The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-02-06
COMSTOCK HEADS
MASONS OF STATE
CHOSEN GRAND MASTER AT AN
NUAL ELECTION OF GRAND
LODGE.
STEADY GROWTH SHOWN
Wallace S. MOyle Elected President of
Charitable Foundation For Fourth
Year-242S1 Masons in
Connecticut.

The opening session of the 125th
annual communication of the Grand
lodge, of Free and Accepted Masons
| of Connecticut, was held in New Ha-
ven, yesterday, and chose for itslgrand
master Most WorshipfuI Wilbur s.
Comstock of East Haddam. After the
election of officers the reports of the
secretary and treasurer were read.
The secretary's report showed that
there are at present 10 lodges in the
state and a total of 24,281 Masons.
During the past year there have been
padded to the Masons 547 new mem
bers.
Justin Holden of Norwich pointed out
that the year has been one of activity
I on the part of the lodges and of the
Grand lodge, and that material pros
] perity has been manifest to an un-
! usual degree.
| He said, further that the relations
| of the Grand lodge with other grand
lodges have been harmonious and the
events of the year have been such as
to strengthen fraternal ties.
] Reference was also made to the
| Death of Deputy Grand Master viii
liam E. Hyde, at his home In Daniel
son, on March 80, 1912. At the con-
principal business viii be the installa-
| ton of the newly elected officers by
the Grand lodge installation team, and
| the finishing of the reports of the
various officers.
The other officers elected yesterday
are as follows: Deputy grand master,
Edgar H. Parknan, ThOmpSOnVille;
grand senior warden, Clarence r.. Aus
tin. Danbury, grand junior warden,
Thomas Mckenzie. Pawcatuck; grand
grand treasurer, Stanley b. Bosworth,
Hartford; grand senior deacon Leon
ard j. Nickerson. Cornwall; grand
East windsor; trustees. Willis L. Mix
Of New Haven Charles b. Chapman
of Norwich, Isaiah Baker, Jr., of Hart
ford.
The New Grand Master.
Following is a brief sketch of the
newly elected grand master:
Most Worshipful Grand Master
elect Wi1bu bur f s. ComstoTk Maf alS M
of East Haddan, August 8, 1874 He
has held nearly every office in the
gift of his lodge and is at present
sition since 1895, and is also one or
its trustees.
He has long been thirty-second
/ degree Mason and district deputy for
Middlesex county. Later he was reg
ularly appointed to the various ap-
| Junior warden in 1910, grand senior
warden in 1911 and deputy grand
| master in 1919.
Mr.. COmstock was born in East
Hadda1n. August 16, 1a49, and lived
in Hadlyyne society until ten years of
age, when the family moved to
schools and later spent two years at
Wesleyan academy, Wilbrahann, Mass.
For six years he represented @, d.
Boss & Son, of New London, as g.
! travelling salesman. In 1889 hef To-
Gated permanently in East Eaddarl.
Conn, and turned his attention to the
general insurance business in which
he has been successful, representing
twenty-three of the leading companies
of this country.
With an attendance of over $50
Masons, the annual meeting of the
Masonic Charitable Foundation, was
held last evening in Masonic hall in
| Church street, and showed the Foun-
| dalton to be in splendid condition In
regard to its charitable dispensations.
The Charitable Foundation is the or
ganization of the MasonS which has
/ 1ingford and reports read last evening
showed that at present there are ia
Masons being cared for at the home,
and that the Foundation is spending
$25.oe0 per year In charitable work !:
| It was brought out that the past year
has been a successful and prosperous
year for the Masons and that this
prosperity is reflected in the work of
the Foundation.
The board of managers elected last
follows: Wallace s. Moyle, of New
Haven, for 3 years. Fred A Verplanck.
of South Manchester, year, s. E. Da-
Wis, Danbury, 3 years.
The officers of the Foundation elect
ed last evening are; Wallace s. Moyle,
Haven. vice-president George A. Kies,
|; Norwich secretary, and Stanley B,
Bosw Hartford, treasurer. This
will be President MoYle's fourth year
at the head of the organization.
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