News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-01-24
Grand Lodge of Good TempIars.


The Grand Lodge of Vermont, L. ..
G.. T., held its 21st annual session
with Hector Lodge, No. II, of st.
Johnsbury, on Wednesday and Thurs
day, the 10th and 18th instant.
On January 18th, 1864, this organ
ization was formed in the Town Hail.
at St. Johnsbury, the present place OF
meeting, with the following persons as
its officers, viz: d. w. Burroughs,
G. W. G. T.; c. F. Ramsay, G. W.
c.: Mrs. Z. NJ. Jameson, G.. w. v.
n r G CowIes-T c. W. Seer Mary
b. Flint, G.. w. T.; &. III. Walter,
G.. VIC; NJ. A. Buck, G.. W. NJ. (;
J. a. Bartlett, G. W. g.; Samuel
Orcutt. G.. W. S. OF this number,
Mrs. L. B. Flint of St. Johnsbury, the
first Grand Worthy Templar, present
at this session, is the only surviving
charter member of the Grand Lodge
now living in the State. Ten years
passed, and in 1874, the Grand Lodge
then vigorous child, called at st.
Johnsbury to witness the place OF its
Christening and show its development !;
to-day the child with its 21st session
reaches its majority, is not ashamed OF
its record, nor St. Johnsbury ashamed
of its child. 1t now enters on Its
career of usefulness under brighter
skies, and with greater faith in Its
power than ever before. A careful
retrospect shows at no period OIL
it's history before, a better yeal
numerically and financially, than the
past : its treasury with $500 to use il
strengthening the weak lodges, anC
the membership of the order infused
with the new blood of ESQ member:
gained during the year, promises mucl
for the work in the State, for the yea
to come.
The officers elected one year ago
with the exception of our esteemed
Bro. Frank r. Bates, @. W. s., whit
died September Goth, 1888, were al
present and in their places. Thi
office was filed by the appointment
September 22d, 1888, of NJ. H. Chan
dler, NJ. D., who was present-thu
at the first stroke of the gavel, all TIA
Offices were filled, and the Gran
Lodge ready for business.
The meeting opened with prayer b
Chaplain Rev. w. H. Hyde, afte
which the roll of delegates, and alter
mates was called, when it was founC
that about sixty new representative
were in waiting to take the Gran
Lodge degree. This was conferred b
G. W. c. T. Paul, and they wei
given seats on the floor, this additlo
making the number then preser
nearly two hundred and fifty. @. W
c. T. Geo. II. Bailey, of Manchestel
N. H., was announced as in waiting
and Immediately introduced by p. G
W. c. T., r. o. Sturtevant.
Mr.. Bailey presented the greetin
of the Grand Lodge of New HamI
shire, and addressed the meeting c
the work of the order in general.
The following officers were electe
and installed for the year ensuing
Hon. Frank Plumley, G.. w. e. L
Geo. H. Smailey, G. w. c.; Mr.
Rev. f. Folsom, G.. W. V. T.; d
NJ. H. Chandler, O. w. Sec. ; JOSEF
Barton, G.. ". T.; Rev. E. F. Fai
banks, G. w. Chap; ]. NJ. Saffor
G.. w. NJ; Lizzie Day, G. w. G
L. B. Flint, G.. w. S.; Mrs. l..
Grandy, Supt. of Juvenile Temple
P. W. c. I. Ora Paul and Hon. G
bert A. Davis were elected delegat
to the Right Worthy Grand Lodg
the next session to be holden 10 Was
ington, D. c., and Mrs. r. Hyd
delegate to convey the greetings of IL
body to the next annual session of t
Women's Christian Temperance Unio
On Thursday evening public met
i1g was held in Music Hall, which,
variety and quality of entertainer
could not well be excelled. Address
were made by Rev. B. NJ. Tillotso
Hon. G.. A. Davis, Geo. III. Bale
and Hon. o. E. Butterfield. Int
spersed among these were readings
Mrs. Mary A. Purple, delegate fro
Woodstock Lodge. Excellent voc
and instrumental music was furnish
by the courtesy of the members
Hector Lodge, who, by the way, we
unceasing in their endeayors to maj
the meeting of the Grand Lodge