Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-19
Masons Hold Annual State Convention
Justin Holden Elected Deputy Grand Master-Thomas Mckenzie Grand Junior Deacon-c B. Chapman a
 Trustee.

grand lodge library and registration in arranging and classifying the volumes
 tsome 5000 or moreD in proper and convenient manner. A number of val
 ltaible books have been added during the past year, mostly by gift, and thanks are due to the donors.
 Returns have been received from 195 Of the 110 lodges. The returns so far made give the number initiated as 1,0s6; passed, 1,099; raised, 1,08I; number affiliated, CT; denitted, 99: died, 463 total number of members, 22.416. The three lodges doing the
 most work in the year were Hartford, No 8S. 49 raised Hiram, No 1, New
 Haven 4s raised; St. Johns, No. 1, Hartford, A raised. The i've largest bers: Hiram, No. l, New Haven, S65; St Johns. No. 4 Hartford. 803; Woes : ter No. 79,New Haven, 750; St. Johns, No. 3, Bridgeport, 607.
 Afternoon Session.
 The grand lodge resumed labor in the afternoon at 2.45 The special or- der of the day--the election of officers was taken up at 5 o'clock. The fol- lowing were elected:
 Grand master Randolph E. Chap man. Madison; deputy gral1d master, Justin Holden. Norwich: grand senior warden, Wilbur S. ComStock, East Haddam; grand junior warden. Edgar H. Parkman, Thonpsonyille: grand treasurer. Stanley B. Bosworth, Hart ford; grand secretary. Frank ". Ha- vens, Hartford; grand senior deacon, Clarence R. Austin, Danbury; grand junior deacon, Thomas Mckenzie, Paw catuck; grand trustees. William l..
 Mix of New Haven, Charles Billings
 Chapman of Norwich, Isaiah Baker,
 Jr.. of Hartford.
 Various committees made reports that were accepted. q The grand lodge will resume labor this morning at o'clock for it's clos ing session.
 The Grand Master-EIect. Grand Master elect Randolph B Chapman was made a Mason in Gov ert lodge, No. Ii, F. & A. M, of Oma.- ha. Neb November Is, 1SSz He affiliated with Harmony lodge, No. 42 of Watterbury, October. 6, 1898. He was marshal for Harniony lodge ir 1899. senior warden in 1900 and wor- siripfuI master in 1901 He was dis
 trict deputy for New Haven county 1T 1902, grand junior steward, 1903: grand senior steward, 1904; grand l marshal, 1905; grand junior deacon i 19O6; grand senior deacon. 1907; i grand junior warden, 1908; grand ] senior warden, 1909, and deputy grand
 master, 1910. He is g 32d degree Ma 1 son.
 1 He was born in Ellington (thi: i state}, November Is, 1S4S. son O ! Chester and Elizabeth tBulD Chap | man. and is d descendant of Edward ] Chapman, who came from England il 1 1860 and settled in Windsor He ha: been a booklzeeper and travelling sales /. man in this state and in the west l where he lived for about twelve years and then returned to the east, locat, 1 ing in Waterbury, where he remained | with the exception of a year and 2 l half in New York city. until 1908 l when Ile removed to Madison. He Ina.
 been twice married. His first wife l whom he married December g. 1870 1 Miss Frances H. GrisWold a native O l Soners, this state, bore him five sons four of whom are living, grown t i manf1eed.s She died in Omaha, Neb. l in lSsS In September. 1896, he mar ried Miss Mary Robbins, native O Waterbury.
 Masonic Charity Foundation. At the meeting of the Masonic Char ity foundation, Wednesday night, eff l forts made to have the charter amend ed in that part which concerns tut adrnittance of inmates to the home 1 in Wa1lingford were unsuccessful. A l the present time there are 97 in tn, 1 home.
 The management of the foundation elected the old officers, while tht
 delegates to the grand lodge session elected George A.. Kies of Norwich z member of the board for three years and the life members of the corpora ton reelected Andrew J. Hallock O 1 Danbury a member of the board fol three years.