The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-24
A NOTABLE GATHERING.
VETERAN ODD FELLOWS OF THE
STATE.

Annual Meeting Held Officers for the
Year EIected-Deaths of the Past Year
-Sumptu0us Banquet Served-SOciaI
Session.
A notable gathering of representative
Odd Fellows from all parts of the state
assembled in Odd Fellows hall on
Crown street yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. The occasion was the annual
meeting of the Veteran Odd Fellows
association. The association, composed
of members of the various I. o. o. F.
lodges tbout the state who have been
members of the order for twenty-five
years or more.
The association was organized March
s, 1875 in the old Odd Fellows building
at 50 Orange street. At that time there
were representatives present from six
lodges, viz Quinnipiac No. 1, Harmony No.
5, M0ntOwese No. 10, City No. Sc, Gernania
No. IS, and Relief No. Sc, all of this city.
Those who were elected at that time to
form a permanent organization were Grand
Secretary Frederick BotsfOrd OF No. Sc,
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel TOlleS, No. 8,
and Louis Feldman of No. rs. The body has
gradually grown until at the present time 1t
includes a membership of several hundred
from all parts of the state.
The meeting yesterday was called to order
at ? o'clock with about seventy-fi members
present, and the minutes of the previous
meeting were then read and accepted.
The treasurers report fouOwed and was
accepted 1t showed the organization to be
In a most prosperous condition.
The names of the brothers of the associa-
ton who have died during the past year were
then read and are as follows: Ex-Fire
Chief Charles A. Nettleton, Quinnipiac
lodge, Nc. /, of New Haven; Past Grand
Patriarch G. Fred Barnes, Nasahogan, No.
q, Of Waterbury; Thomas S. Stout, Our
Granniss, Polar Star, No. II. New Haven;
Henry Martin, Montowese, of New Haven,
and the late George Petrie, the baker, who
belonged to City lodge, No. &c. of New Ha-
ven.
After the names had been read and euIo-
gies pronounced rising vote Of respect to
the memory Of the dead was taken. Those
present then marched to the upper floor Of
the building, where d most sumptuOus le-
past was served, under the direction of the
Following committee: Elizur Sperry, John
B. Judson, Henry c. Goodwin, William H.
spock, David r. Alling and Eugene NJ.
Thompson.
AFTER paftaRln9 OF tne nne fepaSt tne
members returned to the lodge room, where
the election of officers for the ensuing year
took place. The following officers were
elected and are the same as last year: Chief
veteran, Frederick Botsford, No: SO; vice
veteran, Horace n. Fields, No. 5, of
Cheshire; secretary, George n. Moses, No.
5, and treasurer, Paul Well, No. rs. The
following directors who comprise also the
entertainment committee were elected: Da-
vid r. Alling, No. 1; Elizur H, Sperry, No.
SO; William II. Spock, No. 3; John b. Jud-
son, No. 5, and Henry c Goodwin, No. |.
The association had for its guests Grand
Master of the State /. o. 0. It. James III.
Carpenter of Torrington, and Grand ePatri-
arch Marcus L. Reynolds of Bridgeport.
social session followed, during which
discussions in reference to the annual shore
dinner which follows the summer meeting
were held, after which the meeting adj
iOurned