The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-18
Robert Weir Grand Chancel-
lOr Of Knights Of PythiaS
SESSION THIS MORNING
Grand Lodge Of Vermont Reported "a
Be in Splendid condition--0ne
New Lodge Was Instituted
During the Year.

The 2lst annual session Of the grand
lodge Of Vermont, knights Of Pythias
convened At nine o'clock this morning
in Woodmen's hall with Grand Chaneel-
lor William Mcdonald in the chair and
the grand officers all present. The first
business transacted was the conferring
OF the grand lodge degree on eighteen
past chancelIors. The grand chancellor
then called upon the grand officers from
out Of the state for remarks and Grand
Chancellor Bailey and Grand Keeper Of
Records and Seals Wilson Of Rhode H.
land and Grand Keeper Of Records aud
Seals Kicker Of Maine responded
The election Of the grand lodge off.
GERS for the ensuing year was then held
resulting as follows grand chancellor,
Robert Weir of Rutland; grand vice.
chancellor, 81 r. Boright Of Richford
grand prelate, z. G. Pitkin Of Marshdeld;
grand Keeper of records aud seals, G. +.
O Tinker Of ST. Johnsbury; grand mas
ter Of exehequer, F. W Booth Of Essex
Junction; grand master at arms, G, w.
Heath Of Danville: grand inner guard,
j. V. Stevens Of Waterville; grand outer
guard, i. w Merrill Of Orleans; grand
trustees, O. W. Buckley ol ST. Albans
and q W. Richardson Of Burlington; su
preme representative, q. w. Brown Of
Evansville
The lodge was reported TO be in q
splendid condition There are forty-oue
lodges in the state, with a total Of 2.406
members, gain OF eighty during the
year. One new lodge was instituted,
it being Mystic No. II at White River
Junction, This business took all Of the
forenoon and at u the lodge adjourned
until 1880 this afternoon.
At the opera house last evening Vim.
eitia lodge No. 10 Of this city con.
ferred the rank Of knight on esquires
Quincy ~ Carpenter Of Montpelier and
Coda H. Douglass Of this city The op.
era house was well filled with Pythians
from all over the state and Vincitia
lodge received high praise from the Wis
itors for the manner III which they cone
ducted the work
The following are the names Of tie
officers who took part in the work'
chancellor, e. d. Swasey; viee-ehancellor
Il. s, Cufrier; prelate r NJ Carr M,
of W, ~ II Duthie; inner guard, w. II.
Griffin; outer guard, George Wood; mas
tor at arms, James nj Even; senator's,
II II Wallace, T J Mercer, n s, Cur.
ner, g. NJ. Gates. 81 III Dady q. II.
Stevens, William Mercer. G. II Converse.
w II. Duthie; king, G. Herbert pape
kings attendants, I G. Netmore. j.. A.
Witham, w L. Carr; monitor, Charles
+. Stevens; pythogoras, William Il. Du-
THE; guards Capt F. NJ Audreani lr-
wing Whitehead, James Robertson M. A.
Little. William T. Harris, H. y Hough
ton. al &. Simpson; scribe, Homer O..
I.add; herald James NJ Gall; trumpeteri
David NJ Gibertsonf properties. g NJ.
Wiley, George Emslie, s Hollister Jack
son; electricians f. ". Nichols, r. III
IIodgdon, William Harmon; music.
George Garden; escort from Barre com
pany No 6. Col NJ j Roberts Col G. M.
Wiley, Adit f E. Robinson, Quarter
master II w Nichols, capt q G. Ken
yon, Lieut. r y. LeaYitt; Sir knights,
George y. Bates, O. q Russell, I'll G..
Davis William Robertson, d. j. Boyce,
j Gould More, q N. Kenyon D. @.
Roben, David Bird, a. c. Hyiand, Neil
O. Ralph, James r. MackaY.
After the work the Pythisns assem-
bled in Woodmen's hall, where smoke
talk was held and light refreshments
were served There were also remarks
BY the visiting grand officers.