The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-09
OF FORESTERs
OF AMERICA WILL BE HEED Ar
 NEIF BRITAIN,
And a55 Delegates Representing 14z Courts are Expected to o4Atsena--Mueh Important Lsgisiation wli be En- acted.


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 New Britain, May s.-The Grand court convention of Connecticut. For esters of America, will assemble at the Casino Wednesday and Thursday, May 1S and IA, and the session in addition to being the largest ever held by the order in the state. promises to be pro ductive of new legislation affecting ths conduct of the business in subordinata and grand court meetings.
 The officers of the present grand court are: Grand chief ranger, George w. Randall, Rockville; grand subs chief ranger. Frederick R. Canhsld. Bridgeport; grand treasurer, David Dicginson, Meriden; grand secretary, William c. Kleinecke, Waterbury. grand recording secretary, Joseph H. Lutz. New Britain; grand senior wood- ward, Benjamin F. Williams, Walling- ford: grand junior woodward. John F. White, Torrington; grand senior bea- dle, Dennis J. Hines, Baltic: grand junior beadIe, William H. Murray, Danbury; trustees, Michael Kinely, Waterbury; William c. Authfer, Ar thur J. Bottomiey.
 There will be two hundred and twen- ty-f1ve delegates in attendance at the convention, representing one hundred and forty-four courts and 1924 mem bers in the state. During the past six months five new courts have been in- stituted and five hundred and twenty three new members admitted to the or- der.
 Hartford will send twenty four del- egates to the session. There is consid- erable new legislation to be acted upon at the session, including proposed amendments to decrease the represen- tation in the grand and supreme court conventions; new clause providing for the care of members who are Ill in sit- les other than their own; amendment providing for annual state conventions instead of biennial conventions; call for a new ritual ceremony proposed change for uniform rate of initiation fee; proposed change in the method of electing grand court officers and su-a preme court representatives.
 It is said that Sub Chief Ranger Can- field, of Bridgeport, who is one of the i will be advanced to the office of grand chief ranger, without opposition. Grand Chief Ranger Randall will be elected one of the delegates to the su- preme court convention, which meets at Providence, R. |, in August. Seve- ral of the supreme officers will be pres ent at next weeks convention in New Britain and the officers of the grand court of New Jersey are expected. Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger Thomas F. Malloy of Derby will be present and install the new officers
 J. H Lutz, of this city, will be re- elected grand recording secretary.
 The names of Fred Wall of Man chester, F. F. Malone of Collinsville, and Edward Bromage of Thompson- vile, are among those mentioned for grand court honors.. The headquarters of the officers during convention days will be at the Hotel Russwin. In,place of the usual banquet rendered the red- egates by the courts of the city in which the convention is held, the New Britain courts will this year arrange for grand ball on the night of May IS, at which the delegates and their lady friends will be royalty entertained. All arrangements have been perfected for the hotel accommoda of tha visiting delegates, and the convention promises to be the most noteworthy in many respects ever held by the Fores- ters of Connecticut.