The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-15
SPLENDID ExEMPLIFIoATIoN.
Team Of Odd Fellows From Cambridge
Mass, Here Monday Evening,

. one Of the larses, gatherings Of Odd Eel
laws ever assembled Ia linlilehorp hllef
Festival hall Monday evening aud witness
"a the cNcmpliiicatiOn uf the first degfet
of the uricr by the famous dcgrrc team u
Mt Sinai Lodge, l. q. q. T., OF Cambridge
Mass, over 500 members oi the order wen
\ present during the evening The cXemplih
cation OF the work wa undoubtedly III,
most elaborate ever given here and the
visiting team was showered with compli
mcnis, The team, numbering A. men,
came 10 Brattlchoro la private ear at
tached 10 the $40 train Monday afternoon
aud was met by a delegation from Wan
lasiiquci lodge. The visitors were a..
eorted to the Brooks House, as guests OF
Nautastiquci lodge, where supper was
served.
The meeting was opened al go O'Clock
| 10y Nanlastiau,t lodge Ia Festival hall
which had been arranged a. a lodge room,
the regular quarters Of the lodge being ton
small 10 Accommodate the number ia at
Tendance. The regular meeting work was
brief. 4 reception 10 the grand lodge oil
GERS and visitors followed, Grand Master
Frank +. Perry making an address N
welcome, Following a short iutcnnis,iun
during which the visitors were introduced
60 the members Of the local lodge, the
work was taken mp and class OF y can.
didates was given the degree. Those wit
messing the work OF the famous Nj. Sinai
team were cXtryaglnt i'm, their praise and
pronounced the complication the most
impressive and elaborate they lad ever
seen.
At the close Of the work came Z yefy III
torcsting part ol the evening program
Through the efforts Of j. Z. Shurtleh, 81
Bmttlcboro, formerly member Of Mt
sinai lodge. the degree team from Cam
bridge was prevailed upon to come TO Brat
leboro. Mr. Shur,lCH, who has lived ~
BrattlUhorn about two years, Was for a
number OF years secretary OF Mt sinai
lodge and is also past grand OF the Mas.
,achusetts jurisdiction. In appreciation OF
his long service his brother lodge members
brought with them TO Brattleboro a beau.
tiful past grands jewel, which was PIE
scented to him. Mr., Shurileif was visibly
affected by the presentation and thanked
lbs brothers for their tribute
Short talks were given by the following
visitors from Cambridge; Past Grands
George III. keay, ID. $. Steele, c. 5. Hunt,
f. d. Hurry. George w. Long, II. T.
Became and James II. Thompson The fol
lowing We're the grand officers present
from the Vermont jurisdiction: Grand
Master f. 4. Perry OF Batileboro, Grand
Warden +. Il. Sargent Of St. lohnsbury,
Grand Herald =. j. Putnam OF Windsor,
District Deputy Grand Master c. f.
Flint Of St. Adams, Grand Representative
w. T. Combs OF Brattleboro. Past Grand
Representatives II. G. Farrar and w. p
Horton. of Rutland, 5. A. Reed OF Wind
sor. Department Commander, Patriarchs
Militant, Col w. T. Haigh Of Bnttleboro
Wantastiquet lodge was presented with a
framed picture OF the Odd Fellows hall IN |
Cambridge, Mass.
After the meeting the assemblage visited |
Odd Fellows hall where sugar on snow
was served the visitors and souvenirs in |
the form OF small boxes Of maple sugar |
were given each visitor At o'clock Tues
day morning the degree teams private car
was attached to a special engine and taken
to MilIers Falls where connection was
made for Boston. Besides full attend
ance of members of Wantastiquet lodge
there were delegations present from White
River junction, Windsor, Springfield, Bel
lows Falls, Londonderry, Townshend. New
fame, Jacksonville and Wardsboro, OF the
Vermont jurisdiction 1t was stated at
The meeting that 70 per cent of the mem
Ders of Wardsboro lodge were present
There were also delegations present from
I<cene and HIinsdale, n. H., and Green
ield, Mass.