Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-06-15
FIRST DAY OF MASONIC WEEK
Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
Bodies Hold Sessions.
Council of DclibcratiOn Recognizes
Recent Death of Marsh q. Perkins,
Its COMMANDMENT Chief, ms
Great LOss-Nrw Officers.


several years, the Vermont Council o!
Delberation. which represents all of the
Scottish Rite bodies of the state, Mon
| OF Masonic week at the Temple with its
And annual session. A feature of the oc-
casion was tho organ recital on the new
| organ. which the builders claim is one Of
the finest in the country used exclusively
for Masonic purposes.
The Vermont Consistory, Charles II.
Jones communicable chief. gave an exem-
| plificaton of the 9th degree at five
O'Clock Monday afternoon and of the
18th degree at 7;3O in the evening ban
quot in the hall winding up the days
events.
The reports of officers showed that the
past year has been n very prosperous one
for the council The proceedings of the
meeting included an address by Grand
Commander Henry l.. Balou of Chester,
33rd degree, who succeeded the late Marsh
o. Perkins, 33rd degree. as deputy from
Vermont to the Supreme Council of Sow
ereign Grand Inspectors General. An
obituary sketch of Deputy Perkins was
read by II. II. Ross, SSrd degree grand
secretary.
Deputy Perkins was a living landmark
entered the Council of Deliberation in
! 1919 and continued a member until his
death. He had been deputy for Vermont
since 1891. His life was the most COM
plete of any lived within the borders of
the Green Mountain state. Made a mas
ter Mason in 1874 he took the ineffabe de-
grees within a weeks time. Hardly a
year had elapsed before he had taken all
of the degrees of the York and 80 of the
Scottish Rite. He became successfully
head of the grand bodies of the lodge
chapter ard commandery. He became a
33rd degree Mason the first year he was
eligible for the honor. He was known
among Masons not only in America, but
in Europe also.
The late Sias w. Cummings, 3srd
degree, late of Boston and formerly Of
St Adams was also remembered in an
obituary sketch read by Lee S. Tillotson
of st. Adams, 33rd degree. Kittredge
Haskns, 33rd degree, of Brattleboro,
read an obituary sketch of the late Will
liam H. Ninton, 33rd degree. of Bratte-
boro. The Rev. W. ]. Ballou of Ludlow
read an inspiring address, 1.-THE Spirit
Of Freedom in Masonry
The election Of officers consisted, as
usual, of advancing most of the pres
ent officers one office higher. The new
roster Of the year is as follows: Henry
l.. Ballou Of Chester. 23rd degree COM
mander-in-chief and deputy for Ver-
mont; Charles A. Chapman of Ferris
burg grand first lieutenant commander;
Raymond l.. Soule of Burlington, grand
second lieutenant commander: Edward
l.. Bates. 33rd degree. of Benningto on,
grand minister of State; Elroy b.
Whitaker of Barre, grand chancellor:
Frank L. Clark of Rutland. grand
prior Charles W. Whtcomb 33rd de-
gree, of Proctorsville, grand treasurer;
Henry II. Ross, 33rd degree. of Burling-
ton, grand secretary; Lee S. Tilotson,
83rd degree, of st. Adams. grand mas
ter of ceremonies Herbert B. Small Of
J Burlington. grand hospitaler; Austin D.
Paige of Lyndonvilc grand seneschal;
Christie r. Crowell of Brattoboro
grand standard bearer; Albert Killam
of Burlington, grand captain Of the
guard; Lewelyn j. Egleston of Rutland
the new member of the council, grand
sentinel.
Among the other 33rd degree Masons
present were: George II. Kinsley OF
, Burlington. John II. Whipplc of Man
chester Center, Kittredge Haskins OF
Brattle boro; Henry $. Root of New
port, Charles II. Stevens Of Johnson
Hamilton S Peck of Burlington, Olir
w. Daley Of White River Junction
George f. Root of Newport and Her
bert Il. Small of Burlington. The new
organ has been placed in the west gal
lery, where 1t occupies the centra
part of the wall space. The cabine
2 work is in Quartered oak, finished t,
conform to the rest of the preceptory
The pipes are finished in dull Pol'
} bronze The great organ contains
three stops and 1S3 pipes the peda
= organ two stops with 60 pipes Fo
$ half an hour or longer yesterday tn
= members of the council listened to al
+ informal concert. Most of those VIII
I heard the new instrument agreed tina
, 1T was worthy Of all the fine thing
n claimed for it by the builders. sub
n lime Prince william f. Haskell.
$ member of Vermont Consistory. super
= vised the building of it.