Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-05-19
The Grand Lodge Meeting.

The Largest and Most Harmonious
Gathering Ever Held In the stnte---
Il. VI. Bartlett of Island Pond Grand
Master.
The session of the grand lodge occupied
the entire day and evening Wednesday.
Nearly 300 Odd Fellows were in the lodge
room, and every lodge in the state was rep
resented. Grand Secretary Parker, who was
elected for his 10th consecutive term, pro-
nounced the gathering the largest and most
harmonious in the history of Vermont Odd
Fellowship. All of the elections were by ac
clamation, the full list being as follows:
Grand Master, K. NJ. Bartlett of Island
Pond; deputy grand master, K. II. Jack
son of Windsor; grand warden, f. A.
Sherburne of Montpelier; grand secretary,
II. E. Parker of Bradford; grand treasurer,
e. 7. Adams of Swanton; grand chap
lain, Rev. j. Edward Farrow of Bellows
Falls; grand representative to sovereign
grand LODGED. II. Blakel of Bellows Falls.
The Off ,ers were installed in the evening
by the retiring grand master, j. II. Blake
ley of Bellows Falls. Grand Master Bart
lett announced this list of district depu-
ties:
No. w II. Smith of Manchester De-
pot.
No. &c. w. Priest.
No. 81. II. Lewis of Hyde Park.
No. Al. 7. Catlin.
No. De. f. Hobson of Island Pond.
No. 6-H. L. Wetherbee of Lyndonvlle.
No. 7-E. j. Bartlett.
No. SIS. A. Reed.
No. 9-E. G. Baker of Readsboro.
No. 10-W. l.. Haven of Chester.
or 10
appointive officers of the grand lodge
Grand Marshal, S b. Waite of Hyde Park
grand conductor, l.. G.. Fullam of Ludlow;
grand guardian l.. V. Greene of Stock
bridge; grand herald, o. C. Amidon of st.
Johnsbury
There have heretofore been II districts
in Vermont, but it was voted to merge Nos.
10 and IL together. These districts in
clude towns in Wndham and Windsor
counties.
These trustees of the Gill Odd Fellows
Home at Ludlow were elected Grand
Master 4. M. Bartlett and Grand Secre-
tary II. K. Parker ex-ofiicio, II. W. Hall
of Burlington, ii. l.. Stillson of Benning-
ton, l.. G.. Fullam of Ludlow, l.. j. Ret
ting of BrattleborO, II. c. Farrar of Rut-
land, c. A. Perry Of Readsboro, j. II.
Blakeley of Bellows Falls. The trustees
organized by choosing Col. Hall chairman,
II. l.. Stillson secretary and l.. g. Fulam
treasurer.
The application of Emil Apfebaum of
Wantastiquet lodge of Brattleboro was ac-
cepted for admission to the home.
A per capita tax of one cent a week was
voted for the support of the Home. -
Some of the important legislation enact
ed was in relation to the Rebekah lodges,
giving them more power than heretofore.
The grand master has appointed the dis
trict deputy grand masters for the Rebekah
lodges, but beginning with the session
Thursday the president appoints district
deputy presidents, and all communicate ms
to the Rebekah lodges relative to Rebekah
business will be answered by the Rebekah
assembly and not by the grand masters and
grand secretary as heretofore. A new
constitution for the government of Rebek-
alb lodges was also adopted.
A committee was appointed in the grand
lodge to report at the session next year a
plan for redistricting the state.
All of the lodges in the state will re-
ceive visit during the coming year from
.one of the three principal otiicers-grand
master, deputy grand master and grand
warden. One-third of the state has been
assigned to each officer for the purpose of
visitations.
1t was voted to hold next years meeting
in Burlington.