The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-23
WESTERN VERMONT MASONIC UNION
First Annual Reunion at Brandon, February
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The Western Vermont Union was organ
lied by the assemblage of number of the
fraternity from Addison, Bennington and
Rutland counties, at Rutland, on the Sc
cond day of June 1874, for the purposes of
social intercourse and commlpglpg of the
masons belonging to the various lodges IN
the Otter creek valley also Intended to
peipetuate the ballowed memories of the
craft, to cultivate the acquaintance of
brethren separated by distance, to revive
the past aud take renewed courage for the
future as well as to cherish the memory of
Washington-on whose birthday its annu-
al meeting and assemblages are held.
The association was organized by the
election of the following officers:
Presidents Frank c. White, Bennington.
Vice Presidents-Pitt w. Hyde, Castle
ton; Henry II. Smith. Rutland Ozro
Meacham, Brandon; Isaac NJ. Trip, Mid
dlebury; Albert A. Fletcher, Bridport !;
Thurman Brookins, Shoreham; Charles Il.
Houghton, Mort bennington John v.
Hall, Bennington; Sylvester Deming, Ben
nington.
Secretary-A. III. Cobb, Rutland
Corresponding secretary-Henry Clark,
Rutland.
Treasurer-Samuel S. Gaines, Yer
gennes
Executive committee-Thad. NJ. Chap
man, Mddlebury Gustavus A. Cutting,
Shoreham George l.. Skiff. Monkton !;
John w. Cramton, Rutland; Henry Rug
giles, Poultney a. f. Madison, Walling-
ford John T. Shurtlff, Bennington j.
Halsey Cushman, Bennington Henry s..
Hard, Arlington.
A constitution was adopted and the So
ccty fully organized. 1t was expected to
have had a reunion during the first year,
on Washington's birthday, February go,
1875, but the president, Mr.. Frank c..
White, having received an appointment at
Panama, left, and the officers having no
opportunity for consultation, it was post
poned until 1876.
A meeting of the executive officers was
held at Brandon in January last, and after
a conference with the leading members of
the fraternity at that place, it was deter
mined to hold the first reunion at Brandon,
on Washingtons birthday, Feb. 90, 1876,
and arrangements were fully perfected for
the occasion by the appointment Of local
committees, etc. Accordingly
THE REUNION
was held at Brandon On Tuesday afternoon
and evening, and was a gratifying success
for the first festival OF the association, and
a presage of many pleasant reunions in
the coming years. The members of the
fraternity had been unusually active. The
incoming trains brought gay throngs, and
the snow of the previous day furnishing
sleighipg, numbers came in their own con-
veyances.
The business meeting of the union took
place al the hall of st. Pauls lodge No.
25, at four o'clock. The meeting was
called TO order by Henry Clark, CORES.
ponding secretary of the association, who
stated the objects of the association, and
gave history of its preliminary orgauiza-
ton, and called npon Hon. Pitt w. Hyde
of Castleton, first vice president, to pre-
side A. Fl. Cobb, secretary.
On motion the president appointed the
following committee on nominations
Rutland county--Eenry Clark, Rutland
Ozro Meacham, Brandon John G. Pitkln
Farhaven.
Addison county---Thurman Brookins
Shoreham Samuel Brooks, Middlebury
Geo. w. Flint, New Haven.
Bennington county--A Z. Childs, Ben
nington e. G. futile, Dorset Mr.. -
Cockrahn, Dorset.
Judge Brookins, from the committee OF
nominations, made the following report
when the following officers were elected
Tor the ensuing year