The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
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three years, died yesterday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. H. Ebert, from the effects of a shock of paralysis last Sunday afternoon. He was born in Cologne, Germany. and came to this country fifty years ago. He had worked at Factory L for four teen years and was at the factory up to Saturday night. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:SO, and Rev. J. E. Wildman will officiate. The interment will be in the In Memoriam cemetery.
 Thomas Pickford received word yes terday morning of the death of his son. in-law, James Harper Sheldon, which occurred Wednesday noon at his home on Carlton avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., his death being due to diabetes. Besides his wife, he leaves daughter, Miss Marion Sheldon, of the Moody school, East Northfield, Mass. MT. Sheldon was in his sixty-sixth year. The re- mains will be taken to Sandusky. Ohio, for interment. MT. Sheldon was a graduate of the scientific department of Kenyon college at Gambia, Ohio. He served as captain of Company A, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Ohio Vol unteers, in the civil war. He came here in 1883 from Chicago and was gen. eral manager for the Wilson Sewing Machine company at the factory here, which is now the New York Insulated Wire shop.
 Miss Clara M. Scranton, of Meriden. has been re-engaged as organist at the First Baptist church for another year, beginning with May 1. The following members of the church quartette have been all re-engaged for another year, commencing with May 1: Miss Edith Bartlett, soprano, and Miss Lottie Bartlett, contralto, of Meriden; Roland F. Andrews. tenor; w. Clayton An drews, bass.
 Organist Louis Graeber, of Meriden, has been re-engaged as organist at the Congregational church for the coming year, beginning with May l. Miss Elm ma E. Badger, soprano; Mrs. J. M. Cannon, contralto, and w. Frank Smith, tenor, have also been re-engaged for another year, commencing with May l.
 Copies of the one hundred and six teenth annual report of the Grand lodge, K. and A. M., recorder have just been received here. In it appears the following from Past Grand Master Woodford concerning the Masonic home:
 There is no necessity of my entering into any extended remarks in regard to the home. We all know what it's ob- ject is and what our duty toward the home is. It is a great blessing to our needy brethren and a great credit to us as Freemasons of Connecticut. I be- lieye every brother Mason in our juris- diction is proud of it-proud of what we have accomplished thus far, and will take pride in accomplishing still more in the future It has been my pleasure and privilege to meet with the board of managers once every month during the year, and I have been greatly pleased and interested with the manner in which the business of the home has been conducted, and feel that we are indeed very fortunate, brethren, in hav- ing such men at it's head as M. w.. Brother Luke A. Lockwood as presi- dent and M. ". Brother John 0. Row land as superintendent, under whose direction the home has made great l progress for the last few years. We have the utmost confidence in them, and they are greatly beloved and held in the highest esteem by every member of the board They have no interest in this home except your interest, and a mutual interest in befriending and making comfortable our needy brethren in their old age
 At the beginning of the year I issued call to you for subscriptions to start | this proposed endowment fund of $780, GOO. How well we have succeeded will, presume, be known when the grand | secretary makes his report I trust,
 brethren, our interest in this home will not grow cold, that our subscriptions
 will not cease until at least this endow- ment fund has been raised. Should our subscriptions cease, then eventually our
 Masonic home will cease to exist. Can we raise the amount? Will we raise it ? The first question can answer. Yes
 the second question T. leave for you to answer ?
 | In the report is also spoken a good word for the Eastern Star MT. Wood 1 ford says:
 We all know that this order has
 done great deal of good for our Ma
 sonic home, and is continually doing They are of great assistance to us in many ways, and we should encourage them in every way possible. For cour-
 tesies received from them during my administration I thank them.'' By the report of the treasurer of the Masonic Charity Foundation there was paid out in the interest of the home fol the past year $13,376.44 There is cash
 in the savings bank of $11425S3. The
 assets of the Masonic Charity Founda- tion are as follows:
 l Real estate, 5000; equipment, $1,431
 live stock, $2,41356; Yale & Towne
 bonds, $5,000; John Finder trust, $76. 39;
 savings banks, S11, ,425.S3; cash, $415.61
 Total, $55, 762.S3
 There are these liabilities: Genera fund, $32. .40069; contingent fund, S10..
 900, permanent fund, $6.sOS.21; trust
 fund, $1,453.43; loans, $5,OO0. Total, S55,
 762S3.
 There will be confirmation by Bishor Brewster at St. sPaul's church Wednes-
 day evening.
 The annual meeting of the Woman's club will be held at the public library
 Monday, May g.
 l The fire department committee is sending out neat invitations to the