The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-21
CONFER DEGREE
ON CLASS OF .lO5
BrattlebOrO Knights of Bir-
mingham Stage
Big Time
MORE THAN 250 IN
OUTDOOR PARADE
Over 800 Partake of Roast Turkey
Supper Doc Tracys Farmer
Band of % Pieces Discourses Excel
lent Music-15O Visitors.

More than $50 Masons, about $50 of
whom came from out of town, assembled
in Festival hall last night for the
full ceremonial session of Brattleboro
council, Knights of Birmingham, and
while of course most of the proceedings
were private the public could see enough
to realize that the Masons were having
a big time. In fact it was the biggest
thing of the kind they ever held here and
the first full ceremonial session since
1917.
1t is planned TO have similar event
here annually, and for that purpose a
permanent organization was formed
after the degree work last night, these
officers being elected: President, James
b. Randoll; vice president, Richard c.
Ayerill; treasurer, 0vando f. Randall;
secretary, Jesse +. Haynes
The visitors came principally in auto
mobiles early in the evening and at $50
a parade formed in front of Festival hall,
marching north to the Wells fountain,
thence south to the Elliot street corner,
thence back to Festival hail.
Jean j. Nanderveer in clowns costume
was drum major and back of him was
doe" Tracy's band of 2S pieces. led BY
DR.. F. L. Tracy of Brattleboro, who for
merly was a boy cornetiSt on the Keith
circuit and later was with Sousa's band.
Several musicians came from Whining
| ton and other towns, and the music was
especially we'll rendered. The members
of the band We're rigged up as farmers.
! Another feature was King Solomon, i'm
/ personated by f. H. Chapman, riding
/, in a four wheeled vehicle drawn by Il
number of candidates in white robes.
/ There We're over 250 men in the parade
In Festival hall the Peter Simple de-
gree was conferred on l05 candidates
| the largest delegations being from Hins.
| dale, Wilmington. Bellows Falls and
| Brattleboro, smaller numbers coming
] from Springfield, VT. Claremont, Keene
Northfield, Mass, Milford, n. H., all the
West River valley towns as far north as
Londonderry, and some other places A.
Y. d. Piper occupied the post of King
solomon, James B. Randoll was senior
warden, Harry Locke secretary, O. T.
Randall treasurer; Charles A. McRaC
grand conductor, !. j. Eanderveer as
HiStdll SIaiid COuutlClOI. <. ID. NEONel
grand lecturer, Clarence +. Merrill anC
George NJ. Clay dispensers of smokes anC
Homer Ellis chief electrician
The work introduced a great variet,
of stunts, which were as unexpected a.
they We're amusing
Following the formation of a perma
nent organization the Masons repaired t,
Masonic temple banquet hall, where
delicious supper was served by tn
women of Bingham chapter, O. Z. S.
about 1915 o'clock. Three hundred ant
twenty seven tickets were Sold not in
Guiding the band, which had free tickets
making a total of 800, and of this mum
Der 3l7 partook of the supper. which in
t cluded clam chowder, roast turkey, col,
/ meats, pies, jellies, rolls, coffee, etc. Al
e orchestra, composed of several member
l OF the band played during supper.
n The band and officers of the Knight
T of Birmingham will go to Milford, n H
{ this afternoon to put on the degree thi
l. evening.