Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-02-28
OVER 300 MAsoNs PRESENT.
Banner District Meeting for Vermont
and Largest Ever Known in Eighth
District.

Banner District Meeting for Vermont
and Largest Ever Known in Eighth
District.
The banner Masonic district meet
ing for Vermont was held in Brattle-
boro Tuesday. when the attendance,
upwards of 300. was the largest ever
known in the eighth Masonic district
The lodge room work was excellent
and full of interest the visitors were
Hospitality entertained, several of the
officers of the grand lodge were pres
ent, and a feature which added great
ly to the pleasure of the occasion was
the singing by the Harvard quartet
of Boston. A delegation of so Mas
ons came from Bellows Falls alone,
while every lodge in the district was
represented, and among the names
recorded were members of lodges in
Maine. New Hampshire, Massachusetts,,
Connecticut, New York. Pennsylvania,
Michigan Colorado. and two lodges in
Ontario.
The afternoon meeting was opened
at o'clock in form by Columbian
lodge, No. SO. of Brattleboro. James
B. Randoll, w NJ. Social lodge of
Wilmington, Orrin R. Buell., w. NJ,
worked the first degree on w. E.
Haskell candidate for BrattlebOro
lodge. No. 102. Members of Brattle-
borO lodge rehearsed the lectures of
the degree. Nearly 200 were present
at the afternoon meeting and supper
was served to fully that number.
The brethren were called from re-
freshment to labor on the third de-
gree. at 7.30 with George b. Wheeler,
district deputy grand master, as w.
NJ. w. A. TruaX. w. M. of King
Solomon's lodge, No. As. of Bellows
Falls, as senior warden; w. B. Vinton,
w. NJ. of Brattleboro lodge. No. IG2
as junior warden: c. F. r. Jenne and
f. H. Putnam of Columbian lodge. as
treasurer and secretary, respectively;
j. b. handoll. w. NJ. of Columbian
lodge. as senior deacon; o. r. Buell.,
w. NJ. of Social lodge No. 3S, Will
mington, as Junior deacon; Calvin A.
Moore, senior steward of King Solo,
mons lodge. as senior steward; F.
Lewis. senior warden of Lodge of the
Temple. No. "a. Bellows Falls. as jun
ior steward; Rev Albert Hammatt of
King Solomon's lodge as chaplain;
Denison Cowles. past district deputy
grand master, of Brattleboro lodge,
lumbian lodge as tyler.
These past and past grand officers
were received with grand honors:
Most Worshipful Charles R. Montague
of Woodstock. grand master of the
grand lodge: A. r. Bush. Of Orwell.
grand lecturer: Milo j. Horton of
Poultney, grand senior deacon; C. V
Bryant of South Londonderry, grand
sword bearer; G.. F. Leland of Spring
field, past deputy grand master, and
of district No. /, and past grand SEN
ior deacon; w. S. Leonard of Bellows
Falls. past grand senior deacon; w.
II. Hutchins of Bellows Falls, past
grand junior deacon.
The Master Mason degree was con-
| ferred upon George f. Adams of Brat
| tleboro lodge. Following the degree
| work remarks We're made by Most
Worshipful Grand Master Charles r.
/ Montague, Grand Lecturer A. R. Bush,
| Grand Senior Deacon Milo j. Horton,
| Rev. Albert Hammatt of Bellows
Falls. Rev, F. A. Royal of Townshend,
Rev. l.. NJ. Keneston of West Brattle-
boro. and Rev. f. 7. Mathison of Brat
tleboro.
The Harvard quartet of Boston,
sang songs which accompanied the
degree work both afternoon and even
ing, and rendered some special selec-
tions after the lodge was closed.
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