Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-01-18
A GREAT GATHERING.
Annual Meeting OF the Eighth Masonic
District.

District.
In point of attendance, interest and
good accomplished, the annual meeting of
tins Masonic district held here Thursday
afternoon and evening will easily pass as
one OF the most successful ever held in the
state.
The II lodges of this district were all
well represented and brethren were pres
ent from l3 other lodges in Vermont and
II outside the state. About 250 members
We're present in all, so or more being
visitors. More grand lodge officers were
present than at any district meeting held
during the past year, including Grand
Master Kittridge Haskins, Deputy Grand
Master ID. n. Nicholson, Secretary w. G..
Reynolds, Treasurer c. w. Whitcomb !:
y. w. Stowell, 6. F. Flanders, w. H.
Vlnton; District Deputies G. F. Leland,
g. II. Bigelow and d. A. Young, and
Grand Lecturer c. R. Montague and Past
Grand Master M. O. Perkins.
The order of work followed was as
stated in Wednesdays TINES, it being ex-
empli6ed by the different lodges in so ex-
eellent manner that the grand lecturer
had very little criticism TO make, either IN
the afternoon or evening He made sew
eral suggestions that will be of much bene-
tt IN securing perfection Of work. He is
the right man in the right place and made
very favorable impression, so conducting
his difficult duties as to win the praise of
all. David A. Young makes most popu-
lar and efficient district deputy and the
lodges of this district will be sure to in
crease in proficiency in the work under his
direction.
After the working Of the third degree in
the evening there were very interesting
speeches made by Deputy Grand Master
Nicholson of Burlington, Past Grand Mas
ter Marsh O. Perkins of Windsor, Grand
Lecturer Charles R. Montague of Wood
stock, Grand Master Kittridge Haskins OF
Bratteboro and others. Owing to the
lateness Of the hour these speeches were
bnecessarily short but right to the point and
were listened too with deep interest and
IIheartily applauded.
After the speeches a very fine banquet
was served in Union hall by the ladies Of
the Woman's Relief Corps.
!, Among those present from out Of town
if,esiolcs siilr gr,rna officers were:
/ Brattleboro-F. r.. Vaughan, B. G
| Austin, f. H. Winchester, l.. d. Mitchell
B. f. French, C. A. Beck,.C. II. Grant
w. II. Vinton, D. Cowles.
Putney-F. A. kathan, f. c. Bean G
w. Kimball, c. f. Farnum, II. G. Ever
leth, W. D. Waite, NJ. D.. Whitman.
Townshend--E F. Eddy, G. II. Hough
ton. w. II. and NJ. II. Eddy.
,Jamaica-F. L. Sprague, Alvin Frost.
Jacksonville-C H. Waste, G. r
Faulkner, b. c.. Newell, A. A. Butteriield
%. d. Kingsbury, W. H. Hancock, s
Murdock.
Londonderry. c. Gibson, ?. r
Holt, C. Y. Bryant, G. g. Smith, z. "
Melendy, II. A. Hannum.
/ Springfeld-C. H. Moore, A. W. L;
Fountain.
/ Cha,lestown-G. H. Stoughton, II. I
Barrett, II. w. Bond, G. III. Bradford
w. E. Clark, S. Wright, S. I. Searle.
Alstead-D. 2. Kingsbury, j. /. Ker
dali, n. b. Howard, F. W. Sherwin.
j. II. kidder, Wilmington; c. Fl. Sal
ders, Chester; w. c. Putnam, f.
Weleh, Grafton l.. l.. Warren, Mechar
icsville; g. S. Grout, st. Johnsbury; {
w. Daley, White River Junction; &.
Blake, T. l.. Darling, Windsor; a. !
Moulton, Lisbon, n. H.; d. E. Thoma
. Ludlow John Austin, Rockingham; \
! A. Wood, Chatham, Mass. II. A. Houg
, ton, Hudson, Mass. j. T. Holt, Keen
n. H.; r. ID. Locklin, Wallingford,
! W. Atwood, Chester.