St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-02-22
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A Big Crowd Successful MeetiDg-Prominen
Speakers Secret Work Followed by Ban


A Big Crowd-SuccessfuI Meetlng-Prominent
Speakers Secret Work Followed by Ban
quet.
The sixth district of Vermont, l. o. o.
F., held meeting with Caledonia Lodge
here last Friday. About $50 members
from different lodges were present and
the meeting was the most successful one
ever held in Vermont.
The meeting opened with a reception
in the Avenue House parlors, at the con-
clusion of which the members adjourned
to the Opera House, where a public
meeting was held. Maj. N. p. Bowman
gracefully introduced the speakers, the
first one being Hon. Charles 9. Terrill OF
Natck, Grand Master of Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Terrill prefaced his remarks by refer
ring to some of his experiences during
the time he was teacher in the st. Johns
bury high school, making especial refer
ence to his arrest and ensuing triumph
ant acqu't tal for Furnishing young lad
who had been unruly. He paid fine
tribute to this town, saying that he had
never seen town of its size that would
compare with this. He said that Odd
Fellows are not divided by even an i'm
aginary line. That the motto Of the
order is Friendship, Love and Truth"
There are different methods of proceed
ure but all are for the same humanit arian
object. There are 236 lodges in Massa-
chusetts with membership of 81, 140
and there are 10000 Daughters of Re-
bekah. He said that the policy in Mass
achusetts has been to make few lodges
with very large membership and as
result no charter has ever been surrendered
to the Grand Lodge. The financial con-
dition of the order is very fine and their
success is due to this splendid financial
Management. He spoke briefly Of the
Odd Fellows home and closed by at
tempting to show that persons in this
lie could never attain their ideals and
that taken as a whole life was only
series OF disappointments.
The next speaker was Hon. Alfred S.
Pinkerton, Grand Sire of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge. Mr. Pinkerton is the first
Grand Sire that the New England states
have ever had. He said in part: "Odd
Fellowship represents the best civic
virtues that can surround any secret
order. Odd Fellowship was designed
and cared ior to produce more bright
days in the members life. 1t is bringing
the different portions OF the country to-
gether and makes all members better citi-
zens. Odd Fellowship is not doing the
work of mere civic society, but is put
ting its shoulder to the wheel and bear
ing the burden of all. The time has
gone, never to return, when man can
lead life of isolation. From 1880 to
1897 the Odd Fellows paid in relief funds
to the amount of ST., 100000. Odd
Fellowship was never as strong as it is
in February 1899. Sixteen nations hold
our order in fostering care today. Amer
lean Odd Fellowship and American citi-
zenship 60 hand in hand. Odd Fellows
laid down great, broad creed at start
ing; no man not citizen can join; he
must believe in God and always hold to
the belief of the brotherhood of man.
Next year will be celebrated the diamond
anniversary of the Sovereign Lodge. We
have gone through 80 years OF life and
are going through 80 more. 1t is the
rank and file at home that makes Odd
Fellowship what it Isl"
Mrs. P. F. Hazen favored the audience
with a song and received beautiful bas-
ket OF flowers, and the orchestra fur
nlshed several selections.
After the public meeting the members
adjourned to the Odd Fellows Hall to
do some secret work. G. H. Stevens, d.
D. G. NJ, assisted by staff of past grands
from the several lodges, opened the meet
ing, after which degree staff of Gale
donia Lodge took chairs and conferred
I'd degree.
The meeting closed with the banquet
in Pythian Hall which was served by the
Rebekahs. Covers were laid tor $50 and
a delicious spread served. Past Grand
Master o. H. Henderson was appointed
POSTMASTER and speeches were made by
the following: H. c. Farrar, P. G. NJ,
Rutland; ]. w. Goodell, P. G. NJ, Bur-
lington; Maj. August Haron, Littleton:
H. l., Parker, P. G. NJ, Lyndonville; E.
F. Smith, G. P, Barre; D. L. Sanders, G.
P. R., Montpelier; S. d. Waite, G. g.,
Hyde Park; Col. M. A. Mcclure, Rut-
land; E. F. Adams, G. T., Swanton; N
P. Bowman, P. G. NJ, St. Johnsbury f.;
Hon. c. Q. Terrill, G. NJ, of Mass, Ma
tick, Mass. Hon. A. S. Pinkerton, Grand