The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-01-26
MASONS OF HIGH
RANK ARE GUESTS
BOstOn-Lafayette Lodge of
Perfection Visits
BrattlebOrO
CONFER DEGREES
ON CLASS OF SO
Special Reunion of Webster Lodge Mo-
ment0us Occasion in Local Masonic
History - Second Highest Ranking
Scottish Rite Mason in L. S. Present.

Eighty mine members of the Masonic
fraternity were given degrees of the An
cient Accepted Scottish Rite in Masonic
temple here yesterday afternoon and
last evening, at a special reunion of Web
ster Lodge of Perfection which was at
tended by perhaps the most distinguished
group of visitors that ever attended Scot
tish Rite gathering in Vermont.
The reunion was in honor of Boston
Lafayette Lodge of Perfection of Boston,
81 of whose members came to confer the
seventh and fourteenth degrees by invita-
, ton of Webster lodge, and the class of
candidates was one of the largest that
ever received the degrees in this state.
Illustrious Leon NJ. Abbott, active MEM
Der and puissant grand lieutenant com
mander Of the supreme council, the sec
ond highest ranking member of the order
in the United States. was a visitor, also
Illustrious Frederick W. Hamilton. active
member of the supreme council and dep
uty for Massachusetts Illustrious Sam
uel +. Hubbard, grand master of cere-
monies of the Massachusetts Council of
Deliberation; Illustrious Henry II. Ross
mont; Wilbur S. Locke, commander in
chief of the Massachusetts Consistory;
Lawson W. Oakes, sovereign prince of
Giles F. Yates council. Princes of Je-
rusalem. All of these visitors with the
| exception of Mr. Ross were from Bos-
! ton.
There was an attendance of go at
| dinner, and others came later, making
| an attendance of about 300, and the oc-
casion was one of the most impressive
/ ever held in the state by any branch of
/ the Masonic fraternity. Local members
Il hp nf MI "a n up
was the finest they ever saw anywhere.
Thrice Potent Master Major G.. Hough-
/ ton of Webster lodge was the presiding
officer for the occasion.
At $50 o'clock the fourth degree was
/ conferred by Webster lodge Al 4 o'clock
Boston Lafayette lodge. David T. Mon
tague thrice potent master. conferred the
seventh degree in full form.
| Bingham chapter, Order of the East
ern Star. served an excellent dinner at
6.15. which was the subject of much fa-
| vorable comment The menu consisted
a Ia Providence. mashed potatoes. bread,
succOtaSh. cabbage relish. tuna fish salad
pineapple pomp and lady fingers. crack
ers and cheese. coffee, cigars.
In the evening at 40 Boston-Lafay-
cite lodge conferred the fourteenth de-
gree in full form.
The Perfection male quartet of Bos-
ton, consisting of Harold s. Tripp. Les
ter NJ. Bartlett. Percy F. Baker and
DIR. George r. Clark. all 32d degree Ma
sons. rendered delightful vocal numbers
| both afternoon and evening and at the
dinner hour. William H. Lewis of Bos-
ton was organist and Thomas \. Carter
of Boston cornetist Mr.. Carter was the
leader of the once-famous Carters band.
Following the work in the evening adj
dresses were made by Messrs. Montague,
| Locke. Oakes, Ross. Hubbard. Hamilton
and Abbott The addresses by the last
: two were considered the finest Masonic
5 address ever delivered in Brattleboro.
e Mr., Hamilton is a former president of
I Tufts college and Mr.. Abbott is mem
: her of the widely known law firm oil
{. Bates, Nay Abbott & Dane
5 At the close of the speaking Rev. ID.
: T.. Trout made brief remarks and moved