Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-05-23
Vernon, oou Fellows, Session.

The Vermont Odd Fellows held their
annual state assembly at Montpelier last
week. Grand encampment officers were
elected Wednt sday as 10 lows:-
Grand patriarch, A. +. Coombs of Brat
tleboro; grand high priest, George H..
Stearns, st. Johnsbury; grand senior war
den, DIN w. HARDWOOD, Bennington;
grand scribe, Charles w. Farr, st. Johns
bury; grand treasurer, Lyman j. Brown,
Bradford; grand junior, warden, A. w.
Roel, Brattleboro; grand representatives
to the sovereign lodge, w. p. Horton,
Rutland, and w. B. Hutchinson, Wood
stock: grand marshal, A. L. King, Bur-
lington; grand sentinel, l.. +. Jones,
Island Pond; grand outside sentinel, Ger
nv F. Walker, st. Johnsbury.
Thursday was Grand Lodge day, being
the 6lst annual meeting, and officers were
elected as follows:-
Grand master, Calvin Andrews, Ben
nington; deputy grand master, +. W..
Jackson, Barre; warden, f. E. Perry,
Brattleboro; secretary, 0. II. Henderson,
st. Johnsbury; treasurer, l.. Z. Grant,
Burlington; chaplain, j. A. Belanger,
Wells River; representatives to sovereign
grand lodge, o. s. Chilson, Burlington,
and P. A. Robbins, Newport; marshal, X.
+. Hatch, Brattleboro; conductor, E. f..
Sargent, st. Johnsbury; guardian, F. g..
Nichols, Richmond; herald, +. l.. Ingalls,.
Vergennes; trustees Of Gill Odd Fellows
Home, S. A. Reed, Windsor, for four
years, II. c. Farr, Rutland, for one year.
The grand master appointed among the
district deputy grand masters Seventh
district, E. X. Clark, Montpelier; eighth
district, George ID. Burnham, Felchviile;
tenth district, Dewitt Davis, Chester.
Four candidates contested for the seat
OF secretary, which pays salary of 5000 a
II -
who had held the position for twenty
years, was defeated on the fourth ballot.
He was not an active candidate for the
place.
The report OF the grand treasurer
showed balance of $23, 1886 on hand.
Reports showed that four lodges have over
200 members, while Is have over 100 each.
Wantasiluet lodge has the largest MEM
bership, AS. The total number of lodges
is ", having total membership OF 6,sl4
on January l, 1907, an increase over last
year OF 254. The total amount paid by all
lodges in the year for relief was S15.509. 10.
The total receipts from subordinate lodges
by the secretary amounted to s54 ,942S2.
The total mem bership of Rebekah
lodges is 5,535, or net gain for the year OF
494 persons. The grand lodge voted to
hold the next annual session in May, 1905,
in Rutland. A reception was given the
Rebekahs and visiting Odd Fellows Thurs
day night.
The Rebekah assembly took place Fri
day, when the assembly degree was con-
ferred on class of SO, fourteen of whom
were men. The officers elected for the en-
suing year are:-Pfesident, Mrs. Karlene
Bedehr of Bradford; vice president, Mrs.
Mabel r. Dane of Newport; secretary,
Mrs. Louise l.. Boyce of Barre; treasurer,
Mrs. Ella c. FinLey OF Lyndonville; war
II - pix,or
Junction; conductor, Mrs. Frances Stone
OF Springfield; chaplain, Mrs. Stella Bailey
Of Hardwick; marshal, Miss Emma Gates
OF Ludlow; inside guardian. Mrs. Grace
Richmond OF Rutland; outside guardian,
Mrs. Angie Endress OF Bennington.