Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-06-22

the chairman of the same being en-
powered to increase the membership OF
the committees as may be deemed
necessary. The Vermont committee
consists of President John M. Thomas,
w. H. Crockett, and Geo. I. jarvis.
The New York committee has not been
announced. The two committees will
visit Washington, probably before
the end of the month, to confer with
the lighthouse board of the United
States Government in reference to the
building of the memorial. 1t is thought
that the monument to Champlain may
take the form of lighthouse.
Masonic Doings.
The Grand lodge of Vermont, Free
and Accepted Masons, met in Burning
ton last week.
stalled by Past Grand Master M. y
Perkins and O. A. Calderwooo, acting
as marshal. The grand masters Jew
ell was presented to the retiring grano
master by the incoming grand mas
ter, FL L Baliou, in behalf of the
Grand lodge.
The officers elected are as follows:
Grand master, r ". q. L. Ballou OF
Chester; deput, granl master, E. S.
Weston of New Haven; grand senior
warden, O. 81. Darling of Burlingto n !;
grand junior warden, II. j. Stannard
Of Barton; grand treasurer, G. w.
Whitcomb of Proctorsville; grand
secretary, 81. Fl. Ross of Burlington ::
grand senior deacon, w. W. Jones of
Windsor; grand inlor deacon, F. K.
Goss of Montpelier.
The officers appointed are: Grand
lecturer, David A. Edit of White Riv-
er junction; grand chaDlai n, Rev. A
j. Hough of Proctorsville; assistant
grand chaplain, Rev. W. j. Ballon OF
Ludlow; grand marshal, D S. Dan
forth of ST. Adams; assistant grant
marshal, j. E. Pidvock of Saxtons
River; grand sword bearer, L 8. Mr.
ton of Bennington; grand senio r
steward, Albert KDlam of Burling
ton; grand junior ueward, E. b
Martin of Burlington; grand pursui-
Want, Il. W. Humt hreys of West Rut-
land; grand tyler, II. L. ToWnshend
of BIldport.
The r. A. M. officers are: Grand
hign priest, II. G. Root of Newport;
deputy grand high priest, S. I. Braley
OF Rutland; grand King, II. D. Bryan|
of Morrisviie; grand scribe, S. IL
Danforth of ST. Adams; grand captain
most, d. A. Stone of Piattsburg, N
Y; grand principal sojourner, 81. j
Slannard of Barton; grand r. A. cap
tain, J. r. r berts of Burlington
grand master of the third veil, G. n
rilden of Barre; grano master of the
second veil, w. II. Brewster of Mid
| dlebury; grand mas.er OF the first veil
y. A. Lang of Montpelier; grand sen
tinel, y. Z. CroWeLl of Brattleboro
grand chaplain, Rev. @. F. Partridge
of Woodstock; grand lecturer, George
d. Whitney OF Bellows Falls.
The Vermont C. A. r. Encampment.
The Add annual encampment of thu
department Of Vermont, Grand Army
of the Republic, was held in Montpelie
last week The report of the assistan
acknowledgement showed a membership
of 2466, posts 80, one disbanded, Gar
| field of Lincoln; net loss of member!
during the year, JAG; deaths, 1913; gair
during the year by muster 35, transfer
20; reinstatement, 81 total, go. The
total receiptswere $3.50 and expense.
$1I64; balance S8O6. The Women's
Relief Corps, ladies of the Crane
Army, and Sons Of Veterans also were
holding sessions there. The Re
lief Corps has IS corps, 2714 members
net gain, 1874; cash expended for relic.
work by corps $600.90; number o.
soldiers assisted, III; others as
sisted, 665; turned over to post!
S740. 10. The convention adopted by {
unanimous vote resolutions offered by
Col Mansur of Newport protesting
against congress allowing a statue O.
Gen. Robert E. Lee in Confederate
uniform to be placed in the capitol a
Washington. Delegates to the nation
al convention will go uninstructec
DR.. E. ]. Foster of Waterbury Cen
ter, Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy's adopted
son. and one Oh the youngest men in the
department, was elected department
commander. George w. Bridgman O.
Hardwick was elected senior vice com
mander and E. H. Nye of Glover junior
vice commander. E. A. Baker Of
Montpelier was appointed assistant ad
jutant OF the department headquarter:
at the statehouse.
Rev. E. j. Ranslow Of Enosburg pro
tested against the dissertation OF Me
mortal day with baseball, football anc
general sports and in spirited speech
urged the convention to instruct the
delegates to the National Encampmenr
to favor changing the present Memoir
al day to Sunday, which the conven
ton voted to do and named the frs
Sunday in June. The delegates were
At large. Herman w. Allen of Ben
nington delegates, William D. Ball OF
Ludlow, w. S. Jenne of Newbul y
Silas G. Collins of Lyndonville, C. j.
Marsh of Enosburg, W. H. Miles Of
Townshend; council of administration
Harley G. Sheldon, A. P. Ranney. C,
P. Hogan, G. B. Parker.
The next encampment will be hello