The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-22
GREAT DAY FOR THE THREE LINKS
Scmi-CcntcnuinI Celebration of Odd
EeIIows-JJOO People witness the Gill
Home Dedication at Ludlow Past
Grand Masters Banquet

! Fellows $500 Pcople witness the Gil
Home Dedication at Ludlow ast
Grand Masters Banquet.
The semi centennial meeting of the
grand lodge Of Odd Fellows and the
annual meetin. Of the grand ancamp'
ment commenced in Rutland Tuesday
and continued through Wednesday and
Yesterday. The celebration opened
I Tuesday morning with routine bust
ness, in the afternoon there vas grand
parade with five cantons in line. In
the evening Killington lodge and Otter
Creek eqicampment rendered reception
| to the delegates and visitors which was
largely attended. Addresses were made
by Henry Clark, Mayor Brown, Alfred
A. Guthrie of New York and Alfred 5.
Pinkerton of Worcester. Mass. The
grand master reported "a large aces
sion TO the order during the past four
months, and that tn" order in the state
is flourishing. He recommended that
the Rebekah assembly meet at the
same place and the day after the grand
lodge that the Rehekah lodges be EN-
powered to draft Il constitution to gov
ern them in this jurisdiction. lie
also recommended that the committee
on subordinates revise the constitution
of the subordinate lodges and that the
representatives from Vermont to the
supreme grand lodge use their inftu-
cnce to enable lodges to omit the pay
ment of benefits for the first two weeks
sickness and disability of brother.
Grand Secretary II. +. Parker Of
Bradford reported an increase of lsS in
membership, which made the totalmem-
IN
nesdav the Gill Odd Fellows home WAS
dedicated at Ludlow in the presence
of 800 people. special trains being run. |
The town was decorated with bunting, !
flags and flowers and the event was the /
largest and most successful ever held I
in the state. In the morning WAS a !
street parade with Gen. I. ;, Peck in
and at O'Clock the dedica
tory exercises. \ letter of regret was
read from J. :. Gill, from New York /!
the donor Of the home. who was unable
to he present. lIoo. Hugh Henry of
Chester. was president Of the day.
Rev \. J. Hough Of Brattlehuro pre-
pared 40 ode especially for the occasion
which was sung The various lodges in
he state furnish the home, the
lodge of Brattleboro fur
llshlng the rarlor IN Oah win big
ri square in the center, large fire
,lace. portieres and elegant designs
aud the Daughters Of Re
,ekah suite up stairs with Brussels
arpets, brass bedsteads and handsome
ouches and pictures. Nearly all the
urniturc in the home is from
tetting Bros. In the evening
t Rutland was held the first
anniversary of the organization of the
'ast Grand Masters and Past Chief
'atriarchs association of Odd Fellows .
( Vermont. \ banquet was served
tier which the following officers were
lected; President. Henry Clark first
ice president y. II. Henderson see
nd vice president ~ ~ Puirer treas
rer, j. W. Goodei secretary. l.. Still
IN executive committee, ii. W. Hall.
!. c. Farrar. T.. b. Hollister. l.. j.
citing and John Retting Brief ad
resses were then made by several of
ic @ ID Fellows. The routine bust
nss of the order was continued
trough yesterday.