The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-05-21
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS
WE'RE PROMINENT
At Meetings of Grand Bodies in
Barre This Week.
w. T. HAIGH HEAD OF COUNCIL.
w. j. Cain Secretary and G.. G.. Staples
Treasurer-A. w. Roel High Priest
Of Grand Encampment-Loc Pa
triarchs Won Exhibition Drill.

Brattleboro Odd Fellows have been fig
ullng prominently in the annual sessions
of the grange bodies which have been in
progress in Barre this week. Three i'm
portant offices in the department council,
Patrlarchs Militant, are held by local men
as well as one in the grand encampment
Canton Palestine of this town won a
prize of $40 for the best appearance at pa
rade Tuesday afternoon and afterward
won another $40 by taking first in the
competitive drill
At the meeting of the department coun-
ell of Patriarchs Militant Tuesday about
100 cheyalers and officers were present
representing all of the nine cantons in the
state. The reports of the officers showed
that this branch of the order is progress
ing satisfactorily and that the member
ship is steadily gaining.
The following officers were elected
President, Col w. I. Haigh of Brattle-
boro; vice-president, Lieut.. Col. Frank w.
jackson Of Barre; secretary, Maj W. j.
Cain of attleboro; treasurer,C. G.. Sta
pies of BrattleborO. Colonel Haigh ap-
pointed the following officers: Chaplain,
Capt. c. F. Dodge of Rutland: officer of
the day. Capt. j. o. Bess of Rutland;
aide, Capt. c. G. McGaffey of Burlington;
sentinel, j. A. Long of Barre; picket, H.
ii. Somers, Jr., of st. Johnsbury.
lt CfIH Iiuttl ScSSlOH Dl llP grand en-
campment opened Wednesday, Grand Pa
triarch George H. Stearns of st. Johns
bury called the session to order. After
the report of the credentials committee.
the grand encampment degree was con
tened upon % of the past grand patri-
archs.
The report of the grand patriarch was
followed by that of Grand Scribe c. w.
Fam, Of st. Johnsbury, which showed a
membership of 1892. During the year al
members have been lost by death or sus-
pension, leaving a net gain of five mem
bers. Twelve encampments in the state
show an increase, fifteen show a decrease,
and six show no change. The largest en-
campment is Oasis No of Bfattleboro,
with a membership Of 2l6. The financial
condition is excellent and during the wear
s6l4.95 was paid for the relief of members.
The amount in the treasury is $4,000 larger
than the surplus of last year
| Officers were elected as follows: Grand
chief patriarch, Olin W. Harwood of Ben.
nington; grand high priest, A. w. Roel OF
Brattleboro; grand senior warden, A. 4
Sing Of Burlington; grand junior warden
L. ~ Jones Of Island Pond: grand scribe
| Charles w. Farr of st. Johnsbury: grant
! treasurer. Lyman j. Brown of Bradford.
! grand representation to grand sovereign
| lodge at Seattle next September Col.
George III. Stearns of st. Johnsburv This
Is the grand scribes nineteenth election.
thteen of the 2l living past grand mas
tiers OF the grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
Vermont were present at the session YES
terday the absentees being detained bv
illness or business Grand Master Frank
W. \. Jackson of Barre called the meet
Ing to order fully 200 members being
present. Treasurer /. C. Grants report
showed cash on hand of s430S 25. The re-
port OF Secretary O. H. Henderson of st.
InI ,,uI III