The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-25
BIG ASSEMBLY
OF ODD FELLOWS
Met With HiaWatha Lodge in
Barre Last Night
FOR A DISTRICT MEETING
Every Lodge in the District Was Repre-
sented, and There Were Many Grand
Lodge officers in Attendance
Banquet Attended by IT'S.
FOR A DISTRICT MEETING

Over It's Odd Fellows were entertained
as guests of Hiawatha lodge, No. 90, last
evening, the occasion being the first
annual district meeting of the thirteenth
district, formed in the redivision OF
lodges at the recent convention of state
Odd Fellows. Every lodge in the dis
trict was represented, the list following
Cabot lodge, No. 40, of Cabot; Arcadia
lodge, No, SO, Of Plainfeld; Gill lodge
No 81, Of East Barre; WilIiamstown
lodge, No ga, of Williamstown; Wash
ington lodge, No. IS, of Washington;
I and Hiawatha lodge. No. 20, of Barre
-Four lodges from district No. 7, Mont
lpelier, Waitsfeld, Warren and Randolph
were represented by one or more mem
/ bers.
/ In addition TO the presence of dele
gates in large numbers. an imposing ar
ray Of grand lodge officers was also in
attendance and helped to make the first
meeting OF the new district notable
one Grand Master Il. r. Sargent was
detained at his home in St. Johnsbury,
brief remarks during the evening were;
4 +. G. Nichols Of Richmond deputy grand
master; o IT. Henderson, OF ST. Johns
bury, grand secretary: J. W. Mobus OF
Warren, district deputy grand master Of
I district No. Z T. r. Clark Of Montpelier,
district deputy grand patriarch OF dis
triot No. d; +. W. jackson of Barre,
| past grand representative: NJ. w. lIv-
land OF Washington, district deputy
grand master OF district No l3; DIR. L.
G. TIolcombe of Milton. grand conductor
III. w. Scott OF Barre, grand senior
warden OF the encampment.
| Promptly at s o'clock, the meeting
was opened BY Hiawatha lodge. NJ NJ
Gordon. speaking for the entertaining
lodge, gave the guests hearty welcome
and took occasion to compliment outside
lodges for sending good-sized delega-
tions. in behalf Of the visitors. H. G.
Cutting Of Arcadia lodge, Plainheld, re-
sponded to AIr. Gordon's welcome He
i spoke Of the pleasure OF meeting with
| the Barre Odd Fellows and graeiously
thanked them for making the first an
nual gathering such an auspicious oeca.
/ sion
The remainder of the evening was de-
voted largely to the exemplitication OF
| the frst degree by the degree staff OF
! Hiawatha lodge Reports from the sew
eral lodges were read and caused much
| favorable comment on the degree OF
progress which has manifested itself in
/ the district Just prior to the banquet,
Grand Secretary o. II. Henderson gave
an exemplifcation of the unwritten
work. Criticism Of work performed dur
ing the evening followed by the grand
officers present.
| A half-hour Of speech-making by some
OF the grand officers, who spoke of mat
ters pertaining to Odd Fellowship, was
in turn followed by the banquet. Covers
were set for over l75 persons in the
banquet room of Hiawatha lodge. and
| this part Of the meeting could not have
been more enjoyable, The banquet was
4 served at 1880 o'clock and all the need
less delays which too often accompany
such an occasion were absent, thanks to
the energetic efforts Of the ladies Of
Bright Star Rebekah lodge. Prompt and
careful service. combined with choice
selection of staple and seasonable dain'
ties on the menu, left nothing to be
desired.
Although assisted by other members
of Bright Star lodge, the following ladies
constituted committee which had the
arrangements for the banquet in charge;
Miss Nellie Blanchard, ch., Mrs. O. f.
Philbrick, Mrs. f. w. Jackson, Mrs.
Lyman Mead and Mrs. A. s. Robinson.
Praise for the elaborate preparation OF
good things came in unstinted measure
! from the visiting delegates.
The meeting came to an official close
shortly before midnight. Arrangements
for the next annual meeting Of the dis
trict were left to the discretion of the
district officers.