The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-21
unss;:s:I CLUB HAS
ANNUAL MEETING
Central Vermont Masonic
Employees Gather i'm
BrattlebOrO
REV. DIR. WOODIN
MAKES ADDRESS
Business Meeting Followed by Banquet
with Program of Speaking and Music
Proposition for Immediate RELIEF
Fund Discussed.

About 80 members of the Gauge club
which is composed of Master Masons i'm
the employ of the Central Vermont rail
way system, came to Brattleboro yesrer-
day to attend the annual meeting of the.
club. which the bylaws specify shall be
held in Brattlebofo. Many of them were
accompanied by their wives, making
party of nearly go. The party would
have been much larger had it not been
for the annual meeting of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen and Locomo-
tive Engineers held yesterday in ST Al
bans
The meeting was held i'm Masonic temple
lodge room soon after 10 o'clock and was
followed by a banquet, with speaking
and music, and in the evening those who
remained in town attended services in the
First baptist church. where one of the
party, Mrs. r. g. Wheelock. rendered a
soprano solo in very pleasing manner.
President Il. J. Guthrie of New Lon
don, Conn, presided at the business meet
ing. There was discussion relative to eS-
tabliShing an Immediate relief fund
for the benefit of injured members or. i'm
cases of death, for the benefit of widows
OF members. Final action on the matter
was deferred to the January meeting.
which by vote taken at this meeting will
be held IN st. Adams at a date to be de-
clded upon. 1t was reported that the
members gave $3.50 to the widow of
James H. Robinson of Belchertown,
Mass.
These officers were elected President
E. j. Guthrie of New London: LIST vice
president. c. l.. Earle of St. Albans ID
vice president, F. Z. Good of Brattle-
boro; secretary, III. f. COwing of White
River junction, to succeed c. c. Clark of.
Randolph, resigned; assistant secretary,
Il. +. Dillback of Brattleboro treasurer
Samuel Ashby of Brattleboro; directors.
l.. w. Tuscany of St Adams, chairman,
:. \. Miller of st. Albans. R. K Harris
of Palmer, Mass. F. r.. Wilson of Nor
wieh, Conn, and Charles Hope of Mont
vile. Conn.
At 1.30 o'clock an excellent banquet
was served in the dining room by past
matrons of the Eastern Star, after
which there was a program of speak
ing. The welcome of the Brattleboro
AIasons was expressed by Ferris R.
Vaughan and of the district by District
Deputy Grand Master George NJ CLAY.
Rev DR.. Herbert p Woodin of the Centre
Congregational church was the princi-
pal speaker.
DIR. Woodin spoke of the Importance
of railroad men to the country and the
evils which would follow a tie-up Cf the
railroad facilitieS of what Masonry
stands foT-brotherhood, the reality of
God. the Immortality of the soul and
Square deal: of the church. which has
been criticized for failure to deal with
practical problems but which in fact is
trying to apply the principles of Christ
to industry; and he showed that a mix
ture of these ideals is what is needed in
present-day life.
The address was listened to with much
interest and the railroad men later
voiced their hearty approval of the
ideas expressed. Vocal solos We're rem
dered by Miss Margret Morse. Mrs. A.
II. Brasor. Z. III. Miller and Mrs. Wheel
Ock, and President Guthrie expressed the
thanks of the club for the program, for
the banquet and for the hospitality of the
BrattlebOro Masons in giving the use of
the temple.
A social hour followed. and it was about
o'clock when the party broke up.