The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-06-15
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Officers wsre elected Thursday Al
The ssth annual session 81 The
Grand chsp,w o. Vermont. order
o. the Eastern Star. held Ia Bur
ilngton. The officers are
Grand patron. George v, Leland o.
Springfield: grand mAiEoh. Mrs Ella
W. Weeks. 81. Johnsbury. grand
secretary. A. l.. Silll@on. " Ben
niurton. ire-clee,edl. grand treas
urer, Mrs. Eta y. Fraser. 81 Wind
sor. fre-eieetedi associate grand
patron, Enos " serwin, Of Johnson,
assoclat. grand mairon, Mira Dana
n. Coy. OF Windsor. grand conduc-
,Feas. Mrs Gertrude y. Buell., Of 30.
STAFFORD. associate grand eondac.
treSs. Mrs. Abhie ID. Stone. OF Barre.
grand wArdcr. Mrs Laura d. Cole,
Of Bennington,
The appolnuye grand officers
were announced an follows: Grand
lecturer. Mrs Ruby c. Ilawley. of
Richford: grand chaplain. Mrs. Abby
3. Randall. OF Wells River. grand
marshal. Mrs. Florence X. Pierce.
OF Barton: grand Adah. Mrs. Lola
NJ. Cutting. OF Concord; grand Ruth,
Mrs. Frances l.. vinton; grand Es-
ther. Mrs. Hattie NJ Richmond.
grand Martha. Mrs. Nina McGinnis.
grand Electa, Mrs. Martha A. stod-
dard. OF shelburne; grand sentinel
Herbert r. Eaton, OF West Arlington
committee for foreign correspon-
denee. Mrs. Aida NJ. Durham. OF
Barre.
The district deputies chosen are
District No ], Herbert n shaw. OF
Manchester Center, and Mrs A. w.
sheldon. OF Fairhayen; district No,
2. Charles s. Howard, OF Bellows
Falls, and Mrs. Grace T. Richmond,
OF Willlamsville; district No 3, s,
u. Bueli, OF South STAFFORD. and
Mrs Georgianna Gushing. of Wood
stock; district No. 4. Dwight Il. Ma
son, OF Montpelier, and Mrs. Lucind
Cleveland. OF Randolph; district No
s, Arthur NJ. Lane, OF ST. Johnsbury |
and Mrs. Edith Mcdowell, OF Lyn-
donville; district No 6, DR.. John c,
Morgan. OF Stowe, and Mrs A. X.
Warren. OF Hardwick, district No.
4. Fred NJ. Sears, Of Irasburg. and
Annie IL. French, of Orleans; dis
tfiet No. s, Frank II. Davis, OF Bak-
ersfield, and Mrs l.. f. Greene, OF
Riehford; district No. .. DR.. r. h.
Stoddars, of Shelburne, aud Mrs A.
Il. Clement, OF Burlinton
Contrary TO the expectations OF
many members of the order, the re-
yIsed constitution aud digest was APP
proved and adopted with perfect har
mony and without discussion The
special committee which prepared
he constitution and digest was
made up of H. h. Stllson. Mrs.
Eima NJ Miller. aud Mrs. Georee II.
Leland.
The afternoon session closed al
about 6 o'clock and the evening
was taken up principally by
the installation OF the newly chosen
Officers. The installing officer was
Past Grand Matron Mrs. Christina
Borland. OF Sharon. formerly OF st.
Johnsbury, while Mrs. Fred G. Pet
ty, OF Brattleboro, acted as marshall
and Mrs George #. Leland was act
Ing chaplain. The memorial SER
vices for deceased members took
place at the beginning of the after
noon session.
Grand Patron Arthur G. Spauld-
Ing. OF Ludlow. presided at yester-
days sessions. In his annual re-
port he announced the addition of
four new chapters to the Vermont
jurisdiction. These are located In
North Montpelier, Vergennes, Bur
ington. and Alburg.
Mrs Alden Braley, worthy grand
matron of the jurisdiction OF Mime
sofa addressed the session, and des-
ribbed the different methods OF pro
'edure that are found In the grand
chapters OF the various states. Mrs
Fanny Morrison, grand conductress
II the New Hampshire Jurisdiction
vas called upon. but did not deliver
Ia address. The Rev. Willis ID. En-
lie was the speaker OF the evening
Il Wednesdays banquet.