The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-05-18
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ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE GRAND BODIES
AT NEWPORT.

The Grand Encampment of the State
OF vermont met in annual session il
Lanes Opera House, Newport. Tues
day, May 10Th, at O'Clock a. m. The
reports of Grand Patriarch and Grand
Scribe showed an increase over the
previous year. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Grand Patriarch,D L Sanders, Mont.
pelier; Grand High Priest, Louis V
Green, Rutland; Grand Senior War
den, Dennis O. Wallace, St. Adams
Grand Scribe, Chas. w. Farr, St.
yohnsbury; Grand Treasurer, d. W.
Dudley, Montpelier; Grand Junior
Warden, Lyman j. Brown, Bradford
Grand Representative to Sovereign
Grand Lodge, Harry E. Parker, Brad.
ford.
AT the close of the session a fine
street parade was given, headed by
the Newport Cornet Band, and the
visiting members to the number OF
over two hundred in regalia were es-
corted through the streets by the Chew.
alters of different Cantons, under Com
mand of Capt. L. V. Green of Rut-
land. Past Grand Masters and other
distinguished visitors following in
carriages. The parade was very cred.
liable to the Order.
The Forty-eighth Annual session of
the Grand Lodge of Vermont, opened
in regular form, in Lanes Opera
House, Newport, VT, on Wednesday,
May 10th, 1894, at 9 o'clock, a. M,
with Grand Master FL. G. Farrar, in
the chair.
Forty four Past Grands presented
themselves for Grand Lodge degrees.
Nearly every one of the fifty. three
Lodges in the state was represented,
there being 1874 Past Grands in attend
ance.
The Grand Secretary's report says: Not
outstanding the general depressed state of
business throughout the country, we have
gained BIZ members and made a gratifying
increase i'll funds and properly of Subordi-
mates.
The Rebekah branch is most prosperous
Their gain in membership being 242. be-
lieve that the noble women connected
with Odd Fellowship in Vermont contrib
ute as much to the success and harmony of
our Institution as is possible to derive from
ton of their efforts in our behalf.
The grim messenger" has again invad
ed our ranks, although the number taken,
Twenty-Five, is smaller than year ago.
During the year there has been added to
our number three Subordinate Lodges. The
gain in membership is 3l7. Three Lodges
have over 200 members and twelve over 100
each. The largest Lodge, No. 5 has $50,
the two smallest, Nos. II and Is, having IL
members each. Forty Lodges make gain,
ten show loss and two just hold their own.
The greatest gain in any one Lodge is 90,
in No. 20. The gain in receipts is 1868 81.
Amount paid for relief of Brothers, $4,S98.-
q; of transient Brothers, S5S125; of wild
owed families, $50 90; for burying the dead,
81, 39l.75; special relief, $500 O total re-
lief, $6,93754. Receipts of Subordinate
Lodges, $28, $500; net amount of invested
property, $85, 206.93.
REBEKAH LODGES.
Number of Lodges January l, 1894, "a:
January l, 1898, 1888; net gain
for year, 1874; membership January 1, 1894,
1925. Assets January l, 1893 S1,l98.25, re-
ceipts Sl,950.77, expenses 1852. 80, net
available assets 81, 1868.
The Finance Committee reported
the Treasury was in satisfactory con-
dltlon and recommended the sum of
$500. be paid the Grand Master, 5000. |
to the Grand Secretary and S25 to the
Grand Treasurer for their services the
past year.
1t was voted that Grand Instructor
he appointed by the incoming Grand
Master.
The change in Subordinate Lodge |
constitution made last year whereby |
a person must live in the state one year |
to be eligible for membership was re-
pealed.
The following officers were elected
and installed for the coming year:
Grand Master, F. II Hyde, Poult-
1ey; Deputy Grand Master, G. A.
Perry, Reaisboro; Grand Warden, H.
L. Parker, Lyndonville; Grand Secre-
AIRY, ID. E. Parker, Bradford; Grand
treasurer, E. P. Adams, Swanton;
Grand Chaplain, "A Sherburne, Mont
2elier; Grand Representative, H. C.
Farrar, Rutland.
Appointed officers were, H. NJ. Nc
garland, Grand Marshal, Hyde Park;
E. L. Caswell, Grand Conductor, Der
'y Line; j. H. Blakely. Grand Guard
an, Bellows Falls; G. J. Bullock, Grand
Herald, Poultney.
The following kilograms were re-
,eived:
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J0L. HARRY f. PARKER, NEWPORT, VT.
hlndly express to the Brethren of the Order my
leartest wishes for pleasant session.
LEVI X. FULLER.
STANFORD, CT, MAY Is, 1894.
4; n PARKER, CIR. SECRETARY, NEWPORT.
Telegram received, with thanks for your kind
Iaternal greetings, our sincere wishes for the
prosperity of our Order in the Green Mountain
tate
W. ii. MARIGoLD, G. NJ.
FRIEDRICH BoTsFoRD, q. S.
The thanks of the Grand Lodge was
voted to the railroads, hotels and local
Odd Fellows for courtesies extended.
of the Grand Officers
was at the Memphremagog House and
we wish to personally thank the pro-
prieter, Mr.. Goode, and his accom-
Dlished clerk, Mr.. Atwood, for the at
IGNITION and excellent accommodations
furnished the Grand Bodies.
Adjourned to meet the Sd Wednes-
Law in Nav. 1895. at Q O'Clock a. m. at