The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-07


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We take pleasure in publishing IT,
lowing historical sketch of Washington
No. 3, at Burlington with descrinti N of IFS
new Lodge room, as it has had peculiar
interest to all ofour Masonic readers. The
article appeared in the Burlington daily
Sentinel and is evidently from the pen Of a
prominent citizen and Mason of Burling-
ton who is familiar with the history of ma.
sonry N that city.
The brethren OF Washington Lodge,
Of Free and Accepted Masous, and
the companions of Burlington Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons, and indeed every
craftsman in Darlington, will have their
hearts gladdencd this evening by assem-
bling for the first time in the new and
splendid Masonic Hall in Bank Block,
which is just ready for occupation. And
certainly it is a beauty, for the purposes
for which it is intended; admirable in its
dimensions; magnificent in its furniture 3;
and IN all its appurtenances most tasteful
and comfortable, we doubt if outside of the
Masonic temples of Boston, Philadelphia,
New York, and Chicago, a room can be found
devoted to Masonic rites which is its equal
Before describing the lodge room itself,
let us speak as far as our brief space will
permit, of Washington Lodge which is al
most four score years of age, having been
chartered at the session of the Grand Lodge
held at Windsor, October ID, 1895.
Subjoined are the first three officers and
members, twelve in number Ebenrzer
Marvin, w NJ; Lemuel Bottum, S W; Sol
ONION Miller, j W; John White, Stephen
Reyes, Levi Allen, Amos Morrill,, Samuel
Mix, Joseph Griswold, Gideon King, Linus
Atwater, Stephen Pearl Founded by ven
cradle and learned men of the mystic tie.
named after the first President of the Re-
public, who was warmly devoted to the
principles of the order, it has always been
dignfied and prosperous body, composed
of men of all ranks and conditions of life,
many of whom have been eminent in law,
physic, and commercial pursuits, and in
deed in every respectable vocation George
Robinson, town clerk of Burlington for
many years, was long its Worshipful Mas
ter, and afterwards Grand Master; Nathan
b Haswell, whose memory is deeply cher.
ished in the hearts of many craftsman
to-day, occupied for quarter of century
the Oriental Chair of this lodge and in
1926, when the old court house was de-
stroyed by fire, and they lost their charter
and records, greatly assisted them to pur-
chase the property just vacated on the west
side of the square
Among the successors of the lamenteC
llaswell in the east have been such men a:
DIR Webster, of Colchester; Leverett /
Englesby, VIM G Shaw, Edward A Jewett
Homer NJ Phelps, and w WoodhousC
of Burlington, the latter now serving lii
tenth term as Master, The venerabl,
John B Hollenbeek, was for over thirty
years its Secretary, and among the list o
its oldest and most influential members VIII,
have passed away may be named Genera
Arthur, Ebenezer 7 Englesby, Joshu
Doane, Horace Loomis, John Howard, ID
Peck, Jabez Penniman, r G Hopkinson
John IIerrick, and Robert White; Will
among the fathers in Masonry, there ar
but few survive, as John b lIollenbeck
Henry Whitney, Horace Wheeler and Da
Lyon. This lodge has been potent in ii
influence in the grand Masonic bodies {
the state. 1t has furnished from its men
bers three Grand Masters, Robinson, Has
well and Englesby, and one, DR. Geo !
Hall of Swanton, who first saw Mason
light within its walls. 1t has also furnishe
three Grand High Priests of the Gran
Chapter, Haswell, Englesby and Jewet
and three Grand Commanders of Knigh
Templar, Webster, Hall and Taft. II h
also maintained an honored position ami
all classes of citizens of Burlington
which is well shown by the fa
that it preserved its organizato
through the anti-masonic excitement, whiC
so little affected Burlington, that but ty
anti-masonic votes were thrown for 90
ernor, Its present number Of members
about 100, and it has been the parent lodi
of Webster lodge Of Winooski and Blu
lington lodge of Burlington, both flouris
ing organizations, Since 1926, a period
nearly half century, Washington lod
has had its abiding place in the upp
stories of the ancient brick block, on Il
west side of City Park. These for 10,
time were sufficiently ample for the a
commodation Of the lodge and the high
bodies connected with it; but the ncrea
of members, the growth of Burlington, a
the permanent location of the annual mel
ings of the Grand Masonic bodies, led t
lodge to take steps for better and larg
hall, furnished in style corresponding
the dignity and traditions of the ord
Hence the first move was in connect
with the Grand Lodge to build Masol
Temple; but this project unhapply failt
and so nothing was left but for the lodge
undertake the enterprise Of new lod
room themselves Their property was SC