Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-01-21
Grand Lodge of coed Templar,
ANNUAL SESSION AT BRANDON


The treasurer submitted his annual report
as follows Total receipts. 81 ,s3l s. total
disbursements, s ,ls3 90; balance in the
treasury, S65l =.
The Grand Secretary report showed a
total membership Of ) ,357 number initial
ed in ISIS, ,525 admitted by card, $50 :;
relnstated. $50. Number now in good
standing, 1913 gain in membership, 80 !;
number of lodges s.; number reporting
/ 100 members, g; number OF juvenile tenn
1 pies. :.
The State was distric;ed and deputies ap-
| pointed rs follows
First district-FranklIn and Grand Isle
counties DR.. G. d. Stevens. Of Bankers
field.
Second district-Lamoille county j NJ.
Stafford. of Cambridge.
Third district-Oreans county Timothy
Hall, of Derby.
Fourth district - Caledonia and Essex
counties Alex. Stewart. OF St Johnsbury.
Fifth district - Orange county j. L.
Hall, of Tunbridge.
Sixth di~trict-North half OF Windsor,
county Rev. ?. VI Frost, Of Proctors-
vile
Seventh district South half of Windsor,
and Wln dham county Rev. /. b Steele.
of Sharon
Eighth district Bennington county II.
L Stlllson. of Bennington.
Ninth district-Rntlahd county ii. VI
Mott, Of Brandon.
Tenth district-Addison county Sister
A C.. Upper. of Middleburv.
Eleventh district Chittenden county
Randall W. Phephs. of Huntington
Twelfth district Washington county
Miss c. ii. Batcheder. of Piaintield
The following Grand Lodge representa-
tiyes were appointed
j. 5 Batchelder. Waterbury Joseph
Barton, Charlotte Mrs. Ella {. Finney.
East Burke.
Alternates.-u. NJ. Mott Brandon J.
p. Squire, Charlotte Mrs Susan Avery.
Nortnfe1.
Resolutions were then introduced as fol-
lows.
Resoloed, That committee be appointed
to act with other organizations to assist in
locating a general temperance meeting ear
" in the summer.
Resolued, That this Grand Lodge favor
the enactment OF such laws by our lsgisla-
ture as will allow the wife to sue in her
own name and recover back any and all
moneys paid By her husband for intoxicat-
ing liquors, when said liquors were sold 10
him contrary 10 law Also, such laws as
will allow creditor to recover by trustee
process. any and all moneys paid by the
debtor for intoxicating liquors. when said
liquors were sold contrary TO law, the same
as if said moneys were debt due from said
seller to said purchaser.
The Chief officers were instructed. by q
unanimous vote, 20 sign the petitions to
Congress now in circulation for suppressing
the evils of the liquor traffic, and were also
,,u1t fat no
of the Grand Lodge. the same memorial TO
to the legislature Of Vermont, as at its last
regular session, for more etfectual means
of suppressing the unlawful traffic in this
this State.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
were installed by Bro Anderson. p. W.
Counselor of the Grand Lodge of England,
as follows
GRAND OFFICERS.
&. W. c. T.-John B. Mead, Randolph
G. ". Councillor - +. o. Sturtevant
SwantOn.
G. W. v.T-Abbie .. Matthews, Corn
wall
&. ". S-Frank Plumley. Mortified
G. W. Treasurer -- A G. Watson. Bur
lingtOn.
G W Chaplin - Rev Ii. P Cushing,
East Burke
G. W. Marshal-Joseph Barton. Char !
lotte
G. D. Marshal-Ella c. Fiuney. East |
NJ iddlebury.
Guard-lelen Boardman, East Middle |
bury.
Sentinel W. Carpenter. johnson.
A. G. W. S-Mrs. F. Pumley. North |
field.
G. Auditor - T. E. Bro~nell. North
Pownal.
Superintendent of juvenile templsrs-
Lucy J. Bradshaw. Montpelier.
At the Grand Lodge private session. at
the close of the public meeting, the secret
work was exsmplifed, after which the re-