St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-06-21
H. H. ROSS GRAND MASTER.
Elected Head of Grand Lodge of YER
mont MasOns-Fred Dollof Dis
trict Deputy.

Burlington, June 16-At the 1880
session of the Grand Lodge of YER
mont Masons yesterday Henry. II.
Ross of Burlington, for more than ~
years secretary of the grand lodge,
was elected grand master to succeed
Charles H. Darling. His brother,
Frank A. Ross, was elected grand
secretary. H. J. Stannard of Barton,
who was in line for the election of
grand master, declined the honor.
Other officers elected include David
A. Elliott of White River Junction,
deputy grand master; E. o. Wells of
Lyndonville, grand senior deacon; A.
S. Hartman of Middlebury, grand
junior deacon; c. w. Whitcomb Of
Proctorsville, grand treasurer; Frank
Mosher of Island Pond, grand senior
deacon; Frank Davis of Chester,
grand junior deacon.
Mr.. Ross made the following ap-
pointments: Grand lecturer, 70. Ber-
ton Jones of Island Pond; chaplain,
Rev. Alfred ]. Hough of White River
Junction; assistant chaplain, w. j.
Ballou of Ludlow; grand marshal, ].
E. Paddock Of Saxtons River; sword
bearer, Albert Killam of Burlington;
junior steward, O. S. Minis Of Burling-
ton; PURSUANT, Fred H. Ranney OF
North Bennington; tyler, Henry ID.
Fillmore of Bennington.
The following district deputies
were named:
Edward M. Peck of Windsor, Ar
thur B. Marsden of Manchester Cen
ter; Otis S. Wisen of Orwell, John I.
Leggett of Poultney, II. B. Small of
Burlington, Fred e. Gleason of Mont
pelier, Edwin Greene of Richford, A.
B. Waite of South Londonderry, Fred
F. Perry of Williamstown, Arthur
Harlow Of Irasburg, Fred II. Dolloh
of st. Johnsbury, Winfield S. Sullo-
way of Wolcott.
Past Grand Master d. N. Nicholson
of Burlington presented to retiring
Grand Master Charles II. Darling in
behalf Of the Grand Lodge the past
grand masters jewel, and the latter
replied to the presentation address
with a brief and appropriate speech.
Past Grand Master Nicholson said
that eff Masonry teaches anything IT
teaches preparedness One of the
first and most important lessons a
Mason is taught is that he shall be
prepared to support himself and fam
lily and to contribute to the relief of
the poor" The rest Of the address
told the history of the building Of the
temple.
The retiring grand master installed
Grand Master-elect Ross in office and
the latter then installed the rest Of the
officers Mr. Darling was given the
usual past grand masters apron.
The maintenance tax, levied for the
support of the Grand Lodge, will not
be Increased for IL months.
The Order of High Priesthood, con-
sisting Of the high priests and past
nigh priests Of the various Chapters
IF Royal Arch Masons throughout
Vermont, elected it's officers and ap-
pointed it's candidates Wednesday
hight. The Offices of recorder and
secretary, filed by George F. Root Of
Newport and of chaplain, held by
he Rev. Charles F. Partridge Of
remained unchanged.
The other officers elected were: Don
l. Stone of Burlington, president; j.
Ross Roberts Of Manchester, vice
PRESIDENT; Christie B. CroweH Of
3rattleboro, master of ceremonies;
George N. Tilden of Barre, conductor;
}. I. Whitney Of Bellows Falls, her
Id; J. F. Benedict of Burlington,
toward; Arthur G. Eaton Of Mont
,elier. sentinel. The following IL
ew high priests were annointed:
,harles A. Davis of Burlington, !. g.
penney. A. G.. Eaton D. w. Edison,
nd r. ]. Fitzgerald Of Montpelier, y.
v. Rowland Of Brandon, M. B. White
f Morrisville, c. A. Roberts of Rut-
and, A. L. Pettee Of Brattleboro, A.
[. Furber of Woodstock, Gordon
Watson Of Barre and c. A. Wheeler
f White River Junction.
The order voted to hold banquet
t the annual meeting next year. The
0taI membership is nowabout ESQ.