Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-07
UNITED WORkM EN.


 All arrangements for the annual meeting of the grand lodge of Con- nectiout which is to be held in W1lll- mantIc on the 18th of this month. pre- ceded by a reception to be given the grand lodge by WilIimantic Columbia, Coventry and Hebron lodges. are now com plete. Grand Recorder Stroh has sent out the official call for the meet ing to each of the 8 lodges of the order in the state. and an unusually large attendance is expected to greet the head of the order in the United States, Supreme Master Workman Will M. Narvis, of Muscatine. Ia., and the next supreme lodge officer. in rank, John Currier Gallagher, of New Haven, both of whom will be present and de liver addresses. Grand Recorder Stroh, aided by the joint committee of the four lodges, above named, has ar ranged with 9he Woman's Relief corps, G. A. R.. of Wiilirantic, to provide the dinner for the grand lodge on the noon of the 18th. The dinner will be served at the c. A. R. headquarters in the town hall. That over 100 will be a. the dinner is guaranteed. The money received for the dinners will be devoted by the Relief corps ladies to their funds for benevolent purposes.
 Supreme Master Workman Narvis was a visitor at he grand lodge offices in New Haven. last Thursday. He came there direct from Pittsburg, Pa. where he attended an enthusiastic A. c. U. w. gathering. He was on his way to Maine to visit various of the Maine lodges after which he will. while en route fo~ home, attend the Connecticut grand lodge meeting in Willimantic.
 Grand Recorder Stroh paid an off cial visit to the grand lodge office of the Empire State Workmen in New York last Tuesday and as an official meeting was on at the time he had the pleasure of greeting not only the orand recorder of the New York jurisdiction, Brother r. A. Burnham. but also Brothers Loring and Webber of the grand lodge finance committee and Brother Morrow, grand lodge advisory counsel. Grand Recorder Burnham re- ported the condition of the order in the Empire State as much improved and the outlook as highly encouraging.
 Colchester lodge. No. 30, of Colches ter on Sept 21st had d very enjoyable supplementary gathering. By invita- ton of Brother Wickwire, the lodges overseer. the lodge and it's guests, Past Grand Master Workman John c. Trant of Hartford and Supervisor George H. Champlin of Ieonard's Bridge, repaired to Brother Wickwires restaurant across the street. where Brother Wick wire set 'em up" for all hands by providing a fine lunch capped by cof- fee and cigars, and it was a jolly. so- ciaI fraternal windup of the evenings programme.
 Grand Recorder Stroh has received a letter from Recorder Vernon T. Weth ereH of Woodstock lodge. No. A. of East Woodstock giving some of the particulars of the destruction by fire or the night of Sept 27th of the A. o. U. w. lodge building, which was located in the center of the village and was known for miles around as the old postoffice block The building was burned to the ground and the lodge lost everything but it's good name losing it's paraphernalia, furniture. Bible. official records and even it's charter. The upper part of the build ing was occupied by the lodge, the lower part being rented to a business firm. The cause of the fire is not known. The loss was S2O00. Grand Recorder Stroh will at once endeavor to equip the lodge with new charter and official data. The lodge will con- tinue to do business at the old stand if the lodge decides to rebuild on it's land