Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-05-24

ing the total receipts to have been S6,2l0. IS
total expenditures. 81, Sos 70, leaving hal
lance of s3,545.o1. This balance is made UP
as follows: Cash deposited with Burlng-
ton Trust company, $2,321.43 unsettled
claim against The Peoples National bank
of Swanton. 81, 2235s
GILL ODD FELLOWS HOME.
! DR.. W. L. Havens Of Chester Depot.
secretary Of the board of trustees of the
Gill Odd Fellows Home at Ludlow, re-
ported that the buildings are in excellent
condition, the farm fairly productive and
the finances entirely satisfactory while it
was pleasure to convey to the grand lodge
the assurance that the men and women
gathered beneath the roof OF the Home
laro harmonious and happy.
| Only one death has occurred at the
Home this year, Brother John o. Rogers
of Wantastiquet Lodge. No. g. of Bra,tle-
hor0, who was admitted November "a. 1897,
and resided therein seven years, five
months and - days. died at the Home
May t. 1906, and was buried in the ceme-
terry at Ludlow. There were no admis
sions during the last year.
PRESENTATION OF GAVEI
| Grand Representative S. A. Reed Of
Windsor presented gavel OF historic in
Itercst to the grand lodge in the following
Iterms:
| Grand Master, Brothers of the Old Green
Mountain Jurisdiction;
| In considera ton of the many honors
| bestowed on me- and the loyalty and fra
| tcrnal feeling extended to me during my
| administration as grand master and grand
! representative.
desire to present you and through you
| to this grand lodge this cave! as slight
token Of my deep appreciation Of the
| many favors conferred upon me. by not
only the members OF this grand body but
by every odd Fellow in this jurisdiction.
| There is a brief history connected with
this eavel. making II doubly precious Is
a souvenir to this grand body and illus
| trating the far-reaching tendencies OF our
| order, as It was made in the United States
| arsenal AZ Cavite, =. T., by native FIJI
| ipino under the direction Of a New Eng
| land odd Follow and contains three kinds
! Of native woods. viz: ebony. rinehack and
| timbrales together with teak of which
| the handle and one quarter OF the head
is constructed. and which was taken from
| a Spanish gunboat sunk by a Nermontcr,
Admiral Dewey, in the battle of Manila
bay.
It is my wish thai this Gavcl he handed
To your successor IN office, aud so on to
| each succeeding grand master.
| And may it ever fall I'm the interest of
peace and harmony in all our delibcra-
tions.
REMARKS BY DISTINGUISHED Wis
TORS.
| Before adjournment for dinner the as
semblage had the pleasure of listening to
| addresses by seven of the distinguished
| visitors who were present. These speak
ers were the Hon. A. S Pnkerton past
grand sire of Massachusetts and the lead
| er in the politics of Worcester county,
| Mass a speaker of great eloqucnce and
of national fame, y. b. Dana, grand mas
ter of Massachusetts john L, Perkins.
grand secretary of Massachusetts; George
| II. Fuller, grand representative Of Mass,'
| chusetts: W. NJ, Weber, grand instruc,
tor of Massachusetts; Lamont Hilton,
grand master of New Hampshire and
Frank J.. Way, grand secretary of New
| Hampshire.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
| The usual routine work was trans
acted at the afternoon session and Off
| GERS We're elected and installed cot H.
| r. Parker of Bradford received his Goth
| consecutive election to the office of
grand secretary
The election resulted ollows:
Grand master-P. A. Robbins OF Now
| port.
Deputy grand master--Calvin En-
dress of Bennington.
Grand secrctary--H f. Parker of
Bradford.
Grand trcasurer--I. Q. Grant Of Bur-
lington.
Grand warden--F, w. Jackson OF
Barre.
Grand representative for two years
o. r. Chilson Of Burlington,
Appointive Iofficers were announced
as follows:
Grand marshal-Frenk f. Perry OF
Brattleboro.
Grand conductor-R. f. Hatch OF
Bristol.
Grand guardian--E. F.. Sargent of
St. Johnsbury.
Grand herald-F. G. Nichols OF Rich
mond.
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