News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-10-23
Good TempIarS,

The 2Sth annual meeting of the
Grand Lodge was held at Roxbury
Wednesday and Thursday of last
week. Grand Chief Templar g. A
Wattles, of Bennington, presided.
The attendance was good through
out.
The report of Grand Secretary C.
d. Edgerton of Mortified shows the
present membership in good stand
ing in Vermont to be 2576, with 81
lodges, six having been instituted
during the past year, as follows:
Pearl, of Cambridge; Ferrisburgh of
Ferrisburgh; Lewis Creek of North
Ferrisburgh; Montpelier, of Mont
pelier, and E. G. |. of Essex Centre.
Although the records show slight
falling off during the year passed, it
seems to be of the least interested
members, and leaves the order in a
much healthier condition, with unu-
sually bright prospects for the fu-
! ture.
The report of Grand Treasurer r.
A. Hatch of STAFFORD, shows over
$30Oin the grand treasury.
The report of Grand Chief Templar
George A. Wattles, was we'll pre-
| pared. He said the loss of member
ship in some localities was due TO
| the organization of various secret
| beneficial societies notconnected with
the temperance cause; thought the
fine new lodges were established on
good basis, of good material and
had some to remain; great RESPONSE
bility rested on the members of sub
ordinate lodges for the success of the
order. He knew of many strong
lodges that had powerful influence
in the community where they were
located; recommended that every
lodge organize and protect a juvenile
temple, and was confident that those
lodges who were advertised by hold
ing public meetings, were the most
prosperous ones.
Mrs. S. V. Avery of Burlington,
grand superintendent of Juvenile
Temples, said in her report many
good things for that department.
The total membership in the State is
$40 in II temples, an increase of
1S4 during the year and four new
temples.
The reports of State and district
deputies were not very full. Wash
ington and Rutland counties seemed
to be two of the most prosperous.
The largest lodges are Mortified.
III members; Marble City lodge,
Rutland, 121; Waitsfeld, 119, and
Crystal lake, Barton, lob.
At the evening session Wednesday
of .of
ton and public meetings were re-
ceived, and the exemplifcation of the
unwritten work of the degrees.
On Thursday morning after receiving
reports of the various committees the
annual election occurred. Following
are the officers for the ensuing year:
Grand Chief Templar, Chauncey H.
Hayden, Essex; grand councillor,
A. l.. Aldrich, East Burke; grand |
vice templar, Mrs. s. A. Case, Rut-
land; grand secretary, C. d. Edger-
ton, Mortified, re elected; grand
treasurer, r. A. Hatch, Strafford, re-
elected; grand superintendent of
Juvenile Templars, Mrs. Susan A.
Avery, Burlington, reelected; grand |
auditor, A. A. Niles, Morrisville, re-
elected; grand representatives to the
right worthy grand lodge at Edin- |
burgh, Scotland, May, 1891, J. C.
Leslie, st. Adams, and Rev. O. ID.
Clapp, Marshfield, alternates, w. HI.
S. Whitcomb, Burlington, and Geo. |
w. Beeman, Swanton. 1t was voted |
to hold the next annual session in |
Rutland. Districts Nos 8 and 10, |
Addison and Chittenden counties, |
were consolidated. A short temper
ance reading was then given by Mrs. |
c. w. Orcutt, of Roxbury.
At the afternoon session Deputy |
Right Worthy Grand Chief Templar
k. o. Sturtevant, of Swanton, assist
ed by Installing Marshal j. C. Leslie
and Installing Deputy Marshal Mrs.
C. HI. Smith, both of st. Adams, in
stalled both the elected officers and |
the following appointed officers =
Grand chaplain, Rev. o. ID. Clapp,
Marshfield; grand marshal, Elmer
E. Ellis, Roxbury; assistant grand |
secretary, C.. W. Staples, Lyndon
vile; deputy grand marshal, Mrs.
Alice Woodward, Stevens Mills;
grand messenger, E. E. Holmes,
Johnson; grand guard, Mrs. Francis
III. Powers, Woodstock; grand SEN
tinel, H. c. Gay, Barton; grand past
chief templar, George A. Wattles,
Bennington. r. o. Sturtevant was
recommended for his own successor
as deputy right worthy grand tenn
plar.
The district deputies appointed are:
District No 2, E. E. Holmes, John
son; B, l.. W. Greene, West Burke;
4, DR.. A. w. Rice, Wilmington; 5, I'll.
c. Bruce, Sharon; 6. E. b. Willis,
Woodstock; 7, E. II, Griswold, Ben
nington; 8, George T. Manchester,
Fairhaven; 9, A. w. Waters, Under
hill; 10, A. E. White, East Calais;
IL, o. NJ. George, Eden. Finance
committee, George II. Smalley, j. s.
Batchelder and George T. Manches-
ter.
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