Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1896-05-29

One Of the most successful meetings of
the grand lodge and grand encampment
of Vermont Odd Fellows was held at
KuIIdIIu ucsuay, W euucSuaN anu ri....-
day of last week. The meeting of the
grand enCampment was held on Tuesday,
with Grand Patriarch l.. Y. Green pre-
siding. The grand Patriarch made an
interesting report, and said, among other
things, that, Notwithstanding the great
business depression extending all over
this land of ours, am able to report
gain in membership, as the grand
sCribe's report will show. The peace and
harmony that has prevailed in the en-
campments reflect great credit on the
membership, and it gives me pleasure to
report that no cases of appeal await
Your consideration. At the present time
| there are 81 encampments within this
grand jurisdiction, containing 1904 mem
bers. Fournew enCampments have been
instituted the past year,
The second Tuesday of June next has
been set apart for memorial day of tie
order, and will be appropriately observed
| by the encampmentS in the state.
After the completion of routine bust
ness, these officers were elected and in
stalled: Grand patriarch, d. W. Wallace
OF St. Adams; grand high priest, L. J.
Brown OF Bradford grand senior war.
den, +. F. Smith of Barre; grand scribe
c. W. Farr of st. Johnsbury; grand
treasurer d. W. Dudley of Montpelier
grand junior warden, {. H. Lockwood
of Springfield; grand representative, l.
Y. Green of Rutland. The grand encamp
ment then adjourned.
At 1915 O'Clock Wednesday morning
members of the grand lodge and grand
encampmcnt and other Odd Fellows anC
their friends went to Ludlow on Il specia
train to attend the dedication of the Gil
Odd Fellows home. This was the grand
da< of the session. About 1900 Odd Eel
lows and their friends attended the dedl
catory exercises, which were very i'm
pressive throughout. The services il
connection with building tie altar ant
the act of dedication of the home were
especially interesting. On their arriva
at Ludlow the Odd Fellows, 1000 strong
marched from the station to the home
aCcompa ned by three bands and a drum
corps. Inc IauicS or the Daughlvus u
Rebekah furnished the company will
dinner.
The home itself is a spacious building
situated on plateau overlooking thu
village, and can be plainly seen from tn,
railroad as the trains approach the de
pot, either from the east or west. Th
dedication exercises occupied the create
part of the afternoon.
The annual meeting of the grand lodg
was held in Odd Fellows hall Wednesday
morning, Grand Master Perry presiding
The grand officers made their reports
which were accepted. These report
showed the order to be in excellent con
dition. The order had an increase of 1SS
in membership during the year. Tn
grand lodge has now balance in tn
treasury of $1394.S4. The business o
the grand lodge was finished Thursday
when it was voted to hold the next SEES
sion at ST.. Adams. 1t was also votet
to hold the semi. centennial of the CRANE
lodge at the next session. and H. l.. Still
son of Bennington was chosen orator TO
the occasion.
The following grand officers wer
= elected and installed: Grand master, H
L. Parker, of Lyndonville; deputy granc
: master, H. NJ. Mcfarland of Hyde Park
grand warden, J. H. Blakely of BELOW
Falls; grand secretary, II. E. Parker &
E Bradford; grand treasurer, Z. p. Adam
of Swanton; grand chaplain, Rev. ]. {
Farrows of Wilmington; grand represer
tative, c. A. Perry of Readsboro; gram
marshal, E. M. Bartlett OF Island Pond
grand guardian, {. w. Farr of St. Johns
bury; grand herald, c. P. Jones {
; Barre; grand conductor, E. H. Jackso
+, !, of st. Adams.
j The grand lodge, after a successful Sc.
{ sion, adjourned late Thursday evening.