Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-26
GRAND LODGE At
ST, ALbANS 1871
Over $50 Odd Fellows Present at
Meeting in Armory
RECEPTION BY REBEKAHS
Grand Lodge Officers Elected and
Reports Read Order Is Gain
ing Financially and
Numerically.
RECEPTION BY REBEKAHS

The Gath annual session of the Grand
Lodge O. q. r., Of Vermont was held
Thursday, morning and afternoon. I'm
the armory. This, with the reception In
the evening at the Van Ness House by
the officers of the Rebekah assembly and
exemplihcation Of the Rebekah degree
afterward tn the armory by Emerald Re-
| bekah Lodge, No. 80, 81 Waterbury, %
| cupiei the whole day.
GRAND LODGE SESSION.
| The morning session OF the grand lodge
opened at nine O'Clock with Grand Mas
ter r. +. Perry as presiding officer The
reports OF various officers and commit
tees were received and accepted and Off
GERS for the coming year elected The
new officers are follows
Grand master. r. r. Hatch Of Bristol.
| deputy grand master, T. Z. Sargent of
| St Johnsbury; grand warden. f. G. Mich
OILS Of Richmond; grand secretary, o.
| II. Henderson of -. Johnsburv grand
treasurer. l.. G. Grant OF Burlington;
grand chaplain, the Rev ]. Il, Reardon
of Springfield, grand representative to
the sovereign lodge for two years Fran
els T.. Perry Of Bratteboro trustee of
the GIL Home for four years. the Hon. T.
G. Robbins Of Rutland.
tho annual reports OF officers received
were those of the grand master, the
grand representatives. the trustees of
the Gill Odd Fellows Home the grand
secretary ard the grand treasurer Brief
abstracts Of the above reports fol-
low:
TREASURER AND GILL HOME
The report Of the trustees Of the Gill
Home show four admissions for the past
year. two deaths and one dismissal.
Many permanent improvements have been
made and numerous donations received,
The finances of the home are in a pros
porous condition.
The grand treasurer's report shows
total receipts to be ss425.G. and total
disbursements, $3,9a294. leaving a balance
| on hand of s., 1872. -.
GRAND SECRETARY'S REPORT.
In reference TO membership the follow
ing is shown: In subordinate lodge
membership the report shows net in
crease of 1920, but since the tables were
made up the report of the grand lodge Of
Australasia was received giving a net
increase In the jurisdiction under that
grand body of 1924 which would make
ment membership the net increase is
7.7ss, in Rebokah membership, brothers
$50 and sisters 242ll.
| The aggregate not increase in all
, branches during the past year including
the report from Australasia. is 92 So. to
which should be added the net increase
of 612 in the Patriarchs Miltant else
" here set forth. The present subordinat"
lodge membership, including report from
Australasia, is / ia5. lG2 cncampmenj
membership, 2l6,2o5 Rebckah membership
GU3 93l: of which there are brothers EOS o.
033, and sisters 3a5 SOS. The subordinate
lodge membership. together with the
sisters Of the Rebekah branch, mako
the total membership of this order at
tho end # 1905. l,SSa.S6 or If to this be
added the report from Australasia which
the tables will not show. the total mem
bcrship Is 1871 On, This total docs no,
include encampment or Patriarchs Mill
tant members or brothers Of the Rebekah
branch as such, as these are all suhor-
dnate lodge members and in computing
the total are only counted as suboriin-
ate lodge members
While growth in membership If desir-
able. as illustrating increasing strengti
and ability for carrying on the mission
and work Of the order. the figures show
ing relief extended, receipts and invest &C
funds are of equal even greater I'm
portance. The total relief expenditure II
. 1905 was &.5o,s256o. against &.ll2. s93. TT
In 1867, being an Increase OF
s3s7. SO. So. The total receipts o
! subordinate bodies in 1905 wer,
s6 $40. 931 43 against SIS s44,57le &c in 1900, he
ing an increase OF $3.50 1861. The invest
ed funds of grand and subordinate bod
\ les at the end Of 1905 amounted to $3.50
S4s a. against 81, 900. eos 70 at the end o.
1907. showing the magnificent increase il
- one year only of $5s9o.74249
GRAND MASTERS REPORT.
am pleased to report tina, peace anc
prosperity prevail throughout this juris
diction. and peace and harmony between
= ours and the lodges of our neighborinl
. jurisdiction
=. Notwithstanding the business depres
y sion In some sections of our Jurisdiction
"a we have made a substantial gain II
- membership and by our united effort
have been able to reduce the humber o
suspensions for non-payment of dues
and place some lodges upon a strongc
:. financial basis than ono year ago
we now nave eNluence or continued
, growth. and prosperity. among the lodge
:, Of this jurisdict.
10 NEUROLOGY
re Since this grand lodge last assemblies
= many Of our fraternal family have mn
Is swered tho summons 70 the great heyon
Z and among them two who have served +
a. the highest office In the SIT Of thi
" grand body.
Past Grand Master. and Past Gran
II Representative. J. W Goodeu died a
10 burlington Oct. llth. 1899 after a bre
n Illness.
Owing to Illness I was unable TO atten
the funeral. and arranged to have III
service Of our order conducted by o. II
N Henderson, past grand rastor and gran
re- secretary assisted ny the grand and pas
a. grand officers. and members Of tho orde
A. at burlington
IS By the death Of Brother Goodeil. mi
~ grand lodge and the order has lost an nc