Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26
DISTRICT MASONIC MEETING.
Star Lodge CT Townshend Conferred
Degrees SplendidIy.

Star Lodge CT Townshend Conferred
Degrees spIendidIy.
The annual meeting of the Free Ma
sons of the eighth district of Vermont
was enjoyed Friday by fully 200 members
of the craft, who gathered in the Ma
sonic temple in Brattleboro. Every lodge
in the district was represented, the
grand lodge was represented by the
grand master and several other grand
officers, the ladies of Bingham chapter,
O. E. S., served a fine banquet and
Unity lodge of Jacksonville and blazing
Star lodge of Townshend won many
compliments for impressive work in con-
ferring degrees. 1t was the first meet
ing of the kind ever held in the temple
and it was generally pronounced one of
the most successful in the history of
the district. Christie B. Crowell of Brat
tleboro, district deputy grand master,
was in general charge.
The exercises began at 2.30 in the af
ternoon, when a lodge of Master Ma
sons was opened by Columbian lodge
No. SO, of Brattleboro, Sanford A. Dan
iels, w. NJ. The chairs were surrendered
to Unity lodge, No. SO, of Jacksonville,
John r. Coleman, w. M, and this lodge
conferred the Entered Apprentice degree
with rare precision and effect The work
was reviewed by David A. Elliot of
White River Junction, grand lecturer of
the grand lodge. lie found little to cor
rect and much to commend.
At o'clock the banquet was served
in the banquet hall by Bingham chapter,
o. E. s., covers being laid for over $50
persons.
At 7S0, when the craft were called
from refreshment to labor, District Dep
uty Grand Master Crowell received Most
| Worshipful Grand Master Henry L. Bal
lou of Chester and his suite. Ferris r.
|
lodge, acted as grand marshal in es-
corting the following distinguished Wis
| itors into the lodge: NJ w. Grand Mas
ter H. l.. Ballou of Chester, Past Grand
Master kittredge Haskins Of Brattleboro,
r. w. Grand Senior Warden Charles H.
Darling Of Burlington, r. w. Grand
| Junior Warden Harry ]. Stannard Of
Barton, r. w. Henry H. Ross. grand
secretary of Burlington; w. David A.
Elliot, grand lecturer of White River juno
ton; G. A. Harrington, district deputy of
the third district; G. H. Branch, district
| deputy of the 18th district; Past Grand
| Senior Warden w. H. Vinton of Brat
| tleboro. Past Grand Junior Deacons Isaac
! D. Bailey and w. B. Vinton of Brattle-
boro.
| The district deputy's welcome was a
happy effort both in the sentiment ex-
| pressed and in the manner of its deliv-
cry.
! Inc private grand HOnOTS were given
and the distinguished visitors were es-
corted to seats in the East. Blazing
Star lodge, No. 49, Of Townshend then
| conferred the Master Mason degree. This
| lodge, which recently celebrated its Tooth
anniversary, and was one OF the eight
lodges of Vermont that did not surrender
their charters in the anti Masonic Pc
| riod, has held for years an enviable rep
utation for splendid work and it was
fully maintained on this occasion under
the leadership of Russell w. Blood, w.
| NJ. The grand lecturer reviewed the
work and complimented the Townshend
brethren on their fine showing.
Remarks were made by Most Worship
full Grand Master Henry l.. Ballou and
by Right Worshipful Grand Senior Warden
Charles II, Darling. The other grand
officers were excused from speaking in
order to give them time to catch the
| 1925 northbound train,
Just before the lodge was closed Isaac
d. Bailey past master OF Columbian
lodge, presented a resolution, expressing
sympathy for Past Grand Master Alfred
A. Hall in his sickness, and invoking
the blessing of Divine Providence for his
| restoration to health and strength. This
resolution was unanimously adopted and
1t was Immediately dispatched by tele-
graph to Judge Hall. whose death oc-
CURED on Sunday. Judge Hall was
made a Mason in Blazing Star lodge
In Townshend and he always had a
warm place in his heart for the breth.
rem of the eighth district.
A delightful feature of the program
both afternoon and evening was the
singing by the Brattleboro Masonic Glet
club under the direction of e. II. Crane
Many of the visitors had opportunity tC
enjoy the bowling alleys, billiard AM
card rooms throughout the afternoon ant
evening.