New Britain herald., 1915-02-04
NEW $60,000 BUILDING
 AT MASONIC HOME
Charity Foundation to Erect StTuC-
 tuTf- --M)yIe Again President.

New Haven, Feb. At the an- nual meeting of the Masonic Char ity Foundation of Connecticut, held last evening in Masonic hall on Church street-Wallace S. Moyle, president in the chair-it was de- cided to erect ,a new central. unit in connection with the present group of buildings which constitute the Ma sonic home at Wallingford at cost of from $55,0O0 to $6O,OOO. The meeting, which was we'll attended, was opened with prayer by Rev. Ar thur F. Lewis of North Haven, vice. president.
 The first business was the hearing of President Movies annual report. It set forth that many improvements had been made at the home during the year past. The farm had had splendid year. Timber was now being cut and prepared for a new barn. In future all the beef needed for the home was to be raised on the farm and the home would be able to build another silo and additional outbuildings this year.
 No Cattle Infected.
 The vigilance of Superintendent Rowland in quarantining the barn" President Movie continued, and his treatment of the hOofs of the cattle kept the herd free from contagion of the hoof and mouth disease. No cat tie were infected. The number of persons admitted and the net gain reached the highest of any year in the history of the home"
 President Moyle, together with the board of managers had prepared plans for a group of buildings to re- place the present ones and recom mended that the first unit be built at once. The general plan, he said, provided for the erection of single units, eventually merging into one building located on the site of tho present home, facing east With two large wings, and the central section running to the rear at right angles to the main building. The main building is to consist of three sec -ions with almost unlimited oppor- unity to extend northWard. All the buildings are to be three stories high and the central section of the main building-four to include the hos pital The construction will be of brick and reinforced concrete. The central section will contain the kitchen and it's appurtenances, ice house, store rooms, dining room-so located that it can be easily enlarged by building One-stOry wings north sOutn-and two upper stories to con- tain A dOi,44.+0ry rooms, the section to run back n feet and so erected that it can r. connected with the present main building and without m owing any building at present in use.
 Sum Not to Exceed $6O,OOO.
 Rev. Arthur F. Lewis moved that he board of managers be authorized poo for the first unit. The vote in ;avor of this motion was unanim ous
 Secretary George A. Kies reported general fund; s2,27S.37 from. Super ntendent Rowland; $6O from life mem bers: S6O from annual members, and S54.5S for the Lockwood Memo 'ial fund One life member, August [. Goodrich of Waterbury, and two honorary members, Joseph R. John- oOll, oL IAsoSSN, ctl1u l WeouN, of New York, died during the year.
 Superin John O. Rowland's report showed that the livestock at the home was valued at $5,85S.75. All beef and pork used is killed and dressed on the farm. .EQuippage in Nagons. farming tools, etc., is valued at S975.15. The value of the prod ucts raised including milk. eggs. etc. S1 0SQ 07 home farm included a half mile of wire fence; the cutting of 1900 posts and several thousand feet of lumber; the setting down of ten acres to grass on the Dwight Waugh farm and of a mile of fencing there; the clearing of four acres and the draining of fourteen acres of pasture land and the planting of six teen acres of corn.
 Present Membership.
 There were thirty y-one admissions and sixteen deaths. The present siEty-six females.
 Treasurer Stanley B: Bosworth, of Hartford, reported balance on hand, January 1, 1914, $44,36S.2O; receipts. s41,O53.45: total $8S,421.65. Pay of $57, 563.11. These reports were adopted.
 Delegates to the grand lodge re- elected Rev. Arthur F. Lewis, of North Haven a, member of the board Of managers of the foundation for three years. The life members of the foundation reelected William E. Hun ter, of Southington, for term of three years, At the close of the meet ing of the foundation the board of met and reelected the fol- lowing officers:
 President-Wallace S. Moyle, New