20 members and three Dad Advisors of Winthrop, MA Chapter, Order of DeMolay, were entertained this time of year in 1955, by Dad Pember Hazen, District Deputy for Southern Vermont, members of Crown Point Chapter, Springfield, Vt., and Templar Chapter, Claremont, N.H. Dad Hazen's big home in Chester was their headquarters. Other good Masons and Eastern Star members in Chester and Springfield, Vt., also opened their homes to the boys, providing meals, sleeping quarters and hospitality as sweet as Vermont's famous maple sugar. Dad Hazen got the boys off to a good start with "a sumptuous banquet" right in his big dining room. The recreation facilities of the Masonic Temples in Springfield, Vt., and Claremont, N.H. were made available to the boys, and in Claremont Dad Advisor Wright and aides set up a delicious collation for their Massachusetts guests. Joining Dad Hazen in extending greetings at this festive occasion were Dad Paul Gibbs, Advisor of Crown Point Chapter, Springfield, and his son, Paul Jr., MC of Crown Point and SMC of Vermont, and others. The boys enjoyed ice skating, ping pong, tobogganing, skiing, swimming, basketball. On Saturday night, there was a supper at the Springfield Masonic Temple, exemplification of the degrees by Winthrop, Crown Point, and Templar Chapter of Claremont, N.H., followed by square dancing _ with plenty of lovely Rainbow girls on hand. Then, on Sunday, the DeMolays marched to the First Methodist Church in Springfield, accompanied by the Grand Master of Masons in Vermont. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/