Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-06-22
A MASONIC HONE
First Steps Taken towards It's
Establishment.
Of Investigation Appointed
by the Grand Lodge, 20 Report
Next Year -ORicers Elected
and Installed.

The seasons Of the grand lodge be-
gan Wednesday and 1t was not until
Thursday afternoon at about four
o'clock that the business was
completed The most important item
of the session was the Introduction Of
II resolution looking toward the cstab-
lishmcnt of Masonic home. This
idea has been uppermost in the minds
of the trustees of the grand lodge for
II long time but it was not until this
year that It was deemed possible to
accomplish the object. The resolution
provides that the grand lodge officers
together with all the past masters of
tho grand lodge. who live in the State.
constitute "A committee to look into the
matter of expense. location. etc. and
report at the next annual meeting of
the grand lodge. Such Il Masonic
home as the grand lodge will erect
when 1t decides upon definite action
will be an institution that will not
only he "a credit to the order but to
the city in which IL Is located as we'll
as To the state.
The election of officers passed off
without friction. Grand Master Daley
declined IL reelection and the ballot
resulted as follows:
Grand master--w. F.. Ranger of
Montpelier.
Deputy grand master--C. A. Calder
wood of st. Johnsbury.
Grand senior warden--L. S. Tillot-
ton of 81. Adams.
Grand Junior wardcn-E. c. Benton
of Guildhall.
Grand trcasurer-C. W. Whtcomb of
Proctorsville.
Grand secretary-H. II. Ross of Bur-
linGton.
Grand senior dcacon-Hcnry Poole
of Williamstown.
Grand junior deacon--H. II. Howe of
Rutland.
After tho election of officers the
lodge was called to refreshmcnt until
two o'clock r. m. At that hour work
was resumed and the final business of
tho session was disposed of.
The following appointments were an
nounccd
Grand lccturor-H. w. Ballou of Ches-
ter
Grand chaplain-R Rev. Edwin Wheolock
of Cambridge.
Grand assistant chaplain-Rev. G. F..
Partridge of Woodstock.
Grand marshal-D. S. Danforth of St.
Adams.
Grand sword boarer-w. W. Jones of
Barre.
Grand senior steward-Albert Nillam of
Burlington.
Grand junior stcward--E. II. Martin of
Burlington.
Grand pursuivant-C. A. Chapman of
Middlcbury.
Grand tyler-H. c. Pierce of Barton.
The election of district deputies resulted
as follows:
First-G. f. Mosher. Rural Lodge, No.
20. of Rochester.
Second--J. S. Niles Pownal Lodge. No.
1O3 of Pownal.
Third-C. S. Stay. Independent Lodge.
No. H. of orwell.
Fourth-D. c. sherman, Morning Star
Lodge, No. 81. of Poultncy.
Fifth-E. Q. Martin. Patriot Lodge. No.
%, of Hintsburgh
81, Of Barre.
No. Il, of Fairfax.
Eighth-C. w. Cutler, Blazing Star
Lodge. No % of rownshcnd.
Ninth--A. J. Huse. Phoenix Lodge. No.
~. of Randolph.
Tcnth-F. +. Miles. Memphremagog
Lodge. No. Is. of Newport.
Elcventh--H. O. Reynolds. Isle OF Patma
Lodge. No. Ii. of Grand Isle.
Twclfth--J. V. Dutton, Caspian Lodge,
No. 81 of Iiardwick.
ThirtoenthW. w. Saulding, Mineral
Lodge. No. o.. OF WolcOtt.
No. s., of Guildhall.
Tho officers WAS installed by Past
Grand Master Nj. O. Perkins of Windsor
and the grand lodge then closed in form.
COUNCIL OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD.
Tho annual meeting OF the order of
high priesthood wa" held Thursday night
1T the Masonic Temple with a large at
tendance The meeting was presided
over by the presidnt of the council, Con-
grcssman Kittcridge Haskins of Brattlc-
boro. The order of the high priesthood
was conferred upon large class of
candidates
The election of officers resulted as fol-
lows:
President Kitteridge Haskins of Brat
tlchoro
Vice prcsident--Collin Blakcly of
Montpelier.
Chaplain--The Rev. Charles f. Part.
ridge of Woodstock.
Recorder and treasurer--George +.
Root of Newport.
Master of ceremonies-Olin w. Daley OF
White River junction.
Conductor-W. II. Brewster of Middle
bury.
Hcrald-ISaaC ID. BAILEY of Rrottle-
boro.
Steward-E. j. Hill of Newport.
Sentinel-Isaac S. Yerks of White River
Junction.