The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-23
OF High Degree In
Odd Fellowship.
H0NORED LEADERS
Meet to Banquet and to
Laud Their Order.

The past grand masters of the Wor-
cester County Odd Fellows Associa-
ton held their annual meeting yester-
day afternoon and elected these officers
for the ensuing year: Rev. F. L. Bris-
toll Of Uxbridge, president; Past Grand
f. R. Etewart of Leominster, vice pres
ident; Past Grand j. T. Briefly of Wor-
cester, secretary and treasurer; eXecu-
tive committee, F. A. Morgan, Fitch
burg; j. F. Mitchell, North Grafton; w.
+. Taylor, Warren; Herbert Greenwood,
Gardner; John Champlin, Worcester;
0. L. Blood, Worcester.
Seventeen new members Joined the
association yesterday, making the total
membership at the present time IA.
There has been one death during the
year, the late Charles B. Pratt of Wor-
cester. Much enthusiasm was displayed
at the meeting and a committee of one
was appointed from each lodge to
solicit membership among the 700 past
grands of the county.
In the evening a banquet was served
by Caterer Marshall and enjoyed by
nearly 100 members. President F. L..
Bristol, of Uxbridge, served as toast
- 1liSlllEAIh tllC AllCllLi'tI AOl
the honof they had conferred upon him
ana promised to do everything in his
power to advance the interests of the
association during the coming year. He
spoke of the extensive increase of Odd
relloWshlp throughout the country and
lopeu the members OF worcester county
Mou!d ueVote every effort toward fur
lnerlng the interests of the order
Inc hfst toast, odd Fellowship"
vas responded 70 py Past Grand Her
pert wesley or worcester, lie alluded
10 the great opportunities to do good
WORK among one FELLOW men in the
oFuef' ana touched upon the grand Ia
DOTS OF the rellet association. In Wor-
cester tney had paid out to the fami-
sies OF Odd telloWs from the beginning
Sot'V4o' Inc Iodges OF this section, as "a
Whole, would have had much to do for
these Ialnllles mad 1t not been for the
WORK OF the relief association.
fast Grand Z. ii. Rice responded to
me me l9ast' Ine Local Lodges. It was
me place 1of true soclabllity. Some
times 1t is lacking and then the lodge
was lacking IN maintaining its true
principles. Never forget the cordial
grasp OF the hand nor the necessity Of
decorating the lodge room with works
OF art and beauty. 1t is work of that
Klnd mat reaches the heart. Keep
ooleasl Vi cne times IN all Things that
are progressive for good.
our sovereign Grand Lodge" was
responded TO by Hon. A. S. Pinkerton,
grand sire of the world. Among his
very interesting remarks, charmingly
piended with humor, was the statement
mat applications were already begin
nlng TO come in for the right to found
lodges OF Odd Fellowship in our new
possessions. Only recently he had re-
cefved letter from Brother Bagley
saying that one of the naked natives at
Manila encountered him upon the street
and, noticing the Odd Fellows pin upon
ms Tie, fell upon his neck and cried,
l, TOO, am an Odd Fellow" He had en-
tered the order in England. He was
glad 10 see the past grands together. 1t
showed that their interest in the order
dld not die with the expiration of Office.
he would like to see the system that
prevailed in the western lodges inau-
gurated here, of having a 15-minute re-
cess declared at every meeting to get
acquainted with the new members.
The Grand Encampment of Massa-
chusetts, was answered by Past
Grand I. H. Stearns of Worcester
Lodge. He reviewed the work and his
tory of the association and in a fine
strain told of the benefits to be derived
from association with the institution.
Past Grand DR.. l.. C. White of Tx
bridge spoke for "Our Sisters, the
Daughters of Rebekah." He did not be-