Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-25
VERMONT ODD FELLOWS.
Tne -Four Days Encampment at Brat
tleboro Last Week.

Tne -Four Days Encampment at Brat
tleboro Last Week.
The main streets of Brattleboro were
a mass of red, white and blue and Odd
Fellows emblems last week in honor
of the 29th annual meeting of the
grand encampment Of the Odd Fell
lows of the state, which was the most
largely attended and the most harmo-
NOUS in the history of the order Ov-
err 300 members represented every
lodge in the state.
Several hundred members of the fra
ternity were present at the opening
session Monday, when 5. M. Ieaw,
noble grand of the lodge of Brattle-
boro, delivered the address of welcome.
This was followed by the comforting
of the initiatory degree and informal
remarks by several prominent mem
bers.
Tuesday was the big day and there
was large attendance at the morning
session. The reports showed slight
gain in membership during the year
the number of members now being
,426.
Officers were elected as follows: @.
II. Lockwood of Springfield, G. p; IL.
G. Farrar of Rutland, G.P. p; l.. Il.
Mellen of Middlebury, G. 5. w; z. ).
Ware of ST. Johnsbury, G.. s.; l.. }.
Brown of Bradford, G. t.; Ii. ID. Kim
ball Of st. Adams, G. J. w; Z. W.
Spaulding of Woodstock, G. NJ; Z. A,
Cook OF Newport, G. s.; ID. NJ. Damon
Of Bellows Falls, w. q. c.; +. +,
Smith Of Barre, G. r..
The department council, Patriarchs
Militant, elected Col. M. A. Mcclure
OF Rutland, president; Col. l.. q. Grant
of Burlington, vice president; Capt. II,
c. Farrar OF Rutland, clerk; IL. z.
Phillips of Rutland, treasurer; Capt,
II. g. Burnham of Burlington, chap
lain; Capt w. +. Conway of Bellows
Falls. officer Of the day; Col. II. L.
Parker of Bradford, aid; Capt. G. A.
Rounds OF Rutland, sentinel; Lieut.
w. ID. ellison OF Brattleboro, picket
The parade in the afternoon was tht
feature of the convention. The mum.
Der i'm line was smaller than expected
but over 500 men took part, including
representatives of all the Vermont can
tons, and those of Shelburne Falls
Greenfield and Athol, Mass, with two
bands and dozen carriages carrying
Grand Sire Alfred 5. Pinkerton anC
other officers. The annual meeting o.
the Past Grands' association was held
in the evening and after the banque
there were speeches By Grand SIR
Pinkerton and several others. Thes'
officers were elected: President, Henri.
Clark Of Rutland; first vice president
Ii. o. Henderson OF st. Johnsbury
second vice president, ii. l.. Parker OF
lLvndonville; treasurer, j. w. Goodel
of Burlington; secretary, ii. l.. StillsoI
OF Bennington; executive committee
III. w. Hall Of burlington, IL. G. Far
rar of Rutland, +. G.. Burnham o
Burlington, Crosby Perry OF Reads
boro. L. J. Rettmg of Brattleboro, Nj
i A. Mcclure OF Rutland and John Ret
Ting of Brattleboro. There was also
public concert with addresses.
Wednesday these grand lodge Off
GERS were elected:
/ G. NJ, +. NJ. Bartlett OF island
Pond; ID. G.. NJ, L. III. Jackson o
Windsor: G. w, F. A. Sherburne o
Montpelier; G.. =, II. f. Parker o
Bradford; G. T., +. p. Adams 0
swanton; G. c., Rev. J. Edward Far
rows of Bellows Falls; grand repre-
sentative to sovereign grand lodge, )
X. Blakely OF Bellows Falls.
The officers OF the Gill Odd Eel
lows Home at Ludlow are: Col. II
W. Hall Of Burlington, chairman; II
| Stillson Of Bennington, secretary; L
G. Fullam OF Ludlow, treasurer. Tn
other trustees are +. NJ. Bartlett o
Island Pond, II. +. Parker OF Brad
ford. l.. J. Retting % Brattleboro, II
tC. Farrar Of Rutland, g. A. Perry o
Readsboro and J. b. Blakely Of Bel
lows Falls
Wednesday evening the Rebekah
were rendered reception in the par
lors OF the Brooks House and the mex
day were given complimentar'