Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-09-30
THE FRATERNITIES.



st. Abans lolgs of st Adams are about form.
ing a stock cpnDary TO buy the building they
now o,cupv or - bIill a new hall Missisquni
odge OF SwiutDn have tn SAM prof 'ct in viiw
4 telegram from Portland. Ore. states that the
sovereign grand lodge Of odd Fellows has sane
toned the s'hem" to build national s1nitariu.u
for that order in Hot Springs. Ark. The enter
prise will represent an investment of Sj)J.Ol1
One of those pleas mt m lettings. such as the
Odd Fellows usually have. was tn. gathering AZ
Proctor sept D, at the time Grand Master L. j.
Rettng made his official visit 10 Beaver lodge
No. 10 There was present a large delegation
from Rutland, also members from Mech lncs-
vile and Brandon.
The sovereign grand lodge in its selection of
John W. Stebbins Of Rochester y Y. AS its dep.
uty grand sire, made a wise choice. Brother
StebbGis is one Of the foremost Old Fellows in
the jurisdiction Of New York, aud has been
chairman Of the committee on appeals for a mum
Der of wears. aud is considered To be one Of th,.
best informed members in the sovereign grand
lodge on the laws Of the order.
The sovereign grand lodge Of odd Fellows is
holding its 6Sth annual session in Portland. ore
gon, this week The Vermont Representatives
are: \. VI. Puffer. Bennington: Col VI. j. Hor-
ton. pOultney: j W Guodel. Burlington and j
X Egerton, Mortified Tuesday the following
officers were elected Grand sire. DR. c. +. Camp
bell London Ont; deputy grand sire, J. W.
StebbinS, Rochester. y Y; grand secretary. The
odore A. Ross Columbus, o grand treasurer
Isaac A. Sheppard Philadelphia The grand
sre's annual report shows net increase of act
i've lodge membership from January ], 1881 to
January !, lSg2. Of Is. so: the largest Increase
made in a single year in the history Of the order
The total lodge membership is ri. i46 and uclud-
ing the Daughters of Rehekah. Sf2 Ssl EVprnd-
lures for relief during 1890 were S3liG,3S2: az
gregate revenue of lodges and enclmpmcutS.
SI'3.2i2 an increase of SlS}Vp1 over the previ-
rs year Number of c1ntous Of Pdtriarchs
/ Militant Gls; number Of cheyalirrs. 900 Tues
| iag evening past grand representatives, rrun
! lNr was held Addresses were delivered by Gen.
| Norwood Rev. J NJ Nenahe aud Oh SemmeS.
Last Wednesday evening the members of stark
! loi-r Of odd Fellows aud Of Miriam Rebrk all
| lodtr 4 Bennington gave reception and ban
! qur' tY Grand Master l.. j BETTING Of Brattle.
! boru. Present and participating in the grand
! master visit were the Rev. Thomas Rogers of
| South aftsbury, "A member of a lolgt. in Nova
! Scotia and Brother Frost of Lafayette lodge Of
| Boston Speeches wer. made by thu visitors and
| the ban net and Suciablr followed The Dauuh-
! tcrs OF E.'ekah dispensed most generous hos.
| pHaltY. The tables We're decorated with flow.
ers, amou. which were two blossoms from the
| mght bio NJ cereus owned by Mrs Jared How.
ara Ora Master R"tting reported ~ Suboriiu.
at and 81 t..p -kah lodges in Vermont with a
| prospect {, uIe subordinate and two Rrbckali
| lodges adm "r u in the near future The mem
herShlp IN l'~I o this state was about 1900 II g.,
| now over TO- tnd good outlook To reach 500
members IN $50! This does not include the Re
ltkah branch. wuich has some 400 members ia
vermont ana is constantly increasing In 1891
the peTcrhtaE" ut increase in membership was
greater m tins than in any other nf the - grand
| Jurisdictions under the Sovereign Grand lodge.