Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-24

Reference was made to the fact that the. inscription on the monument ol William w.. Lee at Pleasant Valley IS incorrect. He was at the head of the association thirty-fouf years-lsss 10 1903.
 Election of Officers.
 Upon motion of A. H. Brewer. the officers were reelected as follows. Venerable master, Reuben H. Tucker, Ansona; a,n assistant yenerasle mas asso ciate masters, John c. E. Humphrey, Simsbury, GBenjamin Jones, Wiilifnan- tic. David w. Thompson, Bridgeport' Samuel z; Redshaw, Ansonia; He6ry Hed s ka, New London. Albert H. l.. Hodge, town; secretary, DwigA A c. Kilbourn' Litchfield; treasurer, Henry " At Lippitt, Norwich; registrar. Harold 5' Waldo, Glastonbury; marshal. John ID: Bishop, Torrington; sentinel, Edward NJ. Platt, Winsted.
 Under the direction of John A. Bow en, temporary marshal. the members marched to the front of the building, where w. C. Kendall took picture, after which they went to the banquet hall, where dinner was served by the Wauregan house.
 Next Meeting at Guiford.
 At the afternoon meeting it was practically decided to hold the next meeting at Guilford, and pictures or the deceased associate masters will be published in the journal.
 The venerable master announced that he would see that the jewel worn by MT. Terrell for being the oldest Mason in the state would be secured and sent to William Mckee who is without doubt the oldest Mason in the state. At the session besides MT. Mckee was N- s. Gilbert. who is in his e5th year.
 A vote of thanks was extended to Y1. IL 4 l.<<s- hospitality in entertaining the associa- ton. The committees from the lodges were: Somerset-George A. KeppIer. A. Charles Hatch, Herbert NJ. Lerou. c. Leslie Hopkins. and Irving N. Clifford. St James-Walter E. Gilbert. Walter NJ. BucISinshanl Gilbert l.. Hewitt. and F. Allen Bidwell. Charles B. Chapman was on the badge committee and Fred erick w. Lester on the music commit tee.
 Seventy Years a Mason.
 One of those to become a member of the association on Thursday was William Mckee of this city. Mir. been a Mason for seventy years. MT. Mckee will observe his sgd birthday anniversary July 10, having been born in Killaleigh. County Down. Ireland, in ISIS. It was in April, 1S40. that he was raised in Killa1efgh lodge. No. 649 F. and A. M., subsequently, join ing the chapter council and com
 
 taking the degrees of Knights of Mall ta, Knights of St. John. Knights of the Prussian order. Knights of the FL gin Shades. Gaines Mark and going as high in Masonry in the old country as he could. When he came to America he became a member of the Masonic Mutual association. He later found that he must affiliate with a lodge here. whereupon he received from the grand lodge of Masons in Dublin a certificate of membership in Killaleigh lodge. He used this when he affiliated with Somerset lodge in this city. 54 years ago. He Slow highly prizes this cert lficate, encased in a gilt frame.
 When a young man he always at tended the communications and was an enthusiastic Mason. He was knighted in 1S41. and would have thaken the Scottish Rite degrees had there been any but he knew nothing of these until he came here.
 He came to this coutry in 1S4s as a I mule spinner and located in Rhode Island, where he lived four years be- fore coming to this city. For 20 years he was in the rolling and warpin g rooms at the Falls mills subsequently going to work as machiniest for the Hopkins & Allen Fire Arms company. where he was engaged up to the time of the destruction of the plant by fire in February, 1900. Since then Mir. Mc- Kee has been retired. The veteran Mason resides with his son. James Me- Kee, in Williams street
 He is a member of the Second Con- gregational church, and until a few years ago was regular attendant.