Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-05-19
IN ANNUAL MEETING.
SOME OF VERMONT'S POPULAR So
ClETlES CONFER.


Held at observation-disclosures Society i'm
Annual Session at Isurlington-Homeo-
paths Gather in Montpelier.
The 29th annual meeting of the grand
encampmeDt of the Odd Fellows OF Yer
mont opened Tuesday at Brattleboro
with large attendance. The reports
showed a slight gain IN membership
during the year, the number of members
now being 1926.
Officers were elected as follows: G. II.
Lockwood of Springfield, G. p; II. G.
Farrar of Rutland, G. p. P; L. K. Mellen
of Middlebury, G. S. W.; G. w. Ware of
st. Johnsbury, G.. s.; l.. j. Brown of
Bradford, G.. T.; H. d. Kimball of st.
Albans, G.. j. W.; G. w. Spaulding of
Woodstock, G. NJ; E. A. Cook of New
port, G. s.; d. NJ. Damon of Bellows
Falls, w. G.. c.. E. F. Smith of Barre,
G. r.
The department council, Patriarchs
Militant, elected Col. M. A. Mcclure of
Rutland, president; Col. L. G. Grant of
Burlington, vice president; Capt. II. G.
Farrar of Rutland, clerk; II. G. Phillips
of Rutland. treasurer; Capt Fl. c.
Burnam of Burlington, chaplain; Capt.
w. E. Conway of Bellows Falls, officer
of the day; Col. II. f. Harker of Brad
ford, aid Capt G.. A. Rounds of Rutland,
sentinel: Lieut.. w. d. ellison of Brattle-
boro, picket.
The parade in the afternoon was the
feature of the convention. The number
in line was smaller than expected, but
over 800 men took part, including repre-
sentatves of all the Vermont cantons,
and those of Shelburne Falls, Greenfield
and Athol. Mass, with two bands and a
dozen carriages carrying Grand Sire
Alfred S. Pinkerton and other officers.
| The prizes for the paraders Will not be
awarded until later in the week.
The annual meeting of the Past
Grand's association was held that night,
and after the banquet there were speech
es by Grand Sire Pnkerton and several
others. These officers were elected; !;
President. Henry Clark of Rutland; first
vice president, O. II. Henderson of st.
Johns bury; second vice president, II. l..
Parker of Lyndonville; treasurer, j.
w. Goodell of Burlington; secretary,
II. l.. Stillson of Bennington; executive
committee, II. w. Hall of Burlington,
II G.. Farrar of Rutland, f. &. Burnham
of Burlington, Crosby Perry of Reads
boro, L. j. Retting of Brattleboro, NJ. A.
Mcclure of Rutland and John Retting of
Brattleboro. In the evening there was
public concert with addresses.
The annual session of the grand lodge
was held throughout the day and evening
of Wednesday, and was the most largely
attended and the most harmonious in the
history of the order, over 300 members
representing every lodge in the state.
Officers were chosen as follows: G..
NJ. f. NJ. Bartlett Of Island Pond; d. G..
NJ, Z. II. Jackson of Windsor G.. W.,
II. f. Parker of Bradford; G. T., +. p.
Adams of Swanton; G.. c., Rev. j.
Edward Farrows of Bellows Falls grand
representative to sovereign grand lodge,
j. II. Blakely of Bellows Falls.
The officers of the Gill Odd Fellows
home at Ludlow are : Col. II. w. Hall of
Burlington, chairman; ii. Stillson of
Bennington, secretary; l.. g. Fullam OF
Ludlow, treasurer. The other trustees
are f. NJ. Bartlett of Island Pond, II. E.
Parker of Bradford, l.. j. Retting OF
Brattleboro, II. G. Farrar of Rutland
G. A. Perry of Readsboro and j. IL
Blakely of Bellows Falls.
The retiring grand master, j. II
Blakely, installed the grand lodge
officers in the evening.
The Rebekah lodge of BrattleborC
gave a reception and musical entertain
ment to the visiting Rebekahs. The foul
days session ended yesterday with the
= meeting of the Rebekahs.