Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-22

Lodge No. g. made the largest net gain
quet Lodge. No. s, and Bellows Falls
Lodge, No. %, each received 26 by initia-
ton, Caledonia Lodge. No. 6, was second
with II initiates and Green Mountain
Lodge, No. l, was next with h."
Regarding relief to flood victims, he
said
I'm response to the circular issued by
the grand master, calling for contribu-
lions for the food sufferers in Ohio and
other States, $5625 has been received at
this office.
The receipts of subordinate lodges
amounted to $67.6S7 and $16,157 was paid
for relief.
Grand Treasurer Grant reported total
receipts Of s1O,465S6 disbursements OF $S,-
SITS, and balance on hand of S6,79A07.
| Deputy Grand Master ingalls, said
| I'm Vermont Odd-fellowship, II any one
thing is to be noted before another, It is
that the past year has peen characterized
by quality extraordinarily in new
members. quality in work within the
lodges. quality In our beneflcences."
Grand Master f. G. Nichols reported as
| to the state of the order that although
no new subordinate lodge has been insti-
tuted the membership in the state has In
more lodges doing work. with fewed sus-
pensions from their roll of members and
their financial prospects good. No lodges
have been suspended, said he, and al
though in some of them dissensions have
arisen, he believed he had been successful
in his endeavors to heal the breaches. In
Bristol Lodge, No. &c, he added, trouble
arose, the outgrowth of a political dis
turbance, but he ordered all charges mol
pressed. and at Northheld, where dssen-
sions arose over the purchase of a build
ling for the use of the lodge, he gave sew
eral decisions intended to be impartial,
and had heard nothing further from the
matter.
| The grand master reported that he had
| received during his term of office a petit
ton signed by over so members Of An
tonia and Beatrice Rebekah Lodges OF
this city, most of them being from An
tonia Lodge. asking for the institution
of another Rebekah Lodge here. 1t de-
veloped, said he, that the petition was
the outgrowth Of fractional feeling aris-
ing from election of officers and stories
said to have been told about each other,
and he insisted upon their obtaining the
consent Of the two lodges, saying ne
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for city of the size of Burlington.
Later, he continued, he was visited by
a delegation from Antonio Lodge, with
copies of charges against some of its
| members. AS one of these was without
mention of the date or time when the
alleged offense was committed, and an
other was on account of a passionate
speech, made under provocation, address,
| ed to the person direct he directed that
they be thrown out Visiting the lodge, he
protested against the open discussion Of
one of the charges. and directed that 1t
be thrown out and since then he had
heard no more in regard to the matter.
The grand lodge session OF odd Eel
lows yesterday was the 2Sth consecutive
i annual gathering of this kind which
Col. Harry f. Parker of Bakersfield has
attended He has not missed session
since 1886. He was a member Of Cover
nor Fuller's staff in 1892. and has a wide
acquaintance and hundreds of friends
among the Odd Fellows of the State
The next session of the grand lodge
will be held in Montpelier.
ENTERTAINED BY REBEKAHS.
A large number Of Odd Fellows and
| ReDeRaHS were entertained AT Tea
served by Antonio and Beatrice lodges
from 80 to $50 in the room to be
used later as the New Sherwood grill
which was decorated with lilacs and
ferns. The occasion was a tribute to
the officers of the State assembly. and
those who received were Mrs. Grace
e. Richmond. State president; Mrs
Stella E. Bailey, vice president; Mrs
Nora NJ. Jackson, warden; Mrs. Louise
L. Boyce, secretary; Mrs. Ella c. Fin
ney. treasurer; Mrs. Angie Endress,
marshal; Mrs. Emogene S. Buck, con-
ductor; Mrs. Emma l.. Rand. inside
guardian; Mrs. Clara w. Peterson, out
side guardian Mrs. Emma NJ. Coburn,
chaplain; and Past Presidents Mrs.
Mary l.. Sanders of Boulder. Colorado,
Mrs. Eva NJ. Hazen of Windsor. Mrs.
Minnie S. Ravens of Chester Depot,
Mrs. Alice A. Landry of Brattleboro,
Mrs. Karlene II. Belcher of Spring
field, Mass, Miss Emma II. Gates of
Ludlow and Mrs. Frances E. Stone of
Springfield, VT.
! The evening gathering of Rebekahs
was opened in form by the assembly.
which also closed the meeting. The degree
team of Is members from Good VIII Re-
bekah Lodge of Rutland exemplified the
Rebekah degree before an audience of
some 400 persons
Mrs. Grace f. Richmond Of Rutland,
State president Of the assembly, intro
duced the speakers, who were Grand Mas
ter Roberts, Past Grand Masters Mar
shall and Taber. and Grand Patriarch
johnson of Massachusetts. Grand Secre-
tary Way Of New Hampshire, Grand
Master ingalls,, Grand Warden Holcombe,
Grand Chaplain Miller and Past Grand
Master Nichols. Vocal solos were sung
by Mrs Mamie Davis and Mr.. Roberts.