St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-06-23
Masonic Week in Burlington.

The advent of Masonic week Monday
June was marked by meetings of YER
mont Council of Deliberation and Yer
mont Consistory, A. A. S. R. The 35th
annual meeting of the council was held
in the afternoon, Ill. Marsh O. Perkins,
deputy of Vermont, presiding. After the
address of the deputy and the reports of
the secretary and treasurer the following
officers were elected: First Lieutenant
Commander, Edwin B. True of Newport;
Second Lieutenant Commander, Henry
L. Stillson of Bennington; Minister of
State, Charles A. Calderwood of St.
Johnsbury; Chancellor, Hamilton S. Peck
of Burlington; Prior, DIN W. Daley of
White River Junction; Treasurer, c. w.
Whitcomb of Proctorsville; Secretary,
Henry H. Ross of Burlington; Master OF
Ceremonies, Silas H. Danforth of St.
Adams; Hospitaler, George F. Root of
Newport; Seneschal, Charles A. Chap
man of Ferrisburgh Standard bearer,
Smith S. Ballard of Montpelier; Captain
of the guard, George H. Reynolds of Bur
lington; Sentinel, Albert Killam of Bur
lington.
On Tuesday afternoon the Grand Com
mandery elected the following officers:
r. E. Grand Commander, Sir Frank D.
Dewey OF Montpelier; V. E. Deputy
Grand Commander, Sir Silas S. Dan
forth of St. Adams; E. Grand Generals
simo, Sir George F. Root of Newport; E.
Grand Captain General, Sir Frank L.
Clark OF Rutland; E. Grand Senior War
den, Sir William H. Brewster of Middle
bury; E. Grand Junior Warden, Sir DIN
W. Daley of White River Junction; E.
Grand Prelate, Sir Alfred J. Hough of
Montpelier; E. Grand Treasurer, Sir
Charles W. Whitcomb Of Proctorsville;
E. Grand Recorder, Sir Henry H. Ross of
Burlington; E. Grand Standard Bearer,
Sir Edward l.. Bates of Bennington; E.
Grand Sword Bearer, Sir Frank B. Put
nam of Brattleboro; E. Grand Warder,
Sir Elroy B. Whitaker of Barre; E.
Grand Captain of the Guard, Sir Frank
B. Putnam of Brattleboro.
At the seth annual assembly of the
Grand Council Royal and Select Mas
tiers, held Tuesday evening, the following
officers were elected: Grand Master,
Isaac D. Bailey of Brattleboro; Deputy
Grand Master, Daniel c. Noble of Mid
dlebury; Grand Principal Conductor of
Work, George |. Whitney of Bellows
Falls; Grand Treasurer, Charles H.
Heaton of Montpelier; Grand Secretary,
Henry H. Ross of Burlington Grand
Captain of the Guard, Olin W. Daley of |
White River Junction. Grand Conductor.
Charles T. S. Pierce of Vergennes Grand
Chaplain, Alonzo T. Clarke of Barre;
Grand Lecturer, Ferris R. Brown OF
Brattleboro; Grand Marshal, Dana S.
Brownell of Springfield; Grand Steward, |
Arthur G. Sprague of St. Tohnsburv:
Grand Sentinel, George F. Morse of Bur.
lington.
Masonic Veterans association held
their annual meeting Wednesday evening
the following officers being elected: Veneer |
able Chief, kittredge Haskins of Brattle-
boro; First Assistant Chief, Charles H.
Heaton OF Montpelier; Secretary, H. H.
Ross of Burlington; Chaplain, Alfred I. |
Hough OF Montpelier; Marshal, Daniel S. |
Dantorth of ST. Adams; Finance Commit
tee, George H. Knsley of Burlington.
George W. Wing of Montpelier, and
Daniel S. Danforth of St. Adams.
On Thursday morning the Grand
Lodge elected the following officers;
Grand Master, Lee S. Tillotson of St.
Adams; Deputy Grand Master, H. L.
Ballou OF Chester; Grand Senior Warden,
Z. 5. Weston of New Haven; Grand
Junior Warden, J. V. Dutton of Hard.
wick; Grand Treasurer, c. w. Whitcomb
OF Proctorsville; Grand Secretary, H. H.
Ross OF Burlington; Assistant Grand
Secretary, F. A. Ross of Burlington;
Grand Senior Deacon, D. H. Switzer of
Bellows Falls; Grand Junior Deacon, E.
B. Blodah ofNorth Montpelier; Grand
lecturer, G. H. Darling of Burlington;
Grand Chaplain, A. J. Hough of Mont
pelierr; Assistant Grand Chaplain, G. F.
Fortier of Montpelier; Grand Marshal,
D. S. Danforth of St. Adams; Grand
standard Bearer, John E. Paddock of
oaxtons River; Grand Senior Steward,
Albert killam of Burlington; Grand
unior Steward, E. H. Martin of Bur-
ington; Grand Pursuivant, E. A. Roleau
of New Haven; Grand Tyler, F. H. Far
-ington of Brandon.