The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-28
CLARK CHOSEN.
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next great sun session was left to be
decided later.
In the session which preceded the cleo
ton the reports showed healthy growth
in the membership of the organization
throughout the state, and Mr.. Cherrle
gave talk in which he promised there
would be certain valuable and beneficial
changes in the method of caring for the
orphans in the next few years. Resolu-
tions also were adopted on the death OF
Past Great Sachem John Storey OF
Hardwick. The four past sachems who
were given the great council degree are
William w. Wing of Springfield, Robert
Even of Montpelier, and Charles K. ST.
monds and 0. d. Whitney of Brattle-
boro
At o'clock the election took place, re-
sulting as follows: Great sachem, Fred
F. Clark of Brattleboro; great senior
sycamore, Ira Z. Wright of Barre; great
Junior sycamore, John o. Tucker of
Brattleboro; great prophet, n. A. Norton
of Lyndonville; great chief of records,
George +. Rock of East Barre; great
keeper of wampum, Frank r. Dawley OF
Montpelier; great sannap, U. S. Grant of
Lyndonville; great iMishewina, I'll. l..
Clark of Brattleboro; great guard OF the
wigwam, William f. Walker of Barre;
great guard of the forest, j. w. AIc.
Laughlin of Beecher Falls. The chiefs
were then raised up by Past Great Inco
honee Cherrie assisted by the following
great chiefs: Great Prophet of New
Hampshire Wallace H. Whitcomb OF
Charlestown; Great Chief of Records
Harry Young of Manchester, n. H.; Great
Senior Sycamore John I'll. Mullin of
Dot net
C. Barrett of Montpelier, Past Great
Sachem +. E. Marshall of Beecher Falls,
Past Great Sachem A. E. Humphrey Of
LyndonviIle, Past Great Sachem Alex
ander Ross of Barre.
Following the raising of chiefs, cere-
mony which was open to any Red Man or
his friends, Past Great Incohone Ceherrie
and Chiefs Young, Whitcomb and Mullin
of New Hampshire made brief remarks,
each expressing appreciation of cour
tesies and entertainment received here
and Chief Mullin extended an invitation
to members of the great council of Yer
mont to attend the session of the great
council of New Hampshire to be held in
Peterboro Oct. 6 and Z.
Charles Fl. BrOckington of Brattle-
borO, who served as great sachem of the
council from August, 1918, to August,
1919, n. A. Norton of Lyndonville, who
served from August, 1919, until this |
year, and George T.. Rock of East Barre,
who has served five years as great chief
of records, We're called before the council |
fire by Past Great Incohonee Cherrie, |
who presented each with a past great
sachem's gold jewel, the honor badge oof
the great council of Vermont. Mr.. |
Cherrie said: Il present these Jewels |
in behalf of your council brothers as |
testimony of affection and esteem and
in recognition of the good duties per
formed for them, and more especially for |
humanity The presentation came as |
surprise to the chiefs, each of whom re-
sponded fttingly.
The jewel consists of a gold spread |
eagle carrying three gold arrows in its |
claws and having a small enamel breast
piece with the letters, ''P. G. s." The |
eagle is suspended by a gold chain from
either wing from a gold bar with dark |
blue enamel front which bears the let |
tiers &c. s. d." on the left end and figures
1928" on the right end A flag shield. |
with the word tote" above. has a place
in the center of the bar. A gold chain
tastens either end of the bar to a half
diamond shaped bar, bearing the word
A@AN-'A~'-N - anu VII J4it bdtk OF winch
is the pin clasp. The name of each re-
cipient was engraved in handsome script
lettering on the back of the gold and
enamel bar
Fitting reference to the inestimable
value of the work of Merritt Young of
Springfield, who died during the great
SUM- was made by the first great sachem
of the great council of Vermont. Fred C.
Davis of Springfield.
The council then went into private ses-
sion and Great Sachem Clark announced
the appointment of the following mem |
bers of committees, the term of one mem.
Der expiring each great sun: Finance,
Alexander Ross of Barre; orphans, Nor
ris Lermond of East Barre: judiciary
Charles Brockington of Brattleboro.
board of appeals, Fred c. Davis of
Springfield.
Aside from the past great saehems
already mentioned T. L. Parker of this
place and Howard E. Day of Newport
were present.