St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-01-22

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gets into the room. Registers are
placed in the partitions which re-
move all the foul air from the room.
The openings are regulated SO that
as perfect ventilation can be given
when the rooms are full as when
occupied by a few.
A Magnificent Building
One cannot help being impressed
with the good taste shown in the
ARRANGEMENT OF the building and its
finish. Nowhere is there sugges-
ton of over adornment but every
where It Il beautiful, simple and ele-
CANT. II is to be entirely devoted TO
masonic uses. Standing as 1t does
on a fitting prominence on one OF
the main streets of the village IL
will be through the years 10 come
a great credit to the village ana an
attraction that will receive the com
mendation of all whether VISITOR or
resident in the town. It Is great
monument to the skill and hard
labor of G. A. Calderwood, f. T.
Beck, H. J. Goodrich, G. f. WOODS
J. Rolf Searles and w. A. hlcKer'
who had the planning and eonstruc-
ton of the building in charge.
MASONIC HISTORY
Harmony Lodge No. IA, Danvillc
17O7-1s12; st. JOhnsbury 1872
1891. Passumpsic Lodge 1858
Written by Ralph c. Sulloway)
The early masonic history of St.
Johnsbury is so closely connected
with that of the town of DanV1lle
that IL is necessary to begin the
history of masonry in this vicinity
i'm Danville. The Masonic Grand
Lodge records Of Vermont show that
on october 10, 1897, a petition was
received from Rev. Thomas Tolman
and others of Danville, praying Tor
a masonic lodge to be constituted
IN Danville. This petition was
granted by the Grand lodge and
charter issued accordingly, and so
Harmony lodge No. IA, +. and A.
M. came into existence.
Rev. Thomas Tolman
Rev Thomas Tolman, the first
master of Harmony lodge, had
charges in Manchester, Dorchester,
Mtddlebury and Danville, and in all
these places took an active part IN
masonry. He was made a mason
June IL, 1898, in North Star looge
at Manchester, and when the conven
tion met there the next year Tor the
nurpose of forming the Grand
lodge of the State of Vermont, ne
was elected it's first grand secretary
which office he held for one year.
shortly afterward he was elected
Grand Junior deacon, and the follow
ing wear grand senior deacon. sam
uel G.. Crafts was elected the hrs'
senior warden of Harmony lodge
EARLY Days of Harmony
Tho 6rst mention of St. Johns
bury in Harmony records shows Iha'
the Grand lodge in session at yer
gennes in 1898 ordered that II Ihe
Master and Wardens shall Judge
that thew cannot assemble at Dan
willie. for the present, for want OF
competent accommodation, that lib
erty be and is hereby given to SAID
& Iodea To assemble at st. JOhnsbury
until accommodations shall be made
in Danyille suitable in the judgment
of said officers" Even at this early
date. there were number OF resi-
dents of St. Johnsbury who were ma
sons and attending lodge meetings
at Danville.
The October session of the Grand
lodge at Windsor, in 1911, authoriz-
ed the removal of Harmony lodg'
from Danville to st. Johnsbury, FOL
lowing the receiving of a petition
from the members requesting the
place of holding meeting be moved.
The lodge was moved here about the
first of the year, 1912, and continued
to hold meetings until 1881, with
the exception of very short time IN
1918. when the Grand Master sus-
pended the work of Harmony lodge
It appears that Harmony was MOI
represented at the Grand lodge meet
ings for several sessions, and had not
paid their dues. This matter was
easily adjusted, and their work con-
tinued.
Early Election
The earliest election on record oc'
Cured Dec. A, 1916, and at this meet.
ing there were SO members pres
emit, and the following officers were
elected for the coming year;
Master, Jude Kimball.
Senior warden, Calvin Jewett.
Junior warden, John Barney
Treasurer, Richard w. Fenton.
Secretary, Jerry Dickerman.
Senior deacon, Josiah G. Willard
Junior deacon, Daniel Chamber
lain.
Stewards, Samuel A. Wheeler.
Stewards, John Arlington.
Tyler, Daniel Kendall.
The following is list of the few
members of Harmony lodge not
otherwise already mentioned,
which will show the class of men
which were active in masonry in
the early days of the town, Silas
Colby, George Costilo, Hezekiah
Martin, Leonard w. Wood, Ira
mingtOn, John Spencer, Moses Bag
ley, Marmaduke Waite, Ezra Ide,
BENZ. p. Brown, Riley Woods, Jaree
Kendall, William Arlington, John
Barker, David Greton, Alanson
Crossman, ~ H. Bishop, William
Hutchinson, Stephen Hawkins, John
Lee, SiIas Hubbard, David Fogg
Leonard Harrington, Jonathan
Baldwin, Samuel White, Samuel