St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-28
THREE LINKS AT LUDLOW.
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Elec
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Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Elect
Officers.
Nearly 500 Odd Fellows and Daughters
OF Rebekah, attended the annual sessions
OF their orders at Ludlow, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of last week.
At the Grand Encampment Tuesday
these officers were elected: H. R. Kim
ball of St. Adams, grand patriarch /;
E. A. Cook, of Newport, grand high
priest; E. T. L. Benedict, of Poultney,
grand senior warden; c. w. Farr, OF
st. Johnsbury, grand scribe; L. ].
Brown, of Bradford, grand treasurer !;
W. P Horton, of Rutland, grand junior
warden, L. E. Mellen, of Middleboro,
grand representative; w. P. Hutchin-
son, Of Woodstock. grand marshal; W.
B. Craven. of Burlington, grand senti-
mel; W. E. Combs, of Burlington, grand
outside sentinel. George H. Stearns, of
this place was elected district deputy
grand patriach of the sixth district.
Nearly 300 participated in the parade
Tuesday afternoon, and of these more
than 100 were in full uniform. Col. O.
H. Henderson was in command, and
Canton Crescent, Capt. c. w. McCrae,
occupied the right of the line. The line
OF march led to the Gill Odd Fellows
Home, where Grand Master S. B. Waite,
OF Hyde Park, made brief speech, and
the parade was reviewed by Col. Hen
derson and staff
The annual banquet of the Past Grand
Masters and Past Grand Patriarchs asso-
citation was held Tuesday evening
At the Grand Lodge Wednesday morn.
ing the following grand officers were
elected: DR.. w. L. Ravens of Chester
Depot, grand master; S. A. Reed OF Wind
sor, deputy grand master; Fred B. Nor
ton of St. Adams, grand warden; H. E
Parker of Bradford, grand secretary; E.
P. Adams OF Swanton, grand treasurer;
Rev. ], B. Reardon, of Ludlow, grand
chaplain; S. B. Waite, of Hyde Park,
grand representative to Sovereign Grand
Lodge; O. E. Chilson, of Burlington,
grand marshal; Perry Robbins of New
port, grand conductor; Calvin Endress,
of Bennington, grand guardian; H. H.
Slack Of Mortified, grand herald. Lieut.,
E. H. Bazin, of West Concord was chosen
deputy grand master of District No. g.
Grand Secretary Parker's report showed
that 286 members were gained during
the year, and nearly 81 900 was paid
out for relief of members. There were
66 deaths during 1901.
The annual meeting of the Rebekah
assembly was held Thursday and these
officers were elected; Eva NJ. Hazen OF
Windsor, president; Minnie L. Havens Of
Chester Depot, vice-president; Alice A,
Landry of Brattleboro, warden; Louise
L. Boyce of Barre, secretary; Ella c. Fin.
ney of Lyndonville, treasurer; Cora A.
Dunbar OF St. Adams, marshal; COrnelia
F. Bond Of St. .Johnsbury, conductor; L.
Lavina Webster OF Rutland, inside guard
Karlene Hutchinson OF Bradford, outside
guard; Mary BARREL of Poultney, chap
lain. Mrs. F. J. Wiley, of Lyndonville
was elected deputy president Of District
No. 6.
Gill Odd Fellows Home, which by g
curious coincidence was dedicated just
six years ago last week, was center O.
attraction during tie session. The an
nual report showed one death curing the
| year. Since the institution of the home
there have been Is residents, six ofwhon
are now dead. Concerning the proposed
hospital annex it was reported that $685.
of the desired 5000, had been raised
The gift of $500, from Gen. J. G. McCul
Tough, for a barn, was duly acknowed
ged. The trustees of the home lor tn,
ensuing year are: Gov. W. w. Stickney
of Ludlow, H. c. Farrar of Rutland, DR.
| w Rrvant of Iudlow O. H Hender
son of St. Johnsbury, Harry E. Parker
of Bradford, L. T. Retting of Brattleboro
S. B.. Waite of Hyde Park, Judge Robin
son OF Rutland, Grand Master DR.. W. L
Havens of Chester, chairman, exotficio
and the president of the Rebekah assem-
bly, ex-oficio. The trustees organized By
electing Judge Robinson, president, S. B
Waite secretary, and o. H. Henderson
treasurer.