;