Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-23
The MAS0NS
Hold Annual District
Meeting
IN BARRE
!. R Coutts Honored 1t Al
berdeen, Scotland

The annual meeting Of the Sixth
Masonic District was held in Masonic
hall in this city yesterday afternoon
and evening under the auspices OF
Granite Lo'ge, No. 50, f. & A. M
The attendance was one OF the larg-
est ever accorded a meeting In this
district the brethren coming from all
towns in the jurisdiction despite the
stormy weather.
District Deputy Grand Master Lee
Shortt of Cabot the Grand Lodge off,
GERS present, Acting Master Charles
r. Campbell ard the members OF
Granite Lodge have reason to belproud
of the interest that was taken in the
meeting and the excellence Of the
work that was done at both sessions.
In the afte noon the E. A. degree
was worked by Dewitt Clinton Lodge
No. Is of North field with W. A Shaw,
W. M and the work was reviewed by
A. R. Bush w. e Lecturer.
At O'Clock a sumptuouS banquet
was served by the ladies of Ruth
Chapter,O f. S., and in tt e evening
the third degree was worked by Au.
rora Lodge No. % with A. W. Pres.
cott W. NJ, and toe work Was review.
ed by A. r. Bush W. G. Lecturer.
RI marks were alS) made by Grand
Master Montague.
The Grand Lodge officers present
we're Grand Master Montague, D. D.
G. M. Lee Shortt, d. D. G. M Poole,
Grand Junior Deacon p W., Buchanan
and Grand Lecturer Bush.
A feature of the evening was let
ter from James r. Coutts W. M #
Granite Lodge who is now on a visi
to Aberdeen, Scotland. In part th'
letter WIS as follows: --"I tin1 man
changes tere in my old home
since left it. l found my
family in good health and have
enjoyed myself very much slnce con
ing here. No doubt you have heaio
of the great honor conferred upon M
by the brethren Of OperativN Lo 'et
$50. The following is from the min.
utes of the meeting Of Operative
Lodge on Dec. 27th:-
The election Of officers being over
the r w. Master said he was sure it
was very gratifying to us to have pres.
ent a visiting aad distinguished
brother from such distance in the
person of BIO James r. Quits, W.R.
Master of Granite Lodge, No. 35, OF
Barre, VT, U. s. A, and he call
ed on the brethren t accord him
very hearty welcome. The brethern
enthusiastically responded. Bro. Geo.
Allan, P. NJ, said that cur Lodge was
unique and he was sure we'met here
tonight under very unique circum.
stances. He had no doubt the ma
,ritv of the bretheln were well aware
of the very strong link that exists be-
tween the brethren of this the Opera.
tive Lodge and the b~ethern of Gran
ite Lodge. To strengthen thi, bond
of brotherhood and to show our ap
probation of the many kind services
rendered by the members of th'
said Lo lge t. the brethern OF
our Lodge who have made Barre
the land of their adoption and also
to the manv who had only been so.
journing there, he mao very great
pleasure in moving that Br). James
r CouJts r w. M. ,or Granite Lodge
be admit ted an honorary member 0
this the Operative lodge. The m 'tion
was passed unanimously. Bro Coutts
ia acknowle dg,ng said that e fe't s.
overwhelmed that he could not tind
words adequate to express his appre'
citation of the great honor so unani
mou sly conferred on lis Lodge aud
uiuself. He would inform his Lodge
OF the honor which their Lodge had
been pleased to confer and he wa
sure it would be highly a appreciated. ~