The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-06-13
VERMONT NIAsONs,
The Annual Gathering in Burlington This
Week.

The Annual Gathering In Burlington Thi
Week.
The annual meeting of the Grand Bod
les, have been or will be held this week
closing with the Grand Royal Arcl
Chapter tomorrow.
THE A.. A., s.. R..
At the meeting of the Masonic Coun-
Gil of Deliberation in Burlington on Mon
day these officers were elected:
Henry Lowe, first lieut.. commander
Martin G. Healey second lieut.. comman
der; Henry h. Ross. minister of state
G. o.; Frederick S. Fisher, grand prior
Robert j. Wright, grand chancellor
Elihu B. Taft, grand treasurer; Warren
G. Reynolds, grand secretary; James E
Curran, grand engineer and architect
Chas. w, Whitcomb, grand hospitaler
Russell 7. johnson, grand master OF cere
monies; John Ii. Humphrey, grand
standard bearer; Warren r. Dunton
grand captain of the guard; George ID
Whiteman, sentinel.
THE GRAND CoMMANDERY.
Held its annual concave Tuesday. The
Grand officers were escorted to theil
asylum by these subordinate comman'
deries:
Mount Calvary Commandery No. l OF
Middlebury (mounted); Killington Com
mandery No. 6 of Rutland, Mount Zion
Commandery No. 8 of Montpelier; Pal
estine Commandery No. of 81. Johns
bury, and Burlington Commandery No
3 of Burlington. The column formed al
little after nine o'clock on st. Pau
street, and marched through the princi
pal streets.
The Free Press report says: THE
Templar column, numbered about 2O(
of as fine specimens of manhood as one
often sees, and the compliments from
ladies and gentlemen which they receiv-
ed were many and frequent. After
going over the line of march, the column
returned to the city park, around which
they marched; then coming into double
line on one of the walks, they formed
for review. After being reviewed by
the Grand Commander and other officers
who occupied the band stand for that
purpose, the double lines crossed their
swords in the air, forming a long arch
of bright and glittering steel blades.
through which the Grand Commander
and officers marched, the band playing
all the while. The line then broke ranks
and repaired to their several hotels for
dinner"
In the afternoon the Grand Command
cry assembled for the election of officers,
and after an opening speech by SIR
Delos M. Bacon. r. E. Grand Command
err, the following named officers WEI 9
elected: Sir Will +. Lewis, r E.Grar d
Commander; Sir George H. Kinsey, V.
E. Deputy Grand Commander; Sir Kit
tredge Haskins E Grand Generalissimo;
Sir Marsh y Perkins, f. Grand Captain
General; Sir and Rev Frederick S.Fish-
err, E. Grand Prelate; Sir Franklin b,
Bascom, E, CIR md Treasurer; Sir Mar
tin G. Healey E. Grand Senior Warden
Sir Warren G Reynolds, E. Grand Re
corder; Sir George w. Squier. Z Grand
Junior Warden; Sir Robert J. Wright,
E. Grand Standard Bearer; Sir Frank N.
Manchester, E. Grand Sword Bearer; Sir
Sir j. A, N. Williams, E. Grand Cap
tain of the Guard.
GRAND COUNCIL r, AND NJ.
At the meeting of the Grand Council
Tuesday evening the following named
officers were elected Henry II, Ross,
Burlington, Most Ill, G. NJ; Orrin w,
circuit, St. Johnsbury, Deputy G. M. 4;
Martin G Healey, Vergennes, q. Princi-
pal Conductor , + Work; Chi rles II. Hea-
ton, Montpelier, Il, Treasurer; Warren
G. Reynolds, Burlington, G Recorder;
Edwin o Hubbard, West Randolph, G,
Captain of Guard; Frank c. Mosher, Ia.
land Pond, G. Conductor. NJ. l. q.
Master elect, announced the following
appointment: Rev. Frederick S Fisher,
st. Johnsbury, G. Chaplin; Edwin B.
True, Newport, q. Lecturer; j. Smiles,
Pownal, G. Marshel; Myron j. Hor-
ton, Poultney, G. Steward; Geo, F, Morse,
Burlington, G. Sentinel.
OTHER GRAND BODIES.
The programme for the balance of the
week is as follows:
On Wednesday, June 10, and Thurs
day the Grand Lodge of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons of Vermont will meet at
10 A. NJ. at Burlington lodge room, w.
Alfred A. Hall of St. Adams grand mas.
ter, and L. NJ. Read of Bellows Falls
grand secretary.
On Friday, June IA, the grand chapter
of Royal Arch Masons will hold its an.
nual convocatlon at Washington lodge
room, opening at 1890 A. NJ. with NJ. E.
Marsh o. Perkins of Windsor, grand
high priest.