The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-06-15
Annual Meetings ofihe Masonic Bodfe s
of Vermont.
KNIGHTS OF TIE RED cross or coxsrA
TINE.

OF Vermont.
KNIGHTS OF TIE RED cross OF coNsTAN-
TINE.
The third annual communication of
the grand imperial council of Knights
of the Red Cross of Constantine. and
appendent orders, was held at Masonic
hall in Burlington, Monday, june II.
1877, Most Illustrious Henry ID. Bean
of Northfleld, grand sovereign, presid-
ing; the six subordinate conclaves ofthe
state being fully represented. After
listening to the annual address of the
grand sovereign, and the reports of the
several committees, the council proceed
ed to tho election of officers for the year
ensuing with the following result:
NJ. |. Sir Frank n. Bascom, Montpel-
Ter, grand sovereign.
NJ. f. Sir NJ. X. Paine, Windsor,
grand viceroy.
v. l. Sir j. c. Paine, Windsor, grand
senior general.
V. l. Sir d. NJ. Bacon. st. bloomsbury,
grand junior general.
V. G. Sir Rev. G. C.. V. Eastman,
Factory Point, grand high prelate.
Ill. Sir VIM. Brinsmaid, Burlington
grand chancellor.
Ill. Sir A. X. Cole, Burlington, grand
treasurer.
III. Sir f. T.. Grccnleaf, Winooski
grand recorder.
Ill. Sir +. +. Fletcher. st. Johnsbury
grand high almoner.
Ill. Sir j. s. Farnsworth. Windsor
grand chamberlain.
Ill. Sir NJ. o. Pingrce, Montpelier
grand orator.
Ill. Sir G. +. Currier, Burlington
grand marshal.
III. Sir j. W. +. Washburn, Mont.
pelier, grand architect.
III. Sir n. p. Bowman, st. Johnsbury
grand standard bearer.
Ill. Sir A. y. Pearson, Berlin, grand
herald.
Ill. Sir G. W. Kingsbury, Northfeld
grand sentinel.
Most Ill. Sir Henry ID. Bean was re.
elected 10 the Office of grand sovereign
but courteously declined TO serve. The
grand officers were installed by the re.
firing grand sovereign.
The grand council was favored with
the presence of most Illustrious Sir
George o. Tyler, past grand sovereign.
4 III AOiiON Wv A1io'ti Rt1i-
eral were appointed:
Sir 7. 5. Beck, Star of Bethlehem,
No. l, Burlington.
Sir NJ. X. Paine, DeMolay, No. 2,
Windsor.
Sir s. r. Colby, st. Helena, No. 3,
Montpelier.
Sir Ormand Cole, Bethany, No. 4,
Burlington.
Sir II. D. Bean. Lily of the Valley,
No. s, Mortified.
Sir j. L. Perkins, st. ,Iohnsbury, No.
6, st. Johnsbury.
The following resolution was unani.
mously adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks OF this grand irppe
rial council be rendered 10 Washington lodge and
hall during the meeting Of this imperial grand
council.
No further business appearing the
grand imperial council Of Vermont was
closed in knightly form.
GRAND CoMMANpERY.
The 35th annual conclave of the grand
commandery of the state of Vermont
assembled Tuesday morning. At half
past nine O'Clock the Burlington COM
mandery, fifty strong, led by the Sher-
man band of Winooski, escorted the
grand commandery through the princi-
pal streets Of the city, under the direc-
ton of Col. Theodore s. Peck, COM
mander. A finer appearing body OF
men has rarely, if ever, paraded the
streets of any city or town in Vermont.
AT the session Col. A. b. Jewett,
grand commander, delivered an admir-.
able address. An exhaustive and high
ly valuable report on foreign correspon.
dencc was presented by Sir Edward S.
Dana, of New Haven, which was read
by him before the grand commandery
The following is the list Of
GRAND OFFICERS:
Sir Edward S. Dana, New Haven
grand commander.
Sir Ormand Cole, Winooski, deputy
grand commander.
Sir Levi G. Kingsley, Rutland, grand
generalissimo.
Sir j. s. Farnsworth, Windsor. grand
captain general.
Sir Rev. G. VIC. Eastman, Factory
Point, grand prelate
| Sir II. ID. Marvin. Swanton, grand
senior warden.
Sir L. NJ. Chapman, Middlebu.y
grand junior warden,
Sir 5. ). Brown, Burlington, grand
treasurer
Sir J. NJ. Poland, Montpelier, grand
recorder.
Sir c. L. Piper, Brattlcboro, grand
standard bearer.
Sir A. c. Hubbell, Bennington, grand
sword bearer.
Sir d. M. Bacon, ST, bloomsbury
grand warder.
Sir II. D. Bean, Mortified, grand
captain Of the guard.
Sir Emory Town, Waterbury, grand
sentinel.
The grand officers were then duly in.
stalled by Past Grand Commander Jew.
EFT.
The proceedings were Of On interest
ing character, and harmony and goot
feeling prevailed among the members