St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-06-15
Democratic State Convention.


Democratic State Convention.
Nj. G. Leary, secretary of the democratic
state committee, last week issued the
call for the state convention to be held
at ST. Adams, July IA, to nominate can
didates for the office of governor, lieuten-
ant-governor, treasurer, secretary of
state, auditor of accounts and attorney
general to be supported by the freemen of
the state at the biennial election to be
held Tuesday, September 6. Also to elect
a state committee for the ensuing two
years, and to transact any other business
to be done by the convention.
Representation in the convention will
be on the basis of one delegate from each
town and city and one additional dele
gate for each fifty voters or major frac-
ton thereof, cast for the democratic candi-
date for governor in 1908. Caucuses to
elect delegates to this convention shall be
held Friday, July 1.
M. Meldon of Rutland, " A. Billiard of
Burlington, c. D. Watson of ST. Adams,
H. B. Howe of St. Johnsbury, F. S. Pratt
of Brattleboro and F Nj. Bryan of Mont
pelier. This committee will make the
platform.
Grand Chapter o. E. S.
At the 39th annual session of the
Grand Chapter of Vermont, o. E. S., at
Burlington last week, the following
officers were elected: Grand Patron,
Arthur G. Spaulding of Ludlow; grand
matron, Mrs. H. L. Stillson of Benning-
ton; associate grand patron, George F.
Leland Of Springfield; associate grand
matron, Mrs. Ella F. Weeks of St. Johns
bury; grand secretary, H. L. Stillson of
Bennington; grand treasurer, Mrs. Eta
F. Fraser of Windsor; grand conduc-
tress, Mrs. Dana N. Coy of Windsor;
associate grand conductress, Mrs. Ger
trude F. Buell. of South STAFFORD; grand
warder, Mrs. Abbie E. Stone of Barre.
The appointive officers are: Grand lee
turer, Mrs. Ruby c. Hawley of Richford
committee on foreign correspondence,
Mrs. Elida Durham of Barre; grand
marshal, Mrs. Laura B. Cole of Ben
nington; grand Adah, Mrs. Hattie tones
of Richmond; grand Ruth. Miss Kate
Randall of Craftsburyi grand Esther,
Mrs. Florence Pierce of Barton; grand
Martha, Mrs. Josie L.. Pierce of Johnson;
grand e1ecta, Mrs. F. R. Stoddard of
Shelburne; grand organist, Miss Edith
c. Eaton of Arlington; grand chaplain,
Mrs Abbie Randall of Wells River. The
district deputies, grand patron and
grand matron are as follows: No. 1, w.
T. Farnham of PouItney and Mrs. Grace
Richmond of Rutland; No. 2, Charles
Howard of Bellows Falls and Mrs.
Grace Richardson of Townshend; No. 8,
Charles w. Brown of White River juno
ton and Mrs. Nettie Sargent of South
Royalton; No. 4, D. E. Mason of Mont
pelier and Mrs. Lucinda Cleveland of
Randolph; No. 5, Arthur Lang of st.
Johnsbu1y and Mrs. Annie Dole of Dan
vile; No. 6, E. II. Sherwin of Johnson
and Mrs. A. R. Campbell of Morrisville;
No. Z, F. w. Baldwin of Barton and
Mrs. Ada B. Hill of Newport; No. 8,
Frank E. Bigwood of Winooski and Mrs.
Carrie Sturtevant of East Fairfield; No.
9, O. K. Collins of Shoreham and Mrs.
Serapha Sneeden of Bristol.
Over 200 members attended the SEES
sion. The place of meeting for next year
has not been decided on but it will prob
ably be on the east side of the state.
The financial condition of the grand
chapter is as follows: Total receipts for
past year, $2,1e5.53; disbursements,
$1,795.61 cash in treasury. general
fund. SIS, 513.61; home fund. $2,O64 90;
hospital fund, $145.98; total assets,
S7,724.55.