Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-06-09

posed Eastern Star home. January G was
named as a desirable date.
The condition of the grand chapter, as
shown by the report of the secretary,
Henry l.. Stilson, of Bennington, is as
follows: Number of chapters, ga; number
of members, 1924; gain during the year.
one chapter and 500 members The
largest gain was in Phyllis chapter of
Rutland, which initiated 3S persons. The
Barre chapter gained 36 members, Barton
Landing SO, Bennington 29. The state
ment of the general fund shows a balance
of S30O7, and there is 1883 in the Masonic
home fund
A part of the afternoon proceedings was
known as a chapter OF sorrow, when the
time was devoted to memorials and
| tributes to members who have died dur
/ ing the year.
were chosen:
Grand patron, DR.. Frederick G. Pettee,
| Brattleboro; grand matron, Mrs. Willis
| +. Griswold Springfield; associate grand
| patron, DR.. George II. Gorham, Bellows
| Falls; associate grand matron, Mrs
| Lillian c. Chase, East Fletcher; grand
| secretary, II. L. Stillson, Bennington;
grand treasurer, Miss Eta A. Fairman,
Windsor; grand conductress, Mrs. Jessie
L. Bigwood, Burlington; associate grand
| conductress, Mrs. George +. Leland,
| Springfield; grand warder, Mrs. Christina
| Borland, st. Johnsbury.
The appointive officers are as follows;
| Grand chaplain, Rev. l. p. Chase of Bar
ton Landing; grand lecturer, Mrs. Elma
NJ. Miller of Newport grand marshal,
| Mrs. Carrie L. Hamilton of Brattleboro;
| grand sentinel, Carl r. Storrs of New
port; grand Adah, Mrs. Abbie d. Stone
| of Barre; grand Ruth. Mrs Fannie X
| Wheatley of Montpelier; grand Esther,
| Mrs. Clara S. Chapman of White River
Junction. grand Martha, Mrs. ]. H.
Hewitt of South Royalton; grand Electa,
Helen Stillson of Bennington.
Important action was taken in the vote
| to change the annual meetings of the
| subordinate chapters from December to
| April. The annual meetings of a large
part of the Masonic bodies of the state
are now held IN April and the change
was made to secure uniformity. An in
| Vitation to hold the next annual conVoca-
ton in Enosburg Falls was accepted.
The reports of committees were con-
| cluded at the evening session. A decision
was made that petitions for membership
do not become the property of a chapter
until they have been accepted by a formal
| motion and vote. Circular No. l, the
! object of which was to remove from prac-
| tice the eXtraneous customs which have
| cTept in and which was in the interest
| of uniformity, was adopted so far as 1t
| related to ritual work. A new form of
petition was adopted, providing a severe
| test as to the regularity of the applicants
and their standing Masonically. A feature
| of the meeting was the presentation to
| Mrs. Durham, the retiring grand matron,
by Mrs. Ella A. Bigelow of Marlboro,
| Mass, editor of "Mizpah," of a handsome
oil painting of Ruth and Naomi. The
| figures were life size and the painting,
| which was executed by Mrs. Bigelow, was
mounted on velvet. Mrs. Bigelow made
| the presentation with we'll chosen words
and Mrs Durham responded Mrs. Bige-
| low in her remarks complimented the
town of Brattleboro, Bingham chapter
the past grand officers and others.
Resolutions thanking the people of Brat
tleboro for their hospitality, also the rail-
roads, etc, were adopted, and the con-
vocation closed with the installation OF
officers. The installing officers We're Past
Grand Matron Mrs. Aida NJ. Durham OF
Barre and Past Grand Patron F. w
Baldwin of Barton. Mrs. Addie l.
Cushman of ST. Johnsbury was marshal.