Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-19
4. E. King Elected at 40th En-
campment of Vermont Odd
Fellows,
BANQUET AND RECEPTION
Post Grand Officers Association
Also in Annual Session.
Prominent Members from
This State Attend.


Yeetor1er morning at $40 the tots
annual session of the grand enca mpren.
J. O. q p opened ir errnory hall witk
Grand Patriarch O W Hnrwood Of Ber-
rtncton presiding S;xty-three n,emhers
were present ~ the opening including thu
follow officers: Grand Patriarch o. W,
] .rv ocd of bennington; grand hiyh priest.
pro tenptre IN place Of a. w. Roe! OF
l>r;-ttlcboro. II l.. Stilison OF Bennirgton
Grand :.eHi,r Warden A. F. King OF Bur
inston: Grad Scribe G. W. Farr OF ST..
Jotnsbu-y; Grand Treasurer l. j. Brown
IT Bradford Grand Junior Warden l.. F.
tones of island Pond; Grand Marshal G.
t. Walker Of Bellows Falls; Grand
Sentinel II w Scott Of Barre: Grand Out
-idc Sentinel ! A. Foster OF Waterbury,
Grand represent ativcs w. T.. Combs oi
RrattlAbcro and G.. f. Stearns OF St.
tohnsbury
GRAND F>NCAMPMENT DEGREE.
on the report ot the credentIal com.
mittee ~ patriarchs received the grand
encampment degree. The committees ap-
pointed BY the chair We're as follows:
Petitions. G. Fl. Stearns A. ". Morrill,
T.. +. Aver; finance W F. Combs, G. Ch
Staples, f. r Briggs; legislation. Caiviy
,,.,-,,,,,,on - ~ c.oar,. ", " rn,.,o.
NJ A Butler; mileage. A. T. Calhoun. L
q. Burnham. Frank Odgers; printing, II.
+. arker o. Z. Chilson, c. W. Farr;
membership and returns. W p Horton.
.. F. Netcalf, II. W. Clark; judiciary.
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- rant,.,,a.ta ,,.,' $500 ,..,.
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REPORT or PATRIARCH
.Arothar wear, Of patriarchal odd Fe-
1oy.sni,, +, this jurisdiction has nos.eI
4,tn is.o,y ana we have assembled
I'm Tho f,r,i.,h annual session Of this
..,., .,,.a,,r,,ar, IN ra,.few the york
.f tho vear and nrontinr bv our ey
.-t..,..s and errors to leeislato for ,he
e,,,r..
.Ra.ur-s from twenty-nine encamp.
,,e,,e .Iov q ne, vain Dec.,,he- z, 1sna
,f for,,.. u.ro.,;.r r,covrrr,art \o 1.
i,a,,,,g vim 81 met yain of t,yentv-tve.
wa, s.,,,.,. ~ r.,ort boveve~ mar VOL
oou,. l-ncar7np,ar. \o a will undouht-
cd,v surrender its charter in the near fu-
,ur. This action has been exos-,ted for
some time and every effort has been
hid" ~ present ana past Hrand officers
to revive H. out IN vain TWO or 'NTee OF
.l" 'iheT small encampmehts are III
''h poor shAp"' ana shou4o' as mas
/ oe the case III the past receive eS-
{ t'''"' a|"''n"h from 'he incoming srahu
| ''l'etfd. MOST or Inc encainpmen's' now
! "ftr' are showing renewed interest
'.' '"I"' '~"" TIE ''o-PeO'S see'i' s''4
-or AF@tF sam III hefnoersi"p HeN'
5''r imam mas peeh the c"se tlHs year
IS WIN sorrn" 'ha' | Esport q.
'ou thc 3'alh o' '"S' "'sAo fa'F1sf'''
/ a. W 1oone'I OF hl'''.'l7lo'' Eoou
and true Odo Fel'o"' Always ready
and wiling to do lis sharo or work.
SO
the 2Hoe' we sA"H miss MN AZ our
Etahd eh'"n p''eo' seS''"HS'
/ bcrlNs the past '"rN' 'ea's' rave
! 'S'''' ''>'''' as D." ''''
..,r,,t,-ss navs o.ar cold IN .oc, or
( ,-. ,o,.,,, .,i-.r,ct. ..l oS r.,ich n.y.
frca tha ,,sa.,fro 90 c.tsr1i,S INV.
ib,, -ho o,..t oo,r,-. &c ~ ,,r 1arr-
l,, .,1 CIV, e.rsotlv ic1sn,aG 90 ,h.r,
,o. ,h,,. b.lo "a rn, ,n mn. ,or,, or
a..,
1Ne report ~ the grand Scroe which
Was next Feau' sh'NeH< - W@1f9efHH-P OF
80 iu This state INe cash IN savings
banks 10 'Ne credit OF the srooroinate
loJ'anI usais amounts 10 .e''''.A' ana the
whole "roo@"i of property owned Is Va9p-
al ~ SAHN'S. There 'Te - eHcainp-
meEts ard there rave Neea no ndoluo's
since 10 - year