The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-10
Webster Lodge of Perfection
Elects Officers and Has
Supper
NUMEROUS GIFTS or
BEAUTY AND VALUE
Distinguished Guests from This and
Other States = Work by Inustrious
Henry L. Ballou and Staff from su-
preme Council.

Webster lodge of Perfection, Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons, was
constituted yesterday in the Masonic
temple. The business meeting was held at
) o'clock, at which the following officers
were elected to serve until the annual
meeting in May: l. P. NJ, Kittredge Has
kinS; ID. NJ, c. Frank Thomas; :. w,
Dennison Cowles; j. W. Christie b.
Crowell; O., Ferris r Vaughan; treas,
Major 9. Houghton; sec, Horton d. Walk
er; Nj. c., Charles ii. Niles: G., William
b. Ninton; H., George b. Clay; T., Rob
ert 4. Edwards
\ supper was served at o'clock under
the direction of Elijah Wales at which %
members and guests were present. At T.30
0 clock the lodge was constituted by the
acting deputy for Vermont, Illustrious and
Rev Henry L. Ballou, ID. D., SD degree,
of Chester, and staff composed Of members
of the supreme council of Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite Masons.
The new lodge was presented many beau
tiful and valuable gifts, including the fol-
! lowing: Bible by William B. Vinton in
memory of his father, the late William II.
\ Ninton, who shortly before his death
made a SD degree Mason and was chosen
thrice potent master of Webster lodge;
/ set of jewels for the officers of Webster
q 4tuES ~ tiic idlIAlit VI liG lntS III. Ian
Webster, 33d degree, for whom the lodge
was named, the presentation being made
| by his son, Harry p. Webster; square,
compass and delta from Windsor lodge by
Past Master David A. Elliott; seal by Dep
,uty Master {. Frank Thomas, 32d degree,
/ of Webster lodge; book of membership rec
ords by Junior Warden Christie B.
4 CroweI, ed degree; of Webster lodge;
and an American flag from the Albany
Sovereign Consistory of Albany y Y, BY
Marshall F. Hemingway, 33d degree, com
mander-in-chief, the presentation being
\ made by Acting Deputy Illustrious Henry
l.. Ballou.
Among the distinguished guests from
this and other states present were Acting
Deputy Illustrious H. l.. Ballou of Chester,
33d degree; Illustrious George w Currier,
33d degree, deputy for New Hampshire I;
. Ilustrious Freeman G. Hersey, Sd degree,
of Boston: Illustrious Charles w. Schuler,
gid degree, of Montague City, Mass, mas
; ter of the Greenfield lodge of Perfection;
, Illustrious Charles Gale Shedd, 33d degree,
master of the keene lodge OF Perfection;
Illustrious Henry S. Root, 33d degree, OF
Newport (Vt0 1llustrious Charles w.
Whitcomb, 33d degree, of Cavendish; IL
lustrious o. w Daley, 33d degree, OF
White River Junction; Illustrious Daniel
Payson, 33d degree, of Windsor; Thus
, trious Edward l.. Bates, 33d degree, OF
} Bennington; Illustrious Frederick II. Bah
bitt, 33d degree. of Bellows Falls; Illus
trious David A Elliott, sd degree, oi
White River junction. past master OF
I Windsor lodge of Perfection; Aaron H
Grout of Newport tNt.), 0rlo NJ. GreeJ
of Windsor, r. r. Wilmot of White Rive
Junction, George f Marsh of Chester DE
lpot, Frank H. Walker, Edwin ID. Jones
). W w Jones, Fred Harmon, Charlie
I Stone and Frank Buck, all of Windsor.