The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-27
NE0P MAKES GAIN
IN MEMBERSHIP
IN PAST YEAR
Over Three Thousand Now
Affiliated With Order
GRAND LODGE IN SESSION
Several Supreme Officers Present
Local Lodge Highly Commended
for Degree Work

The goth annual session of the
grand lodge of Vermont, New England
Order of Protection, opened here Mon
day evening at the rooms of Walloom-
sac lodge with large attendance OF
delegates and members of the order
privileged to take part in the deliber-
ations of the session.
The gathering of Monday evening
was largely of social nature and
consisted of chicken pie supper
served at the rooms of the local lodge
on South street by the women mem
bers of the organization as the open
ing feature. Following the supper
which was served in the usual excel
lent style of the women members of
Walloomsac lodge there was an ad-
journment to Foresters hall where a
large class of candidates received the
degree. The degree work of Wal
loomsac lodge was commended in the
highest terms by the supreme officers.
There was also an open meeting to
which the public was melted and a
period of dancing. GoodsiZed dele
cations from the lodges in Adams and
North Adams were present.
There are in attendance upon the
sessions of the grand lodge a number
of the supreme officers including Su
preme Warden Frederick T. Peabody
of Melrose, Mass, Supreme Vice War
den Frank A. Rice of Cambridge,
Mass, Supreme Secretary, Daniel NJ.
Fry OF Somerville, Mass, Supreme
Treasurer John V. Sanborn of New
port, X. l., and also Past Grand War
den Frank f. Hill of the state of Con
necticut residing in New Haven.
Nearly all of the Vermont grand
officers are present: Grand Warden
Merrill Russell of Montpelier, Grand
Vice Warden f. A. Bugbee of Barre,
Grand Secretary II. A. Bartlett of st.
Johnsbury Grand Treasurer II. A.
Davis of Burlington. Grand Guide Mrs.
Mae Heath OF st. Johnsbury, Grand
Chaplain Mrs. ]. E. A. Pierce of Yer.
gennes, Grand Sentinel Msr T. ]. Nc
Cuecheon of Barre.
According TO the report of Garnd
Secretary Bartlett the order has had a
most prosperous year in Vermont.
There are at present 26 lodges in the
state with total membership of 1886
gain of 1876 members and gain of two
in lodges. The two lodges are Stowe
of Stowe and Marie Castle of Ran
dolph. Ten of the 20 lodges in the
state have memberships of over 100:
Green Mountain of St Johnsbury.
Az; Stannard of Montpelier. 399 ::
Barre of Barre, 243. Walloomsac of
Bennington, 234; Evergreen of Hard
wick, 2O3; Brattleboro of Brattleboro.
1879; Lamoile of Morrisville. 1877:
Marble of Rutland, 147: Vermont of
Burlington, 1877; Summit of Granite
vile. 1874. There have been 16 deaths
among members of the order in the
state during the past year.
The morning session of the conYen-
ton was taken up with the reading of
the reports of the grand officers. the
grand warden, the grand secretary and
the grand treasurer, and of the trus-
tees and the financial committee. The
treasurer's report showed about $1,000
on hand and an expenditure of about
Sl20O during the past year.
The election of officers was taken
up just before adjournment and three
selections were made: Grand warden.
3. A. Bugbee of Barre; vice grand war
den. h. c. Davis of Brattleboro, grand
secretary, H. A. Bartlett of st Johns,
bury.
Al the afternoon session the follow.
ing additional officers were elected
Grand treasurer. II. n. Davis of Bur
lington grand chaplain, Mrs. NJ. f..
Heath of st. Johnsbury; grand guide
+. e. Hooker; grand guardian, Mrs.
/. j. McCutcheon of Northfield; grand
sentinel, Mrs. Johanna Kelton. Mont
pelier; trustees, l.. A Bullock, North
held, f. H. Ferguson, bennington and
Mrs. d. P. Ring, Montpelier; chair
man of committee on finance. II. r.
Hill of Burlington; chairman of com
mittee on laws, c. T. S. Pierce of Yer
gennes; chairman of committee on APP
peals, E. b. Sargent of st. Johnsbury
chairman of committee on credentials.
MISS Mabel Mcleod of Graniteville.