Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-14
GRAND MASONIC BODIES.
Annual Sessions Held in Burlington
During the Week.

The annual meeting of the Masonic
bodies of Vermont began in Burlington
Monday with a meeting of the Vermont
council OF elaboration. when the follow
ing officers were elected:
Commander-in-chef, Marsh O. Per-
kins; first Lieutenant commander. Collins
Blakely: second lieutenant commander
Walter +. Ranger; grand minister of
state, Henry S. Root; grand prior, Charles
II. Stearns; grand treasurer, Charles W.
WhitComb; grand secretary, Warren G..
Reynolds: grand chancellor, Kittredge
Iaskins; grand engineer and architect, j.
Henry Jackson; grand hospitaller. Daniel
5. Danforth; grand master of ceremonies,
George II. Kinsley; grand standard bear
er, George f. Flanders grand sentinel,
George +. Morse; grand captain Of the
guard. Edwin b. True; grand marshal.
Henry l.. Stinson.
Tuesday was knights Templar day. 4
feature Of the morning was the forming
In procession at the Van Ness house. Of
Burlington Commandery No. .. and
Mount Calvary commandery No. !, of
Middlebury. acting as escort to the
Grand commandery preceded by de-
tachment Of police and Sherman's Mill
tary band and following out a line of
march to the tempe.
The fifty-nnth annual session Of the
grand Commandery opened at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning ana the conclave was
opened In ample form" by Right Emil
nent Grand Commander Sir Daniel y.
Nicholson. The Sir Knights united with
the grand prelate in their devotions,
after which the rol, Of officers was called
by the grand recorder. and routine bust
ness transacted. Ihe right eminent COM
mander then delivere,. his annual address
following which an adjournment was
taken until afternoon when the annual
election of officers occurred with this
result:
Grand commander, Daniel Payson.
Windsor; deputy grand commander, Dan
=. Webster Brattleboro; grand general
issimo John II. Whipple, Manchester;
grand captain-general. Silas II. Danforth;
grand senior warden. William II. Kings
ley Mddlebury: grand Junior warden.
Charles \. Calderwood. St. Johnsbury;
grand prelate. Alonzo y. Lewis. Mont
pelier; grand treasurer. Charles w. Whit
comb. Proctorsvile; grand recorder, War
rem G. Reynolds. Burlington; grand
standard bearer. Elihu 3. Taft, Burling
ton; grand sword bearer. j. Henry Jack
son, Barre grand warder. Charles II.
Williams, Bellows Falls; grand captain
of the guard. Horace c. Pierce. Barton.
Tuesday evening occurred the forty
eighth annual assembly of the Grand
Council of Royal and Select Masters,
with Most Illustrous Grand Master Ed
VIII %. rue lItSlAlilS
The one hundred and eighth annual
communication Of the Most Worshipful
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma
sons in the state of Vermont, was con-
vened in the temple Wednesday morning.
Grand Master Nays annual address was
a scholarly and exhaustive review of the
past year in Masonry. The grand lodge
closed its sessions Thursday. The officers
elected were as follows Grand master,
Charles r. Montague of Woodstock;
deputy grand master, Orlin w. Daley of
White River Junction: grand senior war
den. Walter Ranger of Johnson grand
junior warden Charles a. Calderwood of
st. Johnsbury; grand secretary, w. G.
Reynolds of Burlington; grand senior
deacon, NJ. ]. Horton of Poultney; grand
junior deacon. p. w. Buchanan of Barre.
Among the district deputies named was
George B. Wheeler of Bellows Falls from
district No. s. The 18th annual meeting
Of the Masonic Veterans association and
the 9th annual assembly of the Grand
Imperial Council of the Knights of the
Red Cross of Constantine and appendant
orders of Vermont were held Wednesday.