Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-09
Grand Lodge OF Odd Fellows.

This order has existed in this state about thirty.
five years. Although the membership has not
increased 80 rapidly as that Of Masonry, it has
made steady progress and is now in a most thriv.
ing condition. Its membership has more than
doubled in the last ten years 1t met In its thirty.
fourth annual session Of the grand lodge and the
eleventh annual meeting Of the grand encamp
ment at st. Adams, Tuesday and Wednesday
February and .. Over one hundred delegates
and members were in attendance and among the
number were many men of prominence in the
state. We can only give a summary OF proceed
ings, and for convenience combine that of both
bodies. The grand lodge elected the following
officers; NJ. W. G. NJ, Charles Woodhouse, Rut
land: N C. n, 6. c. r-..i.i.. nriup, n. W. G
W., Willard harrington, st. Adams; X. W. G. sec
rotary, II. NJ. Currier, Rutland; r. W. G. treas
urer, L. X. Robinson, Derby Line; R. W. G. chap
lain, Samuel Bigwood, Winooski; R. W. G. mar
shall, W. w. Henry, Burlington; R. W. G. con-
ductor C. 7. Summers, Montpelier; R. W. G.
guard, A. T. Bean, Lyndonvile: R. W. G. herald,
H. L. Stilson, Bennington G. reporter, George H.
Bigelow, Burlington; d. d. G. NJ, George l.
Lane, Montpelier.
The encampment officers elected were: NJ W.
G. p, D. p Celley St. Johnsbury; NJ. L. G. H..
p, l.. ]. Retting, Brattleboro; X. W. G. S. W.,
]. A. Parker, Rutland; R. W. G. scribe, II. C..
Kinney, St. Johnsbury: X. W. G. treasurer, Tim
othy Vinton, Brattleboro; R. W. G. |. W,
Thomas Failey, Burlington r. W. G. |. S., II. T..
Randall, st Johnsbury; o. S, c. r. Shaw Ben
ningtoni G. M, F. W. Morse, Montpelier; G. Rep,
N. c. Hyde, Putney; D. d. G. p, c. I. Summers,
Montpelier
The officers Of the Mutual Relief Association
are; President, DR.. P. D. Bradford, Mortified
vice-presidents, d. p Cilley, St. Johnsbury, Dr.
George p. Dunsmore, St. Adams; secretary, o. d.
Edgerton, Mortified; treasurer J. G. B. Thayer,
Mortified; directors at large, IL. ii. Farnsworth
St. Adams, L. ]. Rettng Brattleboro, n. G. Hyde
Poultney, c. D. Gibson, Bennington, F. W.
Morse, Montpelier lodge directors, II. b. Soule
ST. Adams, C. +. Sias, St. Johusbury, II. Z. Rog-
ers, Brattleboro, c. T. Summers, Montpelier, j
II. Wright, Concord, N. II.
From the correspondence of the Boston Journal
we CLEAN the following: "The jurisdiction of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge has recently been ex-
tended over Canada and Australia, the last an
nual session OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge hav-
ing been held in Toronto, Province of Ontario,
last September N. c. Hyde, Esq, Of Poultney
was delegate to this meeting from the State
Grand Encampment and gave an interesting re-
port of the proceedings OF that body. Mr.. Hyde
was reelected grand representative for a third
term to the Sovereign Grand Lodge. Connected
with the order is Mutual Relief Association
and the best evidence of the charitable character
of this society is the fact that during the past six
years II has paid to the families OF nine deceased
members over $1,000. The association now has
three hundred and seven members In good stand
ing. The average cost per 500 insurance has
been S1.40 The Grand Lodge OF Vermont COM
prises twenty-three local lodges with a member
ship of fourteen hundred and sixty-fonr. The in
crease of members during the past year has been
one hundred and fifty five while two new lodges
have been instituted, The Grand Lodge treasury
has surplus of $500. The exemplifcation of
the work in the new degrees established by the
Sovereign Grand Lodge was shown in a very sat
isfactory manner by the State Grand Lodge Rep
resentatives to the Sovereign Grand Lodge A
committee, consisting Of ii. L. Stillson and +. c.
White Of Bennington, was appointed to prepare
history OF Odd Fellowship in Vermont, with
liberal appropriation for insuring Its publication
The best recommendation the order can have to
public favor is the help the order gives to the
cause OF common humanity, nearly one-fourth of
all the receipts in the state being devoted to the
relief of the sick and for charitable purposes, The
large number of distinguished Odd Fellows pres
ent evinced the interest taken by the members in
the institution OF their choice The members of
ST. Adams Lodge contributed in no little degree
to the entertainment and comfort OF the members
from abroad by their attentions"