Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-06-11
GRAND LODGE
OF FREE MASONS
The 115th Annual Communication
in Session in This
City.
1888 MASONS IN STATE
Grand Master CnldcrwOod's Address
Veteran Association Had Their
Annual Meeting while Enjoy
ing n Boat ride and Ban
qu~t Lust Evening.

sonic week was characterized by one
OF the most important sessions yet held.
that of the ll5th annual communication
of the Grand Lodge OF ermont, +. & A.
NJ. which convened at ten o'clock yes
torday morning, with an after dance of
about 200
The greater part Of the morning ses-
sion was taken up by the annual ad-
dress OF the grand master, Charles A.
Caldorwood of st. Johnsbury. The ad-
dress was a clear concise statement Of the
work done during the past year and con-
tanned many important points for the
consideration Of grand lodge members.
one of the matters brought up was
that Of tho proposed sale at auction of
land upon which the Masonic Temple
stands. to meet the demand for back
taxes. The sale of the land was to have
taken place yesterday morning hut an ex-
tension of 30 days was granted. The
grand master sail that the time was ap-
preaching when this matter Of taxes
would have to bo settled and his report
on the matter was referred to n commit
tee of grand officers for their consdora-
tion. This committee VIII report at the
business session This morning.
In his reference To the fraternal dead
the grand master made pecal mention
OF Robert ] Wr ght of Newport. past
grand senior deacon. who died Scptem-
bcr 2S 1907; Hiram II. Howe of Rutland.
past grand Junior 1cacon. who died No
vcmber 30. 1907. the Rev Edwin Whee-
lock OF Cambridge. grand chaplain of the
grand lodge for nearly 20 years who
died December Is qo1
No, ,..;,.,
81 200 for the assistance of the san Fran
cisco earthquake sufferers. OF this
am unit $500 was returned by the CALI
fornia grand iodgt with expressions Of
appreciation .,.d his amount will be
turned into the, .iasonlc Home fund
which has now reached 5000 A com
mttee has also been appointed to con-
slider the selection OF a site for the home
4 new grand lodge has been estab-
lishcd in the great Canadian Northwest
Of Saskatchewan, which is the second
grand lodge organized within two or
three years from the original jurisdiction
of Manitoba. A new lodge has also been
organized at Proctor. the officers being
installed by .the grand secretary, Henry
H. Ross.
Tho grand master has attended II dis
trc. meetings during the year and there
has been a marked decrease in requests
for wavcrs Of jurisdiction
The report of the grand secretary
showed that there are now l2.3S3 master
Nsons in Vermont a not gain Of 305
! over last year The report OF the con-
mittce on credentials was also read by
the grand secretary and showed that
there are l03 subordinate lodges in the
! jurisdiction and that t'ere have been
ol2 delegates present at the meetings this
week. There are Il grand lodge officers
present. "a rmancnt members and four
deputy grand masters.
Following the address of the grand
master and the reading Of reports, the ad-
dress of the grand lecturer. j. Vernon
Dutton OF Hardwck, was Eivel and this
was followed by adjournment until this
rlorning at nine o'clock, whom the reports
of committees will be heard and the
business OF the grand lodg. resumed.
Among the prominent members of the
! fraternity present are COL George o.,
| ior honorary past grand master of the
! Grand Lodge of Quebec. CO... T.. G.. Ben
ton. past grand junior warden of the
Grand Lodge OF Vermont and past deputy
grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Massachusetts. and past grand masters
! Delos NJ Bacon of St Jonnsbury, John
II, Whipplc OF Mancncster. o. w.
Daley Of White River junction. u. y.
Nicholson of Burlington and others.
The grand lodge officers were al,
present. The place of the Rev. Edwin
Wheelock, chaplain. was taken by the
Rev, A. J. Hough OF Montpelier.
VETERANS ON THE VERMONT.
Instead of the regular meeting. the