The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-05-24
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ANNUAL SESSIONS OF THE GRAND BODIES
AT ST. JOHNSBURY.
MEETING OF THE GRAND BODIES.

The Grand Bodies OF the L. y. y. 4. OF
this state held their annual session last
week and transacted much important bust
ness. st. Johnsbury received the visitors
with open arms and for the third time In
its history the Grand Lodge was entertain
ed there.
The Temple was well filled on Monday
evening, when the rededcatory exercises
took place. After the opening ode, which
was sung by the audience, prayer was Of
ferred by the chap ain, Rev. ii. III. Hoyt
@. W. Farr, Noble Grand, gave cordial
welcome to the members of Caledonia
Lodge, visiting members and the ladies
present. An interesting historical sketch
was given by l.. F. Miner, Past Grand,
An original poem, "The Odd Fellows
Roll CalP' was recited by Rev. HssM.
Douglass. The poem waas well written
and well received A flute solo by George
Q Fetch concluded the programme, after
which ice cream and cake We're served.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT SESSION.
The twenty-fifth annual session of the
! Grand Encampment opened May 18th, in
regular form at y a. m. IN Odd Fellows hall
All the Grand Officers were present except
the Grand Representative l.. q. Burnham,
OF Burlington, and two of the committee
ON credentials. About one hundred MEM
oers were present from all parts of the
state. The usual committees were appoint
ed. after which Grand Patriarch David H.
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annual report. He said there were twenty
three Encampments in the state with a
Total membership of 1,1o7. Four Encamp-
ments have been instituted the past year,
Alhambra Encampment at Waterbury,
Mount Tom Encampment at Woodstock,
Eagle Encampment at Springfield, Cham
PLAIN Encampmelt at SwantOn. He was
confident that other Encampments would
be instituted the coming year. He recon-
mended that new charter be granted
Green Mountain Encampment, which lost
all their property and their charter by fire
during the year. The Grand Patriai CHI
| then gave brief review of his vlsitatiOns
| and also the decisions that had been made
during the year. In closing he extended
thanks to the PatriarchS for their uniform
Kindness where vlsitations were made, to
District Deputies for courtesies. and to
Widey and Golden Rule Encampments for
their able assistance at the institution of
EncampmentS.
The reports of the other grand officers
were then made. Among the votes passed
at this session was one to re-district the En-
mcnts in the State.
1 hese officers were elected in the morn
ing and installed at the afternoon session
by the retiring Grand Patriarch David L.
Saunders:
Grand Patriarch, l.. V. Green. Rutland.
Grand High Priest, d o. Wallace, st.
Adams
Grand Senior Warden, L. j. Brown, Brad |
ford.
Grand Junior Warden, F.. F. Smith, Barre.
Grand Scribe, Charles w. Farr, st. Johns
bury.
Grand Treasurer, D. w. Dudley, Mont |
pelier
Grand Representative, David l.. Saun-
ders, Montpelier.
The appointed officers are, Grand Mar. |
shall, G. II Loock wood, Springfield Grand |
Sentinel, II. G. Farrar, Rutland; Grand |
Outside Sentinel, S. Ii. Kent, St. Johns
bury.
After transacting other business pertain
in strictly to the interests of the Body the |
Grand Encampment closed in the usual
form.
THE PARADE.
The procession formed at 445 Tuesday D. |
m. and marched through the principal
and residences along the line of the march |
were handsomely decorated and there was |
large crowd on the street to watch the
procession. The St Johnsbury police head. |
ed the parade and were Immediately fol-
lowed by the st. Johnsbury Band. There
were lO2 uniformed Odd Fellows in line
ll3 belonging to the Subordinate Lodge.
Five carriages containing distinguished
guests brought up the rear. BY actual
count there were over 250 Odd Fellows in
the procession and it was very handsome
parade. The men marched in good style
and performed the evolutions well. 1t was
one of the best professions seen in st.
JohnSbury for many "a day.
DECORATION OF cHIvALRY.
The prettIest feature of the whole ses
sion was the comforting of the Decoration
of the parade in Odd Fellows Hall, and
was witnessed by large and interested
audience of Odd Fellows and their wives
The members who were so fortunate as to
receive this high honor were David l..
Saunders of Montpelier, Capt. W. E.
of st, Johnsbury. The grand officers, as
81 ted by the officers of the local branch of
the Degree of Rebekah. conferred the
decoration. They were assisted by com.
pany OF twelve members of the Patriarchs
Militant under the command of Gregory
Beck. The service was very impressive
one. and those who saw it will not soon for
get it. The decoration was placed on the
breast of each of the candidates by the
three-y ear-old daughter of Ola Henderson. ,
A complimentary entertainment was ten. :
dered the visitors In Music Hall on Tues. :
day evening. The hall was well filled and !
an attractive programme was provided,
Rev. Dr. A. III. Heath was introduced by ,
the president of the evening, Major N. p.
Bowman. Dr. Heath said he proposed to :
uHoNtl tllitS w HdU is Odd !
Fellowship; whence came it, and what !
loes 1t stand for? 1t is product of the ,
18th century. April 26, lS19 was its real
birthday and it was born in Baltimore.
Before this it had existed in Liverpool ;
Manchester and London, but the lodges in !
these great English cities had been short
lived. The cities were where the lodges
thrived, and the order was at first purely
social one In the city of st. Paul there
are $4,000 young men living in flats, hotels :
and boarding houses. The order of Odd I
Fellowship rose to meet just such an Occa- /
sion as this. Every city has its homeless I,
Young men, and the lodge makes a home
Tor them.
Rev. Thomas lyric was introduced and Z
n place of an address gave poem by Rev.
A. j H0ugh, well-known in Odd Fellow ,
ship. Dir. ~ rie delivered the poem in an :
eloquent manner, and it was one of the /
features of the evenings entertainment. /.
At the close of this entertainment a re-
,eption was given the grand officers in the n
Museum. The visitors were greatly pleas y
I'd with the collections in this beautiful i
building. and there was good attendance d
It this reception. 4
THE GRAND LODGE SESSION.
The 49th annual session of the Grand
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