St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-05-29
STATE ODD FELLOWS.
Encampment and Dedication Of the Gill Home at
Ludlow.

Ludlow.
Vermont Odd Fellows met at Rutland
last week Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday At the meeting of the Grand
Encampment the following officers were
elected: Grand patriarch, D. o. Wallace
of St. Albans grand high priest, L. j.
Brown of Bradford; grand senior war
den, E. F. Smith of Barre grand scribe,
c. W. Farr of St. Johnsbury; grand
treasurer D. W. Dudley of Montpelier !;
grand junior warden, c. H. Lockwood
of Springfield; grand representative, l..
V. Green of Rutland.
Tuesday afternoon there was a fine
street parade, headed by the Rutland
band of 25 pieces. In the evening a re-
ception was held in the Opera House at
which several addresses were given.
Grand officers were elected as follows;
Grand master, H. L. Parker Of Lyndon
vile; deputy grand master, H. M.
Mcfarland of Hyde Park; grand secre-
tary, H. E. Parker of Bradford; grand
treasurer, E. P. Adams of Swanton;
grand chaplain, Rev. ]. E. Farrow OF
Wilmington; grand representative, c. A.
Perry of Readsboro; grand marshal, E.
M. Barrett of Island Pond; grand war.
den, !. H. Blakeley of Bellows Falls
grand guardian, c. w. Farr of St. Johns
bury grand herald, c. P Jones of Barre
grand conductor, E. H. Jackson of st
Adams.
Grand Secretary Parker said that dur
ing the year the gain in membership ha'
been 1888 Three lodges have over 20(
members and II lodges have over 10(
each. Wantastiquet of Brattleborc
leads with 1888. Thirty-one lodges gain
16 lose in membership, and five remail
at a standstill. To Valley lodge, No. 16
of Waitsfeld the credit goes of maxim!
the largest net gain during the year, %
A small gain in receipts is made, ant
$23S9.S1 is added to the financial valua
ton of subordinate lodges.
Nearly $4,000 will be raised for supper
of Gill Odd Fellows Home by a tax o.
each member of the subordinate lodges
The next session of the grand lodge vii
be held IN Montpelier.
The Gill Odd Fellows Home at LUDLOW
was dedicated Wednesday, about 300
people being present at the exercises
The day was perfect and the programm
went off without hitch. The gran,
lodge arrived from Rutland in the after
noon, was met at the depot by the loca
lodge and with the visiting lodges marcel
ed in procession to the home. The place
of business and many residences alon
the line of march were handsomely deco
rated.
The invitations to the dedication wei
elaborate and contained badges for ii
guests. UtTe were lbOU souvenir all
minum medals and same number of PHI
tographs. Tents were provided for II
accommodation Of the several thousan
visitors.
The ceremony of dedication was a
cording to ritual. Hon. Hugh Henry
Chester, was president of the day, &c
T. S. Peck of Burlington marshal al
Prof. Harry Ingels of Rutland music
director. Rev. A. ]. Hough Of Brattl
3 boro prepared an ode especially for Il
occasion, which was sung. The graz
sire of the United States, grand maste
e of New York, New Hampshire and Co
necticut and other noted members OF t
order were present.
O. The home was donated by James
Gill OF Boston, former resident OF Lu
i low and who still has manufacturing
lie terests there. His summer residence
lie on the adjoining plateau The land al
q building cost $4,000 and the order h
y cpep+ a hout Ct OOO ~, fprnicbi,oc