Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-02-03
GREAT MASONIC WEEK.

GKEAI MASUNlC WEEK.
Masonic Festivities with Memphremagog
A charter from the Grand Lodge of
Vermont was granted Jan. IL. 1865 to
Memphremagog Lodge. No. IS and to
commemorate the 50th anniversary of
the event the past week has been
observed by all the Masonic bodies
AS fitting way to begin the weeks
festivities about 70 Masons marched
from their lodge room to the Congrega-
tional church to attend divine service
on Sunday, the oath.
Tuesday evening Newport Lodge of
Perfection. A. "A. :. S. '.R. held a spe-
cial meeting to exemplify the four
teenth degree. which was conferred on
class of eight candidates. Illustri-
GUS Marsh o. Perkins, 33d degree,
deputy for Vermont, was present as an
honored guest to inspect the work. A
lunch was served after the work and
addresses by several of the brethren.
The annual convocation of the fourth
Capitular Masonic district convened
Wednesday with Cleveland Chapter No.
20 under the direction of E. w. Saw
age. u. D. G. H. P. At o'clock,
"a partook of fine supper prepared for
them at the school hall. At 73O a
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons was
opened in full ceremonial form by
Webster. E. H. P. The R. A. degree
was exemplified by Cleveland Chapter
No. 20 Rufus w. Spear. E. H. P. The
work was of the very best and most
impressive. The meeting was honored
by the presence of the following dis
tingushed guests: M. E., Don A.
Stone. Grand High Priest: M E., M.
0. Perkins, Past Grand High Priest;
V. E, H. J. Stannard, Deputy Grand
High Priest; E., Geo F Root. Master
of I'd Vail; E.. Chas. F. Partridge,
Grand Chaplain; E., Geo [. Whitney.
Grand Lecturer. Following a review
of the work by the Grand Lecturer, ad-
dresses were made by several grand
officers.
Thursday afternoon, Orleans Council
No 10, r. & S. M. met in special
assembly for inspection by the Grand
Master, and conferred the Royal
Master and Select Master degree The
meeting was addressed by NJ. III. T. [.
Vaughn Five Grand and Past Grand
officers were present. At 6 o'clock in
the school hall an elaborate banquet
was served to 116 members of the
Council and K. T. The annual inspec-
Knights Templars was held in the
evening in the Masonic hall and the
Order of the Temple was conferred
upon Bro. L. B. WelIman The beauti-
full work of this degree was rendered
more beautiful and most impressive by
the selections sung by the Weber male
quartet The following eminent broth
ers were present: R. E.. o. w. Daley,
Grand Commander; r E., NJ O.
Perkins, Past Grand Commander; E. :,
E. B Whitaker, Grand Captain Gener-
al E., A. J. Haugh. Grand Prelate ;
E., o. N Keltun, Grand Captain of
the Guard R. E., Geo. F. Root. Grand
Inspector: E., G. I. Whitney, P Com.
Holy Cross. No. IL; E., E. A.
| Selsby. P Com. Palestine No. 5; E..
F. A. Vaughn, E. Com. Bansant, No.
TIE great day of the week for
Masons was Friday when Master
Masons from throughout the tenth
Masonic District, numbering about 800.
gathered for their annual distric
meeting, the guests of Memphremagog
Lodge No. 65. The meeting was pre-
sided over by L. Burton Jones, D. D.
| Grand Master of Island Pond and was
honored by the presence of the Grand
| Master and other grand officers. The
meeting was held in Lanes opera hall,
the officers occupying the stage where
| the M. NJ. degree was exempIified in
manner creditable to the lodges
performing the work and worthy of
the compliments paid them by the
grand lecturer. The first section was
worked by Masonic Union No. 16, Ralph
Hardy, w. NJ, and the second by
Orleans No. IS, W. H. Gilpin, w. M.
The Weber male quartet furnished the
music for the work, which added
greatly to the impressiveness and to
the enjoyment of the occasion. Fol-
lowing the work of the afternoon the
brethren met at 6 p. N. at the Masonic
hall and formed themselves in grand
procession and marched to the hotel to
escort the grand officers to the school
hall. where sumptuous banquet was
served while an orchestra furnished
excellent music. The ladies of St.
! Marks church catered, as they had on
the two evenings previous, and special
mention should be made of the splen.
did supper and excellent manner in
which it was served, which made the
occasion more enjoyable. Grand Mas
ter Dafl1ng gave MS toast, 'Where
Vermont Comes In" printed elsewhere
in this paper. which was appre
ciated greatly and the quartet rendered
several selections. A o'clock abou
500 people were in he opera house t.
enjoy the anniversary service, which
was presided over by Arson c.. Clark
w. M, of Memphremagog Lodge Or
the platform seated in a semi circle
were Dr. Currier. the first Masor
raised by Memphremagog Lodge
Judge w. S. Robbins. the oldest living
Past Master: H. T. Seaver, P. G. S
D.; A. D. Paige, P. G. S. D.. H. S
Root. P. G. J. D.; A. Hartman, Crane
|. Lecturer; e. L. Wells, G ]. w. d. A
Elliot. G. S. W.; H. j. Stannard, D. G
M; r. W. H. H. Ross. grand secre
tary M. w. Chas. Fl, Darling, Crane
Master; A.C. Clark, w, M L. B. Jones
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