The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-18
MASONS ARE
 PROSPEROUS Annual Grand Lodge Report Shows Membership of s.
 6S4 in Connecticut
.S16,777 IN THE TREASURY
Justin Holden. of Norwich. Elected Grand Master For Next
 Year

Hartford, Jan. 1S-At the 124th aI1- nual communication of the most wor- shlpful grand lodge of Connecticut, F. & A. M, yesterday afternoon, the fol- lowing officers were e-ected for the next year:
 Grand Master-Justin Holden. Nor wich.
 Deputy Grand Master-WiIbur g. Comstock, East Haddam.
 Grand Senior Warden-Edgar H Parkman, ThompSonville
 Grand Junior Warden-CIarence R. Austin, Danbury.
 Grand Treasurer-Stanley B. Bos- worth. Hartford
 Grand Secretary-Frank w. Ravens Hartford
 Grand Senior Deacon-Thomas Me kenzie. Pawcatuck.
 Grand Junior Deacons-Lsonard J. N1ckerSon, Cornwall
 It was voted to hold the Grand lodge session hereafter the first Wednesday in February instead of the third Wed neSday in January.
 There were present nearly 300 dele gates from the no subordinate lodges Past Grand Master Hamilton Wallis of the grand lodge of New Jersey, now a resident of Colchester, was received and given the grand honors.
 Committees.
 Most Worshipful Grand Master Chapman appointed the following com mittees:
 Credentials - Frank w. Ravens, Hartford; Harold B. Waldo. Glaston- Address of Grand Master and Re- ports of Associate Officers-Fred A. Verplanck, Manchester; Asa P. Fitch, Hartford; George A. Kies. Norwich. Charters-James Mccormick, Wind sor; Isaiah Baker, Jr., Hartford; Rev. Ffnance-Andrew J. Halock, Dan Wallace s. Movie. New Haven. Grievances - Benjamin E. Turner, Middletown; Weston G. Grannis, LitchfieId; Charles c. Perkins; New Delinquencies = Edward E. Fuller, Holland; George E. Parsons, Norwich; John o. Rowland. Wa -nngford.
 Memorials = Rev. pr. William F. Forbes, Torrington; Isaiah, Baker, Jr., Hartford.
 Over 28,OOO Members.
 The grand secretary received returns from 109 of the 110 lodges. The num- Der of candidates raised during the 'ated was fifty-seven. There were 453 deaths. The total number of mem bers January 1, 1912, was 23, 1884. a net gain in membership of 52s; All eut two of the 109 lodges have had work. The lodges having the largest amount Of work were: Hartford, Hart ford, 46; St. Johns, Hartford, 42; Con- tinental, Waterbury, 40; Hiram, New
  St. Johns, Bridgeport, 2s; Harmony. Waterbury, 24.
 The lodges having the largest num- Der of members are: Hartford, Hart ford, 922; Hiram. New Haven, S66; St. Johns, Hartford, SS0; wooster, New Haven, 75s; St. Johns, Bridgeport, SPA.
 The average membership of the 1o9 lodges is PIT.
 District Deputy Wallace S. Moyle, of New Haven; John D. Henderson; of East Hartford, and Merle c. Cowles, of Bridgeport, the auditing committee. presented their report, approving the reports of the grand secretary, the grand treasurer, and the grand trus- tees.
 Treaswer's Report.
 Grand Treasurer Stanley B. Bos- worth of Hartford, presented his re- port. The balance on hand, January IS, 1911, was $13,41221. The receip during the year were $29, ,6S8. .25, nak- ing a total of $43, ,050. .46. The expen- ditures were $26,273, leaving a balance January IT. 1912. of $16.777.4ss
 Charity Foundation.
 The Masonic Charity Foundation of Connecticut, at its annual meeting last night, in connection with the grand lodge, F. and A M, elected of ficers and listened to reports. The treasurer reported a balance on hand of S31, 1,S62.33. The following were elected officers: President, Wallace s. Moyle, New Haven; vice-president, A. F. Lewis, New Haven; secretary, F. w. Ravens, Hartford, and treas urer, $. E. Bosworth, Hartford.