The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-10-21
VERMONT GOoD rEMPLARs.


The 30th, Annual Session of the Crane
Lodge opened at Barton the 18th, anC
closed the 18th. All the sittings were
harmonious and largely attended
Grand Chief Templar g. Il. Hayden
presided. A large and enthusiastic au.
dience, including nearly all the officers,
were present. w. Arthur Jones was
appointed official reporter. Fifteen
committees were appointed.
The afternoon of the first day was de-
voted to the abel report of the Grand
Chief Templar and the reports of Off
GERS and State and District depudies.
Rev. E. S. Howard, fraternal delegate
from the Grand Lodge of Quebec, was
introduced in the evening, when a
grand temperance campfire was held,
and short, stirring speeches were made
by % speakers.
The report of the Grand Secretary
showed the present actual membership
to be $685., an actual loss of three during
the past year. Two lodges were organ
lied, one surrendered charter, and seven
forfeited charters, leaving So lodges now
on the roll. The new lodges are Lake
Morey at Fairlee, and Olcott at Olcott
The reception in the evening was one
of TIE finest and largest ever held in
sessions. The literary exercises, music
and speeches were of high order, and
the banquet was a nice spread. State
Depudy r. o. Sturtevant of Swanton
was toast master, and called forth these
responses. "The Grand Lodge of Yer
mont Good Templars," Grand Council
lor A. L. Rich of West Burke; "New
Cider Joel Ellis, East Barnard; "Wo-
mans Work. Grand Vice Templar
Mrs. S.. A. Case, Rutland; '"rhe
Church," Rev. John Mason, Lyndon
vile; "The boys and girls" Mrs. S. V.
Avery, G. S. j. T., Burlington; "Our
Guests" DR.. Persons of Barton.
The next session will be at Montpel-
Ter on the second Wednesday in next
October. The second day the unwritten
work was exemplified by G. H. Hayden.
Officers were elected as follows: G. Fl.
H. y len of Essex, Grand Chief Templars;
Mrs. Ella q. Finney, Lyndonville,
Grand Vice Templar; G. D. Edgerton,
Northfield, Grand Secretary; r. A.
Hatch, STAFFORD, Grand Treasurer; A.
A. Niles, Morrisville, Grand Auditor;
Lizzie A. Butterfield, Roxbury, Grand
Superintendent; Juvenile Templar,
George Fl. Smalley, Burlington, and c.
D. Edgerton, Northfield, representa-
GlNeS W rlBnI worthy Oranu Lodge, lies
Moines, Iowa; George W. Beeman,
Swanton; Rev. G. W. Crawford, Pitts
ford; alternate; r. o. Sturtevant,
Swanton, y. R. W. G. T.; appointed Of
ficers: Gilbert E. Cady, Middlebury,
Grand Marshal Blanche Murkland,
Barton, Grand Guard; Donald Smith,
Barre, Grand Sentinel; DR.. C. W.
Staples, Lyndonville, Grand Assistant
Secretary; Mrs. c. II. Smith, Georgia,
Grand Depudy Marshal; Bruce Melon
aid, Montpelier, Grand Messenger; G.
A. Wattles, Bennington, Past Grand
Chief Templar.
The committee appointed for arrang-
ing thought it advisable to state that
there will be a Picnic and Temperance
Mass Meeting next summer at Queen
City Park, Burlington. The Kelley
cure for drunkenness was endorsed. 1t
was voted that the Superintendents of
all Juvenile Temples hereafter be elect
ed for one year.
In the evening of Thursday to close
there was large public session in the
Opera house, with a song and prayer
service and addresses by G. H. Hayden
of Essex, Rev. E. S. Howard of Quebec,
Rev. S. G.. Lewis of Newport Centre,
r. o. Sturtevant of Swanton, Rev. w.
Ii. Crawford of Pittsford.