The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-05-25
Odd Fellows in Annual Session
at Burlington.
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The 30th annual session of the Crane
Encampment assembled at Odd Eel
lows Hall, Tuesday, May 18th at a
m. The following officers were elected
and appointed for the ensuing year.
Grand Patriarch, H. G. Farrar of Rut
land; Grand High Priest, L. E. Mellen Of
Middlebury; Grand Senior Warden, H
X. Kimball of St. Adams; Grand Scribe,
G. W. Farr of ST. Johnsbury; Grand
Woodstock; Grand Treasurer, L, j.
Brown of Bradford; Grand Marshal, E.
A. Cook of Newport; Grand Sentinel, D.
M. Damon of Bellows Falls; Grand Out
side Sentinel, E. T. L. Benedict of Poult-
ney; Grand Representatives, Chas. II.
Lockwood of Springfield and E. F. Smith
of Barre.
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND PATRIARCHS.
Nos. 1 and 3, E. A. Shackford of Rut-
land; No. 3, w. B. Craven of Burlington
No. 4, q. G. w. Heath of Barton; No g.,
H. H. Slack of Northfield; No. 6, }. Z.
Strong, of Bradford; No. Z, ". B. Hutch
inson of Woodstock; No. s. G. E. Sturges
of Brattleboro.
The Patriarchs' Militant met after
the adjournment of the Grand En-
campment and made choice of the fol-
lowing officers:
Colonel, O. H. Henderson of St. Johns
bury; Lieut. Col Fl G.. Farrar of Rut-
land; Major of first battalion, James
Campbell Major of second battalion, R.
A. Spear. A department council was or
ganized with the following officers: Pres
ident, o. H. Henderson; vice president,
L. c. Grant; treasurer, j. A. Beck.
In the evening a grand banquet was
held by the Past Officers Association,
after which these officers were chosen
for the ensuing year:
President, o. H. Henderson; vice pres
ident, &. A. Perry; secretary, Fl. l.. Still
son: treasurer, j. w. Goodell; executive
committee, j. III. Blakley, II. c.. Farrar,
e. H. Lockwood, E. F. Smith and l.. j.
Retting.
The fifty. fourth annual session of
the Grand Lodge opened with a large
attendance, Wednesday morning.
Fifty. four Past Grands were taken in
to membership. This branch of the
Order has gained 800 members the
past year. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
Grand Master, E. H. Jackson of Wind
sor; Deputy Grand Master, F. A. Sher-
burne of Montpelier; Grand Warden, S.
b. Waite of Hyde Park Grand Secy, HE
Parker, Bradford; Grand Treasurer, E. P.
Adams of Swanton; Grand Representa-
tive, K. NJ. Bartlett of Island Pond Grand
MAJ shall, L. G. Fullam of Ludlow; Grand
Conductor, W. l.. Havens of Chester;
Grand Guardian, f. NJ. Spaulding of st.
Adams; Grand Herald, s. A. Reed of
Windsor. Committee on Credentials for
next session, o. E. Chilson of Burling
ton, j. G. Strong of Bradford, c. E. Stur-
ges of BrattlebOro.
District Deputies were appointed as
ell .k.s4 A NJ NaI4 I Af
Bennington; No. 2, }. G. Cameron of
Proctor; No. 3, c. S. Wardwell of Bristol
No. 4, II. F. Reed of Enosburg Falls; No.
3, L. M. Hubbard of Barton; No. 6, S. S.
Martin Iof East Hardwick; No. 7, A. L.
Mcleod of East Barre; No. s, A. E. Spauld.
ing of Woodstock; No. 9, Z. G. Baker of
Readsboro No. 10, w, f. Goddard of Brat
tleboro.
The Trustees of Gill Odd Fellows
Home organized as follows:
H. w. Hall of Burlington, chairman;
II. l.. Stillson of Bennington, secretary
L. g. Fullam of Ludlow, treasurer.
Thursday morning the Rebekah
State Assembly met, there being pres
ent the largest number ever assembled.
Below will be found the officers for
1900-1.
President, Mary L. Sanders of Mont
pelier; vice president, Cora E. Dunbar of
st. Adams; secretary, Louise l.. Boyce of
Barre; treasurer, Ella G. Finney of
Warden, Mrs. Minnie Ha-
vens of Chester; Marshal, Eva M. Hazen
of Windsor; conductor, Elizabeth Ret |
ting of Brattleboro; inside guard, Abbie |
r. Stone of Barre; outside guard, Mrs. q.
+. Bond of st. Johnsbury.
The deputy presidents were appointed
as follows: District No. 1, Mrs. Ella
Daley; No. 2, Mrs. l.. Webster; No. 3, |
Miss Julia DEMO; No. 4, Miss Laura A. |
Wells; No. 8, Mrs. NJ. Z. Freeman; No. |
6, Mrs. Sarah Bingham; No. Z, Miss Clara
Harris; No. s, Mrs. Jennie Emerson; No.
9, Miss Sophia Jewell; No. 10, Mrs. Min
ME Waite.
The next session of the Grand bodies
will be held in Bradford the third
week in May, 1901.
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