The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-04
Mrs. Addie r. Allen In
stalled as G I'd Matron of
Grand .pter of vt.
BARB 8 CONVENTION
ED LAST NIGHT
It as One of the Most
Successful Held by
the Order

The forty eighth annual session of
the grand chapter of Vermont, Order of
the Eastern Star, came to a close last
night after two full days of convention
when the newly elected officers were
installed in the Masonic temple late
IN the evening by Mrs. Ellie Lines
Chaplin of Pine Meadow, Conn, most
| worthy grand matron, assisted by Mrs.
| Ella b. French, past grand matron, as
grand shalshal and Mrs. Phyllis NJ.
Burditt as grand chaplain.
The following were the officers in
stalled: Grand matron. Mrs. Addie r.
Allen of Milton; grand patron, II. d.
McCrillis of Marshfeld; associate grand
matron, Mrs. Josie Fay of North Will
llston; associate grand patron, Dr. j.
h Miller of Wallingford; grand secre-
tary, Miss Abbie f. Clarke of Ran
dolph; grand treasurer, Mrs. Eta
Fraser OF Windsor; grand conductrese,
Mrs. Nellie NJ. Smythe of St. Johns
bury; associate grand conductress. Mrs.
Nellie NJ. Gates of Rutland! grand lee
turer, Mrs. Kate Hull of Burlington:
grand chaplain, Mrs. Nellie Goodsell of
Fairfax; grand marshal, Mrs. Mary
Alackay of Barre; grand organist, Mrs.
Anna Mcbride of Winooski; grand
Adah, Mrs. Elsie Carrick of Hardwick;
grand Ruth, Mrs. Nellie Buckley Of
Niimfngton: grand Esther, Mrs Ella
Ranney of North Bennington; grand
Martha, Mrs, Ibbijean Sweet of Or
leans; grand Eleeta, Mrs. Emma Spear
of Morrisville; grand warder. Mrs.
Clara Gavoni of st. Albans; grand SEN
tinel, George Seager of Barre.
Great interest centered i'm the elee-
tion of officers on account of the selec-
tion OF new grand secretary. Mrs. o.
y. Stowell, who for several wears held
this office, having declined a re-elec-
tion. After several ballots Miss Abbie
+. Clark of Randolph was elected.
Yesterday was devoted almost en-.
tirely to business from $3.50 in the
morning until IL o'clock last evening,
and it was business very interesting TO
every member of the order. The
addresses of grand matron. Mrs Phyllis
M. Burditt, and the grand patron
Francis w Cutting, gave evidence OF
great progress Of the grand chapter Of
Vermont during the past year.
The report of the committee on
foreign correspondence by Mrs Aida
NJ Dunham OF Barre informed the or
der that at present almost one million
members are enlisted in the ranks
1f the Order at Large, or in other
words. the Order of the Eastern Star
hat reaches to all parts of the world.
Mrs. Dunham also spoke of the great
work done by the organization in main
aiming and building Masonic halls and
Ioing relief work.
After this came the beautiful me-
norial services held in honor of Mrs
iartha NJ Stoddard, past grand ma
ron, and other distinguished dead of
ther grand chapters These exercises
Pere made much more impressive by
he Lotus quartet.
In the evening, soon after s O'Clock,
lss Merle Cow, well-known soprano
niger Of Barre, sang ITO a Hin Top.
ut prior to the installation Of officers
he Lotus quartet was again called up
y for music and. as on every other
ccasion during the two days. was
)mpelled to respond TO many an en-
,re 1t finished with singing, "& Per
,et Day and the convention ended
ith fitting ceremonies conducted by
lie newly installed officers.
This convention was one of the most
lccessful held in the history Of the
and lodge of Vermont; and not a
tile but vast amount of credit be
lis members of Ruth chapter. NJ.
. for this great success. Outgoing
aims were to-day filed with Stars,
presenting 20 chapters in Vermont
"a 25 different states in the union. Il
quite probable that the next annual
ssion will be held in Rutland though
is was not decided upon and bui
ghtlv discussed yesterday.