Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-01-18
Grand Lodge Of Good TempIars.

The Grand Lodge WAS opened in due form
on tuesday, Jan. 10th, at 10 O'Clock A. N
at the lodge room of the ST. Adams Lodge
Present-Hon. George W. Grandey, G.
W. {. L.. G. {. Sargent, G. w Counselor ;
Miss Lucy j. Bradshaw, ". Y. L. ; Rev. II.
F. Cushing, q. W. Secretary and Treasurer :;
Mre Mary E. Sturteyant, q. W d. NJ !.
Ella b. Gushing. G. W \. :. j. w
Carpenter, G. W.O- q.
Pro tenn sppoIntments-Rey. q. Gregg,
g. W. Chaplain r. O. Sturtevant. q. ".
Marshal Miss H. c. johnson, &. W. /. q.
About two hundred and fifty delegates
were in attendance.
The q. W. c. I, made the following APP
pointments
Committee on Eiuance-Bros. W. H.
Root, O. f. Butterfeld, L c. Benton.
State of the OPder-T E. Browneu, j. B.
M9ad, Salmon Green.
Milcage-W. H. 5. Whitcomb, ". f.
Scott, {. H. Benton.
1t was voted that w Wednesday evening be
devoted TO a public meeting.
r. W 6. Templar, J. Ii. Orne of Marble
head, Mass, addressed the Grand Lodge
with some acceptable remarks, which were
replied TO by Grand TempIar Grandey.
Rev. W. W. Atwater presented the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
ReSoired, That this Grand Lodge cordially
accept the propositions for a general conven-
ton to be composed of delegates from all
temperance organizations and churches in
the State. and To be held at some suitable
time and place during the present winter, in
which all classes of the friends OF temperance
may be represented, for the purpose OF
arousing more general and livelier interest
in the great cause of temperance, and of Sc
curing a more effective, social, moral, reli-
Il 4 g.. ! L.
a committee of three be appointed by the
chair to act in concurrence with such COM
mittees as may be present from other organ
izations, in making arrangements for sue b
general convention.
AFTERNOON.
W. II. Root introduced resolutions for a
special committee of five members to report
a suitable place for holding the next session,
and a committee on nominations of one from
each county adopted.
The q. W. c. Templar made an able and
valuable report.
The Grand Secretary and Treasurer re-
ported the order, financially, in a healthy
condition, there being on hand, above liabil-
tiles, 81 ,9S9.9S.
Rev. II. P. Cushing, o. E. Butterfeld, and
j. X. Whitney were appointed a committee to
confer with other temperance organizations
II. W ". LEM lar Orne gave an eXemplI-
fcatiOn of the unwritten work of the order
Committee on Appeals-J E. Wright, W.
Ii. Solamon, j. X. Whitney.
EVENING SESSION.
Grand Lodge convened at P. NJ, R. W.
G. L. Orne in the chair.
The delegates from the various comittees
reported nominees to serve on the committee
to present candidates for officers of this
Lodge, as follows
Addison county-James Carter Benning-
ton county-W. III. Solamon Caledonia
county-Sister Flint Chittenden county
w. Ii. Root; Franklin county-G. B. Ste
yens Grand Isle county-A. Brown La
noble county,. J. Boynton; Orange coun-
ty-John B. Mead Orleans county-O. Ii.
Austin Rutland county-L. w. Brigham /;
Washington county,. Ii. Drew Wind
ham cOunty-O. E. Butterfeld Windsor
county-Bro. Elisha Folsom
A notice of amendment of the constitution
was offered by w. w. Atwater, whereby
lodges were restricted to three delegates who