Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-12
MASONIC ANNIVERSARIES.
MEETINGS OPEN AUsPlcloUsLY.
The Eleventh Annual supreme Council of
the a. 4. =. Rite-Prominent Visitors
Mountaineering Exercises
The Election of Officers.

The eleventh annual Supreme Council
of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General,
49,, for the district of Vermont and under
the jurisdiction of the Supreme Council
of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of
the thirty-third and last degree for the
Northern Masonic jurisdiction of the
United States was held in Masonic hall
Monday night. The Council was opened in
due form III 1870 o'clock by H. George o.
Tyler 3d. Deputy of the Supreme Council
and eN-uiliCio VI. l. Commander III Chief,
with the following officers;
III. Saylcs Nichols, 3? degrees, First Lieut.
Commander.
III. and Rev Howard +. Hill, ~, Second
III. Marsh o. Perkins %, Minister of State
and Grand Orator.
ill., ana Rev Frederick 5. Fisher, 81, Grand
Prior.
lin. George W. Wing, %. Grand Chancellor.
III. VI. Il Morgan, 81! Grand TREASURER
III. w g. Bradbury, 81, Grand Secretary.
III. f. +. Fletcher, 33. Grand Engineer and
H. G. ii. Hcaton. ~, Grand Hospitalcr.
III. l.. \. Drew, 81 Grand Master of Cerc-
iii. j. Il. Piling. y. Grand Standard Bearer.
ILL., NJ. {. Ilcalcy, 3, Grand Captain of the
Guard.
ill., q - SibIcy. 81, Grand Sentinel.
The Ill. COMMUNICATIVE Chief invited all
members of the honorary grade of 30 who
were present to seats in the East, which
invitation was accepted by NJ X. Paine 33
and f. H. Bascom 80. On motion the
reading of records of last Council were
omitted.
ILL., Bro Bascom gave motion of the
presence of X. G. Christian 30 and
Thomas Glidden 3? both of the state of
New York. and the Ill. Commander-in-
Chief appointed Ill. Brothers Bascom and
Brnsmad IL committee to escort them to
the Council. The ilustrious visitors We're
received and welcomed III courteous and
fraternal terms. and they were invited to
seats in the East The Ill. Commandments
Chief appointed Brothers Bascom, klnsley
and Drew as a Committee on Credentials.
The Ill. COmmander-in-Chief then read
his annualadlrcss which was Il scholarly
and traterual production and received the
applause of the lllustrious brethren pre-
sent. The address was referred to the
committee on the condition of the Rite.
The following committees were then APP
pointed On condition of the Rite, Ill.
Brothers Nichols Lowe and Barber; on
business Ill. Brothers Wing lIeaton and
Sibley; on constitution and laws, Ill.
Brothers Fletcher, Drew and Kinsley; on
dispenSatiOn and charters, Ill. Brothers
Brinsmad, Selden and Reynolds on
finance, III. Brothers Paine, Lewis and
Jones.
After reports from the several commit
tees, which were all favorable and all adopt
ed, the ILL., Commander-in-C Chief called at
tention to the pending amendment as tC
making this body permanent organlZa
ton, which was laid over for year or un
til the next council session. A special
committee of lllustrous Brothers Hill
Fisher, Brinsmaid, kinsley and Tyler was
appointed to revise the constitution and
report to the next Council of Deliberation
The Election of Officers.
The Council then held an election, Ill
Brothers Fletcher and Reynolds acting
as tellers. which resulted rs follows
Ill. and Rev. Howard f. Hill. First Lieut.
Commander
Iii, Marsh O. Perkins, Second Lieut.. Com
mandcr.
III. George w. Wing. Minister of state, G. O
III. and Rev. Frank :. Fisher, Grand Prior
IL. +. +. Fletcher, Grand Chancellor.
III. VI. Is. Morgan, Grand Treasurer.
III. W. {. Bradbury, Grand Secretary.
Ill. {. II. HeatOn. Grand Engineer anC
Architect.
III. L. a. Drew, Grand Master of Ccrcmo
MES
III J. r. Pnling, Grand Standard Bearer
Ill. NJ. c. Hcaly, Grand Capt. Guard.
Ill. &. b. Siblcy, Grand sentinel.
The officers present and elect were thel
duly installed according to the ceremone
of the a. y. 5. X. by the Ill Deputy.
The proceedings for the last three year
were ordered printed; Printing Commit
tee Ill. Brothers Bpscom, Hill and Rey
nolds. No other business appearing, tn
eleventh annual session of Vermont Coun
Gil of Delibcraton was closed in the SACRED
number and the brethren departed in peac
and harmony.