St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-18
Vermont rlasons at Burlington.
Grand Bodies of the Fraternity Hold
Annual Meetings in the Queen City.

Grand Bodies of the Fraternity Hold
Annual Meetings in the Queen City.
Prominent Masons from all over Yer.
mont gathered in Burlington last week
for the annual meetings of the various
grand bodies of the state. The following
conventions were held: 109th annual
communication of the Grand Lodge of
Vermont; 49tb annual assembly of the
Grand Council of Royal and Select Mas
tiers; 18th annual meeting of the Ma.
sonic Veterans association; 28th annual
gathering of the Counsel of Deiberation; ;
Goth Conclave ofthe Grand Commandery,
Knights Templar, and the 28th annual
meeting of the grand imperial council OF
the Knights of the Red Cross of Con
! stantine.
The Veterans association chose these
officers: Venerable chief, Marsh @. Per
kins of Windsor; first associate chief
Alonzo D. Clark of Bradford; second as
soclate chief, Delos M. Bacon of St.
Johnsbury; treasurer, Charles A. Calder
wood of st. Johnsbury secretary, w. F.
Reynolds of Burlington; chaplain, Rev.
Edwin Wheelock OF Cambridge; marshal
Albert Killam of Burlington.
The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge
of Vermont was held T ursday and the
officers We're chosen: G5and master, c.
X. Montague, Wood, Jck P. 6. n, O.
W. Daley, White ri Junction; G. S
warden, w. E. Ran, or, Johnson; 6. Jr.
warden, c. A, Calderwood, St. Johns
bury treasurer, c. W. Whtcomb, Proc
torsvilIe; secretary, H. H. Ross, Rutland
grand senior deacon, H. D. Seaver, Bar
ton; grand junior deacon, W. H. Brews-
ter Middlebury.
The grand masters appointments for
theyear are; Grand Lecturer, Lee S. Til,
lotson, St. Adams; Grand Chaplain, Rev.
Edwin Wheelock, Cambridge; Assistant
Grand Chaplain, Rev. c. F. Partridge,
Woodstock; Grand Marshal, Daniel S.
Danforth, St. Adams; Grand Sword
Bearer, Thomas P. Bragg, Rutland;
Grand Senior Steward, Daniel c. Barber,
Burlington; Grand Junior Steward, Al
bert killam, Burlington; Grand Pursulv'
ant, George Aitken, Woodstock; Grand
Tyler, Henry D. Bryant, Morrisvile.
Arthur Mcdowell of Lyndonvile was
appointed deputy grand master of dis
trict No. II Rev. Edwin Wheelock, oil
Cambridge, who was reappointed grand
chaplain, has held that office nearly 80
years and has been absent from the an
nual communication but once or twice
with the exception Of last year, when be
was detained at home by llness.
Grand commandery officers elected
Tuesdary are Sir Dan P. Webster o.
Brattleboro R. E. grand commander
Sir 81 as H. Danforth of st. Albans-V. E
deputy grand commander; Sir William
H. Kingsley OF Middlebury granC
generalissimo; Sir Charles A. Calderwooc
of St. Johnsbury e. grand captain gen
eral; Sir Eihu B. Taft of Burlington-E
grand senior warden; Sir J. Henry Jack
son of Barre-E. grand junior warden
Sir Alonzo N. Lewis of Montpelier-E
grand prelate; Sir Charles W. Whitcoml
of Proctorsvile-E. grand treasurer; ST.
H. H. Ross of Rutland-E. grand re
corder Sir Charles H Williams Of Bel
lows Falls-E. grand standard bearer; 81
Horace c. Pierce of Barton-E. CRANE
sword bearer; Sir George F. Flanders O
White River Junction-E. grand warder
Sir Myron J, Horton of Poultney-E
grand captain OF the guard. The officer
were installed by Col. A. A. Hall of st
, Adams.
Tuesday evening the Grand Council @
/ ROYAL and Seltct Masters, elected thes
officers: William H. Brewster of Mid
dlebury, most ilIustrious grand master
: DAh,.eC,, &c pntlo nd Hpnpt
/ grand master; Charles H. Williams c
Btllows Falls, grand principal conducto
OF work; Charles H. Heaton of Montpt
lier, grand treasurer Henry H. Ross c
! Rutland, grand recorder; George F. Flair
S ders of White River Junction, grand cal
: tain OF the guard; OrvilIe E. Baker {
Z Brandon, grand conductor.
t The grand master-elect announced tn
: following appointments: Rev. Alonz
e y. Lewis of Montpelier, grand chaplain
f George F. Root of Newport, grand lee
S turer; George H. Kinsley Of Burlington
# grand marshal; George F. Cheney OF 5
Tohnsbury, grand steward; George +
4 Whitman of Burlington, grand sentine
n The officers were installed by M. 0. Pc
!. kinS.
AT The oOIu duuudl SOlNOSallOu w u
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons I
Vermont these officers were elected
. Grand high priest, W. J. Boyce of Woo,
:, e stock deputy grand high priest, W.
I Terrill of Rutland; grand king, DAM
r Payson of Windsor; grand scribe, DELI
>, NJ. Bacon OF St. Johnsbury; grand trea
Il urer, c. W. Whitcomb of Proctorsvill
grand secretary, H. H. Ross of RUTLAND
IS grand captain of host, Collins Blakely
It Montpelier. H. E. Keopka of st. Ohm
s. bury was appointed deputy grand bis
l. priest of district No. 4, and Delos M. B
r con is a member of the committee on d
IS peusations and charters. The week
d meetings closed with this convocatio
re and one of the best Masonic gatherin
r ever held in Vermont has passed into h
&c tory.
y Merit Will Tell.
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