The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-17
THE FRATERNITIEs.
Beau.eaMt's Great Evening" Beautiful
Tribute to DIR. Webster.

The annual meeting Of Beauseant Com.
manjry. Knight Templars "Wednesday even.
| ing was an occasion long TO be remembered.
| | b Bailey, T. q; d A Young, Gen; Geo II
SW: Fred X Durgin, j w: L + Brooks,
Treas; w Nichols, Rec: NJ DiWhitman,
| std b: Ernest W Winchester. Asst std b !:
| Geo ii Burns, Swd b; u Cowles, w:
W II Vinton. Erus; c l. Piper, T. II Putnam,
III + Taybr, q r Randall, i ii Holden, + X
Vaughan, guards: W Ninton, Aven: j A
Taylor, sent: Clark org: + Caryuthers,
musical director; VIM Robertson, Represen-
resentative Of Putney: Geo II Gorham. Rep
OF Bellows Falls: Or - l. Webster, W ii
Ninton, l. r Adams, trustee of permanent
fund. The officers We're installed by Past
Grand Commander Ilaskins. " III Ninton
Past Com, acting.a> marshal. Aiter the IN
stalation the eminent commander called on
some OF the Sir knights for remarks and re-
sponse> were made by Ninton and I1askins
and the latter closed what all pronounce to
have been one OF the best speeches he ever
made by presenting to DrtD ! Webster an
elegant L + Cons lewel of solid gold en-
beli>hcd with diamonds and rabies, the hand
soonest thing OF the Kind ever seen here, the
voluntary contribution OF Beau>cant members
and costing 500, far less than the value, be-
cause the manufacturers also wished to join
in the ticket The doctor was taken entirely
by surprise and there were rhokiugs aud the
uses OF the handkerchiefs expressive of the
feeling, but his response was a fine one con-
sdering Col lia>kin> worked the climax
shillfulS. giving 4 short historical sketch OF
the doctors administration during which -
candidates have been knighted. lie said II
had been proposed 10 make II little present on
the doctors retirement, bat it was thought
that the richest and brightest jewel was con-
sciOu>ness of duty well done which they all
knew ought TO be his. and the fact that III
tod
ever. Then after talking in this strain. he
stcd that words might be forgotten and
even recollection fade and pulled out the
jewel.
The Foresters
The reccntiy organized Il Michael's Court !
of Fore>ters, the sick aud death benefit order |
rs well n fraternity whose subjects are Fra |
ternity, Unity and Christian Charity 10
whose memberhOod are Catholics Of good |
standing. between the ages of Is and Al are |
eligible instituted its officers SUNDAY after |
noon as follows: Chief Ranger. + \ Aus
tin: vice chief. \ F Pigeon; past chief, Ed
ward J Fenton; conductors. Maurice DOYLE |
and John Baker; sentines. 'rhos Long. and |
ID F Curtin: secretary. ID Carey: financial |
j sullivan: treasurer. ii Ii liauS
trustees. VI J Moran. Martin Dunn ana J J
Anstin:' Meetings will be held In Red Mems 1
hall on the second and fourth THURSDAYS of
each month. There was 4 delegation of -
fran StAnihony'> court at White River jun
elton present. State chief Ranger Eagan
was the installing officer
state Chief Ranger Nagan. who was in tnwr
SUNDAY to install ;he officers Of the court nf
left Monday for Brandon to organize
a cour, there.
At the regular meeting OF the Rebekah- Tues
Law evening AT | - q + hall seven new members
were initiated. after which cake AMI coffee
wer served.
The annual meeting OF Columbian Lodge No
,6. was held Tuesday evening anu the following
ulcers w,rt escted: W NJ, w Crouch; sW,
J A Pulien; j ", e Il Grant; Treas, f r Brooks;
sec. + II Putnam: ID, W Dawson; j d. Chss
Beck: : :. John orion; ! ), W + Banks; mar.
hal. u Bailey; chaplain. { a Miles; tyler, J
Taylor.
An eHcampment Of odd Fellows is To Lee Ir.ti.
uicd In Middebury April %.
Connc,t icut Valley council NJ 10, + 4 \ VI las
lected the" ,fc,r> " n Rnieau I'll
Frank uILoIs. M; Edwin r Brooks. treas
Uss less soap by using Harmless.
Friendship Circle VIII meet ~, IOoF hall
ext Tuesday.