Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-07
PYTHIANS END ENCAMPMENI
Officers Elected by Grand Lodge
at Annual Meeting.
GRIND Chancellor Indd Reviews Work
Of the fenr-Recordcr Whitley re
ports Total Membership of -
9i5 In Subordinate Lodges.

The Uniform Rank, knights of Pyth-
las closed their annual encampment
in this city yesterday and voted to
make their next pilgrimage to Mont
pclier. Officers were elected at the
meeting of the grand lodge and other
matters of business were attended TO-
The encampment is considered to he
the most successful In the orders his
tory in Vermont Tho following of
fcers wore elected: Grand chancellor.
" w. Rand Of Har1wick; grand vice
! chancellor, II. W. Parish of this city;
grand prclatc A. y. Harris of Mont
pelcr; grand keeper of records and
seals. c. NJ. Wiley of Barre; grand
master of exchequer, f. w. Booth of
Essex Junction; grand master at arms
j. T.. Miller of St Adams. grand outer
guard. +. II. Burroughs of White Riv-
or Junction; grand inside guard. T.. G.
Potter of Island Pond; trustee, c. L.
Gilbert of Rutland; supreme represent
alive for two years, a. H. Butterfield
of North Troy; supreme representative
for four years, @. w. Bailey of Essex
Junction.
Following is the message of the re-
firing chancellor.
= GRAND CHANCELLOR'S ADDRESS.
Grand Chancellor H. G. Ladd of
BARRE said in the course of his an
nual address:
: Changing conditions and modern
problems have only tended to show
the thoughtful and earnest members
that broad principles upon which our
orders were founded are as essential
! now as they were in the days of SO.
The years work in our domain was
undertaken ami has been carried out
S under somewhat unusual circumstances
f and to one who really had the inter-
a est of our order at heart, however sue
t cessful the year may have been, there
G always will remain a regret that more
3 could not have been accomplished.
It was deemed advisable after most
G careful consideration and earnest work,
e. to accept the surrender of the charter
Y Of Valley Lodge at Brattleboro, some
e Of whose members have affiliated
: themselves with other lodges
= Monument Lodge at bennington has
= been dormant for some time ANA is
still entirely inactive and 1 would re-
commend that the condition of this
lodge bc taken up Immediately upon
l. the installation of the new officers
i Lyndonville Lodge at Lyndonville re-
3 Gently met with a severe loss by fire
All of their property and parapherna-
= liza was destroyed by fire. Your gran
y officers Immediately supplied them
o with sufficient outfits for doing bust
y ness.
l. OF the remaining lodges | know OF
Y none that are not active ana many are
l. noticeable for the splendid spirit ant
interest thcY are showing.
. recommend the inauguration of
{ standardized government Throughout
: the order, with general laws apple
\ able TO- and required of each subor
u dinato lodge.
| am fully convinced that the sue
- cess and prosperity of the Uniform
y. Rank in any domain tends to mate
in rally help the interest ANA member
At ship of the subordinate lodge and
= believe that the governing body wcr
~ especially wise in their last selection
es of the uniform which, as described, !
e. distinct and attractive and will ho o
ne great assistance in continuing inter
" est in this branch of our order.
NJ Our auxiliary order. the Pythia1
al Sisterhood. has also closed, | am in
81 formed n successful year and to ther
TN | extend my best wishes for n continu
IS ance of the present prosperity an
r. growth, and il is a pleasure for me t
er announce that am convinced tina
no they have been of a great aid and en-
lie courarement to many of our lodges.
as AS usual many brethren have Eon
III to join the Grand Lodge above and W
miss their kindly smile and pleasau
' greetings hut their memory still live
- 20 bless our lives. Special mentio
. should be made at this time Of tn
IN, unusual occurrence in the death e
two past grand chancellors, one G
whom was supreme Representative
viz. julius G. Remington of Benning
ton and Joseph H. Ncedham of Rut
land.
" STATISTICS or THE ORDER.
c. NJ Wiley of Barre, grand keeper
art rec,ads and seals. reported total net men
m horship in subordinate lodges of 2.9l5, b
nd side deduction of ~. The loss by dea'
is 81 and suspended l6 Two hundr,
ny ana seven members were initiated durir
we the year.
at There IS cash on hand of $94o10 in Il
ed grand lodge treasury The financial stat
IN ment Of subordinate lodges shows recoip
ge from all sources S25,i1GiS; disbursement
s2257s.23
re- There are 81 subordinate lodges in II
a. jurisdiction.
in PYTHIAN SISTERS MEET
WV The Pythian Sisters held a meeting We
Wa tcrday in Howard Relief hall, Gertru'