Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-06-21
ENTERTAIN MASONIC OFFICERS
Grand Chapter Holds Its Gen.
tennial COnvOcatiOn.
New Officers Elected and Appointed
Annual Address by Grand High
I Priest James II. Roberts of
This City.

The Tooth convocaton of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons FRIDAY
concluded the annual observance here Oh
"Masonc Week" Grand High PRIEST
James II. Roberts. in his annual aoureSS,
gave n retrospect of the past century OIL
the grand body, which members ana us
tinguIshed visitors alike found OF absorb
ing interest. In the afternoon orncers
were elected and appointments announced.
At one O'Clock on the ROOF garden or the
New Sherwood the visiting Masons of
rank of both inside and outside the State
were entertained by the grand chapter,
and in the evening in the grill room of the
hotel supper was served for them as
guest of Manager George II. Steele
The officers for the new year are these:
Grand high priest George y. Tilden of
Barre; deputy grand high priest, w. II.
Brewster of Middlebury; grand king.
Charles A. Lang of Montpelier; grand
scribe, Christie r. Crowell of Brattleboro;
grand treasurer, Charles w. Whitcomb of
Iroctorsville; grand secretary, Henry II.
Ross of this city; grand captain of the
host. Allan ID. Ball of Ludlow grand prn-
Cipal sojourner. George +. Root of New
port; grand royal arch captain. A. S. Har-
riman of Middlebury: grand master or the
third veil, Roger s. Pike of Rutland;
grand master of the second veil. Edwin
b. Gift of Fair Haven; grand master of
the first veil, Raymond A. Pearl of st.
Johnsbury; grand chaplain, Alfred Il.
Wilson of Bellows Falls; grand lecturer,
Frank r. Pitkin of Montpelier; grand sem
Tor steward, Edgar II. Martin of Burling-
ton; grand Junior steward. Frank a. Ross
of Nergennes; grand sentinel, II. n. Shu-
felt of this city: grand tyler, William II.
Folsom of Burlington.
Past Grand High Priest II. y. Nicholson
presented the past grand high priests
Jewel to retiring Grand High Priest Rob-
erts. George L.. Corson, general grand
high priest of the general grand chapter
of the United States, was installing officer
1t not until 3 Ii in the afternoon
that the grand chapter convened for it's
election, and the convocation lasted for
two hours.
c. II. p ROBERTS ADDRESS.
In his annual address Grand High Priest
Roberts said in part
1--WE are again companions convened by
authority of the General Grand Chapter
of the United States of America to rein
state and reorganize the Grand Chapter
of Vermont, whose labors for years past
have been suspended In resumng the
high responsibilities incumbent upon u.s.
let us not lose sight of that Divine Light
that shone so conspicuous and illuminated
our path when darkness surrounded and
fears came upon us These We're the
words of Nathan b. Haswell. grand high
priest. in his opening address before the
grand chapter here in this city in lS49
The words of that grand man who from
1894 to 1919 almost literally and by no
figure of speech held aloft the torch of
capitular effort and after the darkness
had disappeared saw as in vision the
bow of promise in the heavens. with its
beauty and its grandeur. spanning the
universe in grand omnific royal arch--a
sign and token that the floods of preju-
dice and passion. SO long rampant among
us. should no more deluge this our own
Green Mountain state, but her royal arch
resting upon the same eternal base united
and supported with her sister arches
round about her, should rise in all its pris-
tine glory with hope renewed and a prom
Use of greater usefulness"
Under the neurology of the year G. H.
T. Roberts referred to Charles A. Calder
wood as "a Dorc column in our Masonic
edifice." The late Kittredge Haskins also
called for special mention. He announced
the following appointments: J. /. Lggett,
grand representative Of Vermont near the
Grand Chapter of Arkansas, II. II. Shu-
felt, near that of Alberta. Can, G.. w.
Oakman, near that of Delaware, c. l..
Dench, Nevada, and VIII. Nichols Que
bee. Can.