New Britain herald., 1930-01-06
OFFICERS |NDUCTED BY BURR|TT GRANGE:
Impressive Ceremony Attended
 by 200 Members and Visitors

Burritt Grange held public in stallation of it's officers Saturday
 evening as follows: Master, Gcorgr
 Y, Hamlin: ovcrsccr, Robert F. CroCkcr; lecturer. Susan Forrest
 steward, Charles II. Clarkson; assiyt
 ant steward, Wilbur C. Stoddard
 chaplain, Mrs. Lena Spencer; treas
 urer, Luther Mckay; secretary, Mrs
 Florence Furman: gate keeper. AL
 bert W. Nibbcrts; ceres, Airline M
 Larson: pomona, Ruth Duntz; Flora,
 Lois l.. Wakefield: lady assistant steward, Ireno McNulty; pianist, Lily
 Y. Calmback; pianist substitute,
 Irene l.. Hcrre; and one member ol
 the executive committee, II. r. Bat
 tey.
 Past Master Robert W. Andrews
 was the installing officer and was as
 sisted by the following pages: Anna
 Jurgen, Lillic McNulty. Mrs. Lester
 Nibberts, Vivian Scott, Thomas Me Aulcy, John Andrews. Lester Nib-
 berts and Lloyd W, Nibbcrts. All were attired in white llnickcrs and wore Sashcs of various colors. Tn" women carried baskets of flowers while the men carried white canes
 Mrs. Irene Zinc was conductrcss. Paul Zinc and Mrs. Elsie Nyacll had i charge of the regalia.
 Mr. Andrews introduced q feature that was new in Grange installations. and which added greatly 10 the beau 1 ty and the imprcssivencss of the crr- cmony. He had had constructed for | the occasion four trclliscs. one Of ! which was placed in each corner Of the hall. Upon those treliscs. slHnn- lating nature. there were vines and l flowers, in prOfusion and variety Of COlors. The trclliSeS were so con- structcd that at the base Of each there was a seat, within a floW"rN bower. or arbor. In the center of the hall there rose a large white arC!I under which the altar was placed. At the bases of the arches Wcr" many potted plants and ferns. Wound over the arch were vines bearing white. rcd and yellow roses, | was banked with greens and blos- sons.
 The pages executed a drill upon their entrance, and then formed a circle about the altar where Thomas ! McAuley sang an appropriate solo. The pages seated themselves, m couples, in the bowers, From lhcs" positions, they marched to position | in front of the station of the officer I being installed and formed an ave nue through which that officer ap- i preached his station.
 The master made a short address of welcome. thanked the officers and members for their loyal and ettlclcn, l cooperation of the past year. ana outlined mere work for the ComlnG | year.
 The guest singers. each of whom rendered an appropriate selection,
 were Arthur Hayes, Chester l.. Ham ilton and Edward Hcdwall. They also sang together, and were called back
 several times. An entertainment ol
 about an hour followed, followed by | dancing, until midnight. At the short l business meeting which preceded the l installation, H. r. BattcN was elected i a member of the executive commit l tee, There were present state oNcF- seer Louis G. Tollcs, State Lecturer l Sarah l.. Curtis, Master Of bcrllh | Grange Louis A. Griffith. Master oi
 Plainvillc Grange Charles II. Gurus,
 Lecturer of Pennington Grange
 Gale; and several visitors Of other
 Oranges. The visiting officers, all o'
 them. heartily approved the novelty
 of the ceremony they had witnessed
 There were 200 persons present.