The Newtown bee., 1909-05-07
The NeWtown Bee.
New Milford.
GRAND LoSGE OF ODD FELLOWS.
lIeTtown, Friday, May [, is0a,

II
 GRAND LoSGE OF ODD FELLOWS W. D. Leavenworth, c. D. Pulyel and Charles PlaGz are among those
 who will attend the sessions of the grand lodge Of Odd Fellows in Hart
 ford, May IS anu l9. It will be the
 largest assemblage of Odd Fellows
 ever gathered together in Hartford.
 The two days will be given up to I banquets, the working of degrees, the
 annual election of officers, the trans
 action of the grand lodge, and a large
 public meeting in Foot Guard hall.
 The several Hartford lodges Will net
 as hosts, and the convention head
 quarters will be at the Hotel Garde.
 The Past Grand Masters association i has arranged banquet at the Hotel
 Garde on the afternoon of Tuesday.
 May IS. David R. filling of New
 Haven is president of this association
 and Frank R. Upson of SouthingGon
 seCretary-tfeasurer. In the evening
 at 8 o'clock big conclave will be
 held in the Hartford Theater, when
 the first degree will be conferred in
 amplihed form by a degree team of
 150 members, chosen from the Hart
 ford lodges. It is estimated that
 there will be 2.500 Odd Feilcws pres
 ent at this concave. The Odd Eel lows orchestra will play and the
 Tempo quartet. all of whom are mem-
 bers of the order, will sing. None
 but Odd Fellows will be present at this meeting. After the conclave, supper will be served in Foot Guard Armory. Bright and early Wednes- day morning, if the weather is pro- pitious, special cars will be Tn wait ing at the Hotel Garde to take the delegates about the city and show them the different sights At the annual meeting which will be held in Unity hall ct 10 o'clock, some 300 delegates of the valiOus lodges ih the state will assemble for the election of officers and the transaction of routine business. Gl.lnd Master Grant U. Kierstead of Hartford will preside. With the exception of the grand war den it is-possible to predict with req sonable certainty those who will be elected to the different offices, as it nas always hefn the custom for each officer to succeed to the next higher oft,ce The officers Who will in all probability be elected are as follows;
 GrAnd Master, William E. Thoms # 'varnrbury.
 Deputy Grand Master, Joseph Flaw ley o1 Danbuly,
 Delegateto the Grand Lodge, Grant U. Kierstead of Harll0r1
 Grand Secretary, William 2. Hutch .nson of New Haven.
 Grand Treasurer William H. Mari gold of Bridgeport.
 For the office of Grand Warden there arc several candidates ill the i field. Following the business meet ing there will be dinner in Foot Guard armory at 1 eel ok. Tie only open to the public will be held in Foot Guard armory Wednes- day evclirg at o'clock, and it is eX pected that a large number of people will be present. Mayor Edward w. Hooker will make the speech of Well come and Robert T. Daniel of Griffin, Ga., the grand representative from that state to the Sovereign Grand Lodge, will make the principal ad- dress of the evening. Music will be be furnished by an orchestra of b pieces. Retiring Grand Maste!: Kier- stead will be the master of cere- monies for the evening, and will in reduce the new Grand Master. Spe- ;ial guests during tie convention will re Past Grand Sire Alfred s. oinkerton of Massachusetts, with , 3rand Master William c. Collett and , 4rand Secretary John V. Perkins of i he state; Grand Secretary Harry s. z Pine, accompanied Dy the Grand as Y CT of New Jersey; Grand Master w. ! I. Friday and Grand Secretary Harry Walker O. New York; Grand Master |. B. Mcbride, Deputy Grand Master f Daniel Derbyshire, Grand Secretary . B. King and Grand Representative i !. R. Brett of Ontario, Can. The eneral committee desires. those who l. Intend to spend the night of May IS q T this city to notify it at once, so hat suitable arrangements can be d lade. Otherwise there may be diffi- \ ulty in procuring quarters for the fight. i; DD FELLOWS CELEBRATE ANNI- t'
 N'EHSARY.
 rh. 90th anniversary of thf found- d lg of Odd Fellowship in this coun- " was celebrated last Thursday D, yening by the members of Good E nepherd lodge, No. 65, and Palm ebekah lodge, No. 43, and their in B ted guests. Considering the very W ormy night a large number were
 attentar The first mart of the V -ening was taken up with exercises M commemorative of the founding and 'Ogr ass of the hrdeJ, in which Louis h;
 Richmond acted as noble grand, G IS Mary c. Rowe as vice grand and he IS Minnie E. Pulford as chaplain. - tenor solo was rendered in very easing manner by Willis A. Wood I'd during these exercises After is part of the program was com