Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-06-24
GRAND LODGE ELECTS OFF,
GERS.
Rev. n. L. BalIou OF Chester is
Chosen as Grand Master.

Chosen as Grand Master.
The Grand lodge of Vermont, Free
and Accepted Masons, met for its closing
session last Friday. Grand lodge officers
were elected during the afternoon session.
No change was made this year in the
matter of the temple per capita tax. 1t
was recommended that the tax be raised
from 80 to 80 cents for the next three
years when it was expected that the a
mount realized, with the income from
the temple. would pay off the interest
bearing debt. The recommendation was
not accepted.
In the morning portrait of the retir-
ing grand master, L. s. Tillotson, and
one OF Past Grand Master NJ. ]. Horton
of Poultney, deceased, were presented to
the Grand lodge.
The newly elected officers were install
ed by Past Grand Master NJ. o. Perkins,
C. A. Ca der wood, acting as marshal.
The grand masters jewel was presented
to the retiring grand master by the in
coming grand master, H. L. Ballou, in
behalf of the Grand lodge.
The officers elected are as follows:
Grand master, Rev. II. L. Ballou of
Chester; deputy grand master E. s.
Weston Of New Haven; grand senior
warden, G. H. Darling Of Burlington;
grand junior warden, H. j. Stannard of
Barton; grand treasurer, G. w. Whit
comb of Proctors ville;gr and secretary, 81.
H. Rose of Burlington; grand senior dea-
con, w. w. Jones of Windsor; grand
junior deacon, F. K. Goss of Montpelier.
The officers appointed are: Grand lect-
urer, David A. Elliott of White River
Junction; grand chaplain, Rev. A. j.
Hough of Proctorsville; assistant grand
chaplain, Rev. w. j. Ballou of Ludlow;
grand marshal, D. S. Danforth, of st.
Adams; assistant grand marshal, j. E.
Pidvock of Saxtons River; grand sword
bearer, l.. S. Norton of Bennington; grand
senior steward, Albert Killam Of Burling-
ton; grand junior steward. E. Ii. Martin
of Burlington; grand pursuivant, II. w.
Humphreys of West Rutland; grand
t., L.
The district deputy grand masters are:
NJ. lie. Mower of Woodstock; No 9,
F. B. Randall of SALISBURY; No 3, j. A.
Harrington of Vergennes; No. A, G. H.
Mcleod of Brandon; No. 5, G. D. Warren
of Willston; No. 6, w. G. Eastman of
North Montpelier; No. T. L. E. Gibson
Of Richford; No. 8. c. B. Crowel of Brat
tleboro; No. 8, j. G. Prize Of Williams
town; No. 10, E. G. Garyne of Orleans;
No. II. l.. F. Pike of Isle La Motto; No.
u, ]. E. Mitchell of Hardwick; No. ID, F.
c. Chase of Eden.
ORDER OF HIGH PRIESTHOOD.
In the evening the Order of High
Priesthood of the state of Vermont met
and elected officers. Among the dis
tinguished visitors present were Most
Excellent Henry Dewitt Hamilton, past
grand high priest of New York, and
grand master at the first vail of the gen.
eral grand chapter of the United States
and Right Eminen William B. Hand,
grand representative of the grand chap
ter of Vermont to the grand chapter of
New York.
The officers elected are: Most excellent
president, Collins Blakely of Montpelier;
excellent vice president, G. w. Daley of
White River Junction. excellent chap
lain, Charles F. Partridge of Woodstock;
ecexllent recorder and treasurer, G. F.
Root of Newport; excellent master of
ceremonies, Don A. Stone of Plattsburgb,
N. Y; excellent conductor, I. D. Bailey
of Brattleboro; excellent herald, j. E.
Trail of Burlington; excellent steward,
W. E. Gilbert of Burlington; excellent
sentinel, D. H. Switzer of Bellows Falls.