Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-06-18
Masonic Week at Burlington.
Ohcers Elected by the several Grand
Bodies of the stste---s3O. 900 More
Appropriated for the Masonic Temple.
Making $50. 900

Bodies of the statr---s3O,OO More
Appropriated for the Masonic Temple.
Making ssO,OOO.
Masonic week opened al Burlington
Monday night with the 2lst annual council
| OF deliOeratlOn of the representatives of the
Ancient and Accepted Scottish rite. NJ.
O. Perkins Of Windsor vas elected com
mander; S. W. Cummings. tirst lieutenant
commander; j. T.. Thompson, second lieu
tenant commander; ID. Payson minister of
state. Rev II. E Titus. prior. j. NJ.
Clarke, chancellor; G.. W. Whtcomb, treas
urer; W. q. Reynolds secretary, Collins
! baklcy, engineer and architect, II. s.
! loot, hospltaler. C.. Ii. otearns, master of
ceremonies h. HaskIus of BrattlebOrO,
/ standard bearer, D. II. jackson, captain
! OF The guard W. r. Lewis marshal, G..
! +. Morse sentinel
The annual cOuclave OF the grand com
! mandery, Knights 1empar of Vermont,
! on tuesday, brought out a large attendance
! from all the COMMANDERS of the state.
! Robert J.. Wright OF Newport. the grand
! commander M his address, paid a Deauti-
/ iu. tribute TO the honored dead A char
Ter was granted for q commandery IN Barre
to be known AS 81. Aldemar cOmmaudery
NO. H. The report of the committee ON
foreign correspondence. submitted by Past
Grand Commander kittredge Haskns OF
! bratueboro, was one OF the best papers of
! ITS kind ever received by the grand com
! maudery
Officers were elected as follows Sir
! Robert j. Wright of Newport. X. l.. grand
/ commando ID. y. Nicholson OF burlug-
ton, deputy commander. Jesse T. Thomp-
son of Rutland, generaiissimo Daniel
fayson of Windsor, captain general: Rev.
\. n. Lewis OF Montpelier, preiate Dan
J.. Webster Of brattleD0ru. senior warden
John II. Whipple of Manchester Centre,
Junior warden, Edward y. Ross of lu'-
land. treasurer. Warren O.. Reynolds of
Burlington, recorder SIas II. DantUuL
OF ST. Adams, standard bearer; William
II. hlnsley of Mlddlebury, sword bearer
Charles a. aiderwood OF ST. JohnsDury
warden. Elihu b. Taft of Burlington. cap
tain OF the guard
The 44tn annual assembly of the Grand
Council OF the Royal and Select Master Wa,
held Tuesday evening. officers being elect
ed as follows. Don 4. Stone. NJ. J. mas
! ter, C.. a. Underwood. deputy master d.
PaysOu, @. J.. conductor OF work. G.. II.
HeatOn. treasurer. " O.. Reynolds re-
! corder. /. i. True, captain OF the guard
D. >. Danfortn, cOnuucto.
AT the session of the Most Worshlptul
/ Grand Lodge OF Free and Accepted Masous
on Wednesday the annual address was de-
/ nvered boy Grand Master hIttredge Has
kins OF BrattleDorU, DO which he gave au
excellent resume of the year WORK
The 25d annual assembly of the grand
impera council OF knights of the EsI
/ Cross of Constantine was held WEDNESDAY
evening Commando ID. a. Nicholson
gave very able address on the condition
/ OF this chIvalrlc branch of MasOury
The Masonic y eteraus association. al
It's meeting " ednesday elected these Off
GERS Il, o. Sturteyaut OF Swantou. chief
j. W. Stowell Of Puuey, hrsi associate
chief w. Il. NIntou OF BrattieDUro, sec
! Oud associate chief c. a. Caiderwood OF
81. JohnsDury. treasure ". O.. Reynolds
| OF Burlington, secretary. Rev. Edwin
Nheeiock of Cambridge. chaplain, a. =.
Butterned OF jacksonville. marsha.
The Grand Lodge elected these grand
officers Thursday. Master. D. y. Nichul-
son OF Burlington; deputy master, ". s.
Nay of Underhll, senior warden. W f.
Lewis OF Rutland junior warden. Charles
Il. Montague of Woodstock. treasurer
! Charles W. MhucOmo OF rIoctorsville:
secretary. Warden O.. Reynolds of Buruug-
ton senior deacon, George T. Leland OF
! Springfield junior deacon, K. l.. snow OF
barre
| resolution was passed making az iu-
creased appropriation TO Masonic temple
fund. not To eX ,eed $4,000 in addition Co
the $4,000 already appropriated. Grand
Master d. y. Nicholson was instructed 20
purchase leweI TO present 20 Tine retiring
grand master, hIttredge haskIns OF Brat
| teOorU. as token OF appreciation OF his
| valuable labor as grand master. IN behalf