The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-06-07
Mrs. Burditt of Springfield
Elected Grand MatrOn at
Meeting in Burlington
BRATTLEBORO WOMAN
GRAND SECRETARY
Mrs Olive j. Stowcll Elected. W.
Cutting of Barton Was Chosen Grand
Reception of Grand Officers
Feature of Annual Meeting.

| Patron-Reception of Grand Officers
Feature of Annual Meeting.
BURLINGTON, June with an in
stallation of the grand officers Of the
Eastern STAR tho 47th annual gathering Of
that body was brought to a close i'll the
Masonic temple Thursday evening after
a session lasting two days and attended
by several hundred delegates, representing
So chapters
| The officers installed were as follows:
Grand patron, Francis W. Cutting of
Barton; grand matron, Mrs Phyllis NJ.
Burditt of Springfield; associate grand pa
iron, Harry D. McCrillis of Mansfield; as
sociate grand matron, Mrs Addie F. Allen
Of Milton; grand secretary. Mrs Olive J.
Stowel of Brattleboro; grand treasurer,
Mrs Eta F. Fraser of Windsor; grand
eonductress, Mrs. Josie H Fay of North
Williston; grand conductress, Mrs Nellie
| VI Smythe of st. Johnsbury
The appontive officers named follow
Grand warder, Mrs. Nellie NJ Gates, Rut-
| land grand lecturer, Miss Abbte +. Clarke
1 Raudolph; grand marshal, Mrs. Carrie ID.
| Walker, Burlington; grand chaplain, Mrs
Clara T.. Groom, St Adams; grand Ada
| Mrs Elsie Carrck, Hardwiclz grand
! Ruth, Mrs. Lillian Larrabee, Shoreham !;
| grand Esther, Mrs. Goldie f. Davis,
Mortified; grand Martha, Mrs Ellie Dia-
mond Manchester Depot; grand Elccta,
+ Mrs Carrie Hamilton, Brattleboro grand
| organst, Mrs. Anna +. Macbrlde, Win
| oosl>i; grand sentinel, DR. J II. Miller
of Wallingford.
| Thursday mornings session was a
| lengthy one and included many features
PIT opened with reception to the grand
officers for l9lS-l9 by the officers of Tenn
! plc chapter, No. IS, of Burlington Then
! followed the presentation of the national
coors with the orders flag ceremony. all
| Of which was under the direction of Mrs
Anna A. Evans of Burlington. the grand
mntiun Tie address OF Welcome. Was
given by Mrs. Carrie d. Walker worthy
matron of Temple chapter, No Is, Of Blu.
llngton, and the response by Mrs Phyl
lis NJ. Burditt of Springfield, associate
grand matron.
l. The reception to distinguished guest,
was a most enjoyable feature for it made
thered the sistcrly spirit of the order
I-Among the guests in the receiving lin,
We're:
Mrs Ella Lines-Chapin, right worth!
associate matron Of General CHAPTER o
Pine Meadow, Conn, the guest Of honor
Mrs. Georgia NJ. Plaisdel, past grand ma
tron OF New Hampshire, Meredith, y IT.
Phillip J. Jergeson, grand patron o
| Massachusetts, of West Medford, Mass
Mrs. Lucy Colby, grand treasurer of Mas
sachusetts, Of Ncwburyport, Mass; Mrs
Emily Eldrige, grand matron Of Massa
clmsetts Mrs. Annie j. Woodman. CRANE
marshal of Massachusetts; Mrs. Louis G
Crafts, past grand matron Of Massachu
5etts. of Northampton, Mass: Miss Alic
+. Watson, past worthy matron OF Mas
saehusetts, OF Pittsfield, Mass; Mrs Mat
tie d. Ross, past matron of Lady Emm
of Fitchburg, Mass; Ashton d. Ross o
Lady Emma, Fitchburg Mass.
After the reception to the guests, Mrs
: Anna A. Evans of this city, the gran
matron, gave an address Of welcome t
the visitors. The events in order follow
nag were the presentation of past gran
patrons and past grand matrons, re
. Spouse for the presentation by Mrs abb
D. Stone, grand matron; reception G
arand representatives near sister gran
) urisdctions response, Mrs, Georgian
r. Cushing, grand representative of Nj,
!, souri,; report of committee on credentials
| announcement of standing committee; aC
dress Of grand patron, Frederick w Wa
/ lace
| At the afternoon session the openiu
i event was memorial service conducte
/ by the Charlotte Morris association, 70
lowing which the business session was
II disposed of, the Past Grand Matrons' an
H Past Grand Patrons association held the
II annual banquet at the Hotel Sherwood