Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-26
The Three Links.
PRESENTATION TO THE BURLINGTON ODD EEL
LOWS BY MosHAssUCK ENCANPNENT OF
PRoyIDENcE-A PLEASANT AFFAIR.

PRESENTATION TO THE BURLINGTON ODD EEL
LOWS BY MosHAssUCK ENCANPAENT OF
| PR0yIDENCE-A PLEASANT AFFAIR.
1t will be remembered that last Summer
Moshassuck Encampment, l. D. o. F., OF
Providence. Rhode Island, visited this city
and were handsomely entertained by the Bur-
lington members of the craft. Friday even
ing the original committee Of arrangements
OF the Moshassucks. consisting of Mcssrs.
A. b. Lewis. Thomas R. Gardner, E. T. New
hall. S. W. Little and Fred A Arnold,
came here and were met at the Van Ness
House by the reception committee. After a
drive to the various points of interest in and
about the city, meeting was held at the
lodge room, there being present about one
hundred members of the order, including a
delegation of a score from Webster Lodge,
OF Winooski. Mr.. A. B. Lowry, one OF the
Oldest Odd Fellows in this part of the State,
was elected chairman. Hon. A. b. Lewis,
of Moshassuck Encampment, then presented
to the audience p. II. p. Thomas K. Gardner,
who, in very neat and appropriate address.
presented Past Z. p. jewel TO Green Noun
tain Encampment. and Past Grand's jewel
to Green Mountain Lodge. {. p John H.
Baird and n. q. E. q. Wormell responded
IN lifting terms for the encampment and
lodge respectively. and further remarks
were made by p. G. George II. Bigelow,
and P. G. Rep. NJ. Il. Tyler
The jewels, in design. material and work
manship, are of the first order of excellence,
and form splendid token of the fraternal
feeling. whose cultivation IL one of the
objects Of the order The Past &. P. level
Is OF solid gold. triangular in form, and is
suspended from pin and bar, bearing the
inscription. Green Mountain Encamp-
ment, No. ," On the sides of the triangle
are the emblems of the order. The reverse
pears the inscription Presented by Mo-
shassuck Encampment, No. >. Providence.
K. l., 1876" The Past Grand Jewels is of
coin silver, in the form Of fye-pointed
star. 1t is set with mathematical precious
stones. of goodly size, and is suspended by
three links from bar, and that from a pin
OF clasped hands by silk ribbon of the
emblematical colors of the order. Ga the
back Is the inscription. Green Mountain
Lodge, No. l. Burlington. Vt. from Mo-
shassuck Encampment. Providence K. l.,
1873" Both jewels are in handsome NOR
Deco boxes, appropriately inscribed.
The meeting then adjourned to the Van
Ness House, where it was served with
most elegant collation.. Messrs. Barber and
Ferguson fairly out-did themselves and
added to their already high reputation.
During the banquet serenade was ten
dered by the Queen City Band, who DIS
courSed most excellent music and were in
yited in by Mr.. Lewis to partake of the
hospitalities Of the evening. After full
justice had been done to the viands an
hour or two was pleasantly spent in social
intercourse, after which tie party broke
up with the best of good feeling on all
sides.
The Moshassucks left for Montreal on Sat
turday morning. early train, on a mission
similar to that which brought them here.