Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-10-04
Barton, The Convention Town
BARTON ENTERTAINs O. E. s.
Largely Attended District Meeting
Entertains Many Grand Officers.

The annual meeting of District No.
Chapter, No. 13, at the Masonic hall
in Barton Thursday, September %.
The meeting was called to order
soon after 2 o'clock in the afternoon
by Mrs. Ibbiejean R. SWEET, d. D. G.
M, of Orleans. Mrs. Jessie Miller,
grand lecturer, then conducted a
school of instruction, assisted by the
officers of Lakeside Chapter, No. 27,
in which large part of the work of
the order was exemplified in very
capable and instructive manner.
At 4.30 o'clock the meeting was
opened in form by Orient Chapter,
No. 13, after which social hour was
enjoyed. The company then adjourn
ed to the Congregational church din
ing rooms which were tastefully dec
grated, where a splendid banquet was
efficiently served to about $50 per-
sons.
The evening session opened with
the presentation of grand officers and
other distinguished guests, each OF
whom was presented with flowers.
Those present were Mrs. Nellie M
Smythe, G. M, of st. Johnsbury; Ar
thur c. Tilden, 6. P, of Barre; Mrs
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of ST. Albans; Mrs. Jessie Miller
grand lecturer, of Wallingford; Mrs
Minnie Ruggles, grand warder, OF
West Burke; Mrs. Edith Tilden
grand Electa, of Barre; Mrs. Flor
ence K. Pierce, P. G. M, Barton;
F. w. Cutting, P. G. P, Barton; Har-
ry-D. McCrillis, P. G. P, Cabot; Ar
thur Lang, P. G. P, st. Johnsbury
Mrs. Hazel Wiley, grand represen-
tative to Maine, of Orleans; Mrs
Genevieve McCrillis, grand represen-
tative to Montana; Mrs. Mabel Oben
grand representative to Texas, of
Newport, and Mrs. Mary MacKay
district deputy of District No. a, of
Barre.
After the reception of these guests
of honor Mrs. Florence h. Pierce
P. G. M, in a very cordial and pleas
ing manner welcomed the guests to
the local chapter, to which F. j. Kin
neY, w. P. of Intervale Chapter, No.
81, fittingly responded.
The comforting of the degrees upon
two candidates was exemplified by
the officers of Intervale Chapter, No.
81, in very impressive and able
manner, which in the review of the
work by the grand lecturer, was
highly omplimented, with only few
explanations and corrections. A la
dies quartet of Lakeside Chapter, No.
| 27, of Newport furnished music for
the work and a beautiful solo was
rendered by Mrs. Wilson of Newport.
In closing, remarks were made by
Mrs. Nellie M. Smythe, G. M, who
gave both encouragement and in
struction to the several chapters of
the district. She also explained con-
cerning the purchase of the new
Eastern Star home at Randolph and
the question of its opening and main
tenance. Arthur G. Tilden, G. P,
I also made a few pleasing remarks
but on account of the lateness of the
hour words from the other guests of
honor were not heard. The entire
meeting was presided over by Mrs.
Ibbiejean R. SWEET, D. D. G. NJ, in
way which told of the work and in
terest with which she had prepared
for and planned this meeting. H. A.
Mcclure, d. d. G. P, of Irasburg was
also present and assisted in the sue
cess of the affair.
The event was pronounced a splen-
did success and the attendance was
very large, the largest delegations
coming from Orleans and Newport.