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

! plau,r by The members OF the Grand lodge
and referred to a special committee consist
ing of Bros l.. NJ. Read, +. S. Dana. and
| ii. F. Stevens.
A letter was read from Past Grand Mas
| ter Englcsby regrettng that necessary al
sence from the city prevented his Gtten-
dance on the present session OF the Grand
Lodge, and wishing them pleasant gather
ing.
The Grand Secretary read a c1mmunica-
lion from the Grand Lodge Of Indiana,
appointing Nathan =. Bowman, p e. NJ,
representative o.! the the Grand Lodge of
Indiana near the Grand Lodge of Vermont
Brother Bowman was presented by COM
mittee consisting Of r. W. Henry Clark and
Edward s. Dana and received by the Grand
Lodge with grand honorS.
7. &. NJ. PARK Davis was appointed to
ill a yancancy in the committee on Masonic
jurisprudence.
The Grand Secretary announced the pres
ence of Bro John l.. Lambert. one Of the
Grand Stewards OF the Grand Lodge of
n " York and moved he be received with
Il grand honors. The NJ W. Grand Mas
ter appointed Bros. Grand Secretary Clark
and p &. NJ Park Davis to wait upon Bro.
Lambert, who performed that duty. Bro.
Lambert acknowledged his reception in
few well-chOsen words.
The VI. W. Grand Lodge was called from
labor to reircshment until clock p. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Fast Grand Master Park Davis was re-
~, / and welcomed as Representative of
the Grand Lodge of Maine, near the Grand
Lodge of Vermont.
Bro. David Truil, from the special CON-
mittcc to whom was referred an amendment
to the bylaws relating to appearing in
Grand Lodge with regalia and Jewels, re
ported tayorably. The repor: was accepted
bot the amendment after considerable dis
cusslon was rejected.
Bro. a. A. Hall from the committee to
which was referred the proposed amend
ment to article |, of the Grand Lodge by
laws, providing that the election of officers
shall be he'd on the second day of the scs-
sion at 10 Il. m reported f,yurlbly and the
amendment was agreed t..
Bro. Park Davis. from tie committee to
which was referred the amendment TO ar
tlcle of the bylaws OF the Grand Lodge
providing that members receiving a demit
shall pay to his lodge one dollar for the
benefit Of Tie Grand Lodge, ard that the
Grand Master shall receive for the beneti.
OF the Grand Lodge. ten dollars for each
dispensation granted by him), reported
fsyoTably.
The Grand Lodge accepted the report of
the committee, but the proposed amendment
was lost
The Grand Secretary submitted an elab-
crate and interesting report of the Commit
tee on Foreign Correspondence, froia which
was read copious cxtraetl for the benefit of
the Grand Lodge.
The report was accepted AMI ordered to
be published with the proceedings of this
session.
Bro. Jonas Wilder was appointed to fill
vacancy on the Finance Committee.
Bro. Geo. F. koon, from the committee
on republication of the Grand Lodge pro
ceedings, made most eloquent and interest
ing report, full of "reminiscences of the early
fathers in Masonry in Vermont, which,
We regret, our limited space prevents US
giving at length. The report was ac-
cepted, and the Finance Committee in
structed to take into consideration the
amount necessary to collect the ''old
records or material for republication of
the odd records" or material for re publ
cation OF Grand Lodge proceedings.
On motion Of Bro. Wm. Brinsmaid. VIM.
L. Bowen. of Omaha, was appointed Grand
Representative of the Grand Lodge of YER
mont, near the Grand Lodge OF Nebraska.
The Grand Lodge was called from labor
to refreshment at $50 p. IN. until 80 p. m.
THE EVENING SESSION
was chiefly devoted to the complication
of the work under the direction of Grand
Lecturer a. A. Hall. of St. Adams