St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-19

UIdIu (lctiISNHOig Mai "a SoihNi-
wood, 33rd degree, of St. Johnsbury.
Grand treasurer, Charles w. Whit
comb, 33rd degree, of Proctorsville.
Grand secretary, Henry H. Ross, 33rd
degree, of Burlington.
Grand engineer and architect, Hamil-
ton S. Peck, 33rd degree, of Burlington.
Grand hospitaler Chic L. Soule, 33rd
degree, of Burlington.
Grand master of ceremonies, DIN w.
Daley, 32nd degree, of White River
Junction.
The illustrious commander-in-chief an
nounced the following appointments:
Grand standard bearer, Silas II. DAN
forth, 32nd degree of St. Adams.
Grand captain Of the guard, George F.
Root, 32nd degree, of Newport.
Grand marshal, Charles A. Chapman,
Send degree, of Ferrisburgh.
Grand sentinel, Albert Killam, Send
degree, of Burlington,
The officers were duly installed by
Illustrious George 0. Tyler, grand cap
tain.
In the evening the Vermont Con-
sistory exemplihed the 9th degree, Hon.
Walter E. Ranger, SD degree, of Provi-
dence, X. l., as commander-in-chief pre-
siding. The work was elaborate re-
curing 20 men to perform the different
parts.
There was large class of candidates.
Short addresses were made by Ill.
Deputy Hon. Marsh 0. Perkins of
Windsor, Col George o. Tyler, grand
captain of the guard of the Supreme
Council, Col. E. c. Benton, commander
in-chief of Massachusetts, Consistory,
Boston, J. E. Kendrick of Providence,
R. l., Ex-Lieut. Gov. Z. NJ Mansur OF
Newport, Joseph A. DeBoer Of Mont
pelier, Ex-Gov. U. A. Woodbury., Charles
A. Darling, Henry H. Ross, H. S. Peck Of
Burlington, Rev. H. L. Ballou, George
W. Wing of Montpelier and Others. A
banquet was served and social hour
passed.
On Tuesday came the 65th annual con.
clave of the Knights Templar of Yer
mont and appendant orders. Sir Elihu
B. Taft of Burlington, X. E. grand COM
mander, gave his annual address in the
morning and in the course of his address
said Vermont would have at least SOC
in the parade at the next triennial con
clave at Saratoga The report of Sir
Henry H. Ross of Burlington, E. grand
recorder, showed that year ago there
were 2, 177 members in IL commandments
During the past year 1873 have been
knghted so that considering the losses
by death and Omission, there has been g
net gain during the year of 1913, making
the total membership 1900.
The report of Sir Charles W. Whitcomt
of Proctorsville, E. grand treasurer
showed a balance of $2,021.4S.
At the afternoon session, the reconi
mendation embodied in the address o
Grand Commander Taft in regard to thu
appointment of a committee to consider
the matter of uniform drill and foo
work was accepted and adopted and ST
Charles A. Calderwood of St. Johns
bury, Sir Lee S. Tillotson of St. Alban
and Sir George B. Wheeler of Bellows
Falls were appointed as such COMMITTEE
and instructed to submit report at tn
annual conclave next year.
The following officers were elected:
k. +. grand commander, Sir J.. Henri,
Jackson of Barre.
Y. +. deputy grand commander, 81
George H. Gorham of Bellows Falls.
+. grand generalissmo, Sir Frank L
Dewey of Montpelier
E. grand captain general, Sir Daniel S
Darforth of St. Adams.
=. grand prelate, Rev. Sir A. ]. Hong
OF Montpelier.
+. grand senior warden, Sir George F
Root of Newport.
f. grand treasurer. Sir Charles "
Nhitcomb of Proctorsville.
Z. grand recorder, Sir Henry H. Kos
OF Burlington.
=. grand standard bearer, Sir Willia1
Ii. Brewster of Middlebury.
+. grand sword bearer, Sir Harry a
Bartlett of St. Johnsbury.
r.: grand warder, Sir DIN w. Daley
White River Junction.
E. grand captain of the guard, Sir
l., Bates of Bennington.
The officers were installed by Sir XII
tredge Haskins of Brattleboro, pa.
grand commander, Sir Marsh O. Perkir
OF Windsor, past grand commando
acting as marshal.
Il The 54th annual assembly of tt
Grand Council of Royal and Select Ma
ters OF the State of Vermont was he
tuesday, evening with Most Illustrio,
q brand Master George F. Root of New
port, presiding. After the address t
the grand master, the following Office
q were elected:
M: |. grand master. David A. Ellio
OF White River junction