The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-05-19

The Grand Encampment and 0rand Lodge
ut Buriingt0n-Ihe Figures OF the dir
der's PROGRESS Grand Master Rettings
Report.

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The Grand Encampment and Grand Lode
1t BurIington-The Figures OF the ii
der's PROGRESS Grand Master Retting
Report.
! This has been Odd Fellows week at Blu
lington. Tuesday the Grand Encampmen
met, with parade Of Patriarchs Militant I
the afternoon, the Burlington. Bennington
Rutland, Montpelier, Barre and st. Albsui
cantons being In line. Wednesday the Gran
Lodge met, and yesterday an excursion 1
the north part of Lake Champlain, given b.
the Odd Fellows OF the city complimentary 1
the visitors was enjoyed.
The Grand Encampment met In Howar'
Relief hall at 10 q. IN. with very large at
tendance considering the weather. l. Burn
ham, grand patriarch, presided. The frs
| work was comforting the grand encampment
degree on several candidates, then came the
reports OF the secretary, treasurer and sever.
al committee.
The treasurer's report showed a gain Of
funds In the treasury over last year, and thu
secretary's report showed gain Of 70 mem
bers In the encampment.
The election OF officers resulted as follows
Grand patriarch, Chester Parme enter of Rut.
laid; grand high priest, ID L Sanders OF
Montpelier; grand senior warden, Louis v
Green OF Rutland: grand juror warden,
Q Wallace Of st Albans; grand scribe, g w
Farr OF st Johnsbury; grand treasurer. ID W
Dudley Of Montpelier; grand representative
l. G Burnham of Burlington. In the even
ing the secret work of the encamp ment the
degrees was exemplifed by Grand Represent.
alive j X Edgerton, following which the
officers elected In the morning were duly In.
stalled.
The Grand Lodge met in the same hall at
8 q m, Wednesday these officers being pres.
ent: l. J Retting, grand master; H G Farrar,
d G NJ; f 81 Hyde, grand warden III K Park
er, grand secretary; l. Il Robinson, grand
treasurer; f A Sherburne, grand chaplain |;
M Horton and J W Goddell. grand repre-
sentatives; W D Chandler, grand marshal; Q
j Willard, grand conductor IL H Davis grand
guardian; w B O'Hare. grand herald pro lem.
Thirty seven past grands we e given the
grand lodge degree. The committee on ere
dentials reported 40 In attendance.
The secretary's report showed that
the total number of lodges January /,
1898, was 40 and the total number of menu
bers, 4l86; the amount paid during the year
for relief of members and their families, etc,
was $7S53 SO; the receipts of the year were
1927 ,97l GO. while the total valuation of lodge
property is S64, 1856 35. Thirty.seven mem
bers have died during the year. Two subor-
dlnate lodges have been added during the
year; the gala In membership has been 43S;
three lodges have only 200 members, and tek
1854, and the smallest, No -, 10 members.
Thirty eight lodges made gain, nine show a
loss, and two just held their own. The larg-
est gain in any lodge Is 80 In No 90. Grand
Master Retting's report. making pamphlet
Of eighteen pages, Is strong and reverent
one, and one OF the best the order has ever
had. He tells Of the institution of the two
bekah lodges and he says: ut Is noticeable |
that wherever you find a Rebekah Lodge |
in harmony with subordi-
nate lodge thew are great help |
IN carrying out the tenets of our orders.
He details the visitations he has made,
yives an account Of the seventh annual con"
vention of Rebekah lodges at Brattleboro last |
November, commends the manner In which
district No. observed anniversary day, ap.
preciates fully and gratefully the wonderful
progress made since the state was divided in
% districts, and observes vast improvement
10 the ritualistic and unwritten work In the
past three years. He strongly urges the es-
Adjustment Of an Odd Fellows Home as ''one
II the greatest evidences of Christian civil
zation." He makes Q number of valuable
md thoughtful recommendations for the fu-
ure of the order and asks that Tuesday June
3, he observed as a memorial day In Yer.
mont.
Officers were elected as follows: II. C. Far.
ar of Rutland grand master; F. Fl. Hyde of
'oultney, deputy grand master; w. d. Chan.
Ter Of St. Adams, grand warden; H. E.
uIhcT VI DTauIOEu, kTbuu ucCTctdVy II. I. |
adams OF Swantsn, grand treasurer; f. A.
herburne of Montpelier. grand chaplain;
;. j. Retting of Brattleb0r0, representative
D sovereign grand lodge.
The appointive officers are as follows: c.
!. Perry Of ReadsbOro, grand marssal; E.
:. Smith of Barre, grand conductor; +. T.
aswell of Derby Line, grand guardian; G.
/. Lock wood OF Springfield, grand herald.
The next meeting of the grand lodge will
Q held at Newport the third Wednesday In
ext May.
About 40 OF the Keene Rebekah lodge will
leet the local Rebekahs here next Wednes. I
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A new lodge Of Rebekahs was instituted at !
.anchester, n. H.. Wednesday evening with
large charter membership.
The shelburne Falls and Orange Odd Fellows =
ere the guests of the Greenfield lodge last =
ening. the occasion being the installation G
officers. They we're met at the depot by o
e Greenfield band. and was marched to Odd n
,llows' hail. where supper was served by the a
aughters of Kebekah. After supper the install II
ION of ceremonies took place, all Odd Fellows 4
d their wives being invited.