Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-05-12
GRAND COUNCIL
IN ANNUAL ASSEMBLY.
Royal and Select Masons Gather at
Hartford.

The ninety-second annual assembly
of the Most PURSUANT Grand council OF
Connecticut. Royal and Select Masters.
was held Wednesday at Hartford at
the Masonic temple.
The grand council was opened at
1890 by Most PusSiant Grand Master
Pooley.
Grand Treasurer Isaia Baker. Jr., of
Hartford presented his report. The
balance May IL, 1909, was $1.031.73;
receipts from grand recorder $T60.2O,
a total of $1,791.93. The expenditures
were Ss0427, leaving a balance of
$987.66.
Grand Recorder James Mccormick
presented a partial report There were
365 received and greeted, and six rein
stated. total of 371. The number of
deaths was 1923; the losses from other
sources were Al. a total of ITO. The
net gain is 201.
The committee on the address of the
grand officers made dts report Past
Most Pussiant Grand Master George
A. Kies of Norwich presented his re-
port o ncorrespondence in printed
form.
The following officers were elected
and installed:
Most Puissant Grand Master-Thom-
as w. Morgan. Hartford.
Deputy Puissant Grand Master-Oli-
yer d. L. Burrows, New London
Thrice Illustrious Grand Master
Philip y. Sunderland, Danbury.
nlustrious Principal Conductor of
work-Burton FL. Strickland. New
Haven
Grand Treas,rer-Isadah Baker, Jr,
Grand Recorder-James Mccormick,
Hartford.
Grand Captain OF Guard-Eugene C.
Adt Waterbury.
Grand ConducIor-Wiiliam C. TWom-
Most Puissant Grand Master-elect
Morgan made the following appoint
ments:
Grand Chaplain-The Rev Charles
w. Boylst tom Riverside
Grand Steward-Wiliiam o. Shelley.
Hartford.
Committee on Correspondence
George A. Kies, Norwich.
Committee on By-Laws-Charles w.
Skiff. Danbury; Abram Heaton,
Named on the committees for the
session was George A. kies on the
committee on addresses of grand Off
GERS and jurisprudence. and Charles
Billings Chapman on the auditing COM
mittee.
Grand chaoter Appointments.
Grand High Priest Eugene A. Hail
of Meriden, of the Royal Arch Masons,
Grand chaplain, The Rev. Charles w.
BoyIston, Riverside; grand master
third vail, Edward w. Avery, South
Windham; grand master second vail,
master first vail, William K. Wilson.
Danbury; grand senior steward. The
Rev. James H. George. Sandy Hook;
grand junior steward, T. Leon Hutch
ms. Norwich; committee on correspon-
dence, George A. Kies, Norwich; COM
mittee ON jurisprudence, Charles w.
Skiff Danbury, Frank w. Beardsley,
Shelton, Frank P. Tyler, New Haven;
committee on bylaws. Reuben H.
Tucker, Ansonia, Stephen p Goodse1i.
Winsted, George N. Delap, Hartford.
The appointment of grand tyler will
be made later
The officers We're installed by Past
Grand High Priest George A Kies of
Norwich.
Order of High Priesthood.
The grand convention of the Order
of High Priesthood was held Tuesday
afternoon at $40 in the Masonic tenn
pie. Most Excellent President Reuben
H Tucker of Ansonia presided. Sew
enteen high priests were initiated. The
following officers were re- elected: Most
excellent president. Reuben II. Tucker,
Ansonia; excellent vice president,
George A. Kies, Norwich; excellent
chaplain, Frank p. Tyler, New Haven;
eminent treasurer and recorder, Charles
w. Skiff. Danbury; excellent master of
ceremonies, Frank G. Bassett. Sey-
mour; excellent conductor, William J.
BisseH, Ltchfield; excellent herald,
J. George Kraft, New Haven; excellent
steward. George r. Morris, New Lon
don.