The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-04
EASTERN STAR OF
VERMONT HOLDS
ANNUAL MEET
Largely-Attended Gathering at
Burlington
REPORTS SHOW GOOD GAINS
Address of Grand Patron Contained
interesting Statistics-His
Recommendations


session of the 9th annual convoca-
ton of Vermont Order of Eastern Star
was held at Masonic Temple yester-
day with an unusually large atten-
dance.
According to the report of the grand
secretary, II. L. Stillson of Benning-
ton, the grand chapter has a total
membership of 1912, gain of 126 dur
ing the last fiscal year which ended
May l. There are Ga chapters in Yer
mont a gain of two during the year.
The greatest single gain was made
by Alma Hendee Chapter No. ~ of
Orwell which has % new members.
The grand treasurer. Mrs. Eta F.
Fraser of Windsor reported balance
of s5020.32 on hand not including ac-
crued interest since January |. The
Vermont Masonic and Eastern Star
fund aggregates $1941.37 and the Hos
pital fund $13935, exclusive of ac-
crued interest
At the session today Dr. F. r. Stod-
dard of Shelburne, grand patron pre-
sided and the following grand officers
were present:
Grand Matron, Mrs. George f. Lee
land, Springfield.
Associate General Patron, Arthur G.
Spaulding, Ludlow
Associate Grand Matron, Mrs. Chris
tina Boraand, South Londonderry.
Grand Secretary, H. l.. Stillson,
Bennington
Grand Treasurer Mrs. Eta F. Fra
ser, Windsor
Grand Conductres, Mrs. II. L. Still
son, Bennington
Associate Grand Conductres, Mrs.
Eta w. Weeks st. Johnsbury
Grand Warden, Mrs Dana n Coy
Windsor.
Grand Lecturer, Mrs. Ruby C. Haw-
ley. Richford
Grand Chaplain. Miss Mary F.
Hough, White River junction.
Grand Marshal Mrs. Emma Fl. Pow
ers, Lyndonville
Grand Adah, Mrs. Abby s Randall
Wells River
Grand Ruth, Mrs. NJ H. Hazen.
South Royalton.
Grand Esther, Mrs. Isabelle Nc
Naughton, Hardwick.
Grand Martha, Mrs. Lille Lang.
Barton.
Grand Electa, Mrs. Lizzie E. Dan.
forth, Bristol
Grand Sentinel, Alfred E. House.
Williamstown.
The annual address of the grand
patron was delivered this morning and
was in part as follows.
Again our official ranks have been
broken of the death of Carl R. Storrs
past grand patron. Brother Storrs
was a man of sterling qualities. He
did as much or more to put our grand
chapter on its present sound basis as
any of our Grand Patrons. None were
more conversant with Masonic law:
none loved our Order better or stroye
harder to live up to it's principles.
Death has also entered the ranks
of many of the subordinate chapters
during the year; to allsuch we extend
our fraternal sympathy.
My first duty after my election was
the appointment of my deputies which
were as follows
Dist. No. l, Herbert T. Eaton, West
Arlington.
Dist No. 2, Ferris R. Vaughn. Brat.
tleboro.
Dist. No. 3, Charles f. Woods.
Dist. No. 4,w. B. Clark, Waterbury II,
Dist. No. 5, Freeman P. Russell.
Concord
Dist. No. 6,E. H. Sherwin, Johnson
Dist. No. Z, Burton Jones. Island
Pond.
Dist. No. S,Ernest A. sturtevant i,
East Fairfield.
Charters were granted TO tbrae new
chapters at the annual grand chapter =
session in 1908. Minerva CHAPTER No =
%, Corinth, which was constituted bv
'ro. Freeman P. Russell, D. G. r :,
'lazing Star Chapter. No. 50, Town
nend' constituted by Brother Ferris e