Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-05-28
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The 3sih annual session of the grand
-neampment of Odd Fellows held ia
Barre the 18th, Was attic AIDED by more
than one hundred past chief Iatriarehs,
many of whom w-re delegates. The /
grand encampment degree was con-
ferIed upon - past grand patriarchs
The report of {. W. fau of St. Johns
bury, grand scribe, shows 1892 mem-
beers aud 33 encampments IN the State.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: Oven w. Harwood
Of Bennington, grand chief patriarch; A.
". Ro-l Of Brsttl-boro, grand high
priest A. T.. King of Burlington, grand
senior warden; Charles w. farr of St
Johnsbury, grand scribe; Lyman j.
Brown of Bradford, grand treasurer J..
+. Jones of Island Pond, grand junior
warden.
Col. George II. Stearns of st. Johns
bury, the retiring chief patriarch, was
elected grand representative to the
sovereign grand encampment to be held
in September at Seattle.
The 63rd annual session OF the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows of Vermont was
held in Barre, the Goth inst, with about
250 delegates present. All the grand
officers were in attendance, except Grand
Treasurer l.. {. Grant of Burlington,
who was detained by illness in his
family. The grand lodge degree was
conferred on class of 81.
The report of D. II. Henderson OF st,
.Iohnsbury, grand secretary, showed a
present total membership in Vermont OF
= 7,l7G of whom 99S are past grands. The
7 report of the treasurer showed all bills
2 paid and S4,3Os on hand.
The following officers for the year en-
e suing were elected: grand master, +. +
e Perry of Brattleboro; deputy grand
d master, r. +. Hatch of Bristol warden
e f. f. Sargent of St. .Iohnsbury; treas
r urer, l.. &. Grant Of Burlington secre
l. tary, D. IL. Henderson of st. Johnsbury
II Frank W. Jackson of Barre, retiring
1t grand master, was elected representa-
1t tive to the sovereign grand lodge an'
1, DIR. w. n. Bryant of Ludlow was mad
4 trustee of the Gill Odd Fellows Hom
y at Ludlow.
In the evening the past grand mas
'e ter's banquet was held in Woodnen'
ID hall for which 300 covers were laid an
nearly every seat was occupied. DIR. "
he l.. Havens of Chester, president of tn
70 Past Grand Masters Association, acte
n as toastmaster.
as The oath annual session of the Stat
lg Rebekah assembly held Friday close
Mt the events of Odd Fellows week. A
e. the morning session, "a past grands {
lie Rebekah and subordinate lodges wei
ce given the assembly degree. The report
ie OF the secretary and treasurer show tn
n order to be hourishing in Vermont.
of now has membership of $3.50, {
IA which 2.430 are men and 1880 wome
During the past year the Rebekal
as have paid for the support OF the Iii
ed Odd Fellows home at Ludlow, 1922 s
de In the evening the Rebekah degr,
ar was conferred in the opera house /
lis Beatrice Lodge of Burlington. III
ng officers elected for the ensuing We
by are: President, Mrs. Susie H. Reach
he White River Junction vice presidei
re. Miss Emma N. Gates of Ludlow; wa
den, Mrs. Francis +. Stone of Sprin
on field secretary, Mrs. Louise A. Boy
of Barre; treasurer, Mrs. Ella c. Finn
las of Lyndonvile.
in All the grand bodies that met
ais Barre last week will meet next year
er- Burlington.
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