Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-10-14
nnlse..ion Of GRAND LOdge. I.O.G.T.

Lodge OF Vermont l. ~. u. Is began
I Wednesday morning at Grange nall, Kan
dolpn, and gill continue through today.
There is large attendance Of delegates
from the "a lodges in the state besides
many others who are in;ere ted in Good
Templar work.
Follow ing the usual custom, a reception
/ was rendered Tuesday evening TO the vis-
itors By Arcadia Lodge Of Randolph AZ
Grange hail. The local lodge presented
the following program
Address OF welcome by DR.. 5. y. Gould
fraternal greetings from the local w. &. i.
Z. by Mrs. s. 5. Clark response by Chaun-
eey Fl. Hayden, grand chief templar; mu-
SIC by Curtis orchestra; recitation, Jon
stnRn's Boots by Miss Lillian Farrari
harmouics solo by Hazen Pressey; recita-
Z ton by Vernon Brown; solo, Mrs. Ions T..
Chase; recitation by Master Lewis VIII
lfams: music 0y Curtis orchestra; the tenn
I persuce drama, saved, - was presented By
The local lodge. Grand Chief Iemplar
Hayden was given the Chautauquan salute
VIXEN be arose 10 respond 10 the welcome.
I Following these exercises the chair was
turned over TO Chauncey H.Hayden, grand
chief tempiar, who called upon several
present for remarks.
Hon. S. b. Chase Of Hslstcad, Pa, spoke
OF the work OF Good Templary. Hon r..
g. Sturteyant was then introduced as q
Good rempiar who bad made a success Sui
! AHNLEE. ME- = LQnAcE DdAtOM VI DUHtOu
spoke as a representative OF the Massachu-
sets grand lodge and also OF the w. c. T.
I U. Grand Vice Chief Iemplar Mrs. Ella
/ {. Finney OF Lyndonyille related many
T personal experiences OF good work done
/ where she had lived. DR.. ID. h. Mann OF
I Brooklyn, y. Y, with few felieitous re-
4 MARKS, closed the speaking. Refresh
ments we're served.
The Grand Lodge session proper was
convened Wednesday morning With
/ Grand Cniei Templar Chauncey ii. Hay
/ den presiding. Nearly every Grand Lodge
officer was present. These committees
were sppointed:-
! Crecentials-C. ID. Edgerton OF North
T field, chairman; ID. l.. Boyden OF West
/ Townshend, Z. l.. Kelley OF West Sails
I bury, Mrs. ". W. CoDger Of St. Adams
I Bay Mrs. H. c. Gay OF Barton
/ RuIes-Austin Peck OF East Middlebury,
chairman; +. +. 81. John of Hubbardton,
{ Geo. Z. Jackson OF Stannsrd, Mrs. {. L.
I Hodgkius OF Waterville, Miss Mabel Gay
Of Barton.
+ Distribution OF Work-George A. Wat
/ ties OF Bennington, chairman; Milo L. Por-
/ ter OF Troy, Mrs. Austin l.. Peck OF East
{ Middlebury, NJ J. Bsscom Of St. Adams
/ Bay, Flora B. Hosford of East Haven.
Mileage-E. Nj. Campbell Of Lyndon
/ vile, chairman; Mrs. Nora PECK Of East
! Middlebury, Mrs. A. L. Aldrich of Vest
/ Public Meetings DIR. 5. n. Gould OF
Randolph, chairman; NJ. b. Morgan OF
Bennington, ID. d. Lamp of East Cslais,
/ Mrs. E. vi. Campbell OF Lyndonville, Miss
+ Eva Hunter Of East Burke.
+ State OF the Order-Rev. Edwin Blake OF
South STAFFORD, chairman; Mrs. Frank
Plumley OF Northfisla, George G. faplin
Of Northfield, Miss Helen Eastman Of East
Calais, Mrs. ". F. Bump Of Salisbury.
Mass Meetings NJ. II. Matthews OF
Middlebury, chairman; j. c. Hogdon OF
Cabot, Miss Bertha Corliss OF Richford.
Constitution-R. o. SiurteYant of swan
ton, chairman; Henry Spooner OF Addi-
son, A. d. Beach Of Salisbury, Mrs. Z. L.
Kelley Of West Salisbury, Mrs. c. @. Pills
bury OF Essex.
Reporters-w. F. Bump of Salisbury.
chairman; II. L. Mott OF White River
Junction, Geo. c. Taplin OF Mortified,
Mrs. Ella c. Finney of Lynionvilie, Mrs.
;. e. Case OF Rutland, Mrs. Thena Hui
bert Of st. Adams Bay.
After the report of the committee on
credentials about sixty candidates were
initiated in the Grand Lodge degree.
Hon. 5. b. Chase, p. r. W. G. T., chan
eellor, and DR.. d. II. Mann, p. X. W. @.
t.. we're introduced to the Grand Lodge
and made very interesting addresses.
Wednesday afternoons session was de-
voted chiefly to the reports of. the officers.
That of g. c. T. Hayden dealt with the
general condition of the order and rec
concentrations fer its improvement. He
also spoke OF several members who have
died during the past year. G. Sec. Edger-
ton report showed the present mem Der-
ship OF the order in Vermont to be 8 231,
loss of over 500 during the past year.
There are "A lodges. The loss was attrib-
uted chiefly to a wedding ont OF weak
lodges and of members in arrears for
oues The tressurer's report showed re-
eeipts of over Il 200 and expenditures of
Just about the same amount The bal.
ance on hand is about $500 The report of
Mrs. +. +. Cutting OF Bennington, super
intendent of Juvenile Templars, showed a
falling OFF in that department. During
the afternoon Miss Ethelypd Gould gave
a recitation. At the close of the session
there was practice in the marshal's drill
under the instruction of DR.. Mann, au-
thor OF II. Last evening at the Christian
church occurred the first graduation from
the Good Templars' course of study.
ms is new feature. The course is of
three years, embracing studies and topics
bearing on temperance themes, with ex-
anlnations, the whole being conducted
after the Chautauqua course pattern
This year there was a class of eight. but
only hve graduated, one having left the
state and the others failing in examina-
tion.
The program was as follows:-
ahus4ci overture, The Nitascopev
Grange Orchestra
Kew George w. Morrow.
Music, Queen Marion Waltzes.
Grange Orchestra
Essay, Temperance Education with
Salutatory Addresses,
Mrs. 0. 5. Wiley, Barre.
Oratlon, Our Individual Responsibility
as Good Templars,
T. l.. Kelley, West Salisbury.
Music, Patrol March of the Gorillas.n
Grange Orchestra.
s, Eoem' Our Goal Is Victory,
Mrs. Z. L. Kelley, West Salisbury.
oia'ioh' lntempersDce an Enemy
of the Church.
'ia'ioh, Forward March, With
Naledictory Addresses,
j, w +. Bump, V. c., Salisbury.
1usAei Lillian Waltzes,
Grange Orchestra.
ADDRESS, and Comforting of Degrees.
ION ;. b. Chase, Chan, Hallstead. Penn
iusle' Galop, "0ver the Way.D
Grange Orchestra.