Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-19

I ;. Ic inosr AoISnlpIul grand iOuge ol Connecticut, A. F. and A. M, assem-
 bled Wednesday morning at tire Ma i sonic temple, New Haven, for the 123d
 annual communication. There were i present the officers of the grand lodge, many of tfe past grand officers and a
 large number of the delegates from the tf0 constituent lodges of the state. Most Worsl1ipful Grand Master Yer planck appointed Grand Secretary Frank W. Hayens of Hartford and
 Harold E. Waldo of Glastonbury as the committee on credentials. Grand Masters Address Grand Master Verplanck read his address. as follows:
 "A year has passed rapidly since the closing of the last annual com. Iii onicat.un cf the grand lodge at Hart ford. For. the grand master it has been a year of activity but the work has been pleasurabIe and if it has met with the approval of the craft it has been energy well expended For Masonry in general it has been & year of progress and prosperity. No in- ternal dissension has disturbed the general harmony which should pre- vail. We are enjoying the most fra ternial and cordial relations with other grand jurisdictions.
 We arc now assembled in the 123d annual communication of the grand lodge. Let us attend seriously to' the work at hand that our beloved frater- nifty may be benefited by what we do
 here, and may prosper in the year that is to follow and through all the years to come."J
 Tx Continuing, the grand master read the names of the four members of the grand lodge who died during the year: John G. Root, past grand treasurer. died Feb. H. 1910.
 Fred H Wsaldron, past grand mas ter. died Nov. 20. 1910.
 John Mccarthy grand tyler, died ! Nov. 23. 1910.
 Beverly Warner past grand chap i lain, died Nov. 2S. 1910.
 1 The memorial sent to the lodges on
 the death of Past Grand Master Wall | drOH was made part of the address. ! A list of the distinguished dead in
 other grand jurisdictions was given Continuing. the grand master gave kan accountvof his visitations to various l lodges, the Yale Masonic club at New l Haven Gwo yisits), the Masonic Vet 1 erans' association, annual reunion at
 Norwich, grand masters day at the Masonic home September A. and the l Christmas eve exercises at the Ma 1 sonic home.
 1 The address gave an abstract of the i reports of the deputies for the nine 1 Masonic districts.
 1 The Nhineteen dispensations granted | were summarized and also the decis- 1 ions made
 | The address stated that Samuel P. | Willard of Colchester had been ap- | pointed grand representative of the { grand lodge of Oklahoma near the
 grand lodge of Connecticut. | "On February g, 1910, upon the in- vitation of Alexandria Washington
 lodge. No. g. of Alexandria, Virginia, I attended at Alexandria meeting called for the purpose of organizing 1 the Washington Masonic Memorial as | sociation. This meeting had received 1 the official indorse1nent of the grand master of Masons invVirginia. There i were present at the meeting the grand masters or the representatives of I grand masters from eighteen states. l There were also present the governor l of Virginia and many other men dis 1 tfngufshed in Masonic and political circles.
 | "Alexandria- WaSfi ugtor lodge has q large numher of Ms sonic and other 1 rehcs once the l.operty of Brother George Washington, which at the curely housed, Alexandria Was hing ] ton lodge. on account of it's proximity l to the city of Washington, from the l fact that it's relics of Washington are ] of interest to all MasoYs, and from
 the fact that Washington was it's first
 master. has become annually the Mecca, for thousands of Mason pill grin1s That the relics may safely be housed, that there may be a dis tfnct and lasting memorial to Wash inKton as & Mason, it is proposed to erect at Alexandria a Masonic temple, one floor of which is to be set apart forever as a memorial hall to be under the control of the several grand juriS- dictions of the United States of Amer ica.
 "As an ex-officio member of the board of managers of the Masonic Y fns1xy uffondaA vanrlv all of the meeting of the board. Thus l had an opportunity to get first hand Knowledge of the methods employed
 in conducting the home and the con- | ditions which prevail there. .sThe board of managers are body of men who are giving freely of their time and energy to the duty whicb has been placed in their hands. The policy seems to be to have an eco
 nou1ical but liberal expenditure Of money. Those things that are need ed for the comfort of the inmates are. procured, but no money is wasted. I doubt if there is another quasi pub- lie institution in tle state that is managed in q more intelligent man. ner.
 "The Order of inc Eastern Star is ! growing rapidly. New chapters are 1 instituted annually. The older chap I ters are rapidly increasing in mem bersiiip- These facts indicate that ! the order is founded upon correct | principles. It appeals to motives to ! which the men and women of the ! state are responding.
 I The grand master recommended a l constitutional amendment to change :, the time of tfle annual communication ' of the grand lodge to the first We'd : nesday i'll February, so that the sec ! retaries of lodges may have more i time to make their returns to tha < grand secretary.
 Deputy Grand Masters Report. Deputy Grand Master Randolph B 1 Chapman of Madison presented re-
 port of the six visits he had made.
 Grand Secretary's Report. ] Grand Secretary Frank w. Havens presented his report. He said in part; 1 s'The grand secretary is pleased tc ! state that the past year has been . prosperous one. Considerable work has been done by the committee or I rxy CTTnOrrNrrrF