The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-16
MASONIC ELECTION
State Body, in Annual Session, Chooses Edward Fuller
 Grand Master.
YEARS RECEIPTS s1e,e25
Death List for the Year Shows 402- Number Raised Was 1,15S in
 Twelve Months.

Hartford, Conn.,, Jan. l5.-The annual meeting of the Connecticut grand lodge of Masons opened at Masonic temple to-day with large attendance and the main business at the morning ses- sion was the reception of reports of Grand Master Andrew J. Hallock of Danbury and Grand Secretary John H. Barlow. Grand Master Hallocks re- port included a careful resume of the work of the grand master during the year, several recommendations of i'm portance to the members, the reports of the district deputies, dispensations granted the necrology report and other matters of interest. The report of the deputy grand master, Edward F.. Full Ter, was also received at the morning session of the lodge.
 The grand secretary reported that the last year had been one of peace, har- mony and prosperity, not exceeded by any in the history of the grand lodge. The total receipts during the year were s16625.2S and included among the statistics of the grand secretary are the following: Number initiated 1,15s; passed LBS; raised 1,15s dropped for | non-p payment of dues 101; expelled i died iO2; rejected 322 total number of members 21,4l0 showing a gain of 65S l from last year. One hundred and nine of the lodges have done work, 79 have made a gain in members and 22 report neither gain nor loss. In membership the leading lodges rank as follows: | Hartford No. SS. sos; Hiram No. 1. 7s0; wooster No. 79. 7t9; St. John No. 8. | 519. The average membership of the 110 lodges is 195.
 | The grand secretary reported that | the committeee which was appointed three years ago to revise the grand rules and regulations has had the mat | ter under careful consideration but had not been able to complete its work. The secretary reported an unexpended bal ance of s2Sf3 in the library fund. In i speaking of the death list during the year, the secretary says: with. all the prosperity that has attended our efforts the past year, there is a tone of sadness as we turn to the list of the honored dead and find that 4O2 have laid down the working tools of life, many of whom have long borne the burden and heat of the day, they rest from their labors and their works dc follow them."
 When Secretary Barlow assumed the duties of the office in 1894 there were 56 grand secretaries older than he in service. Today there are only 21, At o'clock the special order--the election of officers-was taken up. The following were elected:
 Grand Master-Edward p. Fuller Holland
 Deputy Grand Master-Weston c, Granniss, Litchfied.
 Grand Senior Warden-Frederick IA Verplanck. Manchester.
 Grand Junior Warden-RandoIph R. Chapman, Waterbury.
 Grand Secretary Stanley B. Bos- worth, Hartford.
 Grand Secretary-John H. Barlow | Hartford.
 Grand Senior Deacon-Justin Holden Norwich.
 Grand Junior Deacon-Wilbur S. Comstock, East Haddam.
 Grand Trustees Willis L. Mix, New Haven; Charles Billings Chapman Norwich; Isiah Baker. ir.. Hartford.
 The grand lodge is in session as this report closes.
 The final session will be held Thurs. day morning, probably at o'clock There will not be any session this even ing. the time being occupied by the Masonic Charity foundation of Connec ticut, which meets at 7:30.