Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-01-20

0s-A----te7 ~ I'VE members % report sllt1r.
place f1r holding the next session. sn5 CON
mittee on Nominations OF one from each county
s5sp;el
The G. 81. G. Teup.a- male 81 able AMI Va.
liable report.
The Grand Secretary and treasurer re1orts
the order, financially. 10 s healthy condition
there beng OF hand. Etove liabilities. 81 $3.50 %
Rev Z. p Gushing, o. E Butte-dell. j. j
Whitney were appointed committee 90 c'ufc
with other temperance orrsnizatioas
&. y g. Iempa- Orne gave a. e1smplifcs
tiou Of the 1nwrirtsn work Of the order.
COMMITTEES Cd Appeais-J Z Virgin e. j
Shannon, f. Whitney.
Adjourned Until Pm
rvEyIyG SESSION
Grand Lodge convened at g ?. L.. r ~. c. J.
Urue II the char
The delegates from the VARIOUS committees Re-
ported nominees to serve Oh the committee O..
present candidates for ofiice-s Of This Ledge. a.
follows
Addison CouEty--ja amer Carter
Beunington-W i. Sol4mcu
Cale1ouis-Sstsr Flint
Chirteudea-W f. Roo.
trSnkiir-G. B Steven.
Grand l.e-A Brown
Lamoill--I. j. B0vniou-
orAng--j0nu 3. Mead
trleau--I. ii Austin
Ruuand-L r. Brigham
WAshirzt0n-1 II Drew
Windham-0 J. Butte-dell
NInisor-B-l. Elisha Folsom
a notice q snenineu- Ct the constitution.
was offered 10y " ". Atwate- whereby lodges
were restricted 10 three delegates VINO are -1- 20
receive mileage unless II actual attendance upon
The Grand Lodge
Representative BrowneI. 70 the T. vs. e.
Loiee, made Al elaborate report. and ,hs sane
was ordered TO be printed
The G ". C.. 7. appointed as committee on
Next Session W. r. Roo, C. C. slrreut. z. J.
Brownell
Committee 10 arrange for meeting Wednesday
evening Bates Of Dainty. Cooper Of 81. AIuans
WIZ Whiteom5 Of Burlington. CAN Of Bris-
tol. Foggstt Of Springfield.
Adjourned
Wednesday. Jan. u, 1871.
FORENOON
GrAnI Lodge called 10 order a, $50 s.. ---. by
r ". Tsmpisr Orue
Committee on state q the Orier reported an
the report was adopted.
The Grand 1emplar appointed a. q committee
on Revision Of the Consriruaa1, Rev. d. Phil
lips, E Ross. Rev. q P. Cushing. C. C. sa1-
Eeut, 7. ( BroEne-
The FInsnoe committee reported. ana the re-
port was adopted
The committee on meeting. Wednesis7 eve
ming. reported fo- speakers, T. ". C. 2. urue.
C. ". C. T. Grandey, Grand Rep T. z Brown
e., Grand Counsellor C. C. Sargent. %. l. But
terheld, G W. s, T. P Cushing. Rev. Wv.
Brigham. " f. Deane. " H. Boo.. Peter J.
Pease, Rev. J. T. Wright
The hour for election having arrived. the nom
mating committee reported, and IN secorlanca
with sad report, the following officers were uuan-
imOusiy elected f0- the ensuing year
Hon. Gee. " Grsudey, G ". C. T
7. T BrUwnel. c. " Counselor
Mrs NJ a. Jennie. G. W. VI
Rev. u. P Cushing. g. y. Se-re-a-y
c. C. Sargent, G. 81. treasure
Wm L. Koo.. Auditor
Candidates as representatives, % the w. G.
wu- Z Root. W. So. ArTate-.
@ Z. Butterfel5
alternate
J. J. B0yatou. r. %. sturtsrant
!. T. Wright
It wa, voted inst the expenses Of The Grand
0f5osrs Of this Grand Lodge be paid by me
Grand Lodge
The committee on next session reported. ra-
eommendinE tina; the next session be held 8.
Burlington But two places were suggested.
Bennington sad Burlington The report was
adopted
The following resolution was passed
Res0lrsG. That this Grand Lodge viii enter
tain no sppeal from the decision Of d EuBo-din-
sie lodge unless such appeal snail be taken with
IN four weeks from the rendering Of such decl-
Hou
AFTERNOON
Committee Cd appes's reported, and tasir re- q
port. sustaining the acton Of the G. " e. Ten q
pisr, was adopted
The Committee appointed TO confer wiki other 2
temperance organizations and churches for L
general mass meeting, reported that they would a
designate the city Of Burlington as the place, 5
and the hrst Wednesday IN February as the d
time for said meeting. Adopted
The following resolution was presented sud I
approved
hesoiUf4, That q special committee o. ave be y
appointed hy the chair 70 prepare and forward
% the Grand Worthy Secretary, before the next VI
Meeting Of this Grand Lodge. = table Of dis
ancet upon which the mileage Of member may II
e computed who nay be IN attendance a. such d
ession.
The Grand Lodge proceeded 10 the installation d.
{ officers, E. ". G. Templsr Orns officiating. o.
Inc session closed with public meeting IL the :
sening. in Academy Hall This was crowded
nth Al interested audience. Short speeches re
Tere made ny several vell-knovn members q =
Re order, reports Of which, and q the address "
Z Chief Iemplhr G-andsy 70 the Lodge, We must ia
eserve for another issue The attendance OF n
ne meeting Of tie Grand Lodge wss very large, :
nd the interest great. egualling if not exceeding
those respects. the session OF year ago Il To
inland Of
The Grand Secretary was instructed 20 print
Do copies OF the Grand Lodge preceding d
Ine following resolutions were adopted II
Rcsoirc1, That in the opinion Of this Grand N
odge our present prohibit0ry law ought to be IN
-aended, 80 a. 10 make liquor selling q crime
lstesd Of offence. and upon conviction hsve
lie penalty somewhere in proportion 10 the en-
-ime IN
hes0ire4, That W. hereby express our ap hs
rotation OF the Fcrm0Hf Temperance -fauocGfc n
. faithful lsborer IN the temperance cause. oe
I'd adopt it as the official organ ia thus Grand n
odge m
hesosrea, Inst we pledge il our hearty sup 10
ort both collectively and individually in filing
: columns ana increasing its circulation.
RcsOiuea, That the g. " ". T. and G. V. ~
Ounsellor advising togethsr. be instructed to Of
cure the services Of lecturer TO address the ais
lrious committees Of this State under the aus IN
ces Of this Grand Lodge, during the current pa
ar AZ a. expense TO this Grand Lodge. not ex- 10
eding $500 ths
Resolped, That no action Of this Grand Lodge SUI
all be 90 construed as 10 commit the BODY a. 1fI
.insf the prohibitory LIQUOR law Of the State cou
against the provision for State Police. And the
,ile We ne body are II favo- Of such provi-
ms, we do not think II expeiient TO bind xuy fan
'mbers Of this G. l. to any special political Fir