News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1893-06-22

Templar and Appendant Orders OF
the State of Vermont, assembled in
it's 50th annual conclave, in the asy-
lum of Burlington Commandery, No.
2, Tuesday, and in the afternoon
chose these officers =
Sir NJ. o. Perkins, Windsor, R. E. grand
commander; Sir G. W. Squier, Swanton, V.
| L. deputy grand commander; Sir r. j.
| Wright, Newport E. grand generalssimO
Sir Rev. w. B. Walker, Z. grand captain
general; Sir Rev. Thomas Bell, Middlebury,
| Z. grand prelate; Sir C.. II. Heaton, Mont
pelier, E. grand senior warden; Sir S. w.
| Cummings, st. Adams. E. grand junior war
den Sir E. V. Ross, Rutland, E. grand
treasurer; Sir W. G. Reynolds, Burlington,
E. grand recorder: Sir o. W. Orcutt, St.
| Johnsbury, E. grand standard bearer; sir
D. N. Nicholson, Burlington, E. grand sword
bearer; Sir J. E. Thompson, Rutland, E.
grand warder; Sir |. d. Bailey, Brattleboro,
E. grand captain of the guard.
The Grand Council of Royal and
Select Masters of Vermont assem-
bled in the hall of Burlington Coun-
ell, No. 81, Tuesday evening. The
meeting was opened in full ceremo-
NAL form by Most Illustrious Grand
! Master Edwin 0. Hubbard, of West
Randolph, assisted by full corps of
officers. The following officers were
| elected: -
/ Edwin o. Hubbard, West Randolph, most
| illustrious grand master; Myron ]. Horton,
| Poultney, deputy grand master James E.
| Curran, Montpelier, grand principal con-
| ductor of work; C.. H. Heaton, Montpelier
grand treasurer; w. G. Reynolds, Burling-
| ton, grand recorder; D. A. Stone, Burling
| ton, grand captain of the guard; c. A. Cal
derwood, st. Johnsbury, grand conductor;
W. B. Walker, Bennington, grand chaplain;
s. II. Kellogg, Rutland, grand lecturer;
Daniel Payson, Windsor, grand marshall
c. W. Whitcomb, Proctorsville, grand stew
ard; G. Fl. Whitman, Burlington, grand SEN
| tinel.
At the special meeting of Consis-
| tory S. p. r. S., II candidates re-
ceived the 32d degree. 1t took up
wards of 40 men to perform the GER
emonies, the work being beautifully
done. Short addresses were made,
closing one of the most interesting
and best attended meetings of the
| Accepted Scottish Rite ever held in
| Vermont.
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted MasoDs of the
State of Vermont convened at the
hall of Burlington Lodge, No. 100,
in this city Wednesday morning at
I 10 o'clock, more than 200 represen-
tatives from 81 of the 100 lodges in
this Jurisdiction being present.
The annual communication was
opened in ample form by the M. W.
Grand Master, assisted by the full
corps of officers.
A ftor. tho onnnint Of
in the standing committees Grand
Master Bacon delivered his address,
at the close of which the Grand Lodge
then adjourned until 2 O'Clock. Upon
assembling at 2 O'Clock, after receiv-
ing the reports of a few of the stand
ing committees, an adjournment was
taken until 9 a. m. Thursday.
The Masonic Veteran association
of Vermont assembled at it's third
annual meeting in the hall of Bur-
lington Lodge, No. 100, Wednesday
evening. The venerable chief called
the association to order at 7.30.
In his address Chief Bowman spoke
of some of the more important
events in the historyof Free Masonry
in Vermont and paid loving tributes
to departed brothers.
About % members were elected.
After the usual routine business
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year.
George W. Wing, of Montpelier, venerable
chief; Kittredge Haskins, of Brattleboro,
| first associate chief; Ozro Meacham, of
Brandon, second assistant chief; Collins
Blakely, of Montpelier, treasurer; Warren G.
| Reynolds, of Burlington, secretary; Rev.
Edwin Wheelock, OF Cambridge, chaplain
| Harley T. Sheldon. of Rutland marshal.
The second days session of the
Grand Lodge was opened at 8
O'Clock Thursday morning. The re-
ports we're read and the committee
on dispensations and charters made
a report recommending that a char
ter be granted Summit Lodge at
Williamstown.
An invitation from Washington
Lodge, No. 3, to hold the next an
nual communication in it's lodge
rooms, was accepted.
The hour for election of officers
having arrived, the Grand Master
called the Past Grand Master to the
chair and the Grand Lodge proceed
ed to ballot, with the following re-
suit -
John II. Whipple, Manchester Center,
grand master; Kittredge Haskins, Brattle-
boro, deputy grand master; Daniel Nichol-
son, Burlington, grand senior warden; Win
field Scott Nay, Underhil, grand junior war.
den; Charles W. Wlitcomb, Proctorsville,
grand treasurer; Warren G. Reynolds, Bur
| lington, grand secretary; Silas IT, Danforth
| st. Adams, grand senior deacon; Daniel
Payson, Windsor, grand junior deacon; Eu-
| gene s. Weston Newfane, grand lecturer
Rev. Edwin Wheelock, Cambridge, grand
| chaplain; Rev. William B. Walker. North
Bennington, assistant grand chaplain; Dan
tel S. DaDforth, st. Adams, grand marshal !;
Samuel III. Kellogg, Rutland, grand sword
bearer; Edwin B. True, Newport, grand pur-
suivant; William E. Weller, Burlington,
grand treasurer; Emmett c. TuttIe, Man
chester, grand tyler.
Wednesday evening the Masonic
Veterans association, together with
ladies and invited guests to the num-
Der 200, enjoyed a banquet at the
Van Ness house, Col. A. A. Hall, of
st. Adams, past venerable CHIEF, act
ing as toastmaster Col. George W.
Hooker responded to the toast, Yer
mont; Hon. Kittredge Haskins,
Free Masonry; Geo. W. Wing, The
Association; Ozro Meacham, The
Grand Lodge of Vermont; George
NJ. Powers, Our Boys; Marsh o. Per
kins, Chivalric Masonry; Prof. A..
Armagnac, The Press; Col. U. A..
Woodbury., Burlington, the Queen
City and Masonic Mecca of Vermont :;
Rev. VIM. B. Walker, The Ladies !;
DR.. W. S. Nays poem was received
with bursts of applause, as it de-
served.
The Grand Imperial Council of
Knights of Red Cross Constantine
assembled in annual conclave in the
hall of Washington Lodge, No. 3, at
2 p. m. Thursday. The grand coun-
Gil was opened in form by George o.
Tyler, past grand sovereign and in
tended general of the sovereign grand
council of the United States. After
! the usual routine business the grand
, council proceeded to the election of
officers with the following result =
W. Ii. S. Whitcomb, grand sovereign:
George W. Wing, grand viceroy; Henry r.
Conger, grand senior general; j. W. F.
Washburn, grand junior general; NJ. K
Paine, grand high prelate; Marsh O. Per
kins, grand high chancellor; Sayles Nichols