The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-06
STATE ODD FELLOWS
Grand Bodies VIII Meet at ST. Adams
May 1919

st, Adams, May G-The official pro.
gram for the annual session Of the
grand bodies of the Independent or.
der OF Odd Fellows which will be held
In this city May 1919 has been an.
nounced. The 10th annual session of
the Department Council, Patriarchs
Militant as already told i'm The Mes
senger, will be held May Is at IA. m.
The 4lst annual session Of the
Grand Encampment will be held May
II at . a. m. and the 65th annual
session OF the Grand lodge at 8 a. m.
May Is. The Goth annual session of
the Rebekah Assembly will be held
May 49,
The detailed program Is as follows:
Tuesday, May 16-9 a. m, annual
session OF the Department Council,
Patriarchs Militant, Col, II. w. Jackson
department commander, In Odd Eel.
lows hall; II a, n, school OF instruc.
ton under direction Of Maj. G. II Met
calf; p. m, grand parade viii form
on Main street, right resting at head
OF Klnghan street dress parade on
Main street, review on Federal street
$3.50 p. m, competitive drill on FEEDER
al street, 1880 p. m, concert and con.
ferring OF decoration OF chiyalry in
city hall; p. m, grand ball in city
hall
Wednesday, May 17.-9 a. m, annu-
al session of the Grand Encampment.
A. r.. King, grand patriarch in Odd
Fellows hall; a. m, annual business
meeting of Past Grand Officers asso-
citation, at headquarters in American
house; $3.50 p. m. annual reception
and banquet OF the Past Grand Off
GERS association II. c. Farrar, p. G.
NJ, president at city hall, several pro.
minent members of the order from
other states have accepted invitations
to be guests.
Thursday, May 18.--9 a. m, annual
session of Grand Lodge, X. f. Hatch.
grand master, in Odd Fellows hall: Z
p. m. reception by the officers of the
Rebekah Assembly at parlors of Am.
erican House; 4:30 p m, exemplifica-
ton Of the Rebekah degree in Odd
Fellows hall.
Friday, May 19,-9 a. m, annual
session of Rebekah Assembly Miss
Emma II. Gates, president, in Odd
Fellows hall
The headquarters of the grand bod.
les will be in the parlors of the Amer
lean House.
The Messenger Is requested to say
that those desiring accommodations
should apply to w. d. Wilson Jr.,
chairman hotel and room committee,
ST. Adams.
The following general orders have
been issued to the officers and cheva.
liers OF the First Regiment, depart
ment OF Vermont, by Col Frank ".
Jackson, department commander:
The sixteenth annual meeting of
the Department Council of Patriarchs
Militant, |. o. o. F., of Vermont. will
be held in Odd Fellows hall, st. AL
bans, Tuesday, May is at 9 o'clock a.
m All regimental officers, captains,
lieutenants, and ensigns OF cantons,
and one representative from each can
ton are members of the council, and
all must wear swo, DIS
At IL o'clock there will be a school
of instruction for officers, under the
direction of Maj. G. A. Metcalf.
The parade will move at 2 D. m.
The First Regiment Patriarchs mill
tant are hereby notified to appear at
st. Adams at the above hour and
date In full dress uniform to partic.
ipate in this parade Headquarters
will be at city hall, where all officers
will report for orders at / p. IN. Reg
iment will form on Main street, right
resting at head of bingham street,
dress parade on Main street, review
and competitive drill on Federal st.
At $3.50 p. m, competitive drill,
cantons, department of Vermont, pri-
yes will be awarded as follows First,
$25; second SIS third SO.
At 1880 p. m. at city hall the de-
coration of chivalry will be conferred
upon ladies and chevaliers; ball at
city hall; grand march at 8 o'clock.
Officers in command of cantons will
report TO Capt. Charles G. McGaffey
at city hall on arrival, giving num-
Der of chevaliers present.