Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-01-23

The Grand Lodge Of Good Templars for the
State Of Vermont held its annual session at Lud-
low on the 10th and 18th instants with Reform
Lodge, No. 81 OF that place The session opened
ut Hammond Hall on Wednesday, at ten O'Clock
4. NJ Rev e. Folsom Of Craftsbury, Grand Wor-
thy Chief Tempar, in the chair There were
present of the officers; Rev. + Folsom, Grand
Worthy Chief Tempar; u S. stanton Of Rox-
bury, Grand Worthy Councillors Mrs o. Sturte-
want Of Swanton, Grand Worthy Vice rempar
Frank Plumley Esq, Of Mortified, Grand Wor-
thy Secretary ]. S Batchelder of Waterbury
Grand Assistant Secretary Joseph Barton of Char
lotte Grand Worthy Treasurer; Rev H. Z. Cush.
ing of East Burke Grand Worthy Chaplain; j. C.
Leslie OF st. Albans Grand Marshall Mrs. H. l..
Stillson OF Bennington, Grand Guard; Mrs H. C..
Batcbelder of Plainfeld, General Superintendent
of Juvenile Temples; Colonel John b. Mead, Jun
ior Past Grand Worthy Chief remplar; Miss l.
j. Bradshaw, Senior Past Grand Worthy Chief
Templar
Pro tempore appointments were made Of Mrs
L. L. Pumley, Deputy Grand Marshal and j. j.
Manney of East Middlebury, Grand Sentinel.
Nearly every lodge in the state was represented
Much business of importance to the order was
transacted Some radical changes were made
Among others, the time OF holding the Grand
Lodge was fixed at the third Wednesday in Ianu-
ary, instead of the second Tuesday, ~ heretofore
A special per capita tax of two cents WAS raised
to be paid quarterly and sacredly devoted TO
mission work. The roll of lodges was called and
pledges in money and other pledges were given,
so that it is safely estimated that six hundred
dollars is secured for the work of organizing new
lodges and resuscitating old lodges throughout the
state Personal contributions were made of n con
siderable amount for the same work.
Officers for the year ensuing were elected n
follows: Rev T., Folsom, Grand Worthy Chief
Templar; A. r. Straw of Stowe Grand Worthy
Councillor; Mrs Mary F. Upper, Of Middlebury.
Grand Worthy Vice remplar Frank Plumley
Grand Worthy Secretary }. 5. Batchelder, Grand
Assistant Secretary; G. A. Wattles, of Bennington,
Grand Worthy Treasurer; Mrs. II. C. Batchelder,
General Superintendent Of Juvenile Temples j.
Leslie, Grand Marshal; Miss Mary Pomeroy OF
Franklin, Grand Deputy Marshal; Rev A. b
Truax, Grand Chaplain; Miss Pierce, Grand Guard
j. J. Manney, Grand Sentinel; 4. S Stanton and
II NJ. Mott, delegates, and Mary Pomeroy and E
+. Smith alternates, to the Right Worthy Grand
Lodge-next to be held at Minneapolis, Mimi
A public meeting was held Thursday evening
which was very fully attended, and was addressed
by Rev. f. Folsom, Rev A. b. Truax, T. T.
Brownell Esq, of Pownal. C. d. Cnrrer, Esq, OF
Burlington, Mrs. II. C. Batchelder and Frank
Pumley.
1t was voted by the Grand Lodge to hold a
Good Templar's mass meeting at some point on
the Central Vermont ailroad--place and time left
with executive committee
A committee on mission work was formed by
the executive committee, consisting of Frank
Plumley, o. d. Edgerton and Mrs, IL. C. Batch
elder
Complimentary resolutions to the railroad for
return checks, to Ludlow for excellent entertain
ment and to Reform Lodge, No 81, for special
favors, were duly passed
On the whole, the meeting most eminently
enthusiastic and satisfactory. disposition was
manifest among all to enlarge the sphere of use.
fulness of the order during the coming year. Two
applications for charters have come in since ad-
journment from Pawlet and Georga.