Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-10-22
GRAND LODGE |. @. G. T.
SECOND DAY OF THE ANNUAL MEET
ING IN THE MARBLE CITY.
Motions for q Change of Date for the
Annual Meeting and for Perm anent
Location Defeated - Officers Elected
Next Convention ut Barton

RUTLAND Oct 15.-The second day Of
the 29th annual session Of the grand lodge
of Vermont Good Templars was opened with
very earnest prayer meeting in Pythian
hall al a. m, led by Row. o. D. Clapp,
grand chaplain.
The regular session was called to order at
8 a. III.
The matter Of changing date Of meeting
was freely discussed, and it was nearly
unanimously voted not to make change.
The question OF permanently locating the
grand lodge was also discussed and defeated
by vote
AT 10 O'Clock came election OF officers for
the ensuing year, which resulted as follows,
all being reelected Grand chief Tsmplar,
A. l.. Adrch of West Burke; grand vice
Templar, Mrs. S. A. Case of Rutland; grand
superin tendent juvenile Templar, Mrs. S.
V. Avery iof Burlington; grand
secretary, e. d. Edgerton of Mortified;
grand treasurer, 4. A. Hatch of Straiford
grand auditor, A. A. Niles of Morrisville.
Very strong and instructive remarks on
temperance and its workings were made by
Rev. c. r. Hawley of Brandon, Rev. p. N.
Granger Of West Burke, Rev. l.. A. Bigelow
Of Proctor, Rev. w. H. Crawford of Pitts
ford and others.
The Afternoon Session.
opened at by singing Gan Hail the Power
Of Jesus name.' Reports of special COM
mittee on Vermont Temperance Herald was
unanimous for supporting the paper In all
ways, and it was unanimously made the
official organ of the order. large list of
subscribers were pledged, j. c. Leslie of st.
Adams taking 50 papers
These district deputies were recommended
and will be commissioned District No /,
G. w. Beeman, Swanton; g. E. E. Holmes,
johnson; B. N. l.. Parker East Barnard
8, II. {. Bruce, Sharon; /, +. 7. Grswold,
Bennington; 8, G. I. Manchester, Fair
haven; 8, a W. Waters, Underhill; 10, A.
f. White, Montpelier; IL; A. S. Drew,
Barton.
These appointed officers were announced
by the &. G. T.: Grand chaplain, Rev. o.
D. Clapp, Woodstock; grand marshal, H.
H. Stillson, Proctor; grand guard, Mary l.
Slack, North Tunbridge; grand sentinel, G.
w Crafts, Lowell; grand assistant secre-
tary, DR.. c. w. Staples, Lyndonvile;
grand deputy marshal. Lizzie A. Butter
field Ro1bury; grand messenger, F. N.
Forsyth, Samsonville. These and the elect
ed officers and G. A. Wattes, z. &. C. I.
of Bennington, were installed by r. o.
Sturtevant deputy II. W. G. c. T., assist
ed by j. {. Leslie as grand marshal, and
Alice Woodland OF East Berkshire as grand
deputy marshal.
1t was voted to hold the next annual ses-
sion in Boston on the second Wednesday
and Thursday in next October.
RUTLAND, Oct. 16 The 10Th annual Sos
sion OF the Vermont granl lodge OF Good
Tam nj In n NOT ri ifc Am
nearly o'clock this morning.
The public session last evening at the
Methodist church was attended by full
house. Addresses by Grand Chaplain Rev.
.. d. Clapp Of Woodstock and Rev. W, A.
Bigelow OF Proctor were stirring and called
forth much applause.
After the public session the grand lodge
members adjourned to Pythian hall for
their final session
The committee on memorials presented q
fitting one on the late Rev. H. p. Cushing
p. G. c. T.; followed with kind words by
h O. Sturtevant, Rev. p. n. Granger, A.
l.. Aldrich, e, IL. Smaley II. A. Hatch
and others
The sum of $50 was voted the G. S. j. T.
for services and earnest appeals for the ju-
vsnile department were made by Brothers
Clspp, Snalley, Sturtevant and others.
III was recommended that district and
county superintendent Of juvenile temples
be elected, and that unions be organized
where there are none. The G. c, r. ap-
pointed j. S. Batchelder, Rev. P. n
Granger and c. l.. Pervier to act as finance
committee for the ensuing year, and Rev
l.. A. Bigelow, chairman OF the committee
on stats of order. f. b. Willis, Wood
stock, was made deputy of district No. 6.
These m lmu.n feas wera fiyad. initiat zion
so cents; dues, 10 cents.