Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-01-09
INSTALLATION SEASON
Officers Of Several Organizations Take
Chairs to Which They Are Elected

Thursday at public installation, with
members Of the two subordinate lodges as
special guests Of the occasion, the recent
ly elected and appointed officers of Green
Mountain Encampment, No. 3, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, were installed for
the year 1919 The list of officers follows:
Chief patriarch Ralph A. Lyon; high
priest, Duncan Fraser; senior warden,
George P. Cole; junior warden, B. e.
Stowe scribe, Charles G. McGaffey;
treasurer. w. B. Craven; guide, Clarence
E. Leach; first watch, Eugene A. Smith;
second watch, Fred A. Brainerd; third
watch. Frank E. Hathaway; fourth
watch, George II. Tabor; fifth watch,
James T. Simpson; sixth watch, Wallace
A. Harding; first guard of tent, Fred r.
Smith, second guard of tent A. w. Hine;
inside sentinel, William II. Duncan;
outer sentinel. Ned 4. Pierce. Mr.. Lyon
is now in the government service as
member of the 18th guard company. ord
nance department at Amatol, N. j. One
member, Ned E. Pierce, was elected TO
the joint board of hall trustees.
The installing officers were District
Deputy Grand Patriarch William II. Dun
can; grand marshal, G. II. Langworthy;
grand high priest Fred Il. Smith; grand
senior warden, George l. Ferris; grand
scribe, o. L. Chilson; grand treasurer,
Eugene A. Smith, grand sentinel, o. w.
Edwards.
Following the installation the members
and guests repaired to the dining hail.
where a banquet was enjoed. The speak
ers for the occasion We're Grand Master
o. W. Edwards; District Deput Grand Pa
triarch William II. Duncan and Past
Grand Representative o. E. Chilson.
The lodge sent out IL round robin let
ters to it's members in the service of the
army or navy, both at home and abroad,
each letter being signed by members
present. Several letters, from members in
the service were also read with much in
terest.
CHAMPLAIN AERIE, FRATERNAL
ORDER OF EAGLES
The Eagles in the city who remain in
town got together Thursday evening at
the annual installation of officers. when
nearly every member of the aerie was
present Following the installation, a
fish chowder was served. The chowder
was made under the guidance of Sam
Davis and with other items of refresh
ments added materially to the enjoyment
of the occasion. Past Worthy President
William Thyme was the installing off,
Ger and the following officers were in
stalled: Worthy president, II. T. Tyn-
DALI worthy vice president, Charles
Brockney; secretary, George Gumlaw;
treasurer, l. A. Fredette; chaplain. Frank
Levee inside guard, William Simpson
outside guard, Frank Clark worthy con-
ductor, A. A. Peck; physician, DR.. H. e.
Colvn. The trustees are John McKeon,
John Abrams and Joseph Mitchell
CHAMPLAIN LODGE, KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS
| Champlain Lodge. knights of Pythias.
! held the annual installation of officers
| Thursday in the room of the Barrows
block. S. ]. Beatty, grand raster-at-
| arms, was the installing officer The fol-
lowing officers were installed: C. c., Mer-
| ton Preston; V. c., w. w. Aldrich; X.
i Of S. and E., Louis Grippe; NJ. of F.,
William Purton; M. Of E., Harry F. Sha-
fer; NJ. of w, w. w. Campbell; inside
! guard, Edward Warren; outside guard,
j. D. Vanderhoof; prelate William Rog-
ers. Luncheon was served following the
| installation.