Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-15
Masonic Week at Burlington,
OGcsrs Elected by the Several Grand
Bodies Of the state.

The week which marks the coming of
the Masonic brethren to Burlington for
their annual deliberations opened Monday
with the 26th annual session of the Yer
mont Council of Deliberation which was
held in the rooms of the Rite at the Mason
ic Temple. The various reports were pre-
sented and remarks relative to the past %
years of Scottish Rite Masonry in Vermont
we're made. ILL., j. Henry jackson of
Barre then presented to the Council of De-
liberation an olive wood gavel which came
from Jerusalem. The election of officers
for the year ensuing resulted as follows:
Commander-in-chief, Marsh o. Perkins of
Windsor SD degree; first lieutenant COM
mander, John NJ. Clarke, sd degree sec
ond lieutenant commander, Collins Blake
ly; grand master of state, q. g., Walter Z.
Ranger; grand prior, Henry S. Root; grand
chancellor, Charles H. Stearns grand
treasurer, Charles w. Whitcomb, 33d de-
gree; grand secretary, Warren G., Rey-
nolds, SD degree grand engineer and
architect, Kittredge Haskins, SD degree;
grand hospitaler, J. Henry jackson: grand
master of ceremonies, Daniel S. Danforth.
The Ill. commander-in-ch chief announced
the following appointments: Grand stand
ard bearer, Will F. Lewis: grand captain
of the guard, George H. Kinsley, SD de-
gree; grand marshal, George f. Flanders
grand sentinel, George F. Morse
The second day opened with the 4Sth
annual conclave of the grand cemmandery,
Knights Templars, Right Eminent Grand
Commander Jesse f. Thompson presiding.
The Sir Knights united with the grand
prelate in their devotions, after which the
roll Of officers was called by the recorder
and routine business transacted.
At the afternoon session these officers
were elected: Sir Daniel +. Nicholson,
Burlington, RE grand commander; Sir
Daniel Payson, Windsor, We deputy grand
commander: Sir Daniel p. Webster, Brat
tleboro, E grand generalissimo; Sir John
H. Whipple, Manchester Centre, f grand
captain general; Sir Silas H. Dauforth, st.
Adams, E grand senior warden; Sir Will
liam H. Kingsley, Middlebury, f grand
Junior warden, Sir Edward v Ross, Rut-
land, E grand treasurer; Sir Warren G.
Reynolds, Burlington, f grand recorder;
Sir Alonzo \. Lewis, Montpelier, f grand
prelate; Sir Charles A. Calderwood, St.
Johnsbury, Z grand standard bearer; Sir
Elihu B. Taft, Burlington, E grand sword
bearer; Sir j. Henry jackson, Barre, K
grand warder: Sir Charles H. Williams,
Bellows Falls, f grand captain of the
guard.
In the evening the newly elected officers
were installed and the Templar degree was
worked by Mt. Calvary commandary, No.
2, Knights Templar, of Middlebury.
The 4Sth annual assembly of the grand
council of Royal and Select Masters with
most Illustrious Grand Master Daniel Pay
son presiding, elected these officers:
Edwin L. True, Newport, most illus
trious grand master; Daniel 5. Danfortb,
st. Adams, deputy grand master; William
H. Brewster, Middlebury, grand principal
conductor of work Charles H. Heaton,
Montpelier, grand treasurer; Warren G..
Reynolds, Burlington, grand recorder
Charles L. Robertson, Rutland, grand cap
tain of the guard; Charles H. Williams,
Bellows Falls, grand conductor; Rev. Alon-
70 y. Lewis, Montpelier, grand chaplain
George F. Flanders, White River Junction
grand lecturer; David A. Young, Bratte
boro, grand marshal; George H. Whitman
Burlington, grand steward Fred c. Spoon
er, Brandon, grand sentinel.
Mt. Calvary commandery, No b., knight,
Templar, of Middlebury, worked tbs
Templar degree in the asylum at the tenn
pie, after which banquet was served.
Nearly all of the grand officers wert
present at the 10th annual communication
of the grand lodge Wednesday. Crane
Master W. Scott Nay of Underhill deliv
cred his address, and at noon the lodge ad
journed until the following day. The mem
bers of the grand lodge were given a boa
ride in the afternoon by Elihu B. Taft
The 10th annual meeting of the Masoni,
Veterans association was held Wednesday
evening, and the Goth annual meeting o
the grand imperial consistory of the knight
of the Red Cross of Constantine and ap
pendant orders was also held.