Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
Past Masters Association at Westerly Seventh Annual Meeting at Which President w E. Caned of Norwich Presdes-C C. Perkins Elected President
 Interest in Political Rufrange Dead

The seventh annual meeting of the Actual Past Masters association, of New London county, A. F. and A. M-, with which tho actual past masters of Pawcatuck lodge are affiliated, was , held in Masonic hall. Westerly, We'd nesday afternoon and evening, Presi- dent Walter E. Canfield of Norwich . presiding The actual past master. degree was conferred on several can cidates, after which a business session was held and officers for the ensuing
 year elected as follows:
 President, c. c Perkins, New Lon- don. vice president. o. N. Nash, Wes- terly; treasurer, John N. Lewis. Vol untown; secretary. c. R. Darrows New . London.
 At the conclusion of the business session supper was served in the ban- uuet hall, under the direction of Harry A. PeeIkham, steward of the Colonial 2 club. Ladies were present at the sup
 per and also at the pleasing enter [ tainment that followed when music was rendered by the Maxson Trio, and
 Miss Edith Bruce Jones, monologue and character reader. entertained with several pleasing selections.
 The past masters of Pawcatuck lodge enrolled in the membership of the as- sOciation are: Azro N. Lewis, Charles $. Hilton Joseph Murphy, William H.
 Greene, Samuel K SteadTnan, Over
 AAIiQ bI1S5S. DSIllSOA IIA4ASA1tSs Archie C. Thompson, Byron J. Peck
 har.', Frank I. DawIey. John F. Chris tie, Oscar ". Gates, Thomas McKen- zie, .Abrarn Lewis, Robert E. Cole. D. E1ver4stt Hoxie, Henry A. Stahle, Ar thur N. Nash, William A, Hillard,
 SaYnue Girven, William W. Bromley, Newma F. Tuckerman. Louis J. Reu-
 ter and Frank N. Ayers.
 At thu, caucus of the democratic
 members, elect of the next session of the Rhode Island general assembly, held at the state capitol. John B. Sul- hvan was the unanimous choice for speaker of the house. He will be for nnaIly nominated when the house or ganizes ne-T Tuesday. but Judge Frank Hamn7ill, of Bristol, the repub- hcan candidate. will be elected. The with it the floor leadership of the democratic party. John J. Cooney of Providence was chosen deputy floor leader and Albert B. West of Provi- dence was elected to be the party lead CT in the senate Messrs West of Prov ide91ce and Potter of North Kingstown were chosen steering committee for l. tas senate and Messrs. Hughes of Pawtucket Cooney of Providence and Reddy of West Warwick for the house. : The steering committee was author ized to present nominations for re-
 
 7 house. MT. Sullivan is candidate for the postmastership at Newport and if appointed must resign from the gen. eraI assembly.
 : Governor elect Beeckn1an is opposed . to the appointment of members of the general assembly to salaried commits sfons and some state officers have a feeling of uneasiness in consequence. . It is also hfnted that there are to be !. drastic changes in at least four of the important legislative committees. 7 Among these are the committee on 3 finance and the judiciary. headed in the past four years by Senator Arnold of Westerly and Senator Bennett of : Woonsocket, both members of the State oBard of oCutrcl and Supply It so happens that one member of the board is beyond the reach of the al- ! legged reform of the incoming govern : or. The term of Mir. Arnold expires Jan. 31, 1919. The term of Governor . EeeckInan will expire the first week : in January, 1917.
 TF,e funeral of Harriet E. IngalIs, wife of Col. James M. Ingalls,, was . held Tuesday afternoon at Grace ], church. Providence. Rev. Frank War
 field Crowder the rector officiating, assist ed by Rev. John H. Robinette l. The E ody will remain in the recefv- Ing VeiillI at swan Point cemetery ur-
 til spring, when it will be removed to the Family lot in New London for
 burial.
 Mrs. Ir,ga11s died Christmas day. She
 became ill with pneumonia Sunday.
 Dee. % and grew gradually weaker
 until the end came She is survived
 by her l. usband. Col. Ingalls,, and one
 daughter, Miss Fanny Thurston In-
 gals
 Mrs. Ing alls was the daughter of
 Benjamin B. Thurston and Frances
 Elizabeth JAeShon Thurston of New
 London. Sho was born at Hopl7inton,