Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-08-24
Pythians Gather at the Armory
in 18th Annual Conven.
ton.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Routine Busincss Transacted-J. r
Remington Of Remington Elected
Grand Chancellor - Reports
SHOW a successful YEAR
Field Dny To-day

With a large attendance, tho 18th an.
nual convention of the Grand Lodge, and
Uniform Rank, knights of Pythias of YER
mont, opened in the arn,ory yesterday
morning. The time was taken up in the
morning and afternoon with the reports
Of the various officers, the election OF Off.
GERS ana with a banquet last evening.
Tho convention opened at nine o'clock
in the armory with Grand Chancellor u.
". Brown OF Evansville presiding.
GRAND CHANCELLOR's REPORT.
Grand Chancellor Brown then made his
annual report. After extending his most
cordial regards and words of hearty well
come tho grand chancellor rcported that
Montpelier and %Lyndonvillc lodges have
been aided in the past year. and that now
lodges have been instituted in Alburgh.
East .Alburgl,. Winooski, Milton, Water
bury, johnson. Middlebury and SPRING
field. eight in all. The outlook for now
lodges is excellent as there arc applica-
tions from Brattlctoro. Nergcnncs. Swan
ton. Watervillc, Mortified. Sholburnc and
Grand Isle.
Mount Mansfield district has been added
to the domain, making n total of seven
districts.
Cne new company has been mustered
into the Uniform Rank and another ono
will he soon ut I.yndonville. Petitions for
companies hav, been received from
Marshticld and West Topsham.
OF the endowment rank the resources
in excess of liabilities are $l.oll ,ois.92. To-
,I a,,,, 80 .l.ntl l.,.tt. ,,,iI SIM.
organization of the endowment rank. ST.
31o.45314.
Damon Lodge Of Dan>illc dedicated n
new hall December n. Nincitin Lodge Of
Barrc II new one ON May H., and Philemon
Lodge of Barton another hall on August
is.
The branch of tho order known rs the
Rathbonc Sisters is growing encouraging
ly. a grand temple will soon be organ
izel.
He recommended that the delegation to
the grand lodge he divided, one delegate
for lodges less than one hudred and two
for lodges over one hundred. That the
grand chancellor be elected for two years
instead of ono and that the grand lodge
be called every two years instead OF one
That the salary of the grand keeper OF
records and seals he raised
In conclusion the grand chancellor
thanked one and all for tn help they mao
given him and earnestly hoped mat ms
| efforts would meet with approval an'
that they had sustained. strengthened an,
dcy,loped tn. work. to spread friendsh'p
chart and ~b,uovolcnce in this domain.
REPORT OF THE GRAND NEEPf.h
OF RECORDS AND SEALS.
Tho report of the grand keeper o
| records and seals, G.. +. O. Tinker or 81
robusburv shows a total membership
Of . osS. a net gain during the year o
100.
,rhirtecn members have died and 81 hay
been released by card. OF the meh'ner
shin there arc "A past grand chancellors
90 past chancellorS, l.1A knights l.
osuuircs and 16 pages.
REPORT or THE GRAND MASTEI
OF ENCHEQUER.
Tho report or ~" grand master o
exchcouer. r.. W. Booth of Essex juno
ton, showed the total receipts To nav
been S2.2,4.sl and the total disbursement
81. 7s6. Is. thus leaving Il balance IN ex
cheouer of s5Os.G5.
MANY HIGH OFFICIALS IN AT
TENDANCE.
Among those who were present at yes
terday's deliberations were waiter =
Ramsdcll of Lynn, grand chancellor q
Massachusetts: Martin J." KimbaH. gram
chancellor of Maine, William \. wilson
grand keeper of records ana seals u
the grand lodge of Rhode Island; Hor
ace @. Case. grand Keeper of record
and seals of the grand lodge OF Con
nccticut; Charles A. Cross. who mold
tho same office in the Massachusett
grand lodge; Grand Chancellor Randa'
of Rhode Island; Delegate a. o.. BcsteI
reprcscnting the grand lodge of 1thod
Island: Past Grand Chancellor n. !
Rowman of st. Johnsbury. 81 years old
Grand Vicc-Chancollor j. y. Remingto
of bennington: Grand Prclate NJ. /
Ladd of Island Pond: Grand Master 6
Exchcoucr T.. w. Booth of Essex june
ton: G. NJ. a. W. c G. Pitkin of Marsh
field. Grand inner Guard Fred c. Shot
Va of Lyndonyillc; Grand outer Guar
r. r. Gammcll Of Danvillc: Grand Trus
tcos s. r. Borieht of Richford. r. 4
Whitcomb of Bellows Falls; Grand Trt
hrnes H.. l.. Stillson Of Bennington. |
Il. Slack of st. Johnsbury, H.. T.. Vince
or of st. Adams.
The reports which were submitted |
the morning received approval at tn
opening OF the afternoon session. Su
prcme Chancellor Charles T.. Shivelc
of Richmond. Indiana, made an X
pliflcation OF the secret or unwritte
work and that was followed by tn
election OF officers.
ELECTION or OFFICERS.
The election of officers resulted a
follows:
Grand Chanccllor-J. 7. Remingto
of Bennington.
Grand Vice-Chancellor-Guy ". Bal
ley of Essex Junction.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seals
c. f. o. Tinker of 81. Jo%hnsbury.
Grand prclatc--R. r., Mitchell
Rutland.
Grand master-at-arms--M. q. Roscr
berg of Burlington.
Grand Master of ExchcNucr--F. v
Booth Of Essex Junction.
Grand Inner Guard-F. &. ShOnyO {
Lyndonville.
. Grand Outer GUARD p. Ewins {
North Troy.
Il. &. Pitkin of Marshhold was cleo
ed Grand Trustee for three years.
II. l.. Stilson of Bennington was az
pointed Grand Tribune. to succeed hin
!, self and the appointment was confirm
|, ed by the grand lodge assembled.
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