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of his family.
Rcsored, That we extend to our Grand Com
mandcr our earnest and heartfelt sympathy,
and that he may soon be able to return to his
native State with his fam ~ circle unbrokcn
and with many years of usefulness ana honor
before him.
The resolution was adopted. The com
mittee on ritual made a brief report and
the Recorder submitted an account OF the
progress of the Rite in Vermont. NO fur
Their business appearing, the Grand Com
mandery adjourned until O'Clock y. III.
Afternoon session.
The Grand Commandery met agreeably
to adjournment at . o'clock p. M, with
officers and members us in the morning
session. The several committees on dis
pensatOns and charters, visitors, iuris-
prudence, ritual, grievances and appeals,
finance, credentials, correspondence and
doings of Grand Officers, made their re
ports which, us a whole, were of unusual
~ happy vein ana were all adopted.
The r. f.. Grand Commander directed
, the attention of the Grand COmmandcry
to the election of Grand officers for the
year ensuing and appointed Sir o. W.
Orcutt and Sir NJ. &. lIealey as tellers, X
f. Sir Edward 5. Dana acting as Grand
Commander.
The ballots being taken and counted the
following Sir Knights were severally de-
Clared elected
Sir George W. Wing, Montpelier, V. L. De-
! putty Grand Commander.
Sir DclOS VI. Bacon, st. Johnsbury, II. Grand
GcrcraSSmO.
Sir Faycttc +. Fletcher, St. Johnsbury, f.
| Grand Captain General.
| Strand Rev. Frederick 5. Fisher, st. johns
! bury. +. Grand Prclatc.
Sir Charles j. jones' Windsor, L. Grand SEN
! iOr Warden.
Sir Will f. Lewis, Rutland, H. Grand Junior
Warden.
Sir Frank II. Bascom, Montpelier, E. Grand
Treasurer.
Sir William c. Bradbury, vergcnnes, Z. G rand
Recorder.
sir Charles e. Campbell, Rutland, L. Grand
Sir John X. Pilling, Bennington, E. Sword
Bearer.
Sir George II. Kinslcy, Burlington, E.Grand
Sir Martin C. Healey, vergonncs, f. Grand
Captain of the Guard.
No futher business appearing the Grand
Commandery was closed i'll ample form.
Grand Council of Royal and Select Mas
tiers of Vermont.
| The thirty second annual assembly
of the Grand Council of Vermont was
held in the hall of Burlington Council
/ No D. r. and ;. NJ, in the city of Burling-
! ton, last night.
/ There being il constitutional number of
councils represented, the Grand Council
was opened in ample form at 1:3O O'Clock,
] y.
| Fisher, Grand Chaplain. Grand Officers
preseul.
William H. 5. whitcomb, Most Illustrious
Grand Master.
Elihu b. Taft, Deputy Grand Master.
Henry W: Hutchins, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of Work.
Faycttc +. Fletcher, Grand Treasurer,
Orrin W. circuit, Grand Captain of the
| Guard.
Charles j. Jones. Grand Conductor.
| NJ. b. Morgan, as Grand Marshal.
NJ. w. johnson, AS Grand steward.
George +. Morse, Grand Sentinel.
The NJ. |. Grand Master announces the
following appointments to fill vacancies
IN the standing committees Credentials,
Thomas keefe in place of George &. Beard
finance, &. w. Whitcomb in place of A.
| Pease; dispensations and charters, +. IL.
Bascom in place of II. ID. Bean doings of
grand officers, NJ. j. Horton and ID. j;
Stafford in places of n. p. Bowman and
H. Ruggles The NJ. |. Grand Master
then delivered his annual address
which was referred to the usual
committees on dongs of grand officers.
The several committees on finance,
credentials, dOingS Of grand officers and
grievances made full reports showing a
satisfactory condition of the rite in Yer
mont.
The presence of the Most Illustrious
Grand Master of New York, Thomas
ulluuO1, Accompaniment ny n l. II. u
ChriStiance of the same body, and Com
panions kittredge Haskins and George
o. Tyler were appointed committee to
introduce them to the Grand Council OF
Vermont. They We're cordially welcomed
by NJ. |. Grand Master Whitcomb, and re-
piled in happy and well-chosen terms that
won the Communications of companions
of Vermont.
The election of officers resulted as fol
lows
w. H. whitcomb, Burlington, NJ. |. Grand
Elhu b. Taft, Burlington, Deputy Crane
Henry w. Hutchins. Bellows Falls, CIR. Pr
COnd. Work.
Fayctte +. Fletcher, st. Johnsbury, Cir
Warren G. Reynolds, Grand Recorder.
Orrin Worcott, st. Johnsbury, Cir. Capt
:, Guard
Thomas Kccfc, Windsor, CIR. Conductor.
The following appointments were theI
announced
, Rev. Fred'k 5. Fisher, St. Johnsbury, Cir
Chaplain ... >-.. c. ..
Merritt Is. Morgan, Bennington. CIR Marshal
7 Myron }. Horton, Pontney, Cir. steward.
Geo. +. Morse, burlington, CIR. Sentinel
BY invitation of the NJ. |. Grand Maste
of Vermont NJ. |. Thomas GliddOn, Gran,
Master of the Grand Council of New York
| then duly installed the officers elect in
+ very impressive manner
The usual standing committees wer
. then announced.
On motion of Comp Wing, vote o
thanks was extended to Burlington Couu
J. Gil, No. ;, for the use of their convenien
and beautiful rooms.
, No further business appearing, tn
> Grand Council of Royal and Select Master
. of the State of Vermont was closed il
+ ample form, with appropriate ceremonie.
r and prayer by Rev, Companion f. ;
; Fisher, Grand Chaplain.
q Annual Conclave of the Knight of til
Il Red Cross of Constantine.
!, The Knights of the Red Cross of Cor
stantine convened at the Asylum of Bul
l. lington Commandery, No 2, X. T., In al
/. nual conclave Tuesday night at O'Clock
d The following officers We're present
n NJ |. Sir c. II. Heaton, Grand Sovereign.
/ NJ. Il. Sir VIM l}riusmad, Grand NiCcrOy.
d V. |. Sir George W. Wing, Grand SenOr-Ger
Al eral.
= V. !. Sir w. II. s. Whitcomb. Grand Junic
= General.
=. V. |. Sir c. j. Jones, Grand High Prcate.
lie ]. Sir NJ. X. Paine, Grand High Chancellor.
St.lN ,El.,