The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-17
GRAND BODIES OF
ODD FELLOWS MEET
IC. G.. Staples Treasurer and Harold L.
Smith Grand Junior Warden of
Grand Encampment.

RUTLAND, May l1.-Odd Fellows
week was observed yesterday by the
47th annual session Of the grand en-
campment. There were present some
rs delegates from the 81 subordinate
encampments Of the state and past rep
resentatives. who are also entitled to
seats in the encamPment. As guests
there were present Grand Patriarch
Frederick w. Pierce OF Massachusetts,
Grand Patriarch f. Il. Peabody OF
Maine and Grand Treasurer Johnson
of Massachusetts. who addressed the
convention.
The morning session was opened at
10 clock with Grand Patriarch W. D..
Wilson, ir., Of st. Adams, presiding.
Reports Of the grand patriarch and the
grand patriarch s district deputies,
heading the eight districts of the state,
We're read.
The report OF the grand scribe, Ger
~ +. Walker Of Bellows Falls, showed
a total membership of 1882, a net gain
OF l05 over last year. Reports of the
grand treasurer c. G. Staples Of Brat
| tleboro, showed $5.l2377 received dur
! ing the year from the subordinate en-
campments. a total Of f27 weeks
sick benefits We're paid during The year
and the total expenses for relief work
amounted to $607.I5. The current ex-
penses for the year were -, 1876.
| Officers were elected as follows:
Grand patriarch. L. +. JENNIE, Newport
grand high priest. John NJ. Jewell
! Proctorsville; grand senior warden, f.
+. Nash, Burlington; grand scribe Ger
Try +. Walker, Bellows Falls; grand
treasurer, Charles s. Staples, Brattlc
boro: grand junior warden, II. L
Smith, Brattleboro; grand marshal, II
L. Russell, Rutland
/ f. II. Palmer Of Bristol was appoint
4 cd grand inside seminal and i. r
tGampbell of Waterbury grand outside
lsentinel
I W. D. Wilson. IT,, Of St. Adams wa,
named as grand representative to til,
sovereign grand lodge for two rcars,
II. \. johnson OF Brattleboro was ap
Ipointed district deputy grand patriarcl
for the eighth Vermont district.
With the annual meeting Of the de
Ipartment council, Patriarch Militant.
Iparade Of all Odd Fellows. a comreti
tive drill of the eantons. work in tn
rank OF chiyalry an honorary degree
and the usual ball of the Patriarch-
the members Of the Odd Fellows fra
ternitv had 4 busy day here Tucsda,
on the occasion of the opening Of tn
annual convention nj the grand bodice
Col W. +. Frost OF Bennington was i
charge OF the days progrun.
The routine business Of the ,anto
, occupied the morning session. The OH
GERS elected were as follows president
{ Colonel Frost; vice-pgesideat. C. \
) Metcalf OF Brattlchoro; clerk. CaIvi
5 tndresS OF Bennington: treasure
: Charles G. Staples OF Brattlehoro.
resolution ~ sympathy was adopted o
, the death OF Major \. / Teuuey q
: It. AlbauS.
There were about 10 canton mon
= lhers and 200 Other Odd Fellows in III
parade, the cautions taking part being
/ Franklin. ST. AlbanS; Crescent. 5
II llohnSbury; Lafayette, Burlington: Vii
r. ton. Barre, Palestine. Biattlcbor,
n ISkltchawaag, Bellows Fails: Woo
: stock. Woodstock; Rutland. Rutland
I Bennington, Bennington Tie Burlin
Il ton caaton had the largest delegate
9 lot any visiting order, over -. Ru
Il land was represented by ~ men.
. The procession was followed bv
competitive drill. for which the mdg
!. were Gen. Arthur C. Wilcox OF Gree
- field, Mass. Lieut.-Col. L. H.. Metca
of Brattleboro aud Major L. II. Biggir
Of Springfield, Mass. Rutland won Il
{ cup in the drill with Barre second.
J There were 3oa dancers at the PAN
d archs hall tonight.
Z This viii be the biggest day of O,
n Fellows week. The list annual st
a sion Of the grand lodge opcned at
y 0 clock this morning in kiniugt,
K lodge hall. This afternoon in the Sar
le hall there will he a reception to mel
n bers of the Rebekah degree and tonig
at 10 0 clock eXemplifcation of t
Rebekah degree by Holly lodge, \
= 62, Of Fair Haven viii take place
n Shrine thcateT.
: The weeks meetings close tomorrc
with the sd annual session Of the I
- bekah assembly, beginning at o'clo
n klllington lodge hall. with NJ
Emogene 5. Buck, president presidl