The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-14
N. B. Q. P. CONVENTION
ANNUAL SESSION oBTHE GRAND
 LODGE OFTHE STATE.

Two Hundred Past wardens Present
 and Forty-fourw We're sInitiaied-Grand
 Masters Favorable RepOrt-Nesv Orfi- cers for Ensuing Year.
 10. O. F. hall on Crown street was alive yesterday with people from all parts of the state It was the annual session of the grand lodge of Connecti- Ecut, New England Order of Protection. ;The meeting was called to order at |i1O:30 o'clock by Grand Warden Joseph fJ. Wooster, all the officers of the grand Hodge being present Two hundred past |wardens, representing the eighty sub Jordinate lodges of the order in the state, ''were in attendance.
 y Soon after the opening of the session 1.-the credentials committee were present. led when Chairman W. c. Mcintosh re- zported that fl past wardens had pre- Hsented properly accredited certificates zfrom their respective lodges, and were Ewaiting initiation. They were introduce Fed by Grand Junior Eva J. French and ttwere very quickly given the obilbation |that made them members of the grand Hodge.
 Immediately afterwards Grand War SSaen Wooster read his report which was referred to the committee on d.stribu- 4ion, consisting of P. E. Whalen. W. c. Mcintosh and Chastine E. Cady. This ,,committee later in the session reported lin favor of its acceptance and printing the grand lodges report.
 x The following named visitors were hhen announced and were received with Supreme honors: Supreme Warden Jon- preme Vice Warden Judge Henry Man ser of Lewiston Me, Supreme Secretary D.. M. Frye of Boston, Mass, Grand Nice Warden of Massachusetts Frank "A Rice of Cambridge, Mass, Junior sPast Grand Warden of Massachusetts S s. Newhall of Lynn. Mass, Chair nan of Grand Lodge Finance Commit Ice of Massachusetts c. A. L. Hubbard Of Somerville, Mass. They were intro Huced in a masterly manner by Su- breme Guide F. E. Hall of New Ha- yen.
 The. grand secretary, F. D. Grinnell, then read his report, showing the net Egain in Connecticut for the year to be ||f73.
 H The report was referred to the com mittee on finance, as was also the re- port of Grand Treasurer F. M. Drew of Ansonia.
 The following officers were then elect Id for the following year: fsrox1 ,ryo,dov, To-onh UVone+ar nf New Haven; grand vice warden. c. Q. sniffens of Bridgeport; grand secretary.
 T. D. Grinnell of New Haven; grand
 treasurer, F. M. Drew of Ansonia; grand chaplain, Mrs. Eva J. French of New Haven; grand guide, Mrs. Ann L..
 Shaw of Waterbury; grand guardian,
 J. McDonald of Waterbury.
 At one o'clock the meeting adjourned
 Or dinner, the members dining at the
 Davenport and Oneco hotels at the ex-
 ense of the grand lodge.
 At the afternoon session there was
 uite a little routine business, after
 which the balloting for supreme repre-
 etatives occupied the time from 3:30 to
 :30 o'clock. During the time when the
 oilers were occupied counting the ball.
 bts, addresses were made by Supreme
 Warden Chapin, Supreme Vive Warden
 Judge Manser, Supreme Secretary D.
 l. Frye, Grand Vice Warden Rice of
 Massachusetts, Junior Past Grand
 Warden Newhall of Massachusetts.
 hartman of Finance Committee of Massachusetts Hubbard and by Past }rand Warden Vim. H. Ely. Just before six o'clock the grand of-
 cers for the ensuing year were duly Installed into office by the supreme of-
 lcers, and thus ended one of the most
 A Connecticut.