Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-28
LODGE
| ELECTS OFFICERS
Frank w. Jackson Of Barre Chos-
en- Grand Master of Odd
Fellows.
MEMBERSHIP GAIN OF 1870
Hamilton Lodge If Burlington Added
the Most-Fraternity Has Property
vsiued AZ a125.7es. 4e-Rebek-
mis- Number S.DNl. Increase
Vt Az during Year.
MEMBERSHIP GAIN OF 1870

Of Az during Year.
Rutland, May 21-The sessions of the
grand lodge. |. q. q. f.. held here to-
day in connection with the State odd
Fellows convention which openo Tues
daT and will close morrow. drew the
largest crowd of the week. The grand
lodge degree was conferred this morning
on SIS candidates. The day was taken up
by two business sessions Of the grand
lodge, followed tonight by "A reception
by Good Viii Rebekah lodge Of RUTLAND
To the officers Of the Gtate Rehekah as
semhly. Later in tho evening the same
lodge exomplifed the Rebekah degree
with Mrs. Dora Knight Of this city pre-
sldint.
The following officers were elected late
this afternoon: Grand master. Frank ".
jackson, Barre; deputy grand master.
Frank F. Perry, Rrattleboro; grand
warden. r. =. Hatch. Bristol, grand
marshal, F.. f. Sargent, st. Johnsbury;
grand conductor, +. G.. Nichols. Rich
nond: grand dian. r. l.. ingalls,,
Nergennes; grand secretary. o.. ". Hen
derson. st. Johnsbury: grand treasurer,
L. C.. Grant, Burlington: grand chaplain.
j. Alphonso Belanger. Wells River:
grand herald, j. G. Cameron, Proctor;
grand representatives. Calvin A. En-
dress OF Remington, s. A. Reed Of
Windsor.
Grand Master Calvin Engrcss Of
Bennington read his report his morn
ing stating that II, had visited Is
lodges and attended 10 district meet
lngs during the Year ending December
81, 1907. He instituted two subordin-
ate lodges and three Rebekah lodges
during the year. They were as fol-
lows: Rebekahs. Fairview of Hard
wick. Silver of Swanton, Algonquin of
Warren; subordinate lodges. Orleans OF
Derby. Royalton of South Rovalton.
He recommended that when there oc-
ours a death Of a resident of the Gill
odd Fellows home at Ludlow, the death
benefit be paid direct to IL secretary
of the board of trustees instead of the
grand secretary; that a law be passed
compelling subordinate lodges to re-
quire a bond from their financial ON
GERS: that the custom Of districts nom
mating their district deputies be abol-
ished and that the incoming grand
master he authorized to appoint such
oficials.
GRAND SECRETAE REPORT.
@. :. Henderson of st. Johnsbury,
grand sect etary, reported that the net
gain in membership for the year 1907
was $50. Thirty-nine lodges show an
increase. t~wenty-onc a loss, and twelve
hold their own. Hamilton lodge of
Burlington made the largest gain. 81,
largest. 81. and Pico OF Wallingford is
third with 10. Four hundred and six
ty-eight have been initiated, Hamilton
receiving %. Caledonia, Of St. Johns
bury %. Green Mountain of Burling-
ton and Springfield, each 20. Pico with
~. and four lodges report that no can
didates have crossed their thresholds,
one hundred and thirty-fve have with
Drawn. liz have been suspended for non
payment Of dues. an average of one in
each A. members. Forty-one lodges re-
port that 81 brothers have passed away,
the greatest mortality being in the oldr,
lodges, Caledonia reporting 10, Wantasti.
quot Of Brattleboro, eight.
TOTAL MEMBERSHIP 1855.
The membership December 81 by rank
was, IS initiatory. IL each pink and p,uc
s,93S scarlet; q total Of 1892, Of which al
are past grands or about one-seventh o,
the membership.
Wantastiquet still holds the banner 70,
membership, having lss members. Gale.
donia has 21l, Bellows Falls has 80, Kill.
ington Of Rutland POI. Nine lodges have
a membership be tween 10 and 900, eigh,
lodges between 10 and $50, Al lodges
between 10 and lno. ten with less than 50
the smallest lodge. enrolling % but beine
one Of the most prompt, accurate and
Jealous.
Since January I. but during the presen,
official year, two new lodges have beer
instituted, Orleans. at Derby with a
members. and Rovalton. at South ROYAL.
ton with l3 members. There are to-da
:, subordinate lodges.
The amount paid out for relief uorl
was Sold as the case may be- the time
price AT which tho same was .i,b.,
houeht or sold Refusal IN rend.r suc,
q statement within IS hours shau ho nri
ma facio evidence. ~ violation ~ tho 40.
during m. last vears uas .1s az, .; ~.
odd Fellows na,d tho funeral oxn.rsa,
Of o. men and 40 women
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