Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-22
to fill vacancies in the committees thu
grand high priest delivered his eddrels,
which opened as follows:

Rrhnu nigh priest deIYered his eddregs
which opened as follows;
! Companions " the GrdHd .t1Hrr:
| THAT wonderful stream the river Of time
! az ~ runs tbrOu{ III the rta ms OF tears.
| WIN iHutc-s rhythm and a. musical rhyme.
Ahd broauer weep ana Il surge sublime
| anu OchuS with the ocean OF years,
boar us to our 16th annual convocation.
III gives Inc pleasure, companion, to wq,.
! come you egain to this returning season CT
| pleasant companionehB' and trust not un-
! profitable season Of labor in behalf Of our
constituent cuaJtsrsl Having, with our
grand Chaplain, rsverently invoked Gpd'a
blessing on our lahogs, and given thanks,
tna6 WINE 50 many have "a Ian hg the way
side, we have provilontialv becu spared 20
meet and gfost each other opro a1ein.
now invite your attention 10 the business q
! the session.
Tho grand priest spoke ct onrth Of tIs
fraternal dead, grand chapter library. dis
trict deputies, vis!tatious, decisionq. r-and
representations, dspansations aud Epsonic
! temple, md concluded ~ follow. Anex-
animation of tho returns OF our suAor.1innta
chapters, shows that the year has y .st a
prosperous one. Every chapter bat on. has
reported, aud only one or two have fail. d
to exhibit q record of work done in The ses-
eral degrees conferred in our chapters
Work done, however. is not the only 70,
dence of prosperity. TIE returns chow bow
| live men and Masons have been selected 20
fill the Offices. and the companions jr4 owl
IDENTITY learning to put 10 member IN o1ca
because it is his turn, because be lives in
| certain location or because after having
stayed away from the ch2p,cr room 70, q
year, be comes around to the annual ccavo-
cation and asks for IL. 1t il convenient 10
accept tie position Of II. Z. and have some
| companion do the work, but chapter with
ma jorIty OF pro TEN. officers Will new T 20
found prosperous orc, ard will neve- be
able to do good work, true work and
square work" or to properly it and fashion
work for the building o. the ;onpio
Ny Dear Companiops-l return you bore
with the cmblems OF authority with which
you invested me 9 second time one year
ago, End in doing, end my onicia. con-
! nection with the Masons OF this jurisdictic..
\ on have given me all the preferment you
had to give and we have iourneyed together
these many years. Your Kindness courtesy
and forhearance have msda thai yoIAey
delightful one to me, and in ell our associa-
tons do not recall single unpleasant n-
cident. Looking back over the route Sc
have travelled, am aware that by your
charity and loving Kindness have been
able to accomplish it, and that your constant
encouragement and support has removed ell
difficulties from my path.
II have in some small degree repaid you
by my work and labor for ell you ha~s
honored me, am content TO be your de-. or
for the balance. | DO not intend hereafter
to be drole among tie workers or to
ab.te any Of my interest in the cause, aud
| hope to stand shoulder 20 sh builder III
you all in the promotion OF every good
work, aud in everything that rebounds to
the glory OF cur venerable institution.
need not tell you that these a3socia ions
have been the fleasantsst of NY life, al j
that tie memory thereof will remain Wi
me as long as / live. / can only say l haze
tried to come as near to YOUR eypectst.0nI
es my abilities would permit, and II shall
carry with me your love, your conhd ~ ca
and your ballet in the sincerity of ny
intento to discharge the duties
devo. wing upon me, according 10 the obi ga
tons | have assumed, it will be more pre-
cious to ne than ought else you could be-
stow upon
GEORGE w. WING, G.. H. ?.
Tho business of the convocat.on vat
promptly attended to, and tho treasure,'l
report OF cash on hand $. s., --aS.i1, was an
evidence Of the prosperous condition OF tie
rite financially.
The :olowing1 IS the list OF officers for thu
year ensuing:
Il. +. Robert j. Wright, deputy grand Ai5h
priest.
Il. /. Daniel y. Nicholson, grand king.
Il. +. eugene = Weston. grand scribe.
Il. +. Warren q. REYNOLDS. grand seCcetHr p.
r. +. Charles w. Wmtcom9, grand tire. ,.
, urer.
(. o. W. sherwin, -tand cantain Of the
l host.
} e. George Cassidy, g}and principal sof1ur-
ner.
/. c. \. Calderwood, grand royal arch cap
tain.
: r.. c. II. Williams grand master third veil.
l.. W. +. Walker, grand master second veil.
7. :. b. Waite, srana master first vel.
T.. IL Il. Titus. grand chaplain,
+. Collins Binkely, grand lecturer.
o. +. q, Ii. II. Whitman, grand steward.
T.. w. = Terri, grand stew ri.
T.. &. l.. Deuch, grand sentinel.
f.. II, HanscnW, grand Tyler.
The grand otll,ers were duly installed by
P. CIR. H. ?. Edwin .. Hibhnrd, p. CIR. H.
P. Howard NJ. Phelps acting as grand
4 marshal.
= After the announcement OF tho stanGin4
n committee the grand chapter was closed il
ample form.
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