The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-19
VERMONT GRAND
LODGE |. 0. 0. F.
IN SESSION
Big Day Of Orders Annual
Gathering at St. Adams
MEMBERSHIP GAIN OF 80
One Subordinate Lodge and Three
New Rebekah Lodges During
Past Year

st. Adams, May 19.-Yesterday
was the big day of the Odd Eel
lows convention, the entire day being
given over to the 65th annual session
of the grand lodge of Vermont, which
opened shortly after o'clock under
the direction of Grand Master X. f.
Hatch of Bristol. The annual reports
of Grand Master Hatch, in which
were embodied the reports OF Deputy
Grand Master +. h. Sargent of st.
Johnsbury, and Grand Warden Fay
cite G. Nichols of Richmond was CIV
en-, as were the reports of Grand Sec
rotary o. II. Henderson OF st. johns
bury, Grand Treasurer l.. c. Grant OF
Burlington, the trustees OF the Gill
Odd Fellows home at Ludlow, through
the secretary, Henry c. Farrar of Rut-
land, Treasurer A. H. Lockwood of
the home, and those of the grand
representatives of the Vermont lodge
to the Sovereign Grand lodge COM
munication held at Atlanta, Ga, Sep
TENDER 1924, last.
The report of the grand master was
resume of the work of the year,
the condition of the order, which he
described as peaceful and prosperous
in nearly every lodge in the Jurisdic-
ton; his visits to the II districts OF
the state; and much other general
information regarding the events OF
the year
The report of Grand Secre-
tary Henderson showed a total OF 40
subordinate lodges with total mem
bership January l, 1911, of 1889, net
gain of 80 for the year The stats
tics show the following. Initiated, 400;
admitted by card, 80; reinstated, Al.
Suspended, 217; Withdrawals, lac;
died, Ill; expelled, 2; net gain, 49,
One new subordinate lodge has been
instituted, Mansfield, No rs, at Cam
bridge, and three new Rebekah lodges
have been instituted, at Derby, Wash
ington, and South Royalton.
The report shows the amount paid
for relief as $17,3S6.5S, and the re-
ceipts of all the lodges as $71,9776S,
with disbursements by the subordl-
nate lodges, amounting to S74,6SIll.
The financial valuation is given as fol-
lows: Investments in savings banks
and stocks. buildings, real estate, fur
niture. regalia and other property,
S174951.52; cash on hand, S13, 45O.4O;
total $1SS,401.92; less indebtedness
of S34,O97 sc, leaving $154,304.26.
The membership of the Rebekah
lodges shows a loss of Il sisters and
"a brothers. The total membership
is given as 1920 brothers and 4Ol4
sisters January 1, 1911. The financial
statement of the Rebekah lodges
shows $4850.32 invested
The report of Grand Treasurer
Grant showed a material increase in
the finances. The receipts, including
cash on hand at last report, S5lS274,
amounted to $9212.69 and the disburse
ments, $334S,03, leaving total OF
1864, sc deposited in banks.
The report of the trustees of the
Gill Odd Fellows home at Ludlow, as
submitted by the secretary, showed
during the year, five admissions, eight
deaths. two Withdrawals, and AZ resi-
dents at the present time. The re-
port of Treasurer Lockwood showed
Cash on hand May 10, 1910, $1912l6;
receipts, S6S03. AZ; disbursements, 81
334.09: on hand May 4, 1911, Sl3Sl5O
The report of Frank w. Jackson
George II. Stearns, Francis r. Perry
and DIN w. Harwood grand repre-
sentatives of the Garnd lodge OF Yer
mont at the Seth annual communlca
ton of the Sovereign Grand lodge III
Atlanta, Ca, September 1924, last
gave much information regarding the
communication itself and in regard to
Odd Fellowship generally.
rho mating in the morning was
confined principally to routine bust
ness. Fifty-fve past grands were ad
mitted to the grand lodge and in ad
dition to these the same grand officers
that were present at the banquet last
evening attended the meeting today
The following officers were elected tol
the ensuing year
Grand master, E. E. Sargent OF ST
Johnsbury; deputy grand MASTER F
G.. Nichols of Richmond; grand war
den, E. L. ingalls, of Hartford; grand
secretary, o. II. Henderson OF st
Johnsbury; grand treasurer, L. G
Grant of Burlington; grand represen
tative to the sovereign lodge for two
wears. r. T. Hatch of Bristol; grand
chaplain, Rev. Dr. f. d. Miller OF Is
land Pond.
The place for the next annual meet
ing of the grand lodge was decided
= upon as Woodstock the meeting Il
be held during the middle of May
1912. -,
AT the afternoon session new otfi
cers we're installed. A new distric
was created by dividing district No
= there being too many lodges II
that district to render efficiency IN tn
work, Grand Master Sargent an
nounced appointments and a new con
stitution for the Rebekahs was adop'
ed. F. e. Perry Of Brattleporo wa
elected a trustee Of Gill Odd Fellow