Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-21
Royal ARCH MAsoNs BANQUET
Grand Officers of Quebec, N. Y.
W. Mass, ETC., Present.
Grand Lodge and Order Of Grand High
Priesthood Elect-Formcr votes
: $500 for Red Cross and 1000
for Bond.

The annual banquet of Royal Arch
Afasons. at the temple Thursday night
was fitting prelude to the centennial
lconvocation Of the grand chapter to-day.
iaMore than 125 Masons sat down to il.
bsnciuding representatives from the grand
lchapter of Quebec, Can, Massachusetts,.
INew York, and other States. The ballot
tang on candidates for membership and
erection of the Order of High Priesthood
Followed. In the morning the grand lodge
elected its officers, and the new appoint
nents were announced by the grand
'snaster-elect.
/ Grand High Priest James f. Roberts of
TINS city presided at the banquet, and
among those who spoke were: George
70. Corson, general grand high priest of
the general grand CHAPTER Of the United
States Of America. the chief national Of
dcer of the body.\ etc. Or. Il. O. Dyer.
grand first principal of the grand chan
tier OF Quebec, Can; William II. Whyte,
past grand first principal and grand
scribe E.: Richard S. Kinghorn. grand
second principal: William Fl. O'Regan,
past grand second principals; and Walter
NV. Williamson, past grand superin-
tendent and grand master of Masons of
| the Grand Lodge of Quebec, all of the
grand chapter of Quebec w. S. G.. RUS
sell. deputy grand high priest of the
grand chapter of Massachusetts, and r.
o. Burton, grand king of the Massa-
chusetts grand chapter; NJ. w. George w.
Wing, past grand high priest of the grand
chapter of Vermont; NJ. w. u. A. Elliott
Of White River Junction. grand master
elect ofthe Grand Lodge of Vermont; and
others.
GRAND LODGE APPOlNTEES.
Several changes were made in the list
or grand lodge officers elected or appoint-
ed, at the annual meeting Thursday
morning. The officers for the ensuing
year are these: Grand master, David w.
Elliott of White FLYER Junction; DEPUTY
tkrAnd master. Edwin L. Wells of Lyn-
donville; grand senior warden. Archie 8.
Hartman Of Middlebury grand Junior
warden. George I. Whitney of Bellows
FAILS: grand treasurer. Charles w. Whit
comb Of Prpctorsville: grand secretary.
t7enry H. Ross of Burlington: grand
senior deacon, Sanford A. Daniels of
6ratteboro. grand Junior deacon, Fred
lC. Pierce OF Bartbn; grand lecturer.
Christie B. Croweli>of Brattleboro; grand
chaplain, the Rev. Alfred j. Hough of
Brownsville; assistant grand chaplain.
- Rev. William j. Ballou of Ludlow:
Grand marshal, John L. Paddock of
Saxtons River: grand sword bearer.
1Axbert Killarn Of Burlington; grand sem
iiofsstsavard Edgar H. Martin of Burl.ng-
Gtou;., grand Junior steward, William H.
Folsom of Burlington grand pursuivant.
Allan M. Hall of White River Junction:
grand tyler, Henry d. Fillmore of Ben
ntngton.
Judge Charles H. Darling, d. n. Nicho,
son. George f. Corson, past junior
warden Of the Grand Lodge Of the
rDomtntDn Of Canada, etc, and others spoke
an tho course Of the morning discussions.
.PaetsGrand Master w. S. Nay of Under
hin was the installing officer and Past
FCSono Master Nicholson presented the
epaat grand masters jewel to retiring
Csrond Master Henry Fl Ross. The Grand
EkIooGe voted to buy a $1,000 Liberty loan
Foond ana to donate 800 to the Vermont
CmpeerNof the American Red Cross. the
money to>be taken out of the treasury
when. prauticable.
ORDER OF GRAND HIGH PRIEST
HOOD.
The Order Of High Priesthood which
consists of heads or former heads of
chapters. re-aiected it's existing officers
Anc took in IS candidates
ne officers occupied the various chairs.
T11ey are: President, James r. Rob
erOS oft burlington; vice-president, II. Fl.
6hotdt Of Burlington; chaplain, s. IT.
6xaAeya OF Rutland; recorder and treas
Iutr. 0eor8e F. Root of Newport; master
o1fcerenuntes, c. B. Crowell of Brattle
poe0; conductor. G. n. Tiden of Barre.
h6aId. "a /. Whitney Of Bellows Falls.
sentinel. Thomas Bason of Bennington:
steward. j. F. Benedict of Rurlinpton