Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
PUTNEY MASONS CELEBRATE.
The 125th Anniversary of Golden Rule
Lodge Observed.

In spite of the disagreeable weather
Wednesday afternoon, Sept q, Golden
Rule lodge, No. 80, +. and A. NJ, held
very interesting and enjoyable session
in celebration of its 125th anniversary.
Lodge was opened at 2.3O p. m. by the
master, Raymond A. Buchanan. Most
Worshipful Grand Master George L.
Whitney of Bellows Falls, r. w. Dep
uty Grand Master Christie b. Crowell
of Brattleboro, District Deputy. Grand
Master Fred Neill of Putney and Grand
Senior Deacon George NJ. Clay of Brat
tlcboro were received. The master of
King Solomon's Temple lodge, Herbert
Dcdrick. and Past Master g. f.. Meach-
am, both of Bellows Falls, and the mas
ter of Brattlcboro lodge, Walter Spear,
also were present.
Albert Lovenberg, junior warden of
the lodge in Putney, gave Il very interest
ing outline of the history of Masonry
in Putney, which he compiled from the
records of the lodge. One of the facts
brought out was that the first lodge
meeting was held at $50 p. III. Wednes-
day, Sept. 6, 1897, and it was a strange
coincidence that the regular meeting OF
day, Sept. 6, 1922. Golden Rule lodge
was the 18th lodge to be organized and
the first in Windham county, but in
1884 its original charter was given NJ
during the anti-Masonic period. In
1853 it organized again and was the
second in the county. All the minutes
of every meeting that ever was held were
practically complete and were on record
at this session.
The present Masonic hall was com
pleted in 1864 and the contract for build
ing it was given to Henry G. Warren
who recently celebrated his S7th birth
day and who acted in his official capa
city as chaplain of the lodge.
During the afternoon II. Ii. Miller OF
Dummerston sang several solos. accom-
panied by Mr.. Lovenberg. Remarks
DR. Charles Conklin of Brookline
Mass. Besides the representatives from
the various lodges in the county there
were Masons present from Providence
Greenfield and Boston.
The meeting was called from labor tC
refreshment at $50, when all enjoyed 9
chicken-pie supper served by the ladies
of the Eastern Star. From 1.3O unit
9 there were moving pictures. after
burlesque, Female Masonry, with the
following cast: Most Illustrious Higl
NIogul. Mrs. Olga Neill; Grand High
Pull Hauler. Mrs. Helen p. Smith; Sis
ter Royal Panjandrum, Mrs. Maud Bug
bee; Sister Muck-a-NIuck, Mrs. Nellie
G. Everleth; Sister Hobble-de- Hoy. Mrs
Althea Burkman; Sister Gibble- Gobble
Mrs. Amy Smith; Sister Linen Diaper
Mrs. Katherine Parker; Sister a. F.
and A. NJ. Mrs. Minnie Patch; Sister
Mary Yelling Screech, Miss Edith Bug
bee Inner Guard of the Temple Key
hole. Mrs. Minnie Aplin; Outer Guard
of the Temple Keyhole, Mrs. Willard ;
Sister Paul Pry, Ray Willard. The Ma
sons proved most appreciative audi
ence and it was very much to be re-
GREETED that there was not larger num-
Der present to enjoy it. Much credit for
the success of the burlesque is due Mrs.
A. NJ. Corser, who very capably trained
the players.
The members in charge of the celebra
ton were II. A. Buchanan, J. Nj. John
son, A. NJ. Lovenberg, G. L. Aplin, A
NJ. Corser, w. Il. Parker and ID. j
Smith