Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-06-05
THE THREE LINKS.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GRAND
LODGE, |. o. o. F.. AT MONTPELIER


for Participation in tho Centennial Cell
| ebrntio on at Bennington
MONTPELIER, June 3.--The 44th annual
session Of the grand lodge of Vermont /. o.
| o. T., opened at $3.50 q. ~. to-day in Odd
| Fellows hall, with Grand Master Myron J.
| Horton in the chair, and these officers at
| their statons Jerome w. Goodel, D. G.. NJ. ;
| Sepold j. Retting, g. w; Harry f. Parker,
grand secretary; Lucius X. Robinson grand
treasurer; f. A. Sherburne, grand chaplain;
H. W. Hall and w. D. Wilson, grand re-
presentatives; Charles Gonya, grand mar
shal; Pred II. Hyde, grand conductor; b.
c. Hall, G.. G.; S. D. Mcleod, q. H.
The grand lodge degree was conferred
| on 33 candidates, making about 200 mem
bers in attendance.
The grand master gave plain and prac-
tical presentation of his official labors dur
ing the past year, showing good results and
a heathful condition of the order in this
jurisdiction. There are "A lodges, 16 Rebek-
ah subordinate lodges, and two lodges and
one Rebekah subordinate were instituted
| the past year. The system of district gath
erings for instruction has been promotive Of
| awakening now interest and increase of
membership. The meeting at Rutland,
| April 81, the grand master says, 'is report
| ed to be the most interesting and profitable
gathering ever held in the State District
meetings have also been held ut Poultney,
Rchford, Mclndoes Falls and Ludlow. The
charters of Rico lodge at East Walingford
and Factory Point lodge at East Arlington,
were suspended.
The grand master announced these stand
ing committees: On resolutions Henry
Clark, L. J. Parsons, II. II. Cheney; state
order, Ii. w. Hail. N. c. Hyde, H. l.,
Doyle; jurisprudence, C. A. Perry, Willard
Harrington, John B. Jones' returns, W. d.
Chandler, Charles Gonyea, c. j. Bullock;
supplies, j. X. Edgerton, Chester Parmen-
ter, ". A. Libby; subordinates, l.. j. Ret
ting. {. w. Forr, L. f. Savery; finance
O. II. Henderson, II. c. Furrar, N. NJ.
Putfer; mileage, l.. G. Burnham, l.. Green,
F. A. Sherburne; grievances, n. p. Bow
man, D. +. turmau, j. e. Harvey.
a recess was taken until D. m, when
Grand Secretary Harry E. Parker present
ed interesting and voluminnous report,
showing that five new lodges have been in
stitut5d; gnln in membership, $40. Three
lodges have over goo members each and five
over 100 each. The largest lodge numbers
33i, the smallest 13. Thrty-one lodges
make gain in membership while eight
show loss The greatest g.ln il aay one
Iodge 81. Gain in receipts is 81, 743 u and
in regalia s., ji9.i1. The number OF lodges
i, "A; membership 3110. Kehekah member
ship, 1881 Receipts of subordinate lodges
@2l, 1920; financial valuation S52, 123 o.,
amount paid for The relief OF Odd Fellows
and tLei- families, .e5, G23 81.
! Past Grand Masters Henry Hail, Y. c.
| Hyde and Grand Representatives W D.
Wilson We're appointed Il special committee
Gu the memorial OF the grand masters of
| Ne" York, taking exceptions to the Ian
gua.se used by the grand master Of Yer
| mont in otiicia! correspondence between
| them.
The main portion of the afternoon hour
was occupied in routine reports and legisla-
ton.
| ID. G.. Furman of Swanton introduced
resolution which was adopted, providing
for a special committee to investigate tho
| feasibility of the establishment OF an Odd
Fellows Home.
| j. W. Goodell of Burlington was uuani-
| nously elected grand master; l.. J. Rettiug
of brattleboro, unanimously elected deputy
! grand master; H. c. Farrar, Rutland grand
warden Harry L. Parker, Bradford grand
secretary, and this is tho fifth successive
time he has been elected; L. Il. Robinson,
Derby Line, grand treasurer: Frank A.
|
J. Horton, Poutney, grand representative
TO = q. l.. The appointed officers are w.
ID. Chandler, 81. Albans grand marshal; +.
Ii, hyde, Poultney, grand conductor; G. W.
Beck, st. Johnsbury, grand guardian; F.
d. Forsaith Concord, grand herald. The
district deputy grand masters are: No. /,
II. L. Hover, Bennington; No. ,, Charles
j. Bullock, Poultney; No. 8, H. II. Davis,
burlington; No. /, d. G. Furmau, Swanton:
No. ), l.. A. Spauding, Newport; No. 6,
Charles W. Farr, st. Johnsbury; No. T,
". M Emerson, Barre; No. s, W. IL. Buck,
Wens River; No. ., {. A. Perry, Reads
boro; No. 10, W. Z. Canning, Bellows
Falls: No. II, L. J. Retting, Bellows Falls
y committee was appointed comprising
d. q. Furman Of Swauton, n. p. Bowman
of st. Johusbury, II. W. hall OF Burling-
ton, Il. l.. Stillson of Bennington, and J..
Y. Greene OF Rutland, 70 consider the ad-
visibility Of tabli,hing q home for aged
and indigent Odd Fellows, and TO perfect
plans ana report at the next session of this
body.
! H. c. Webster of Montpelier, John L.
Fox of Burlington, and j. L. Howard of
Chester, were appointed committee on Gre
dentials.
The time Of the annual session was
changed from the first Wednesday in June
to the third Wednesday in May.
| Reports showed a larger per centage Of
! gain in membership in Vermont during the
! past year, than in any other State in the
! union.
Henry Clark, from the committee on
resolutions, reported a testimonial to the
| grand master for his efficient and consorva-
| tive administration of the affairs of the
| jurisdiction during his term of office which
was unanimously adopted by n rising voto.
Past Grand Master Henry Clark was ap-
pointed special committee on foreign cor
respondence.
The closing session was held at p m
| when the officers were installed and the ro-
naming business matters transacted. The
sessions OF both grand bodies have been har-
monious and enjoyable
Patents to Nermopters
! Patents have recently been awarded to
! Vermonters as Follows: W. c. Carpenter.