The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
ODD FELLOWS
MAKING PLANS
Large Crowd ExpectedWhen
Meeting of Grand Bodies
is Held Here
LOCAL COMMITTEES
ARRANGING DETAILS
o. D. stowen Chairman of General
ommittee-Expected that Over 800
Visitors Will Be in Town-Rebekah
Assembly Also TO Meet

Preparations for the entertainment 4
of the hundreds Of visitors to RrattIe- i
boro en- the occasion of the annual
meeting of the grand lodge Of Odd
Fellows Of Vermont from May IS to 81
inclusive, are going on steadily Com
mittees have been appointed and work I
of a preliminary character has been in /
progress for some time. 1t is not ex-
pccted that the work on the proposed !
Odd Fellows temple win be sufficiently I
advanced 50 that the grand lodge will |
participate in any exercises connected I
Herewith at this time.
Wantastiquet lodge of BrattI,boro is 7
the largest of the subordinate lodges in |
the state, with q membership of about |
90. There are 81 encampments, 10 /
cantons and 90 Rebekah lodges in the /
state, and representatives. from all of !,
them will be present for a whole or Il
part of the time. Besides those ac- |
credited representatives Of the lodges
all Odd Fellows who have passed |
through the various chairs are eligible
to the grand lodge meeting. In all it
is expected that over 500 visitors viii
he in town during the four days.
Tuesday, May IS. will be devoted to
the cantons. A parade and probably
a competitive drill win be the features
! of the day open to the public. The
| degree of chivalry will he worked and
+ in the evening will come the military
! ball. Col. Alec Duncan of Barre is the
commanding officer for that day. and
the local committee in charge consists
of Col. w, T. Haigh, Maj. George A.,
Metealf and Mai. Fayette Miller.
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the grand encampment session. \ ride
and other forms of entertainment for
the women of the party viii be arrana-
ed during the session of the grand body
and banquet will be served that even
ing in the Brooks House for the past
grand masters. Grand Patriarch !. \.
Foster Of Waterbury will preside at
the sessions of the grand encampment,
The local committee in charge of the
Ibanqtlct consists of c. G.. Staples. ". !.
Cain and Q. d. StowelI
The important sessions Of the grand
lodge take place Thursday and these
will last practically all day with Grand
Master =. j. Putnam Of Windsor pre-
siding. During the afternoon the Re
bckahs will be entertained in the
Brooks House and will work their de
r gree in Festival hall.
Friday. May 2l, the last day of the
= grand lodge sessions. will be devoted
f TO the Rebckahs, Mrs. Nora NJ. Jack
= son being president Of the EcheAah rs
scmbly.
: The important local committees he
e sides those already mentioned. are:
= General committee-O. d. Stowell
!, chairman. c. G. Staples. w. J. Cain
j F.. c. Dunllce, Mrs, Eric Landry, Mrs
y !
Z Receiving committee at tIains-W
f.. Combs. F. c. Dunklee. \. G. Arcand
Mrs. Larkin W. Amidon, Mrs ". F.
/ Combs. Miss Eva Reed, Mrs. 0. II
StcweH, Mrs Ernest D. Dutcnplc, Mrs
Walter \. Pugh, Mrs. \. u. AElcv
I Mrs. +. l.. Knowlton. Mrs. G.. w
! Cleavcland. Mrs. F. z. Dyke, Mrs. 4
Tic. Yeaw. Mrs. Fred f. Young an,
Mrs b. f. Hcrrick.
a. Reception committee Maj. f. "
I Childs, George l.. Durham, c. $. IIor
] kins and Fred s. Knight.
II Entertainment committee-Harr
I Emerson. Arthur p. Smonds and Can
! w Cushing.
l Rooms committee-Dr. w r. Move,
A. l.. Maynard, II. !. Wilson, Mr..
] Fred c. Sargent, Mrs. George \. Wilt
] er and Mrs c. II. Evans.
I WAYS and means committee-Ca spe
In. Moran, Eric Landry, r. ". Table
1 Mrs John Barden, Mrs. w. d. GilsoI
1 Mrs. c. f. Lockwood .
y Decorations committee Demise
- Cowles. W. !. Pentland, ir. Leon {
White, Mrs. f. w. Huntley Mrs Jess
f. HAYNES, Mrs. w. r. Moves. Mr.
n Florence B. Switzer, Mrs. l. D. Bale,
II Badges committee Herbert c. SHAY
J Harold L. Smith, Hubert \. johnson
Mrs. Eric Landry, Mrs. W. r Haie
and Mrs 4. L. Maynard.
Printing committee. +. Perry,
T. Roberts and +. L. Hndreth.
RebekalI degree staff committee I
Fayette Miller, Mrs. Gladys Purrin
ton, Emerson Peake and Miss Stel
Fessenden.
Sc Rebekah reception committee - Nv
Alice Landry, Mrs. Della Haigh Nh
Louise Maynard. Mrs. Mary Brow
Mrs Elbra Reed, Mrs. Helen Newma
E Mrs Myra Stone, Mrs Mary Currie
IE Mrs. Dora Hopkinson. Mrs Ida Gilso
p Mrs Louise Perry, Mrs. Susie Coo
AZ Mrs Sara Sturges. Mrs. Jennie Mora
Mrs. Celia Roel, Mrs. Alta Barde