Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-05-26
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! ermOut. ! he fraternity met lh hiaR- /
tlrl,oro. the 3gth annual session If the I.
Grand Eucampment oIenius Tuesday
morning with a large attendance. The
grand scribe {. ". Farr. reported prac- |
tically for the treasurer as well aS for his
own Office. The total receipts during
the wear have been $50. The expenses
have been S3I7. There l. now on hand
SiS3. The number Of encampmrnts Is
unchanged from last year. The total
number of members at the beginning of
the year was 3i3G. During the wear
there has been net increase over deaths,
Withdrawals and suspensions Of p.
Officers were elected as follows: {. II.
Lockwood. Springfield, Grand Patriarch
II. {. Farar. Rutland. Grand High
Priest; L. +. Mellen. Middlehury. Grand
Senior Warden. &. W. Farr. 1t. Johns
bury. Grand Scribe; l.. j. Brown, Brad
ford. Grand Treasurer; II. K. kimhall,
~. Adams, Grand Junior Warden; {.
W. Spaulding. Woodstock, Grand Mar
shall: +. \. Cook, Newport. Grand SEN
timel; ID. VI. Damon. Bellows Falls.
Grand Outside sentinel; +. +. Smith,
Barre, Grand Representative to Sovereign
Grand Lodge.
The parade Tuesday afternoon was
the spectacular feature of the week, The
number was smaller than expected but
over 500 men We're in line, including
representatives of Vermont cantons and
those of Shclhurne Falls. Greenfield and
Athol, Mass, with two bands and car
riages CARRYING Grand Sire Alfred :.
Pinkerton and other dignitaries from
neighhoring Jurisdictions.
The annual meeting of the Past
Grand Masters, Patriarchs and Repre-
sentatiNes association was held Monday
night and after the banquet there were
speeches by Grand Sire Pinkerton. Grand
Master Trautman of New York. Grand
Patriarch Caswell of Massachusetts and
others. Col. ii. W. Hall acted as toast
master. In the evening there was
public concert with addresses at the
auditorium.
The fifty-third annual session of the
Grand Lodge was held Wednesday.
Forty-fve Past Grands received the
Grand Lodge and Past Official degrees.
The report of the Grand Master con-
tanned much valuable information. Dur
ing the year new Subordinate lodges
have been instituted as follows: Bristol
at Bristol, Champlain at VergenneS,
Samaritan at Richmond. Mt. Pleasant at
Warren, Rutland at Rutland, Felchville
at Felchville, Enoshurg at Enosburg
Falls, Williamstown at Williamstown
and Home Rebekah Lodge at Bethel.
In relation to new Lodges the Grand
Master said: Il have found that the
work has only just begun. There is
now an opportunity for organizing and
.instituting from twenty-five to twenty
five new Subordinate Lodges" Among
the desirable places which he mentioned
are Essex Junction, Fairfax. Whining
ton. Shoreham, Putney, South Royalton
and WardSboro.
For the maintenance of the Odd Eel
lows Home the Grand Master recon-
mended tax of one cent per week on
each member i'll the state.
The returns of the Grand Secretary
are made for the year ending Jan. |, In
those returns there is shown a slight loss
in membership for the year so ending,
because of the surrender of the charter
of Oriental Lodge with 6i members.
The Grand Master reports that in the
new lodges instituted there has been a
net gain of more than 200 and from
January to April, 1899, there has been
gain in the old lodges of l27.
Within the year is Vermont Odd Eel
lows have died. The number of mem
bers initiated in the year was 325 The
membership Jan, !, 1899. was 1898. In
the year Sl0,0l0.74 has been paid for re-
lief. The receipt of subordinate lodges
in the year were $3l,472. They have
property amounting to $S3,l36.
The number of Rebekah lodges in the
state are IL. The number of brothers
is 1915 and of sisters 1868. The net
gain in membership for the year in this
branch was 80. The net available
assets are S2S73.
The report of the trustees of the Gill
Odd Fellows Home states that it has ac-
complished great good. The trustees
now have $3.50 deposited in savings
banks and S6l7 in cash.
Officers were chosen by unanimous
vote as follows: Grand Master, +. NJ
Bartlett, Island Pond; Deputy Grand
Master, f. II. jackson of Windsor;
Grand Warden, f. a. Sherburne of
Montpelier; Grand Secretary, II. L.
Parker, Bradford; Grand IT., L. p.
Adams, Swanton Grand Chaplain, Rev.
J. f. Farow, Bellows Falls; Grand Rep
resentative to Sovereign Grand Lodge,
j. H. Blakely, of Bellows Falls; S. b.
Waite, Hyde Park, Grand Marshal; l..
&. Fullam, Ludlow, Grand Conductor;
L. V. Green, Stockbridge, Grand Guar
dian; o. c. Amidon, st. Johnsbury,
Grand Herald; and the following Dis
trict Deputy Grand Masters: No. |, w.
H. Smith; No. 2, C. w. Priest No. 3.
l.. II. Lewis; No. 4, J. 7. Catlin; No.
5, Z. F. Hobson; No. 6, II. l.. Wether-
bee; No. 7, f. J. Bartlett; No. 8, S. A.
Reed No. 0, Z. c. Baker; No. 10, w.
l.. Havens.
In the evening Dennis Rebekah Lodge
gave reception at the Brooks House to
the officers of the Rebekah Assembly
and visiting brothers. There was a
pleasing programme and the evening
was enjoyed.
NEW LEGISLATION.
Authorized the setting aside from the
general fund, of five per cent. to the
contingent fund, of Subordinate Lodges,
for purchase of flowers for funerals, etc.
The state to be re-districted and COM
mittee appointed to report plan at next
session.
Inspection Of ballot Of candidate for