The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-09-11
PUTNEY MASONS
HAVE CELEBRATION
The f25th Anniversary of Golden Rule
Lodge Observed-Ffrst Masonic
Lodge in Windham County.
Especial to The Reformer.


Especial to The Reformer.)
PUTNEY, Sept II.
In spite of the disagreeable weather
Wednesday afternoon. Sept. 6, Golden
Rule lodge, No 81, f. and A. NJ, held
very interesting and enjoyable session
IN celebration of its 125th anniversary.
Lodge was opened at $50 D. m. by the
master. Raymond A. Buchanan. Most
Worshipful Grand Master George /.
Whitney of Bellows Falls, r. w Dep
uty Grand Master Christie B. Crowell
Of Brattleboro. District Deputy Grand
Master Fred NELL of Putney and Grand
Senior Deacon George NJ Clay of Brat
IebOro were received. The master of
King Solomons Temple lodge, Herbert
Dedrick, and Past Master G. +. Meaeh-
am. both of Bellows Falls. and the mas
ter of Brattleboro lodge, Walter Spear.
also were present.
Albert Lovenberg, junior warden of
the lodge in Putney, gave a 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 80 D. m Wednes-
day. Sept 6. 1897. and it was a strange
coincidence that the regular meeting of
the lodge should come also on Wednes-
day. Sept. g. 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 up
during the anti-Masonic period. In
1893 il 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 c.. Warren,
iNH-ba aErI " taI frfb
day and who acted in his official capa-
city as chaplain of the lodge
During the afternoon E. II. Miller of
Dummerst0n sang several solos, accom-
panied by Mr.. Lovenberg Remarks
were made by the grand officers and by
DIR. Charles Conklin of BrookIine
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 to
refreshment at $50, when all enjoyed a
! chicken-pie supper served by the ladies
| of the Eastern Star. From 80 until
! which the Eastern Star presented the
| burlesque, Female Masonry, with the
| following east: Most IllustriOus High
/ AIogul. Mrs. Olga Neil: Grand High
! Pull Hauler Mrs. Helen p. Smith; Sis
/ ter Royal Paniandrum. Mrs. Maud Bug
/ zee: SISTER Muck-a-AIuck, Mrs. Nelue
| G. Everieth Sister Hobble-de-H Hoy. Mrs.
| Althea Burkman; Sister Gibble-Gobble
sIrs. Amy Smith : Sister Linen Diaper
! Mrs katherine Parker; Sister A. f.
and \. 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 KeyhoIe, Mrs. Willard
! Sister Paul Pry. Ray Willard. The Ma
+ sons proved a most appreciative audi
! cnce and it was very much to be re-
/ GREETED that there was not a larger num-
! her present to enjoy it. Much credit for
! the success of the burlesque is due Mrs.
/ \. NJ. Corser. who very capably trained
/ tie players.
The members in charge of the celebra-
| ton were R. A. Buchanan, ]. NJ. John
I son. A. NJ. Lovenberg. G. T. Aplin, \.
! NJ Corser, W. E. Parker and ID. J,
! Smith.