Springfield Elks Lodge sent a contingent of officers to the annual Vt. Elks Convention in Shelburne, NH over the weekend of May 18th to the 20th.
While there, the Elks members attend business meetings and on Saturday night awards for the year are handed out to many categories of things the Lodges have accomplished through the past year. The last three awards given out are the best Exalted Ruler’s (President of their Lodge) of the South and North Vt. Elks Districts. This year’s 2018/2019 Exalted Ruler for the South was James Morse of Springfield Elks Lodge #1560. Mr. Morse has been a member of Springfield Elks Lodge since 2005 and served as Exalted Ruler the first time in 2010/2011, followed by stints in 2018/ 2019 and now 2019/2020. He grew up in Brattleboro, Vt., and graduated from Brattleboro Union HS.
Shown are Morris “Rocky” Putnam, of Bellows Falls Elks Lodge and Vt. Elks State President, James Morse, accepting his award as Exalted Ruler of the South and Vt. Elks District Deputy of the South Rob Poblocki.