Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-06-15


Of Vermont was held in the Hall of Wash
ington Lodge No. ,, F. 4 A. NJ, in the
City OF Burlington. ON the 18th day OF June,
A. d. 1877, A. Dep PSF.
There being constitutional Number OF
Councils represented. the Grard Council
was opened in ample form at & O'Clock p.
m. with prayer hy Rev I F. Stuart,
Grand Chaplain.
GRAND OFFICERS rGE-ENr
Comp. Albert Conkins Hubbell, Beuniust L. NJ.
!. Grand Master.
Comp. ormond Cole. wnooshi. neputy rand
| Master.
Comp. Joseph Snow Farnsworth. Windsor. t. 7.
| Conductor OF Work.
Comp. William IL. 6 Whitccmb, Burlington,
| Grand Recorder
Comp. Justus W. +. washburn, Montpelier Grand
| Treasurer.
Comp. Frank Ii. Baseom, Montpelier. Grand Cap
| tain OF Guards.
| Comp. Nathan P. Bowman, St. JOhn>bury, Grani
| Conductor.
Comp. Rev. T. F. Stuart, South Burlington Grand
| Chaplain.
Comp. VIM Brin.maid, Burlington, Grand Mar
| shall.
Comp. Albert salmon, Port Henry, Grand Stew
| ard.
Comp. Geo Morse, BIZ liugton Grand sentinel.
A majority of the councils were repre-
scented and several Wis. Ing companions were
invited to seats in the Grand Council.
The address of the NJ. III. Grand Master
was an interesting paper. In it he paid
tribute to the memory of departed Com
panions, recounted his official acts, related
the circumstances attending the recovery Of
the first charter Used to Council in this
| State FIN 1917, and ave the Companions
cheering words of ,,unsel. The address
was listened to with the closest attention.
| The usual committees made their reports.
and after the election of officers the business
was brought to a close with prayer by the
Chaplain.
We present the list of officers for the
year ensuing
Albert Z. Hutbell, bennington. NJ. !. Grand
| Master.
Ormond Cole, winOoski, Deputy Grand Ma ,ter.
George ". Beckwth, Burlington, Il P Cond Of
WORK.
". IL. 5. whitcomb, Burlington, Grand Recorder.
Justus W. +. Mashburn, Montpelier, Grand
Treasurer.
Frank Ii. Bascom, Montpelier, Grand Cap: of
Guards.
Nathan p Bowman, St. Johnsbury, Grand Coz
| ductor.
The Grand Master announced the follow
ing appointments
Rev. T F. Stuart, south Burlington, Grand Chsp
| lain.
WIN. Brlnsmad burlington. Grand Marshall
Albert Salmon, Port Henry, Grand Steward.
George +. Morse, Burlington, Grand Sentinel
STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Financed. ". Beekwith. NJ. h. Paine. F, A.
On Dispensations and Charters-J. b. Hol.eu-
beck, 7. Ii. bsscom, A. s. Marshall.
On Grievances b. TAFT, J. l.. Perkins, A. A
ON Forelgn Correspondence Ii. s. Whitcomb.
+. c. Greenleaf, u. II. Blgelow.
On Publcstions-W II. q. WhitcombJ W. Clark,
On Credentials-w. Brinsmaid, A. Salmon, and
N. p. Bowman.
THE NJ. W. GRAND LODGE.
The NJ. W. Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons Of the State of Vermont CON
vened in annual communication at Grand
Army Hall, in this city. on Wednesday,
June 18th, at 10 IN.
GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT.
NJ. ", Henry II. Smith, Rutland, Grand Master.
r. W. Daniel p Webster, Putney, Deputy Grand
Master.
r. W; Lorant NJ, Read. Bellows Falls. Grand
r. W. Jonathan l.. Mack, Northfeld, Grand Junior
Warden.
r. ". John A. Butler, Jamaica, Grand Treas
Rw. Henry Clark. Rutland. Grand Secretary.
W. William II. Root Burlington, As istant Grand
Secretary.
W. jane Hollowy, st. Albars Grand Senior
Deacon.
W. William wa. Booth, 2I, verSrnnes, Grard
Junior Deacon.
". Rev. Edwin whec!ock Cambridge, Grand
Chaplain.
". Rev. T; F. Stuart. South Burlington, Assistant
VA A Hall. St Adams, Grand Lecturer
W Theodore 5. Peck, Burlington, Grsnd Mar
WI. W. F wa.hburn. Montpelier, Grard Pur
W. Wm. Brinsmaid, Burlington. Grand Sword
Bearer.
W. Dan1 G. B,rber. W. Cyrus P. Currier, Bur
linston, Grand sirwarus.
W. Joseph II. Walton, Burlington, Grand yler.
FAST GRAND OFFICERS
Vim. Hidden, T. G. wv. Park Davis. P Il. NJ.
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A constitutional quorum of officers and
representatives of constituent lodges being
in attendance. the Most Worshipiul Grand
Lodge of Vermont was opened in ample
form. with prayer by the Rev. Edwin
Wheelock, Grand Chaplain.
The NJ. W. Grand Master then invited all
Master Masons present, of good and regular
standing in the order. to take seats in the
Grand Lodge as visitors.
The Grand Secretary announced the sp-
pointneHt OF Bro. Vim. ii. Root, of Burling
ton as Deputy Grand Secretary for the
present session.
The report Of the committee on credentials
showed that about three-ionrths of the
subordinate lodges in the jurisdiction were
represented.
The NJ. W. Grand Master announced the
appointment of the following brethren II
fill vacancies in the standing committees:
On Grievauce-John T. Shurtl.fi.
On Ma sonic JuIi Experimentation 7. Bowman.
On DispensatiOns and Charters SolUn l.. Wald.
On Credentials-Geo. 7. koon.
The NJ. W Grand Master then delivered
his annual address. which was an able and
smoothly written, as well as an unusually
interesting paper.
The addfesS opened with a touching trit-
ute to the Remembered Dead" of the year,
which included such wellknown and res
pectel Masons, Rev. kittridge Haven, of
Shoreham, Past Grand Chaplain; Henry
Common, Junior Warden. of Rutland Lodge
No. 70; Phineas ID. Ballor, of Omaha,
49, C.a.d ID 81
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Grand Lodges have not been disturbed IN
a.:I 81 ho,Io,l, ,o
my mannci anu oin0iai "Hu pio'He''J VIVA
tosv md fraternaI FAILING reipn triumnhant
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Less than the usual number OF new mem
., 49,: Al , ,,oar
perS afe repoFteu, uufinS 'no past S'ei'
which the Grand Master lnes not consider a
discOuraging indication, and his advice and
,I.II
Oellei ~ tnat IL Is much better tnal LOuseS
obonIJ caasa and bcoomo axt;nct from NOM 1