St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-04-08
SCOTTISH RITE rlASONRY.
yIizpah Lodge of Perfection HAS f''"
Letter Day In its hisioy'

uizpah Lodge of Perfection has ~
letter Day its Histo'y.
The snecial ccnvocation OF Scottish
Rite Masons on Monday afternoon anu
evening was largely attended by the
members of the local lodge, Mizpah
Lodge of Perfection, by their speciai
Quests LAFAYETTE Lodge of Perfection OF
Boston, and by visiting Masons lron
Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire ana
Massachusetts,. A class of 80 candidates
received the various degrees through tue
fourteenth in a manner which tor I'M
pressiveness and fullceremonial form was
never eouaed at any Scottish Kite in
;tia+ion in Vermont. In the afternoon
the candidates received the degrees from
| the fourth to the thirteenth inclusive
from Marsh 0. Perkins, 80. Deputy ior
Vermont in the Supreme Council OF the
: Northern Masonic jurisdiction OF the
S United States of America and Command
or in Chief of Vermont Council OF Deltoer-
=. alton. He was assisted by these officers
v Of Windsor Lodge of Perfection: Daniei
9 pavson of Windsor, George f. Flanders,
N O. W. Daley, J. 0. Kimball and H. A.
r SnaAord of White River Junction and T..
il. 7. Fish of South Royalton.
ke Promptly at O'Clock an excellent pam
ouet was served in the banquet hall py
the Order of the Eastern Star. One hum
-, d,ed and ten Masons enjoyed this part
,s of the entertainment and excellent music
go was furnished by Young's Orchestra.
Ats o'clock adjournment was taken
~. to the lodge room where the fourteenth
n. decree that of Grand Elect Perfect ana
Irs Sublime Mason, was conferred IN full cer-
emonial form by Lafayette Lodge OF Fer
CO. fection "a members of whom came mere
,nd bv the generosity of that wel-known
oua and former Vermonter, Col. E. c. Ben
tar ton. The following officers OF the lodge
-, conferred this impressive degree
NIL TP.G.M., lanes S. Blake, 32o.
y OF n r d G. NJ. Leon M. Abbott 80.
s. G. W., Edward G. Graves, 320.
,ses I.G.W., 7. F. Kenny, 80.
"s. ~, G. O., Jesse E. Ames, 320
until c. M. C., Curtis Guild, Jr., 81.
So. G. H.. Josiah 7. Dyer, 81 ooo
vern G IT.. Van Valkenburgh, 80.
Git, O. w. Storer, 320.
GUARDS.
'ency 81. Coy, 800. c. Q. Breed, 81 T.
chine Wise, 800, W. 0. Webber, 32'.
two After the exempli6cation OF the wof
,tion. Thrice Potent Grand Master Blal
man Welded the chair to I. T. =. M. Snafi
one 4 CaIderwood, $50, who gracefully
sea- troduced the speakers OF tne even'n
merits Bret actresses aoo W. ! hutchinson "a
of Lowell, Mass, Deputy to the Suprer
4 his Council for Massachusetts,, Col E.
o4.- Renton. 33o, of Boston, 7. P. Graz
""'e' Master Blake of Lafayette Lodge, Lex
M Abbott. one OF Boston's ablest la'
mas ,sa.s Thomas Fletcher of Litteton, N.
Motive Hon. Walter L. Ranger " nonspn">
se last state super'ntepnuepps pntan ~ c,tv editor
10 Roston Transcript and st Joht
holds hrrv Academy graduate, II. 5. Root
pening Newport, Lleut.'Oov. ou''ui ~ ,osGa,d &C
"seA' Derby Line. Arthur F. Stone and seve
- so others. IT,. ,;
nent. The principal address Of the even
vo,no was given by Col. Guild and ne
~, o"'s enthusa astically received when ne ar
Mohe' to speak. After relating sioe sphttl i
e with storp Of an incident in his speaking t
basket through the west with Mr. kooseEe.
I'D fu,l the Bryan campaign, ne spoee 'ee"l
charge a., .s'a 80 - was in evidence in Masol
in St. after this he spoke upon patrioI'
Al ner. rel ,t;no several incidents in the Span
American war where. he was on
Wheelrr's staff He paid his respect
hypno. tho cvn;cs who said American Id
,wer at were dead and gave several strring
- notriotism on the field and IN
en- camns His address was one OF the
the at - .,,aachas that has been give
1t. St. Iohnsbury for many daV anu
,o,os+;,e a finished and eloquent produc'loh'
aies'ihe The lodoe was closed in due tori
'emplar, rotove++e Lodge of Perfection,
on at rnh;cb there was an informal recept'(
Messiah Among the visiting Masons were
d, paige Of Lyndonville, /. D. Ba'le
le quar- Rraftleboro, l.. B. Heald of Little
ched by S.oroe - az II Proutv and George Roc
S Wach. Newport, Scott Eastman OF rom
oosuc, c. J. Lyon, Plymouth, f.
c.. tin of Burlington, H. A. Clay OF 30
ed rom and the following members OF La'a
al prac- Lodge of Perfection, in addition tt
officers: Edward II. West b M
of New Hatch, Eo"ato w. at''' 1n,enn r
9 -, ,h.n Johnson. Fred l. Pld
st enter | B Benton and Col. +. I. Benton
has been Nj zpah Lodge OF rel'eI,ion' sta
whose auspices this notable gatt
was held, may well congraIuIae:
ic schools selves on the success OF the occa>lo
is unable the inspiration given to Masonry
vile and section
his term. D,sseII n Conwell.