St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-25

to some of the granite quarries. The
Knights enjoyed the excursion very
much and were much impressed with the
quarries.
At 2 o'clock street parade was to
have been held by the regiment but ow-
ing to the muddy condition of the streets
the parade was called off.
At the opera house in the evening Vim
citia lodge No. 10, of Barre, conferred
the rank of knight on esquires Quincy
No. Carpenter of Montpelier and Coda
H. Douglas of Barre. The opera
house was well filed with Pvthians
from all over the state and Vincitia
lodge received high praise from the visit
ors for the manner in which they con-
Quoted the work.
At nine o'clock the next morning,
Wednesday. the 21st annual session of
the grand lodge of Vermont. Knights
of Pythias, convened in Woodnen's hall
| with Grand Chancellor William McDon-
aid in the chair and the grand officers all
present. The first business transacted
was the comforting of the grand lodge
| degree on eighteen past chancellors. 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 Island and Grand
Keeper of Records and 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, S. R. Boright of Richtord
grand prelate. E.. c. Pitkin of Marsh.
field; grand keeper of records and seals
c. F. o. Tinker of st. Johnsbury; grand
master of exchequer, F, w. Booth Of
Essex Junction; grand master at arms,
c. w. Heath of Danville; grand inner
guard, !. V. Stevens of Waterville; grand
outer guard, E. W. Merrill of Orleans
grand trustees, c. w. Buckley of St
Adams and c. W. Richardson of Bur.
lington; supreme representative, U. w
Brown of Evansville.
The lodge was reported to be in g
splendid condition. There are forty-ont
lodges in the state, with a total o
2,4O6 members, gain of 80 during the
year. One new lodge was instituted, il
being Mystic No. Al at White River
i Junction.
The annual session of the grand temple
of Pythian Sisters also opened Wednes
day morning in the Vincitia lodge rooms
with "a officers and members present
The grand chief, Mrs. Luna Dodge o
Bellows Falls, presided. Memoria
services for deceased members were tirs
conducted by Mrs. Rose Taylor Of Hard
wick, alter which the annual election 0
officers occurred, as follows grand chief
Minnie Hoyt of Hardwick; vice CRANE
chief, Eleanor Ewens of North Troy
grand junior, Lillian Dodge of Barton
Landing; grand manager, Blanch
Welcher of Montpelier; grand mistress
records and seals, Lizzie Stockwell O
Lyndonville; grand mistress of finance
Sarah Mcdonald of Danville; grand pro
tector, Abbe Whipple of Barton Land
ing; grand guard Mrs. Keith OF Spring
field; trustee, Nellie Pitkin of Marshfeld
supreme representative, Eva buchanan
of Barton Landing; alternate represer
tative, Lettie Bouldry of Marsh6eld.
The reports of the officers showed tina
the temple was in hourishing cond
ton. There are Is temples in the state
with total membership of about SOC
The grand temple has membership c
100, thirteen new members being take
in at the preliminary meeting held tn
. day before.
, The events of the week concluded las
Wednesday evening in Woodmen's ha
when Suadah Temple, No. Al, D. 0. K
K, initiated large class of candidates