Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-05-20
WON THE PRIZE DRILL.
Canton Palestine Carried OF First Hon.
ors In Competition In Burlington Tues.

Canton Palestine Carried OF First Hon.
ors In Competition In Burlington Tues.
day.
This is Odd Fellows week in Burling-
ton, the grand bodies of the state being
assembled there for their annual SEES
sions. Tuesday was devoted to the 18th
annual session Of the Patriarchs Militant,
department council, President w. T.
Haigh of Brattleboro presiding Col.
Haigh delivered the presidents address.
A membership Of 554 was reported The
department council elected among the Of
ficers: President, W. T. Haigh Of Bratte-
boro; Sec, w. ]. Cain OF Brattleboro;
treas, c. G.. Staples Of Brattleboro Sew
eral Brattleboro members we're appointed
on committees. Among the stan officers
who hold office two years are Col. w. T.
Haigh, Maj. w. ]. Cain and Maj. G. A.
Metcalf OF Brattleboro. A school of in
struction was held under the direction OF
Major Metcalf.
parade and competitive drill took
place in the afternoon. Ten cantons par
ticipated and for the second time Canton
Palestine OF Brattleboro won first prize
The prize winners were as follows: Can
ton Palestine, $25, rating 93K per cent;
I'd, Canton Rutland of Rutland. $15, 90h
per cent; Sd, Canton Vinton of Barre, $40,
So q per cent.
In the evening Col. Haigh oficlated at
the comforting of the grand decoration
Of chlvalry upon Col. f. A. Spear Of
Woodstock, and Col. Spear conferred the
decoration of chlvarly upon six persons
The impressive ceremony was witnessed
by 500 persons and was followed by the
grand ball.
The grand encampment held its an
nual session Wednesday, when 20 patri-
a ba
letter of resignation from Grand High
Priest A. w. Roel of Brattleboro was
read and accepted. Returns from 20
encampments showed net gain Of 40.
| The membership is 1884.
These encampment officers were elected
| Grand patriarch. A. T.. King of Burling-
| ton; grand high priest, L. +. Jones of Is
| land Pond grand senior warden, j. F..
Walker of Bellows Falls; grand scribe, c.
W, Farr of ST. Johnsbury; grand treas
| urer, L. J. Brown of Bradford: grand ju-
nior warden, II w Scott Of Barre; grand
| representative for two years. O. W. Howe
of Bennington. F. E. Perry of Brattle-
| boro was elected a member Of the execu-
| tive committee of the Past Grand Masters
| association a banquet in the evening
was attended by 200 persons and was fol-
| lowed by speaking by men prominent in
| the order in this country and in Canada.
Grand Master Frank +. Perry of Brat
! tleboro presided at the grand lodge ses-
! sion yesterday The reports showed that
! there were in the state 70 subordinate
| lodges with a membership Of 1890, a gain
Of ia, and 81 Rebekah lodges with a
| membership of 6439, a gain OF 81. Wan
| tastiquet lodge OF Brattleboro has the
! largest membership, AIS, net gain OF
| Il The receipts of the lodges were $50,
| 7S5, and there was expended in benefits
! donations. etc, over $4,000.
The election of officers was followed in
the evening by a reception in the Van
| Ness House by the Rebekah assembly
| r. F. Hatch was elected grand master. F.
r. Sargent of st. Johnsbury deputy grand
master F. C. Nichols of Richmond grand
| warden, O. II. Henderson OF St. Johns
bury grand secretary. L. c. Grant OF
| Burlington, grand treasurer, and Rev. ]
B. Reardon OF Springfield, grand chaplain
Today, the last day Of the sessions, will
! be devoted to the annual meeting of the
| Rebekah assembly
The members OF the canton who took
part in the prize winning drill were Col
| w T. Haigh, Maj. w. ]. Cain. Maj. G. a
Metcalf, Capt. w. E Combs; Lieut.. o. d
Stowell Ensign c. C. Staples and Che
walters Fayette Miller. E. w. Peake, II
! NJ. Williams, w. l. Sylvester. Clifton Fox
w II. Jacobs, f. c. Hall. d. II. Scovell
| George Cain, Peter johnson, F. b. Wild
den. A. F. Roberts, w l. Brown and f.
| Perry Others from Brattleboro who at
tended part or all of the sessions were
Grand Master F. f. Perry, John w. Howe
| c. w. Cleaveland, John Retting, II. S
Cioodenough, Mrs. w. T. Haigh, Mrs. w
r. Coombs, Mrs. Eric Landry, Mrs. Lu
Their Miller, Mrs. w. f. Sturges. Mrs. A
F. Roberts, Miss Alta Bishop. Mrs. james
II. Allen Mrs. Casper Moran, Mrs o. d
Stowell, Mrs w. c. Stone and Mr.. ant
| Mrs. A. G. Arcand.