Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-25
INSPECT 10 COMMANDMENTS
Grand Inspector Root Announces
Schedule-COnsistOry Here.
Fourth to 18th Degrees to lie Worked
To-day--Orinn GrOttO, No. b., to
Visit New Local GrOttO Next
Monday.

The annual inspections OF the com
:nanderics of Vermont by the grand m
spector of the grand comnandery viii De
gin February 4. when George +. Root Oh
Newport Will visit Holy Cross Command
cry, No. -, of Bellows Falls The follow
ing is the schedule of NisltauohS an
nouncct a few days ago by the grand m
spector: Ellington Commandery, NO. =.
of Rutland, February :; Taft Command
cry. No. s. of Bennington February \;
Besuseaut No. :, of Brattleboro. FEB
ruary .; Mt. Calvary, No. !, oil Middle
bury, February 10; Burlington, No. :, of
Burlington, February ~; Malta, No. a.
Of Newport March 10; Mt. Zion No. .. of
MONTPELIER, March II; st Aldemar, No, II,
Of Barre, March -; Vermont, No. t. OF
Windsor, March y; Palestine, No, ., OF
ST Johnsbury, April Il; Lamoille No. u.
Of Morrisvlie. April T.: Lafayette, No. ),
| of St. Adams. April -.
The schedule Of annual inspections and
visitations of the councils Of the State
will be announced soon.
GROTrO COMING HERE.
Orian Grotto, No. -. of the Mystic order
OF Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted
| Realm, will come to the city next Monday
evening on a special train from Rutland
to assist Moeris Grotto, a new branch
recently started here in putting on the
work banquet in the evening. To be
followed by a parade if the weather
| allows, will be held. and the cast of the
visiting Grotto will do the ceremonial
work, which is unique at the armory. Tha
visitors will bring d band to play. Red
/ letter announcements OF the contemplate
| ed trip have been scattered among the
members OF Orian Grotto, and a big dele
10 tod no "a
cial train which has been chartered will
leave Rutland at 100 p. m. Monday. re-
| turning mt l2:l5 the next morning
The officers of the local grotto are: r.
W. Quincy, Monarch: G. a. Davis, chief
Justice; c. D. Simonds. master of ceremo-
MES; and Y w. Chambers, secretary and
treasurer.
The Grotto is not Il Masonic body prom
erly speaking, but membership in Ma
sonic lodge is a condition OF eligibility tc
,oin the Grotto. The latter like the Shrine
is a purely social organization. but any
Master Mason may be admitted, the thir,
degree sufiicinE.
CONSISTORY MEETS TO-DAY.
The annual mid~winter meeting of the
Vermont Consistory, which opens at TIVE
o'clock this afternoon in the preceptorN
of the Masonic Temple, will be notable
because of the quantity or new parapher
narlia which has been purchased All de
rrees from the fourth to the 32nd. inclu
sive will be worked in full ceremonial q
ample form. The eight Lodges of Perfe"
ton. the two Councils Of the Princes %
Jerusalem and Rose Croix Chapters vii
all be represented. The program TINS art
ernoon will be all the degrees from tn
| fourth to the l4th. inclusive, which Has
p well Lodge of Perfection will put on
: SuDper viii be served at six O'Clock, AM
! Tonight J. w Roby Council of the Prince
q of Jerusalem will work the 18th and lbt
7 degrees. The latter degrees, and also tn
I fourth, ninth and l,th will be worked /
n full ceremonial,
x The reunion IL the second annual one I
d lbe held here. Delegates are eNreote
: from Chester, Remington, Montpelie'
n Rutlond Brattlcboro. Windsor and ;
= Johrsbury certainly, and from variou
+" Iothcr points. Tomorrow evening a foi
!, nal reception will be given TO distinguish
led visitors. which may include Masor
:. from outside the State