Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-05-10
Banquet to E. B. True.
FROM PAGE NINE

brethren this slight token. 1t is not
indeed princely gift, but even so, it
bears with it message of love and
esteem and the sincere wish of your
brethren that the Author of every
good may pour down upon you and
yours the continual dew of His bless
ing, that you may enjoy an uninter-
rupted season of unalloyed happiness
and contentment.
"Uncle Bert's" response here fol-
lows : Brethren, this is a little
more than expected 1t is true that
| have been laboring with you for
many years, but | have done no more
than my duty. 1t has always been
pleasure to me. l consider it one of
my duties to attend all of our meet
ings and do the best l can. / con-
slider it one of my loyal duties to
my lodge and to my brethren at home
and wherever | may be. AS the
brethren here we'll know, l never
have sought for an Office. l never in
tfmated to anybody that wanted an
office, but whenever / have been
called upon to do anything. I have
tried to do nv duty. When l took my
third degree in Masonry, Brother Lee
was the Master, quite good many
remember him, and one evening the
place of Junior Deacon was untitled
and Brother Lee asked me to take it.
tried to excuse myself. He said,
1T makes no difference, you take
that station and never refuse again
if you are invited to take a station,
do your BEST and | took it. | have
always took that way. and not giving
any excuse. but doing my best. 1t is
not ones fault if he cannot fill place
and has not bad time to learn it. 1t
is the Master s fault if he asks a man
who does not know it. 1t has beer
one of my greatest ambitions to live
in this community so that when | was
LAID away beneath the silent clouds of
the valley, it might be said of me
The world was better for his having
been in it.. That is all | want. If
l have done my duty. have done it
to the best Of my ability, | have my
reward. | have it every day.
didn't expect any such reward as
this. But brethren, this is invalua-
BILE. There is no money value to be
placed on that. | am at stage of
life that | cannot carry this but a
short time, and ! have just one re-
quest to make. When | get through
with it, / want it to belong to the
lodge. There is no one in the world
that would care to leave it to.
shall treasure it beyond price as long
as l live. and when l get through
with it, would like to have it treas
ured by the boys for my benefit. l
would give one month or more, or
two or three months of my life if l
could talk as that man can (indicat-
ing Wor. H. H. Ross, CIR. Sec.,) but l
can't. Brethren, | thank you. "
large bouquet Of carnations by Lake
side Chapter. O. E. S., TO which he
feelingly responded.
Following the presentation and re-
Spouse the speakers of the evening
were introduced by the POSTMASTER
and made short addresses of felecita-
ton to the guest of the evening, the
list including M. w. Henry +. Bal
lou, Grand Master; M. E. Henry S
Root. Grand High Priest; Wor. H.
H. Ross, grand secretary; V. E.
Geo. F. Root. acting grand COM
mander, DR.. Spencer, P. E. P Sussex
Preceptory, Rev. W. A. Warner of
Barton. A. D. Beede of Orleans and
H. II. Somers for Central Lodge of
lrasburg. Letters of regret at being
from III. Geo. I. Whitney, act.
G. NJ. r.; Mark o. Perkins, P. G. M, and
many others. H. C. F. Hoag, who
had the decorations in charge, carried
his scheme to just the right point.
The menu, which is omitted for lack
of space. was provided by Richard
Hurst. "nuf sed." The whole affa r
was, in itself, unique as "Uncle
Bert" got no more than twas coming
to him" and every word uttered was
sincere. That he is deserving of the
honors paid, the appended history
will prove.
Edwin Burtt True was born in
Derby, June II, 1882; he lived in that
town and Coventry until 1866, since
then he has resided in Newport His
Masonic history may be SUNNI arized
as follows He was made a Master
Mason in Memphremagog Lodge De-
cember II. 1865; exalted in Haswell
Chapter No. II, ST. Johnsbury, in
July 1866; greeted December IS, 1878,
at Newport, by the Most Illustrious
Grand Master Of the Grand Council of
Vermont, for the purpose of becom-
ing a charter member of Orleans
Council No. 49, Knighted in Palestine
Commandery No. 5. December q,
1888; has received all the grades up
to and including the thirty-second de-
gree, and became a member of YER
mont Consistory, Ancient and Accept.
ed Scottish Rite in July, 1888; was
dDOlnCeu I1ISn IrleSC at the Annual
Assembly of the Order of High
Priesthood of Vermont in June, 1868.
He has been four times Worshipful
Master of Memphremagog Lodge; fif
teen times Excellent High Priest OF
Cleveland chapter; ten times Thrice
IIlustrious Master Of Orleans Council
five times Eminent Commander Of
Malta Commandpry. and four times
Thrice Potent Master of Newport
Lodge of Perfection. He was alst
the first Patron of Lakeside Chapter
o. z. S
H has been three times Distric
Deputy Grand Master of the Tent
Masonic District and twice Dis
trirt Deputy Grand High Prizes
Ct the Fourth Masonic Dis
trict. He is Past Grand Senio
Deacon of the Grand Lodge of Yer
mont; Past Grand Royal Arch Cap