New Britain herald., 1928-04-28

From 1927 to 1S4s the lodge did
 no work, this being the period of
 the Morgan excitement. which ran
 high, and much animosity was
 shown against Masonry. The lodge
 not being represented in lS44 at
 the session of the grand lodge, the
 charter was revoked. In lSIS Mar
 cellus Clark, Oliver Stanley, Henry
 Hull, Loyal Dudley. Jeremiah Page,
 thaunccy Hale and Milo Hotchkiss
 made application to the grand lodge
 for the restoration of the charter,
 W hich was granted. and the lodge
 located ill New Britain, which at that time was part Of the town of Berlin. From the records of the lodge, the matter Of permanent meeting place was discussed at diff ferent times. In the early days the jurisdiction of the lodge embraced Wethersfield. Rocky Hill, Farming ton. Meriden, and Berlin. which in- cluded kensington, East Berlin, and Beckley Quarter. Houses were few and far between, horseback the mode of travel. and public halls Were not known.
 The lodge moved around from one place to another at frequent inter- Nals until in 1890 it leased the en- tire top floor of the Russwin build ing, now the city hall building, where it will continue to meet until the new temple is completed,
 The present officers are as fol- lows:
 Hollis J. Foster. w. M; William G. Gibney, $. w; Henry F. Red dell, J. w.; George 1T. Boyer, treas urer; William !. Rawlings, secre- tary; Fred J. Ensw orth. assistant to the secretary: Irving w. Mott, s. D.; Alexander Smyrk, J. D.; Eugene F., Dyson, chaplain; George H. Mitchell, marshal; William Redfield, s. S.; Fred J. c. Ellsworth, ]. S.; Fred C. frpler. organist; William II. Hors- fall. tyler. Trustees George W. P. NJ; Eugene F. Dyson, r. M.: Harton T. Hallett, F. NJ. Masonic Hall representatives, E,i- gene E. Dyson. r. M. John W. f-ockct'. r. M.; Louis NJ. Dyson, T.. NJ.
 Fast Masters: Stephen Colc 1 James Percival, "John Warner, Simon Waterman. sPhineas John- l on, "simon Waterman, .I.uther 'eckley, +Richard Wilcox, .Luther seckley 'Moses w. Beckley, .I.uth- r Bcckloy, sorrin Beckley, -lra F.. 'mith, *Abiiah Flagg, *Henry 4. Hull, 'Loyal Dudley. *Henry W. 'lagg. Ezekiel Andrews, *Lucius ;. Sperry, *William J. Coe. 'Henry 'o'les, 'Ezckiel Andrews, "Washing- on L. Morgan. 'Ithamer w. Butler, Ralph C. Dunham, 4Henry Tollcs, Edwin E. Butler, 8Henry ToIIes, DeWit W. Parkington. sAlonzo 'ston. 'Gideon Robinson. 'F'rancis hambers. William Freestone, .Ed- iard $. Conklin. Samuel w. Clark, John w. Carleton. Samuel II. tcarns. Alfred w. Hadley. William Rawlings. %John W. Carleton. AL red W. Hadley, William J. Raw ngs George l.. Stcarns, Samuel Y. Clark.
 Benjamin r. Elliott. James Hoaly, larencc L. Pierce. Charles P. Vain right, *Charlos A. Schmidt, Georg" w. kI"tt, *George W. yard, Burton D. Goodwin. Christian odmor @Loran D. penfield, George |. Boyer, William II. Crouell. Au- ust Burckhardt. Hubert A. Lane, Wllfr'i E. Sparks. Frank A. God- ard, John w. LocI1ott, Porter A. orton. Edward ]. Mnuson, RoJcr- x J. ]HNon, Louis NJ. Dyson, Chas. 'lGGl"s" orth. George J.. Norton, rank IT, Dohrenwcnd, Frank S. oo1rjch, John Hill, William A. eonard, Frank II. Andrews. Frank . Fox. 1ferton T. Hallctt Eugene !, Dyson, George W. Mitchell
 'DeceaseJ.