The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-18
DR.. sroDDARD GRAND PATRON
Eastern Star Elects Mrs. Leland
Grad kairon Of The Order.
BuslneSs ans legislative Sessions Of
Beth Annusl Convention Close
With Installation Of Officers
Steady Growth in Membership and
PfosrerlIy Shown b. Reports.

SicS9t bfeNNl w ncmpfi >hip SnS
Prosperity shown BY Reports.
Rurlinesua. Junc The buslncs,
and legislative sessions u lhe sah Al.
NAL souyrnii0s grand chapter IL Yer
nioni. Order u lhe Eastern star. wcre
bsiA ihss morning md afternoon ~ the
Masonic temple with installation IT
officer, IN Tbs eeening, The morning
sessiou vas largely devoted 10 lbe re.
port II oaeers. The Treasures re-.
port showed ia The treasury s.sS57 II on
lhs iirsi u the year just cnded and a
balance on hand NJ present u SS5D, %,
The morning session included The
address 81 the grand patron. DIR.
G-orYe II GoFhAm " Bellows Falls.
aud she grand mAtron. Mrs, Jessie l..
Bigwood u Burlington.
TRK GROWTH % the ORDER
The grand patron spoke Of The con.
slant and steady growth of The order,
One chapter, Metiowee, No. u of
Pavlei. has surrendered III charter
during the year bat this chapter bad
been practically dead FOR number Of
years. Dispeusaiions have been grant
"a for new chapters al West River with
II members. Fair Haven with II mem.
beers, Essex junction with lImembers,
shoroham With IL members, Corinth
and Richmond. The grand patron re-
commended that charters be granted
all these chapters with the exception Of
Essex junction aud shoreham, which
have not been in existence long enough
10 receive them.
The grand patron also offered a list
Of recommendation for the good OF
the order and read a detailed report
from the sessions Of the general grand
chapter held in Milwaukee last Sep
TENDER, lie paid tribute 10 DR.. L.
X. Brush, d. G. r., OF the 9Th district,
who has died during the year and al
50 to the memory Of other members of
sisters jurisdictions, who have passed
away during the year.
MRS. BIGwooD's ADDRESS.
The address OF Grand Matron Mrs.
Bigwood, showed that during the year
10 visits have been made 10 other chap.
tiers in the state and that she has also
attended the llth triennial assembly Of
the central grand chapter in Milwau-
kee. 0yeI % letters have been receiy-
ed from chapters throughout the state,
giving Insight into the work and enab-
ling the grand matron 10 clear up sew
eral difficulties. The increased inter
est is denoted by the large attendance
at the meeting.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The afternoon session was devoted
almost entirely tothe election of the
following officers:
Grand patron, DR., +. X. Stoddard of
grand matron, Mrs. George
r. Leland of Springfield; associate
gram matron, Mrs. Christina Borland
Of st. Johnsbury; grand secretary,
Henry l.. Stillson of Bennington; grand
treasurer, Mrs. Eta A. Fairman of
Windsor.
Appontive officers: Grand conduct
ress, Mrs. II. l.. Stillfon of Benning
ton; associate grand conductress, Mrs.
Ella Weeks of st. Johnsbury; grand |
wardcr, Minnie NJ. Coy of Windsor;
grand chaplain, Miss Mary +. Hough
Of White River Junction: graud leetur-
er, Mrs. Ruby c. Hawley Of Richford;
grand marshal, Mrs. Emma II Powers
of Lyndonville; Grand Adah, Mrs.
Abbie S. Randall of Wells River; grand
Ruth, Mrs. NJ. II. Hazen of South
Royalton; grand Esther, Mrs. Isabelle
McNaughton Of Hardwick; grand Mar
tina, Mrs. Lille Lang of Barton; grand
Electa. Mrs. Lizzie Danford, Bristol;
grand sentinel, Alfred Il. House Of
In the evening the officers were in
stalled by Mrs. Jessie l.. Bigwood, re-
firing grand matron, assisted by Eu-
yenia NJ. Pattee of Brattleboro, 7. G.
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