Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-09
MASONIC CONVENTIONS.
Three District Meetings in as Many Places
Next Week.,

The annual meeting of the Ninth Ma
sonic district, Il. and A. NJ, will be held
in the hall Of Mystic Star Lodge, No. o.
Mt Brookileld Tuesday, Jan. II. 1896. The or
der OF work will be as follows: At o'clock
u. m. lodge will be opened in form on the
third degree by Mystic Star Lodge, No. 81.
At 230 o'clock p. m. the first degree will
be conferred by George Washington Lodge
No. 81, w. S. Hatch. w. NJ. At 4 o'clock
p. M the second degree will be conferred
by Phoenix Lodge, No. %, Il. a. Thatcher,
w. NJ Banquet at 0 o'clock. At 1880
O'Clock y. m. work win be resumed on the
third degree, and grand officers received
with grand honors. The third degree will
he conferred by Summit Lodge, No. 10l.
Henry Poole. w. NJ. NJ. w. Grand Master
kittredge Haskins and w. Grand Lecturer
Charles II. Montague, and other officers Of
the Grand Lodge are expected to be pres
Ont. All master Masons IN good standing
and especially the brethren of the ninth
district arc cordially invited to attend.
Charles H. Bigelow is the ID. ID. q. M.
The annual meeting of the First Masonic
district will be held at the lodge room. 81.
Johns Lodge No. Al, at Springfield. We'd
nesday, Jan. 10, 1896. NJ. w. Grand Mas.
ter Kittredgc Haskins and r. w. Grand
Lecturer Charles r. Montague and other
Grand Lodge officers and prominent Ma
sons are expected TO be present. All Mas
ter Masons in good standing. and particu-
larry the Masons of the First district. are
cordially invited to be present. The order
of work will be as follows:
At 2:S0 y. m. a lodge OF Master Masons
will be opened in form by officers of St.
Johns Lodge, No. IL. Following this the
Entered Apprentice degree will he con-
ferrod by Lafayette Lodge, No. SO. Park
II. Pollard, w. NJ. Following this the
Fellow Craft degree will be conferred by
Vermont Lodge. No. IS, Charles S. Sher-
man, w. Nj. At p. m. banquet VIII be
served in tho banquet hall by the ladies
of tho o. T. s. At 7:4j p. m. work VIII be
resumed OH the Third degree and tho
Grand Lodge officers received with grand
honors. The Third degree will be confer
red by st. Johns Lodge, No Al, Charles H..
Moore, W. NJ. George It. Leland IS the ID.
u. G. NJ.
The annual meeting Of the Eighth Ma
sonic district will be held In tho Masonic
Hall, Bellows Falls, VT, Thursday. Jan.
IL, 1896. The NJ. w. Grand Master *.
Haskns, w Grand Lecturer Charles II.
Montague ard other Grand Lodge officers
are expected 10 he present. All Master
Masons in good standing and particularly
the Mnsons of the Eighth district. are cor
daily invited TO be present. The order OF
work will he as follows:
AT 3 o'clock y. IN. a lodge of Master Ma
sons will he opened By the officers OF King
Solomon Lodge, No. As The Entered APP
prentice degree Will then be conferred by
Unity Lodge, No. 50, A. \. Butterlield. w.
NJ. Following this the Fellow Craft degree
will be conferred by Blazing Star Lodge,
No. 90. G. II. Houghton. w. NJ. At 9 p. M.
the lodge will be called to refreshments.
At 1880 the lodge will be called from re-
treatments to labor. and the Master Ma
son degree will be conferred by King Sol
ONION Lodge. No. a.. Il. s. Leonard. w. NJ.
Tho Grand Lodge officers will be received
with grand honors in the evening. David
a. Young Is the ID. u. q. NJ.