Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-20
SIxTY-FlvE LODGES

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 Out of Seventy three in the State
 Represented at Eleventh Annual
 Session of the Grand Lodge, A. O.
 u. W.-Officers Elected-Next Meet
 ing at New London.
 Thursday the eleventh annual stat ed meeting of the grand lodge, An cient Order of United Workmen of Connecticut, was held in A. B. S. hall. There was a large attendance lodges throughout the state. A num- Der of the supreme lodge officers and several delegates arrived Wednesday and with those who came in on the early trains Thursday forenoon was brought up m to considerably Dn oyer the the the visiting delegates was established at Hotel Hooker.
 All the delegates were enthusiastic over the future success of the organ izaticn. It had been planned by the reception committee to show the deie- gates about the city, but because of the continual rain this feature of the convention was abandoned.
 Thursday morning at g o'clock the supreme and grand lodge officers with the delegates met at A. B. s. hall and the preliminary ork of the several committees was com mpleted.
 Att 1915, Grand Master Workman Edward H. Farren of New Haven eeil- ed the grand lodge to order. He made announcement of these committees:
 Committee on Credentials-Roger E. Dickinson, chairman. Pyramid lodge, No. 45; John H. walsh, Nutmeg looge, No. 55; Hiram M. Hodgdon, Thames lodge, No. 13.
 New Business-Clarendon c. BuIke- ley, chairman, Nathan Hale lodge, No. 39; Patrick w. salmon, Terry lodge, No 29; William J. Andrews, Willi- mantle lodge, No. II; David Vennard, Stoningtor lodge, No. 50; Jacob Hoitz- hauser, A. W. Harvey lodge, No. 49.
 Good of the Order-Frank H. Wheel CT, chairman, Commonwealth lodge, No. 69 Thomas J. Kinmare, East Dock loddge, No. 3S; George H. Champlin, Winsted lodge, No. '; Henry L. May nard, Sprague lodge, No. 9.
 MeInorials-Albert H. Barclay, chair man, Israel Putnam lodge, No. 31; George P. Hill, Union lodge, No. 10; Jesse B. Lockwood, Golden Hill lodge, No 35.,
 It was reported by the credentials committee that delegates represent ing 65 cut of 73 lodges in the state were present, leaving only eight lodges without representation.
 The reading of the journal of the proceedings of the tenth stated meet ing held in Bridgeport, as printed and issued by Grand Recorder Stroh, was dispensed with, and approved. The report of the grand master work man and that with the reports of the grand recorder, finance committee, and the committee on laws and appeals was by vote referred to the commit tee on new business.
 Officers Elected.
 An invitation was read from Sprague lodge. No. 9, of New London, endorsed b yten lodges in that vicinity, to hold the next stated grand lodge session in New London, October. 1912. The nomination of officers was next made the order of business, followed by their election resulting as follows
 Past grand master workman, Ed ward H. Farren, East Rock lodge, New Haven; grand master workman, Chas. s. Brightman, lodge No. 50. Stonlng- op, Pyramid lodge, No. 45, New IIa- ven; grand overseer, William c. John son. Wadsw orth lodge, No. 50, Hart ford; grand recorder, George Stfoh, Nutmeg lodge, No. 55, East Hartford; grand receiver, James R. Sloane. Sil- yer City lodge, No. 8, Meriden; grand guide Alphonse Collins. Nathan Hale lodge. No. 39, Hartford member of finarce committee for three years, Asaph H. Hale, Middlesex lodge, No. 33, Portland; repr esentatlves to su- preme lodge, Past Grand Master vile, John c. Trant of Hartford, Ed ward H. Farren of New Haven; grand inside watchman, George H. Beers, Housatonic Valley lodge, No: 72, Corn wall Bridge; grand outside watch man, Felix $ Meigs, Farren lodge, No. 57, Bridgeport.
 Thirteen Deaths During Year.
 41,o chairman of the executive committee and on law and appeal by Edward Currie Gallagher. The recommends tiors of the finance committee were made by Edward E. Mix that was foi- lowed by tho report of the memorials committee showing the honored dead numbered thirteen the past year. Res olutions to that effect were prepared, read and adopted. The morning ses- sion concluded with an able address on the good of the order by Supreme Master Workman Will c. Narvfs.
 The delegates marched ill body to Grand Army hall where 114 sat down to an excellent dinner prepared and served by Francis $. Long Woman s Relief corps No. 26.
 Afternoon Session.
 At 230 o'clock the session recon vened ard the remainder of the bus mess was transacted in a short time. The report of the committee on good of the order was first taken up. NarI- ous communica tions, petitions and rec commentators were read and after upon, after which the various reports were accepted. The officers as elected were duly installed by Supreme Mas ter Workman Will c. Navis, assisted by Supreme Master Foreman John Currier Gallagher and Supreme Waterman Charles c. Rhodes. Fol lowing the ceremony of installation, the officers took the opportunity to ex- press to the grand lodge their pleas ure St being able to be present and extended congratulations for the eff fcient work that had been done and the fine list of efficient officers chosen to carry out the work of the order for the ensuing year.
 Dr. Frank H. Wheeler of New York, who was appointed grand medical ex- sminer for the organization la the state ten years ago, and has held the cffice ever since, was unanimously g1v- en the honor of past grand master. the highest honor that may be given a members under the laws, outside the chairs.
 Adjournment was taken at 3.46 o'clock until next year at New Lon don. The committee in charge of the arrangements for the sessions of Thursday from the local lodge com- prised William J. Andrews, John An drews, Eugene J. Randall, James B. Lynch and A. H. Burleson.
 Assessors to Organize.
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