The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-07
Swedish Order ce >Vasa of
the Northe, - ew Eng
lass district
PORTLAND MAN NEW
DISTRICT MASTER
Vasa Is the Largest Swedish
Order in the United
States

Over the week lend and holiday, North
Star lodge, Swedish Order of vasa, en-
tertained more than so delegates, who
were here for the annual assembly of
the northern New England district, com
prising branches of the order in Vermont,
New Hampshire, Maine and Canada.
Every state and practically every branch
in the district was represented and the
several social and business sessions were
wholly enjoyable. The assembly opened
in Rowland hall Saturday evening when
an informal reception was rendered the
guests. The mayor was present and his
few words of welcome in behalf of the
city were echoed as warmly by Paul
Hedwall, who spoke for the entertaining
lodge.
The response was made by G. B. Ben
son OF Concord, n. H., who spoke pleas
antly of the cordial welcome accorded
the visitors and of their first impressions
of Barre as a convention city. When
the delegation arrived at the parre trans
fer, in coming to the city, it was sup
posed that their destination was reached
and instantly most of those who saw
the signboard designation that we'll
known junction of the railroads made a
mental note of the fact that the settle
ment was not so very much smaller, aft
er all, than they had supposed. Mr.. Ben
son went on to say that after they had
really arrived in Barre their surprise was
something that could scarcely be de-
scribed.
Following the reception, there was q
delightful social hour and dancing, mu-
sic for which was furnished by Carroll's
augmented orchestra Adjourning at
midnight, the delegates gathered again
at Hotel Barre Sunday afternoon for
dinner. Many of the local lodge men,
bers Joined the visitors and the dinner
was not the least enjoyable feature of
the convention, by any means.
Just before adjournment. at the final
business session, in the rooms of North
Star lodge, the following officers were
elected: District master. c. Flodberg OF
Portland, Me-; vice-district master, j.
Linde OF Manchester. y. H.; recording
secretary. Mrs. Hilma Keller of Man
chester, \. H.; viee-recordng secretary,
Mrs. G. r.. Benson of Concord, n. H.;
treasurer, w Westerdalh of Manchester.
y. H.; master of ceremonies, Henry
johnson OF Proctor; chaplain, Mrs. An
drew Knutson of Barre; inside guard,
Paul Hedwall OF Barre; outside guard,
Alexander Thoren Of Montpelier; trus-
tee for three years, Oscar Anderson OF
Barre. Next years meeting viii be held
in Concord, y. H., on Labor day.
Visitors spoke in warmest terms of the
hospitality shown them while in the city
and paid particular compliment 10 the
generous Offices of the local lodgemen.
A committee from North Star lodge
worked early and late TO make the visit
ors az home and il may be safely said
that nothing was left undone to assure
the delegates that an enthusiastic well
come awaits them whenever they desire
90 paw return visit.
The Swedish Order Of Nasa is the larg-
set Swedish fraternal organization in
the United States. II numbers $4,000
Swedish men and women and Is doing
good work in every section OF the coun-
try. There are 500 local lodges and
financially and numerically the order is
more strongly intre1ched than any order
OF the nationality in America. lts grand
master. Harry n. Lund i the collector
of customs at the port Of Minneapolis,
MINI.