Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-05-26
ODD FELLOWS, ENGAGEMENT.
Tive ntieth Annual Meeting Held at st.
Adams Last Week. Grand Lodge
and Rebekahs Also Assemble.

The goth annual grand encamp-
ment of Vermont Odd Fellows
opened at St. Adams last week Tues
day. The grand officers present were:
Patriarch l.. j. Brown of Bradford,
High Priest Z. f. Smith of Barre,
Senior Warden G. ii. Lockwood of
Springfield. Scribe c. w. Tarr of st.
Johnsbury, Senior Warden II. G.
Farrar of Rutland, Treasurer u. w.
Dudley of Montpelier, Marshal Pro
Tenn. l.. v. Green of Rutland, Senti-
mel G. e. MILAN of Middlebury, Out
side Sentinel E. r. Kimball of ST.
Adams and Representative d. 0.
Wallace OF st. Adams.
The morning session was devoted to
reading reports Of officers, the discus
sion OF finances and the addition of
35 new members. At O'Clock there
was parade and review of the en-
campment. At the afternoon sitting
of the grand encampment 3S mem
bers were received, and the following
officers elected and installed: E. +.
Smith of Barre, grand patriarch;
Charles II. Lockwood of Springfield,
grand high priest; Henry q. Farrar
of Rutland, grand senior warden;
Charles w. Farrar of st. Johnsbury,
grand scribe; David w. Dudley of
Montpelier, grand treasurer; G. E.
Mellen of Middlebury, grand junior
warden; E. r. Kimball OF st. Adams,
grand sentinel; C. w. Spaulding of
Woodstock, grand outside sentinel.
The grand encampment adjourned to
meet day before the next session OF
the grand lodge, and at same place.
DR.. G. Nj. Marstin of Rutland has
been appointed surgeon general of the
Patriarchs Militant of Vermont.
In the evening public exercises in
honor Of the grand bodies OF Odd
Fellows were held at the city hall.
Mayor Smith delivered an address of
welcome and S. NJ. Post extended
welcome in behalf of st. Adams
lodge. IL. M. Mcfarland of Hyde
Park, the grand master, responded.
There was vocal and instrumental
music and dancing.
nC J<i dllnuui ctroiOiA VI tiiC " anu
Lodge of Vermont, |. o. o. f., was
opened Wednesday at Odd Fellows
Temple, with the largest attendance
in its history. Henry NJ. Mcfarland,
grand master; John Ii. Blakeley, dep |
uty grand master; +. M. Bartlett,
grand warden; III. L. Parker, grand |
secretary, and L. p. Adams, grand
treasurer, were present.
The morning hours were occupied
with the preliminary reports Of the
officers and different committees.
Grand Secretary Parker's report shows
a gain of 81 in the membership dur
ing the past year, making total Of
1886 members. Three lodges have
over 200 members, and 10 have over
100 each. Wantastiquet lodge, Brat |
tleboro, has the largest membership, |
which is 1856. Twenty-four lodges |
have made gains, 30 have lost, and
three just held their membership. |
Windsor lodge makes the largest gain,
which is &c. The gain in the receipts |
of constituent lodges amounts to
81 ,505.s6. A gain OF membership |
amounting to 307 is reported in the
Rebekah lodges, with total member
ship of 1886. The lodges have paid |
So, 9l9.63, OF which over $500 was
paid TO transient brothers, S34l to
widows and families, and $1,000 for
burials.
Grand Treasurer Z. p. Adams
made report showing surplus of
81 900 in the treasury.
The afternoon session was devoted |
for the first hour to the routine bust
ness. The grand master of the Grand
Lodge of Quebec, Andrew Phillips,
was in the city, and by invitation of
the lodge, entered, accompanied by
several past grand masters. He was
cordially welcomed by Grand Master
and he responded in an
earnest and cordial address.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: John ii. Blake
ley, Bellows Falls, grand master; L.
M. Bartlett, Island Pond, deputy
grand master; f. ii. jackson, Wind
sor, grand warden; E. p. Adams,
Swanton, grand treasurer; Ii. Il. far-
ker, Bradford, grand secretary; j. 4.
Farrow, Wilmington, grand chaplain;
II. NJ. Mcfarland, Hyde Park, grand
representative for two years.
The following trustees of the Gill L
Odd Fellows Home were also elected:
Henry w. Hall, Ii. G.. Stilson, l.. G.
Fullam, o. ii. Henderson, Leopold
Ressing, IL. +. Parker, Henry c. Far
rar, ii. c. Parker, G.. A. Perry and II.
NJ. Mcfarland.
A tax of so cents was voted on each
for the support of the Home.
It was decided to hold the next meet
ng at Brattleboro.
The 18th annual session of the Re-
,ekah lodges of Vermont was held at
Odd Fellows hall Thursday.
The report of the secretary showed
he number Of lodges in the state to ,
,e 40, three new ones having been in
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