The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-13
VERMONT SHRINERS
IN TWO CELEBRATIONS
Mount Sinai Temple at Montpelier and
Cairo Temple at Rutland Have
Big Meetings.

Mount Sinai temple, Ancient Arabic
Order, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, held
| its annual session in Montpelier last
night, which was conceded to be one OF
the largest and most successful ever
held. At least 400 Shriners from differ.
ent parts of the state were in attend
anee.
The evening began with the transac-
tion OF routine business, reading of re-
ports, election of delegates to the inn
perial council, to be held in Atlanta,
Ca May IL and 13, election of candi-
dates and working of candidates. The
latter was the big feature of the even
ing and the following were the candi-
dates Edwin L. Mcleod, BarEe; Henry
w Knight Barre; Wilbur u. Mower,
Barre; William j. Inglis, Barre; Ralph
M. Hutchin, Middlebury; William G..
Roby, st. Adams; Samuel J. Matson,
Northfeld.
The Mount Sinai band furnished
music and rendered the following pro-
gram: March, "The Potentate," Tindall,
Mt Sinai temple; Medley Overture,
"The Sunny South" Lampe, tSouthern
Plantation Songsl; waltz, "Blue Dan
ube," Strauss; Medley march, THAT Old
Girl OF Mine" Van Alystyne; selection,
"Chimes of Normandy" Planquette; in
termezzo, "Snow Deer" Percy Wenrick;
March, Manhattan Beach" Sousa;
finale, "The Girl Left Behind Me-" E.
Brooks
A testimonial was presented retiring
Illustrious Potentate Charles III. Gibson
of Bellows Falls, who responded. The
banquet proved most appetizing, after
which w. A. Kicker of st. Johnsbury,
spoke concerning the meeting of the i'm
perial council at Dallas, Tex.
The following officers were elected: IL
lustrious potentate, Elroy S. Whitaker,
Barre; chief rabban, Edwin Meigs.
Montpelier; asst. rabban, George /.
Whitney, Bellows Falls; high priest and
prophet Collins Blakely, Montpelier
oriental guide, Fred G. Gilson, st. Johns
bury treasurer, David A. Elliott, White
River Junction; recorder, Charles Heat
on, Montpelier, who has held this office
for than 30 years or more; representa-
tives to imperial council, +. B. Whittak
er, Barre; Harry 4. Parker, Bradford;
Bernard S. Eastman, Groton; Stephen
w. Paige, st. Albans.
Cairo Temple Has Jollihcation.
Rutland, Dec. l3.--The announcement
that there has been reduction of $l4,-
900 upon the indebtedness of the Shrine
temple here was the feature of the an
nual meeting of Cairo temple, Ancient
Arabic order, mobiles of the Mys-
Shrine. last night. This fact was made
known by the board of incorporators'
report read by the trustees. This was
the first annual meeting to be held in
The completed building, although last
years meeting was held in a partially
finished room of the structure. The
temple was dedicated January by I'M
peral Potentate William J. Cunningham
If Baltimore, Nd, with impressive GER
amonies.
The officers elected last night were:
Illustrious potentate, n. ID. Bissonette of
chief rabban, George F. Le-
and of Springfield; assistant rabban,
Frank Barker of Rutland; high priest
md prophet G. d. Simonds of Burling
ton; oriental guide, B. A. Robinson of
Bellows Falls; treasurer, Frank f. Allen
If Fair Haven; recorder, r. Fl. Seaver |
If Rutland; representatives of the i'm !
oerial council to be held in Atlanta, Ca, |
n June, George f. Chalmers of Rutland, |
+. w. Agan of Ludlow and E. NJ. Jones
If Burlington. The other officers are
% be appointed.
At the ceremonial session. nine candi-
lates were given the degree in full eere-
nonial form. There was banquet aft
II the work in the dining hall, and |
ater vaudeville performance in the
main hall.
Delegates were present from many
arge cities, including New York and
Montreal. 1t was voted to hold a
ull dress Shrine ball in the near fu-
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