Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-10
First Day of Annual Masonic
Week Devoted to the Scot
sish Rite.
COUNCIL OF DELIBERATlON
35th Annual Session Held Monday
Afternoon with Address by Dep
uty Perkins. Reports and EIec-
tion OF Ohicers-Dcgrccs
Worked by ConsistOry.


was marked by meetings of Vermont
Council of Deliberation and Vermont
Consistory, A. A. 8. r.
The 35th annual meeting Of the council
was held In their rooms in the temple
In the afternoon. III. Marsh o. Perkins
deputy for Vermont. presiding. After
the address of tho deputy and the
reports of tho secretary and treasurer
the following officers were elected:
First Lieutenant Commander-Edwir
3. True OF Newport
Second Lieutenant Commander-Henry
l.. Stilson OF bennington.
Minister of State-Charles A. Calder.
wood of st. Johnsbury.
MISREPRESENTATION g. Peck Of Bur.
lington.
Pror-Oi,n W. Daley Of White River
Junction
Treasurer--C W. whitcomb Of Proc
torsville.
secretary-Henry II. Ross Of Burling-
ton.
Master Of Ceremonies-silas H. DAN
forth Of st. Adams.
HospitalerAGeorge F. Root OF New
port
Observation-Disclosures A, Chapman OF
Ferrisburgh.
Standard bearer-Smith S. Ballard Of
Montpelier.
Captain Of the guard-George IL Rey-
nolds of Burlington.
Sentinel-Albert Iillam OF Burling
ton
The afternoon program of the Consist
DRY consisted Of the 2cnd degree work in
full, ceremonial form on a large class.
The characters for the work were as
follows: Thrice potent, the Rev. Newell
a. Wood; senior warden. DIT. II. B.
Small: Junior warden. John II. Gould;
orator, William II. Ridley; master OF
ceremonies, George f. Ferrin; guard.
Mark NJ. Craig; sentinel. George II.
Whitman; stage manager, Albert Kill
lam.
II the evening the 21st degree was
worked. Preceding the work the COM
mander-in-chief received the following
distinguished Masons 1llustrious Daniel
s. Danforth, 90 degrees, acting as mar
shall: Marsh o. Perkins 30 degrees, dep
uty of Vermont: III. George O. Tyler. 80
degrees, grand captain of the guard of
tie supreme council; the Ill., grand in
spectors general and others of high de-
gree.
The characters for the work of the
2lst degree were as follows: Iieuten-
ant commander. Count of Westphalia,
William NJ Martin; Count Reinfred of
Loogria- Don A. Stone: Adolph the Sax
cn. knight baronet, George II. Reynolds;
Altcndorf Baron Of Rheda, Edgar II.
Martin; Isador, a count of Bohemia, Ar
thur G. Mansur: Thaddeus, q count OF
Poland, the Rev. Jerome W. Goodel;
Philippe Augustus, King Of France, the
Eev. Newell A. Wood; Alphonzo VIII.
King of CASTLE, Charles NJ. Russell;
Fernando. a count Of Italy, Lowell c.
Grant; Knud VI. King of Denmark,
George +. Feriin; Eric of Denmark,
knight Of guards. John II. Gould; orator,
Charles a. Chapman; knight of finances.
eayles Nichols; knight of chancery,
Hamilton S. Peck; knight recorder,
George G. Stiles: grand warder. Herbert
=. Small: venerable secretary, LaForest
L. Paige; chaplain, the Rev. Henry l..
Rallou; halberdiers. Edwin D. Huntley
and Mark NJ. Craig: court attendants.
Frank T.. Rodiff and Charles E. Gros-
sarth; standard bearer. Daniel S. Dan
forth; stage manager, Albert Killam;
sentinel, George II. Whitman; sir knight.
captain Of the guards, Charles II. Jones
guards and others.
Music for tn. degree was provided by
TIE Scottish Rite quartette under the
direction of George II. sherman, 80 de-
grees, and Waterman's orchestra
Following the work remarks were made
by several of the distinguished Masons
present and the program of the evening
was brought to a close with a banquet
IN the Temple banquet hall