The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-05-19
36l ATTEND
 ANNUAL SESSION
 OF GRAND LODGE
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 Officers Of the Connecticut Grand
 Lodge were elected foIlows; Will
 fam T. Meyer of Bridgeport, Grand
 Representative to the Sovereign
 Grand Lodge; Frank H. Whitton of
 Hartford, Grand Master; ~Herbert J.
 Philips of Waterbury, Deputy Grand
 Master; William S. Hutchinson of
 New Haven, Grand Secretary; Sidney
 w Challenger Of Middletown, Grand
 Treasurer: Harry Hirsch of New Lon
 don, Crane Warden; Charles R
 Hathaway of South Manchester, Grand Representative; Charles J.
 Fowler Of Thompsonville, Grand Mar shal; James Cooper of Mystic, Grand
 Conductor; Leo Dane of Norwalk, Grand Guardian, and Rev. Charles H. Smith of Granoy, Mass, Grand Chap lain.
 Following is an abstract of Grand Master Meyers address,
 Odd Fellowship in Connecticut continued to gain in members and in ports of officers given to the Grand Lodge members in annual session here today. Grand Master William T. Meyer presided.
 The report of Grand Secretary Wffliam s. Hutchinson showed that with 26,9o1 members in good stand ing January 1 last, the net gain for the year was 1,08o. The total re- ceipts for the year from subordinate lodges were s330,4e9; the assets of xuch lodges totalled s1,e27ssse and the increase in the value of real es- tate, etc, was 6,SS6, making the total finances $1, 1885, S6, from which were paid x14S, ,022 in relief and $141,- SIS in expenses or in round figures $289, $40, leaving balance of total assc&s of $1,075,S45, indicating gain of $47,964 in the year. The total in vested funds of the order are 1885, CIT with $19s, ,767 invest ed in regaaia, etc. There were relieved 3,S90 broth CTS who were in distroS;s and 25yo4s was the period in weeks covered by the relief given.
 The Rebescah lodges did not do as well in the year as their brother lodges for with total funds of $36,- AIS on January 1 there was a net loss of $1,866. Membership did better for the net gain in brothers was PAS, in sisters 591, making total of S39, and total membership of 1o,524. Mary E,JohIrson, the secretary of the Rebekah Assembly of the state, showed 61 lodges on which the fig ures here given were based
 Grand Master Meyer in his address spoke of an extremely interesting year in Odd Fellowship work among the subordinate lodges, and of in creasing interest He paid a tribute to the services of Grand Secretary Hutc hi nson and to the district depu- l ties A matter to come up was that l of raising more money dor the Home 1 at Grotcn by 1evyimg am ASSessm ent l on lodges equal to s1 per member l The money would be used for addi- l tional buildings needed to keep the H ome up to its sstandRrd
 Grand Secretary Hmtef1fson fin his | review of the year congratulate ed 1 members on their response to the call l ct the Grand M ashr to make the past | the banner year, and 2hded a. xossIbde I slogan for the ord~ inn the words, | Not q mere abseenficIa1 society but a l great fraternaI brotherhood" l :, Grand Treasurer E. w. Challenger | in his report showed a credit balance l cf the lodge to be $2,s8s, with $500 | off the war loan, and pay metns made of $S444-
 The report of the grand represent itfves revi ewed the importance of the sJth annual session of the Sovereign tsra nd Lodge at Baltimore
 The following Past Grand Masters were present at the session. Grant U- Kierstead of Hartford. Frank E. Roys of winsted and George M Cha prnan of Waterbury.
 During the morning the, invited guests weNe taken for an automobile ride around the city
 Reports showed a net gain by the order in the state of 1.o80 and the gain in asses to be $47, The next session will be held in Hartford