Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-03-29

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| lation was served in the banquet hail to
the brethren and their ladies'. This hail
| was occupied until December, 1887, when
| the new hail in Market block was dedi-
Gated to Masonry by the officers of the
| grand lodge. NJ w. Alfred A. Hail, grand
| master. All of the Masonic bodies then
moved to their new home ana continued
| to occupy the same until they moved
| April to this temple in which we are
| now assembled which was dedicated May
81, 1911. June 6, 1876, the date for hold
| ing their stated meetings was changed
from the Tuesday on or preceding the
full moon to the second Tuesday of each
month and has remained so ever since.
In the summer of 1880 various members
of the lodge feeling that the interest of
Masonry would he best conserved by the
esta blishment of another lodge in town,
took their DENTS from the lodge and
subsequently petitioned Grand Master
Iavant NJ Read for a dispensation to
hold meetings and do Masonic work un-
der the name of Brattleboro lodge, with
Brother William II. Vinton, w. NJ.
September IA, 1880, Columbian lodge,
by vote, gave its consent for the es
tahlishment of the new lodge. A dis
pensation was granted the petitioners by
the grand master, and Dec. IA, 1880,
Columbian lodge, on request of Brother
| Ninton voted to give the use of its aprons,
working tools, furniture and other para
should obtain such for themselves.
June 16, 1881, Brattleboro lodge, No. 102,
received its charter and has had a very
prosperous existence since then.
In preparation of this address l have
devoted myself solely to historical data,
not Venturing to express opinions of my
own, and, hence | remain silent as to
whether or not the interests of Masonry
in this town and the state, in the long
run, will he best conserved by the eXis-
tence of one or two lodges here. 1t is
my earnest prayer that the present cor
dial relations and hrotherly love existing
between the membership of the two
lodges may continue to the end of time.
The records of Columbian lodge, No. &c,
which l have examined with great care,
demonstrate that its members We're never
afraid to cast a black cube, and during
the 81 years of Masonic life its member
ship. a whole, has been selected from
among the best citizenship within its
jurisdiction.
Twenty-three of it's members have
served the lodge as its worshipful mas
tiers. viz:-Edward j. Carpenter, Ran
slure w. Clark, William f. Nichols,
| George II. Newman, William H. Ninton,
Nathan 5. Howe, Charles a. Miles, Ly-
man II. Dearborn. Edwin II. Putnam,
Albert j. Simonds, Daniel l.. Herrick,
Chauncey b. Dickinson. Kittredge Has
kins, Isaac d. Bailey, Henry A. Chaplin.
Albert w. crouch, charles II. Grant,
James Is Eandoll' Anthohy +. SchWehk,
waiter r. Huhnaru' 'hrlStle IS CroWeil,
James \. Hoadley and Sanford a. Dan
iels.
me longest PERIODS OF service as w. NJ
nave heen that OF Bfother carpenter
Iour years; brother Nlchols' TOUR years
brother HasklhS' eleht years Brother
baHeN' -FOUR years Inc louse mas had
STEADY healthN growth ana notwlth-
/ sta ndinC il lost some of its best and
hlGhlN esteemed members When Brattle-
boro lodge was established, 1t has always
pursued conservative ana caretul
course, constantly Keeping IN NINA ana
| observing the ancient iahuharks OF the
| order' ana at the present TIME IL numbers
loo members.
That Co!umnian lodge mas received Its
| que snare OF RECOGNITION ny the several
Masonic grand bodies OF Vermont, the
following will show:
hrother Nlafke was grand senior war
den or the grand lodge IN lS62, ID, TO-
I'll, %: Brother Ninton was grand Junior
warden IN 1870 ana grand senior warden
IN lS', ~; Brother Miles was grand
hl@h priest of the grand chapter IN 1867,
~ a. fr tner tfasklns was grand hlgn
priest IN 1889 "a, Va, S6; was grand
JUNIOR Wafoeh OF the grand ioaSe IN
,~N'' w; grand senior warden IN HSi'
W. deputy grand master In 1898, ~ .
grand master in 1893, 81; was grand
CAPTAIN general OF the grand command
| cry IN lNNN; grand generaIlsslmo IN lNN':
'eputN grand commander IN 1870 ana
| grand commander IN lS'l VIZ Brother
| FalleN was grand Junior deacon OF the
1 grand lodge IN 1904, grand captain OF the
! guard OF the grand cornmanderY In 1894
grand warden IN 1892 grand sword bear
/ er IN lN96 venerable chief OF me Ma
| sonic Veterans ASSOCIATION in 1909, most
! INDUSTRIOUS Grand master or the grand
| councl IN 1910 and grand senior warden
| "f the knights OF the Red cross OF
! Constantine in 1911; Brother Crowell was
made master OF the LIST veil of the grand
chapter in 1911; our treasurer Brother
Frank y, Putnam was grand captain of