The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-17
VISIT BARRE'S
GOLD MINE"
Vermont Knights Of PythiaS
and Their Sisters
GO TO GRANITE QUARRIES
Grand Lodge Held Brief Session This
Morning Parade This Afternoon
was Called off Because Of
Muddy Roads.

The preliminary session Of the 2ltt
annual convention Of the grand lodge Of
Vermont. Knights Of Pythias, was held
at 0 O'Clock this morning in Woodmen's
hall, the grand chancellor, William A.
Macdonald Of Bellows Falls, presiding.
The meeting was largely attended, as
nearly all Of the delegates from the Il
lodges in the state were on hand, as welI
as most Of the grand officers. Each
lodge is entitled to two to four delegates,
according to the membership Of the lodge.
The grand officers present are Grand
Chancellor William A. Macdonald, Bel
lows Falls; grand vice-ehaucellor, Robert
Weir, Rutland; grand preIate, Y w.
Rand Hardwick; grand keeper Of records
and seal, C r. 0, Tinker, ST. Johnsbury
grand master Of exchsquer, f. W. Booth.
Essex Junction; grand master al arms,
A. n. Clapp, Riehford; grand inner
guard, w. G. Heath. Danyillei grand
outer guard z. w. Merrill, Philemon
lodge Orleans; grand trustes, G. w.
Richardson, Burlington, G. r. Boright,
Richford, +. T aylor, Hardwick; grand
tribunals, NJ 2. Morris, MorFisyille, G. S.
Town, Richmond, w. W. Brown, Evans
vile.
Themeeting this morning was short
and adjourned in time for the delegates
to take in the granite quarry excursion.
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cd to the business Of the lodge
There are several distinguished visitors
present from Maine, Connecticut and
Rhode Island. They are the supreme
yice.chancellor, George NJ. Hanson Of
Calais, Me-; the grand keeper Of records
and seal, Wilfred E. Kicker Of Maines
Grand Chancellor Davis Of Rhode Island
and Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
w. A. Wilson Of the same state; Grand
Chancellor stanton Of Connecticut. and
the grand keeper Of records and seal, II.
o. Case, of that state.
This evening at $3.50 o'clock at the
close Of the concert in the city park by
the Barre Citizens hand. the rank of
knights viii be conferred in the opera
house by Nincitia lodge No. 10 of this
city, at which all pythians are invited
to be present A feature Of this meet
ing viii be addresses by the grand oti-
GERS from out Of the state.
Uniform Ranks Field Day Also.
To-day was field day of the Uniform
Rank regiment. At l0sl5 this molging
large number Of the visitors. escorted
by the local Pythians. went on The ex-
cuTsion to the quarries, returning short-
ly before noon. A special train over
the Barre railroad was chartered for the
trip.
II was intended to hold street parade
this afternoon at two o'clock, and the
Barre Citizens band marched to tho
to escort the paraders. A
conference was held at the grounds, and
it was decided, owing to the muddy
condition of some of the streets 20 be-
traversed that the parade would be cali
ed off. The Rutland, Marshield, Sc.
Johnsbury and Barre uniform ranks
were to participate. with delegations
also present from the Bellows Falls, st.
Albans, Burlington, GFoton, LyndonYille
and Barton Landing
This evening at 5 o'clock will take
place at the eampgrounds the evening
dress parade and retreat, which is the
formal breaking up Of camp, though
most Of the men viii remain III camp
until tomorrow The encampment il
the largest attended the regiment has
ever held, there being over l25 officers
and men present Last night 25 men
from the Rutland company arrived.
Last evening the annual business meet-
ing OF the officers Of the regiment was
held and the following officers we're
elected: lieutenant colonel Of the regi-
ment, Major ] G. Hoyt of ST. Albans,
to succeed Lieut., Col A Fl Rarcher
Of Fort Ethan Allen; major Of the first
Capt Henry Ellis of SIT Johns
bury; major Of the second battalion,
Capt. r. E. Mitchell Of Rutland Tho
regiment has been in two battalions. and
last evening Colonel G. MI Wiley made
d division of the regiment into three
as follows; first battalion,
st Johnsbury, Hardwick. Barre Marsh-
field and Groton; second battalion, But-
land, Burlington Bellows Falls and Mid.
dlebury; third battalion. ST. Albans Bar
ton Landing, Richford and LyndonYille.
The major Of the third battalion will
be elected later.
The regimental silver cup, which ig
presented each year to the company hav-
ing the largest number of men in camp
and in the parade win be presented this
evening after dress parade.
Pythian Sisters Arriving.
The officers Of the grand temple Of
Pythian Sisters and delegates are arriY-
ing to-day and their meetings viii ba
held tomorrow in the Vincitia lodge
rooms.