Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-20
ODD FELLOWS IN SESSION
GRAND LODGE OF VERMONT AT
BELLOWS FALLS.
Enthusiastic Meetings OF Various
Branches on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday-Over 500 Visitors

All roads led to Bellows Falls this
week for hundreds OF odd Fellows
throughout Vermont. Tuesday was
Grand Encampment day, Wednesday
Grand Lodge day and yesterday Re-
bekah day Large crowds were pres
ent each day and the meetings were
among the most satisfactory ever
held In the state. showing that the
order OF odd Fellowship is constantly
gaining In strength.
Brattleboro sent her quota. Be.
tween IS and 100 went up Tuesday,
including Canton Palestine of Patri-
archs Militant in marching regalia
under Capt. w. T. Haigh. The dele
gates from Wantastiquet lodge We're
F. 4. Cook and A. f. Roberts and
from Dennis Rebekah lodge Miss
Louise Coates and Mrs. John L. New
man.
The 34th annual session of the
Grand Encampment opened at 9 a.
m. Tuesday. The Grand Encamp-
ment degree was conferred on 2S cam
didates The attendance, fully rs,
was the largest in the history of the
Grand Encampment. 1t was report
ed that during the past is months the
encampment of the state had in
creased in membership over 200.
The following officers We're chosen
for the ensuing year: Grand patri-
arch, f. L. 7. Benedict of Poultney:
grand high priest, w. p Horton Of
Rutland; grand senior warden, w. B.
Hutchinson of Woodstock; grand
scribe, C. W. Farr of St Johnsbury;
treasurer. L. j. Brown of Bradford;
grand junior warden. w. E. Coombs
of Brattleboro: grand marshal, G. H.
Stearns of ST. Johnsbury; grand sem
tinel. NJ. II. Shaw of St Adams;
grand outside sentinel A. L. Aseltine
of Swanton; grand representatives,
E. A. Cook of Newport and H. r.
Kimball of st. Adams.
The grand parade of the Patriarchs
Militant formed in the square soon
after p. m. The parade was nearly
a mile in length and made a splendid
appearance, After the parade the
procession formed in the square for
dress parade.
Tuesday evening was devoted to
grand military and civic ball of the
Patriarchs Militant in Union hall.
Wednesday was devoted TO the 57th
annual session of the grand lodge.
Grand Master S. A. Reed of Windsor
presided and all the officers of the
grand lodge were present. The re-
port of the grand secretary showed
an increase of two subordinate lodges
and 329 members during the past
year.
At the afternoon session the Off
GERS of the lodge We're elected and
appointed as follows: Grand Master,
F. B. Morton of st. Adams deputy
grand master, O. E. Chilson of Bur-
lington; grand warden, P. A. Robbins
of Newport: grand secretary, H. E.
Parker of Bradford; grand treasurer,
E. P. Adams of Swanton; grand
chaplain, Alonzo Chase Of Richmond;
grand representatives, w. L. Havens
of Chester Depot and S. A. Reed of
Windsor; grand marshal, Calvin En-
driss of Bennington; grand conduc-
tor. F. L. Jackson of Barre; grand
guardian, H. H. Slack of Northfield;
grand herald, F. E. Perry of Brattle
boro
The lodge voted to accept the prop
cupy building which he should
build for the order in Burlington for
the annual meetings of the grand
odge. The annual sessions next year
will be held in this building and at
least three quarters of the time dur
ng the next ten years the annual ses-
sions will be held in this building.
In Union hall Wednesday evening
two hundred and sixty-four covers
we're laid and nearly every seat was
The occasion was the 10th
annual banquet of the Past Grand
Masters and Past Grand Patriarchs'
association of Vermont The post
Drandial program was in charge of
DR.. c. A. Perry of Readsboro, presi-
lent of the association
Thursday was the day of the 18th
annual Rebekah grand assembly. The
session was the largest in the history
If the order. The degree was con-
erred on some 80 candidates. The
ollowing officers We're elected: Presi-
lent, Mrs. Alice Landry of Brattle-
,oro: vice president, Mrs. Cornelia
Bond of ST. Johnsbury; warden, Mrs.
-ovinia Webster of Rutland; secre-
ary. Mrs. Louis E. Boyce of Barre;
reasurer, Mrs. Ella c. Finney of
.yndonville; marshal, Miss Mabel
;leason of Rutland; conductor, Miss
Iarlene Hutchinson of Bradford; in
ide guard. Mrs. Mabel Dane of
Newport; outside guard, Mrs. Susie
/. Keach of Brattleboro; chaplain,
Hiss Emma Gates of Ludlow Den
lis lodge presented the new president
With a beautiful bouquet.
Many ladies went up from Brattle-
oro TO attend the ball, returning
morning.